# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix slash command behavior with attachments on desktop

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where slash commands (particularly skill commands) sent alongside attachments were not processed correctly, instead being submitted as plain text without the skill being injected. The fixes add a user warning and expand skill commands before submission.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #81833. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #81833 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.67`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #103594: \[Bug\]: Desktop — /skill slash command with an attachment is sent as plain text, skill never injected

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#81833: fix(desktop): warn user when slash command sent with attachment**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/hooks/use-composer-queue.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/hooks/use-composer-submit.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/session-tile-actions.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-prompt-actions/index.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-prompt-actions/index.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/ar_chat.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant_chat.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/chat-runtime.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/chat-runtime.ts`, `gateway/platforms/event.py`, `locales/_keys.desktop.json`, `tests/gateway/test_platform_base.py`
- **#103596: fix(desktop): expand attached skill commands before submitting**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#81833`, `#103594`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #81833 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-01`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`