# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop citation marker preservation bug fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and pull requests concern a bug where the desktop application strips or removes inline citation markers during markdown preprocessing, breaking grounded-citations functionality. Multiple fix attempts target preserving these markers through the preprocessing pipeline.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #110373. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #110373 (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: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-110373`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #110370: \[Bug\]: Desktop removes inline references required by bundled grounded-citations skill

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#110373: fix(desktop): keep source-anchored citation markers through markdown preprocessing**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/markdown-text.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/markdown-preprocess.ts`
- **#110377: fix(desktop): preserve grounded citation markers**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#110373`
- **#110495: fix(desktop): preserve grounded citation markers**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#110373`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #110373 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-01`.