# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Bot Mode silence markers rendering as visible chat text

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items concern NO_REPLY and \[SILENT\] markers appearing verbatim in Bot Mode output instead of being suppressed, and related fixes to response filtering and TUI rendering.

## 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 #111452. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #111452 (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-111452`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #110782: Silence markers (NO_REPLY / \[SILENT\]) render verbatim in Bot Mode / bot-relay delivery — response_filters never consulted outside the gateway

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#111452: fix(bot-mode): NO_REPLY/\[SILENT\] turns no longer render or relay as chat text in Bot Mode (#110782, salvage #110786)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_bot_mode_dm.py`, `tests/tui_gateway/test_bot_mode_silence_delivery.py`, `tests/tui_gateway/test_bot_relay_methods.py`, `tools/bot_mode_dm.py`, `tui_gateway/methods_bot_relay.py`, `tui_gateway/prompt_turn.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/bot-mode.md`
- **#110786: fix(tui): suppress Bot Mode silence markers**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#110782`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #111452 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-15`.