# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Dark theme inline reference color visibility fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where inline references and @mentions become nearly invisible in dark themes because the --ref-color variable falls back to --theme-primary without a dark mode override. The work involves restoring contrast and preserving hue for kinded inline references in dark theme contexts.

## 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 #114976. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #114976 (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-114976`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #114612: Dark theme: inline refs / @mentions (.ref) nearly invisible - --ref-color falls back to --theme-primary with no dark override

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#114976: fix(desktop): kinded inline references keep their hue instead of the raw primary (#114612)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/inline-reference-cascade.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/styles.css`
- **#114619: fix(desktop): restore dark inline reference contrast**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `cd62ab341565`, `#114976`, `#114612`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #114976 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-18`.