# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Telegram rich_messages table formatting conflict fix

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #118047: \[Bug\]: Telegram base platform hint forbids tables while the rich_messages hint instructs the model to use them
- PR #118068: fix(telegram): swap the base platform hint for a rich variant when rich_messages is on

A bug where conflicting platform hints caused Telegram to both forbid and allow tables when rich_messages is enabled. The fixes swap the base hint for a rich variant and remove the no-tables steering when rich_messages is on.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Open related issues

- #118047: \[Bug\]: Telegram base platform hint forbids tables while the rich_messages hint instructs the model to use them

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#118064: fix(agent): drop Telegram no-tables steering when rich_messages is on**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `stale_abandoned`; implication `active`
- **#118068: fix(telegram): swap the base platform hint for a rich variant when rich_messages is on**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `agent/prompt_builder.py`, `agent/system_prompt.py`, `tests/agent/test_system_prompt.py`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `agent`