# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Slack native streaming duplicate reply whitespace bug

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #121326: \[Bug\]: Slack native streaming posts a duplicate copy when the reply ends in whitespace
- PR #122284: fix(slack): seal native stream when final differs only by trailing whitespace

A bug where Slack native streaming posts a duplicate message when the reply ends in trailing whitespace. The members include a bug report and two related fixes addressing this specific edge case.

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #121326: \[Bug\]: Slack native streaming posts a duplicate copy when the reply ends in whitespace

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#121336: fix(slack): avoid duplicate native stream replies with trailing whitespace**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `a1b343f5accf27580bb13a314a333f71ebd2e97d`
- **#122284: fix(slack): seal native stream when final differs only by trailing whitespace**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `plugins/platforms/slack/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_slack_native_streaming.py`

## Fix status

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