# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix inline math spans broken by CJK prose handling

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug in escapeCjkProseDollars was destroying or corrupting inline math spans when CJK prose followed them on the same line. The members cover the bug report and two related fix attempts addressing atomic consumption of declined math spans.

## 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 #123166. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #123166 (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-123166`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #123163: \[Bug\]: escapeCjkProseDollars destroys the first inline math span when CJK prose follows it on the same line

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#123166: fix(desktop): keep inline math spans when CJK prose follows them**. 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`
- **#124215: fix(desktop): consume a declined math span atomically in escapeCjkProseDollars**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#123166`, `#123163`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #123166 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-27`.