# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Skills write-approval output missing on desktop/TUI

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs address a problem where /skills write-approval subcommands (approve, pending, diff) produce no visible output in the desktop chat and TUI interfaces. The work involves surfacing staged skill-write reviews and rendering batch diffs on the desktop backend.

## 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 #127281. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #127281 (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-127281`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #123315: /skills write-approval subcommands (approve/pending/diff) produce no output on desktop chat and TUI

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#127281: fix(desktop): surface staged skill-write review on the desktop and TUI**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/hooks/use-slash-completions.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-prompt-actions/slash.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/desktop-slash-commands.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/desktop-slash-commands.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/desktop-slash-registry.json`, `apps/shared/src/gateway-contract.generated.ts`, `apps/shared/src/gateway-contract.openrpc.json`, `hermes_cli/commands.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_commands.py`, `tests/tools/test_skill_pending_diff_batch.py`, `tests/tools/test_write_approval.py`, `tests/tui_gateway/test_tui_gateway_server.py`, `tools/write_approval.py`, `tui_gateway/contracts/tools_commands.py`, `tui_gateway/methods_tools.py`
- **#123861: fix(skills): run /skills write-approval review on desktop backend and render batch diffs**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#127281`, `#123315`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #127281 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-01`.