# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop HDL symbols incorrectly rendered as math

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #129491: \[Bug\]: Desktop renders unfenced Verilog/SystemVerilog as math — \`<=\` becomes \`≤\` and RTL is mangled
- PR #129497: fix(desktop): keep HDL system functions out of math

A bug where Verilog/SystemVerilog syntax (such as \`<=\` and \`$\`-prefixed system functions) is misinterpreted and rendered as mathematical notation on desktop. The members include the bug report and related fix attempts.

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #129491: \[Bug\]: Desktop renders unfenced Verilog/SystemVerilog as math — \`<=\` becomes \`≤\` and RTL is mangled

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#129497: fix(desktop): keep HDL system functions out of math**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `bf6dfe6369`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/lib/markdown-preprocess.autolink.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/markdown-preprocess.ts`
- **#130973: fix(desktop): escape HDL system-function dollars out of prose math (#129491)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`