# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Messaging /kanban and /curator unclosed-quote parse error handling

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #140803: \[Bug\]: messaging /kanban and /curator with a quote in the argument crash the handler (uncaught shlex ValueError) — session-side siblings were fixed, the messaging side was not
- PR #140806: fix(gateway): name the parse error when a messaging /kanban or /curator argument is unclosed
- PR #140811: fix(gateway): answer messaging /kanban and /curator quote parse failures by name

One bug report and two pull requests concern the messaging gateway's /kanban and /curator commands, where an argument containing an unclosed quote reportedly raises an uncaught shlex ValueError. The pull requests both propose responding with a named parse error; the issue says session-side equivalents were already handled, and the members do not show whether these changes are merged.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 0 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #140803: \[Bug\]: messaging /kanban and /curator with a quote in the argument crash the handler (uncaught shlex ValueError) — session-side siblings were fixed, the messaging side was not

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#140806: fix(gateway): name the parse error when a messaging /kanban or /curator argument is unclosed**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#140811`, `#140803`
  - files: `gateway/slash_commands.py`, `locales/af.yaml`, `locales/ar.yaml`, `locales/de.yaml`, `locales/en.yaml`, `locales/es.yaml`, `locales/fr.yaml`, `locales/ga.yaml`, `locales/hu.yaml`, `locales/it.yaml`, `locales/ja.yaml`, `locales/ko.yaml`, `locales/pt.yaml`, `locales/ru.yaml`, `locales/tr.yaml`, `locales/uk.yaml`, `locales/zh-hant.yaml`, `locales/zh.yaml`, `tests/gateway/test_slash_command_parse_errors.py`
- **#140811: fix(gateway): answer messaging /kanban and /curator quote parse failures by name**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `gateway/slash_commands.py`, `locales/af.yaml`, `locales/ar.yaml`, `locales/de.yaml`, `locales/en.yaml`, `locales/es.yaml`, `locales/fr.yaml`, `locales/ga.yaml`, `locales/hu.yaml`, `locales/it.yaml`, `locales/ja.yaml`, `locales/ko.yaml`, `locales/pt.yaml`, `locales/ru.yaml`, `locales/tr.yaml`, `locales/uk.yaml`, `locales/zh-hant.yaml`, `locales/zh.yaml`, `tests/gateway/test_slash_quote_parse_errors.py`

## Fix status

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