# NousResearch/hermes-agent · TUI text/rendered ANSI display priority bug fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where the TUI garbles output by incorrectly preferring Rich-rendered ANSI over raw text in message display, with multiple fix attempts addressing the inverted priority logic.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #17111. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #17111 (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-17111`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #16391: \[Bug\] TUI garbles output when final_response_markdown: render — rendered/text priority inverted

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#16392: fix(tui): prefer raw text over rendered ANSI in TUI message display**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `ec4131c4a`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#17111: fix(tui): prefer raw text over Rich-rendered ANSI in TUI message display**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `ui-tui/src/__tests__/createGatewayEventHandler.test.ts`, `ui-tui/src/app/turnController.ts`
- **#16464: fix(tui): prefer raw text over rendered ANSI in render-markdown mode**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#16391`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #17111 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-04-28`.