# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Kanban slash command outputs raw argparse help text

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

The /kanban gateway slash command was emitting raw argparse output instead of curated help text. These items track the bug report and associated fix.

## 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 #23003. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #23003 (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-23003`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #21794: /kanban (gateway slash command) emits argparse garbage instead of help

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#23003: fix(kanban): /kanban slash command emits curated help (carve-out of #21795)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/kanban.py`, `scripts/release.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_cli.py`
- **#21795: fix(kanban): /kanban slash command emits argparse garbage instead of help**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `336f95e73`, `#23003`, `#21794`, `#21877`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #23003 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-05-10`.