# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Media path extraction parsing fixes in gateway

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #23759: \[Bug\] extract_media: Markdown bold ** in MEDIA paths causes file-not-found on all platforms
- PR #23765: fix(gateway): strip markdown wrappers from media paths

These issues and pull requests address bugs in gateway media path extraction, including stripping markdown formatting artifacts, aligning extension allowlists with supported document types, and expanding allowed attachment types.

## TL;DR

- 6 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #72170. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #72170 (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: `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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.33`: 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

- #23759: \[Bug\] extract_media: Markdown bold ** in MEDIA paths causes file-not-found on all platforms

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#72170: fix(gateway): reliable MEDIA file delivery — salvage 6 contributor fixes + punctuation/inline-code variants**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `gateway/platforms/base.py`, `plugins/platforms/discord/adapter.py`, `plugins/platforms/feishu/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_discord_send.py`, `tests/gateway/test_media_tag_cleanup.py`, `tests/gateway/test_media_tag_formatting_variants.py`, `tests/gateway/test_media_tag_separator.py`, `tests/gateway/test_platform_base.py`, `tests/gateway/test_send_image_file.py`, `tests/gateway/test_tts_media_routing.py`, `tools/send_message_tool.py`
- **#23765: fix(gateway): strip markdown wrappers from media paths**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `781604ce4c826ec06b69a0bde703ab935308893d`
  - files: `gateway/platforms/base.py`, `tests/gateway/test_platform_base.py`
- **#29592: fix(gateway): allow html media attachments**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#34844`
- **#29609: fix(gateway): sync MEDIA regex extension allowlist with SUPPORTED_DOCUMENT_TYPES**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#34844`
- **#34656: fix(gateway): unify MEDIA extraction onto one curated extension set**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#34844`, `#34517`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #72170 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-07-26`.
- Subsystem: `gateway`