# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Gateway progress dedup keyed on pre-truncation string

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #24298: \[Bug\]: gateway \`(×N)\` repeat counter fires for distinct commands that share a long prefix
- PR #24304: feat(display): diff-aware tool preview truncation

A bug where distinct commands sharing a long prefix incorrectly triggered the repeat counter, addressed by deduplicating tool progress events on the raw preview string before truncation. Includes a related diff-aware truncation feature for tool previews.

## TL;DR

- 6 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 4 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.33`: 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

- #24298: \[Bug\]: gateway \`(×N)\` repeat counter fires for distinct commands that share a long prefix

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#24611: fix(gateway): dedup tool-progress on raw preview, not truncated display string**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#24614`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#24304: feat(display): diff-aware tool preview truncation**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `agent/display.py`, `gateway/platforms/base.py`, `gateway/run_turn_progress.py`, `gateway/turn_context.py`, `tests/agent/test_display.py`, `tests/agent/test_display_truncate_middle.py`, `tests/gateway/test_discord_format.py`, `tests/gateway/test_run_progress_diff_aware.py`, `tests/gateway/test_run_progress_topics.py`
- **#24348: fix(gateway): dedup progress on pre-truncation key, not truncated preview**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `stale_abandoned`; implication `active`
- **#24614: fix(gateway): dedup tool-progress on raw preview, not truncated display string**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`
- **#30496: fix(gateway): dedup progress on pre-truncation key**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`

## Fix status

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