# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Strip OSC-8 hyperlink sequences from CLI console output

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and pull requests address OSC-8 hyperlink escape sequences appearing as visible garbage text in the CLI chat console, particularly in the welcome banner after commands like /clear, /reset, and /new. The work involves stripping these sequences from console output and related display fixes.

## TL;DR

- 6 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 4 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #42252. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #42252 (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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #25939: \[Bug\]: OSC-8 hyperlink garbage visible in welcome banner after /clear /reset /new

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#25948: fix(cli): strip OSC-8 hyperlinks from welcome banner on /clear /reset /new**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#25940`, `#25939`, `#25940`, `#25940`
- **#42252: fix(cli/gateway): salvage state.db dedup (#42039), tool_progress display (#33860), OSC-8 banner strip (#25939)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `agent/agent_init.py`, `agent/tool_executor.py`, `cli.py`, `gateway/run.py`, `hermes_cli/cli_agent_setup_mixin.py`, `run_agent.py`, `scripts/release.py`, `tests/gateway/test_42039_duplicate_user_message.py`
- **#26052: fix: strip OSC-8 hyperlink sequences in ChatConsole**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#25940`
- **#26256: fix(cli): strip OSC-8 links from chat banner redraw**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `4129092fda8b53af00b9ca6d611602944ba0569a`, `4129092fd`, `#25939`, `#42252`, `#25940`
- **#32249: fix(cli): strip OSC 8 hyperlink sequences in ChatConsole output**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `4129092fd`, `#42252`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #42252 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-06-08`.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`