# NousResearch/hermes-agent · File-mutation verifier footer leaking into TTS output

## Open now

- 0 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- PR #40786: fix(cli): store file-mutation verifier footer out-of-band to prevent TTS speaking it

A regression caused the file-mutation verifier footer to be spoken aloud by TTS. These items address storing that footer out-of-band so it is not included in the spoken response.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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

- #40772: TTS speaks the file-mutation verifier footer aloud (regression from #24498)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#40786: fix(cli): store file-mutation verifier footer out-of-band to prevent TTS speaking it**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `agent/conversation_loop.py`, `cli.py`, `tests/run_agent/test_file_mutation_verifier.py`
- **#41048: fix(verifier): store file-mutation footer separately from final_response (#40772)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`

## Fix status

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