# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows path normalization fixes in media routing tests

## Open now

- 1 issue, 0 PRs open on GitHub.
- #44301: test(gateway): test_media_files_routed_by_type fails on Windows due to 8.3 shortname path normalization

These items address test failures in media file routing caused by Windows-specific path formats, including 8.3 short names and path aliases. The fixes normalize or compare paths by file identity to make tests pass reliably on Windows.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 3 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #44301: test(gateway): test_media_files_routed_by_type fails on Windows due to 8.3 shortname path normalization

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#44336: test(gateway): tolerate Windows media path aliases**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `39975613b`
- **#44553: test(gateway): compare media routing paths by file identity**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#44336`, `#44301`
- **#55266: fix: normalize paths in test_media_files_routed_by_type for Windows 8.3 names**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `wontfix_bydesign`; implication `wontfix`; refs `#44336`, `#44553`, `#44301`

## Fix status

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