# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Gateway strip_markdown removes bullet lists and asterisks

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #48150: Plain text gateway adapters swallow Markdown bullet lists and literal asterisks (strip_markdown eats \`*\`)
- PR #48670: fix(gateway): stop strip_markdown from eating bullets and literal asterisks (#48150)
- PR #75203: fix(gateway): keep markdown bullet lists and literal asterisks in plain-text stripping

Plain-text gateway adapters incorrectly strip Markdown bullet list markers and literal asterisks when converting Markdown. Multiple fix attempts target the strip_markdown function to preserve these characters.

## TL;DR

- 6 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.33`: 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

- #48150: Plain text gateway adapters swallow Markdown bullet lists and literal asterisks (strip_markdown eats \`*\`)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#48151: fix(gateway): keep markdown bullet lists and literal asterisks in plain-text stripping**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
- **#48165: fix(gateway): stop strip_markdown eating bullet lists and literal asterisks**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#48151`, `#48150`
- **#48205: fix(gateway): prevent strip_markdown from eating bullets (#48150)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#48151`, `#48150`, `#48165`, `#48205`
- **#48670: fix(gateway): stop strip_markdown from eating bullets and literal asterisks (#48150)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#48151`, `#48150`, `#48205`, `#48165`
  - files: `gateway/platforms/helpers.py`, `tests/gateway/test_strip_markdown.py`
- **#75203: fix(gateway): keep markdown bullet lists and literal asterisks in plain-text stripping**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#48150`, `#48151`, `#48670`
  - files: `gateway/platforms/helpers.py`, `plugins/platforms/sms/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_helpers_strip_markdown.py`, `tests/gateway/test_sms.py`

## Fix status

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