# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Slack ordered list numbering broken by blank lines

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and pull requests address a bug where blank lines between ordered list items cause Slack's rich_text_list rendering to reset numbering to '1.' for each item. Multiple fix attempts approach the problem of keeping blank-line-separated items within a single list block.

## 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 #57351. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #57351 (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: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-57351`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #57076: Slack rich_blocks: blank-line-separated ordered lists render every item as "1."

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#57351: fix(slack): keep blank-line-separated ordered lists in one rich_text_list (#57076)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `plugins/platforms/slack/block_kit.py`, `tests/gateway/test_slack_block_kit.py`
- **#57107: fix(slack): keep blank-line-separated ordered items in one rich_text_list**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#57076`, `#57351`, `#57351`
- **#57138: fix(slack): handle blank lines between ordered list items to preserve numbering (#57076)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#57107`, `#57076`, `#57107`, `#57076`
- **#57144: fix(slack): preserve blank-separated ordered lists**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#57107`, `#57076`, `#57107`, `#57138`
- **#57204: fix(slack): blank lines no longer break ordered list numbering**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#57107`, `#57076`, `#57107`, `#57138`, `#57144`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #57351 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-07-02`.
- Subsystem: `gateway`