# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Telegram MarkdownV2 chunk indicator escaping fixes

## Open now

- 1 issue, 4 PRs open on GitHub.
- #74004: \[Bug\]: Telegram Markdown formatting silently lost on chunked messages in standalone send path (_send_telegram)
- PR #74040: fix(telegram): escape MarkdownV2 reserved parens in chunk indicators (#74004)
- PR #74055: fix(tools): escape MarkdownV2 chunk indicators
- PR #74107: fix(telegram): escape chunk indicator parentheses in _send_telegram standalone path
- PR #126100: fix(telegram): escape chunk indicators in the standalone send path (salvage #74040)

Multiple issues and fixes addressing MarkdownV2 formatting problems in Telegram's chunked message sending path, specifically around escaping reserved characters in chunk indicators and handling message overflow.

## TL;DR

- 7 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 4 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 2 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.29`: 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

- #74004: \[Bug\]: Telegram Markdown formatting silently lost on chunked messages in standalone send path (_send_telegram)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#48663: fix(telegram): truncate mid-stream overflow instead of splitting**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `73a20a6ad`, `#51736`, `#48648`, `#50408`
- **#74028: fix(telegram): escape MarkdownV2 reserved parens in chunk indicators (#74004)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `stale_abandoned`; implication `active`
- **#74040: fix(telegram): escape MarkdownV2 reserved parens in chunk indicators (#74004)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#126100`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_telegram_send_message_chunk_mdv2.py`, `tools/send_message_tool.py`
- **#74055: fix(tools): escape MarkdownV2 chunk indicators**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#74028`
  - files: `tools/send_message_tool.py`
- **#74107: fix(telegram): escape chunk indicator parentheses in _send_telegram standalone path**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `.bytecode-fingerprint`, `agent/tool_executor.py`, `gateway/config.py`, `optional-mcps/agentkey/manifest.yaml`, `plugins/model-providers/hetzner/__init__.py`, `plugins/model-providers/hetzner/plugin.yaml`, `skills/email/himalaya/SKILL.md`, `skills/email/himalaya/references/configuration.md`, `tools/send_message_tool.py`
- **#126100: fix(telegram): escape chunk indicators in the standalone send path (salvage #74040)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `gateway/platforms/base.py`, `tests/tools/test_telegram_send_message_chunk_mdv2.py`, `tools/send_message_senders.py`

## Fix status

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