# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows MEDIA path dedup normalization fix

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #78383: MEDIA: tag with spaces in path delivered twice - extensionless fallback defeats dedup (Windows)
- PR #78416: fix: normalize MEDIA paths for dedup to prevent duplicate delivery on Windows (#78383)
- PR #81096: fix(gateway): canonicalize MEDIA dedup keys so spaced/slash-mixed paths upload once (#78383)

A bug where media files with spaces or mixed slashes in their paths are delivered twice on Windows due to dedup key inconsistency. The fixes normalize or canonicalize path keys to prevent duplicate uploads triggered by extensionless fallback logic.

## TL;DR

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

## Open related issues

- #78383: MEDIA: tag with spaces in path delivered twice - extensionless fallback defeats dedup (Windows)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#78416: fix: normalize MEDIA paths for dedup to prevent duplicate delivery on Windows (#78383)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `gateway/platforms/base.py`
- **#81096: fix(gateway): canonicalize MEDIA dedup keys so spaced/slash-mixed paths upload once (#78383)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#78416`, `#78383`
  - files: `gateway/platforms/base.py`, `gateway/run.py`

## Fix status

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