NousResearch/hermes-agent

Telegram platform hint incorrectly says markdown unsupported

Cluster 8244. Data as of 2026-10-29 11:48 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #10612 on 16 Apr 2026. Check it covers your case.

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Fix event: A fix was merged to main in PR #10612. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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All three members concern the Telegram platform hint in the prompt, which reportedly states that markdown does not render. One is a bug report and two are changes titled as correcting the hint to say markdown is supported.

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#10612 fix(prompt): correct Telegram platform hint — markdown is supported (#8261)

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files: agent/prompt_builder.py

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agent/prompt_builder.py

@@ -295,7 +295,9 @@ def _strip_yaml_frontmatter(content: str) -> str:
     ),
     "telegram": (
         "You are on a text messaging communication platform, Telegram. "
-        "Please do not use markdown as it does not render. "
+        "Standard markdown is automatically converted to Telegram format. "
+        "Supported: **bold**, *italic*, ~~strikethrough~~, ||spoiler||, "
+        "`inline code`, ```code blocks```, [links](url), and ## headers. "
         "You can send media files natively: to deliver a file to the user, "
         "include MEDIA:/absolute/path/to/file in your response. Images "
         "(.png, .jpg, .webp) appear as photos, audio (.ogg) sends as voice "

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From the close comments: merged via another change 1

#8261 fix(prompt): correct Telegram platform hint — markdown is supported · merged via another change → #10612

Closed issues · 1

Closed#8244Bug: Telegram platform hint wrongly claims markdown does not render

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Merged PRs: #10612
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 16 Apr 2026. This confirmation is old and may be out of date (a revert or reopen would not have invalidated it here); re-verify.

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