# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix non-ASCII filename encoding in desktop mediaName()

## Open now

- 0 issues, 3 PRs open on GitHub.
- PR #84631: fix(desktop): handle Windows drive letters in mediaName() (fixes #84588)
- PR #84635: fix(desktop): keep non-ASCII filenames intact in mediaName
- PR #85788: fix(desktop): keep non-ASCII MEDIA filenames intact in mediaName()

A bug report and multiple fix attempts addressing how the desktop mediaName() function incorrectly percent-encodes non-ASCII (e.g. CJK) characters and mishandles Windows drive letters in media attachment filenames.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 3 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #84588: \[Bug\]: Desktop MEDIA attachment shows percent-encoded filename for non-ASCII (CJK) paths — mediaName() new URL() trap

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#84631: fix(desktop): handle Windows drive letters in mediaName() (fixes #84588)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#84635`
  - files: `agent/model_metadata.py`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/media.ts`
- **#84635: fix(desktop): keep non-ASCII filenames intact in mediaName**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#84631`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/lib/media.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/media.ts`
- **#85788: fix(desktop): keep non-ASCII MEDIA filenames intact in mediaName()**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/lib/media.remote.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/media.ts`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`