# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Bot Mode group chat Markdown rendering issue

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug was identified where Bot Mode group chat messages display raw Markdown text instead of rendered output. Multiple fix attempts or pull requests address this rendering behavior on desktop.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #88553. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #88553 (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-88553`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #88391: Desktop Bot Mode group chat renders raw Markdown instead of preview

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#88553: fix(desktop): render Markdown in Bot Mode group chat messages**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/plugin.js`, `apps/desktop/src/sdk/index.ts`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`
- **#88430: Fix: Render Markdown in Bot Mode group chat messages**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#88553`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #88553 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-17`.