# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Telegram bold/blockquote conversion ordering bug

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #90773: \[Bug\]: Telegram MarkdownV2 bold conversion runs before blockquote conversion, corrupting \`**>\` expandable blockquote marker
- PR #90781: fix(telegram): protect **> blockquote marker before bold conversion

A bug where Telegram MarkdownV2 bold conversion runs before blockquote conversion, corrupting expandable blockquote markers starting with \`**>\`. Multiple fix attempts address protecting blockquote markers prior to bold conversion.

## TL;DR

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

## Open related issues

- #90773: \[Bug\]: Telegram MarkdownV2 bold conversion runs before blockquote conversion, corrupting \`**>\` expandable blockquote marker

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#90781: fix(telegram): protect **> blockquote marker before bold conversion**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#89997`
  - files: `plugins/platforms/telegram/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_telegram_format.py`, `tests/tools/test_send_telegram_chunk_escape.py`, `tools/send_message_tool.py`
- **#90828: fix(telegram): preserve expandable quote markers before bold conversion**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#90781`
- **#91485: fix(gateway): protect blockquotes before bold conversion in telegram adapter**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `9cd9374b98736b319f43c9dedf35c558528879c1`, `e866412383f99dc49243003615daa61641754197`, `#90781`, `#91485`

## Fix status

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