# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix image extraction from fenced code blocks

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #93724: extract_images() extracts markdown/HTML image tags from inside fenced code blocks
- PR #93729: fix(gateway): mask code-block examples in extract_images
- PR #93812: fix(gateway): skip fenced code blocks in extract_images (#93724)

These items address a bug where the extract_images() function incorrectly parses markdown or HTML image tags found inside fenced code blocks. The fixes add logic to skip or mask code block content during extraction.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #93724: extract_images() extracts markdown/HTML image tags from inside fenced code blocks

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#93729: fix(gateway): mask code-block examples in extract_images**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `gateway/platforms/base.py`, `tests/gateway/test_platform_base.py`
- **#93812: fix(gateway): skip fenced code blocks in extract_images (#93724)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `gateway/platforms/base.py`

## Fix status

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