NousResearch/hermes-agent

Group chat bot sentinel string leaking as raw message

Cluster 94308. Data as of 2026-10-30 11:57 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #96239 on 27 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.

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Known?: Yes. 3 related items grouped here, 1 issue already closed.
Fix event: A fix was merged to main in PR #96239. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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A bug where the literal '(empty)' sentinel string appears as a visible bot message in desktop group chats, along with related fixes to suppress or render it more gracefully.

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#96239 fix(desktop): group chats stop leaking (empty) sentinels and stop swallowing real answers behind (pass) (#94308, #94376)

merged to main

files: apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/plugin.js, apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/tests/group-chat-empty-sentinel.test.mjs, apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/tests/group-chat.test.mjs, apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/tests/group-turn-lease.test.mjs, contributors/emails/[redacted:email]

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 1

#94310 fix(desktop,bots): render "(empty)" sentinel as a friendly message in group chat · merged via another change → a588685, #96239, #94386

Closed issues · 1

Closed#94308[Bug]: Desktop Bot Mode group chat appends the raw "(empty)" sentinel as a bot message

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Merged PRs: #96239
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 27 Aug 2026

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