# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Medical symbol icon choice debate and fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items concern a disagreement or correction around which symbol to use: the Rod of Asclepius (⚕) versus the Caduceus (☤). The members report the issue and propose or apply a symbol replacement in the CLI or project iconography.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #109142. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #109142 (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-109142`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #9565: \[Bug\]: Incorrect Iconography: Project uses Rod of Asclepius instead of Caduceus

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#109142: Hermes uses the Caduceus ☤, not the Rod of Asclepius ⚕ (#9565, salvage #7064)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `cli.py`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `gateway/platforms/qqbot/adapter.py`, `gateway/platforms/whatsapp_common.py`, `gateway/run_notifications.py`, `hermes_cli/__init__.py`, `hermes_cli/agent_import.py`, `hermes_cli/claw.py`, `hermes_cli/cli_agent_setup_mixin.py`, `hermes_cli/cli_billing_mixin.py`, `hermes_cli/cli_chat_turn_mixin.py`, `hermes_cli/cli_commands_mixin.py`, `hermes_cli/cli_session_mixin.py`, `hermes_cli/cli_status_bar_mixin.py`, `hermes_cli/cli_stream_mixin.py`, `hermes_cli/cli_tui_mixin.py`, `hermes_cli/config.py`, `hermes_cli/config_defaults.py`, `hermes_cli/gateway.py`, `hermes_cli/main_platform_setup.py` (+45 more)
- **#7064: fix: Rod of Asclepius (⚕) →  Caduceus (☤) — correct symbol for Hermes**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `a5228204b4`, `#109142`
- **#15574: fix(cli): replace Rod of Asclepius ⚕ with Caduceus ☤ symbol**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#7064`, `#9611`, `#9565`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #109142 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-12`.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`