# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Strip markdown bold formatting from file-open paths

## Open now

- 0 issues, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- PR #96453: fix(desktop): strip markdown wrappers from file-open paths (#95713)
- PR #96881: fix(desktop): strip markdown wrappers from file-open paths

A bug was identified where markdown bold wrappers appeared in file-open paths on desktop. A fix was proposed and submitted to strip those markdown wrappers from the paths.

## TL;DR

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #95713: \[Bug\]: strip markdown bold from file-open path (2026-08)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#96453: fix(desktop): strip markdown wrappers from file-open paths (#95713)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/hardening.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/hardening.ts`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`
- **#96881: fix(desktop): strip markdown wrappers from file-open paths**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#96453`, `#87624`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/markdown-text.filelinks.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/markdown-text.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/markdown-path.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/tsconfig.electron.json`, `apps/desktop/tsconfig.json`, `apps/desktop/vite.config.ts`, `apps/shared/src/markdown-path.ts`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`