# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop MEDIA path spaces handling fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug was identified where MEDIA: paths containing spaces were being truncated at the first space in the Desktop renderer. Multiple fix attempts address preserving spaces in these paths, including during streaming and preview.

## TL;DR

- 6 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 4 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #114358. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #114358 (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-114358`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.33`: 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

- #96657: \[Bug\]: Desktop — \`MEDIA:\` paths containing spaces are truncated at the first space (messaging platforms extract them correctly)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#114358: fix(desktop): MEDIA paths with spaces render as one card, also mid-stream (#96657, salvage #96686)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/artifacts/artifact-utils.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/chat-messages/parts.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/chat-messages/parts.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/chat-messages/types.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/media.ts`
- **#96686: fix(desktop): allow interior spaces in unquoted MEDIA: paths (#96657)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `e805e57ee77`, `c48625bf9631af5e93dc15f95fadf36c767afd0c`, `#114358`, `#114358`
- **#97439: fix(desktop): allow spaces in MEDIA: paths in Desktop renderer**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `c48625bf9631af5e93dc15f95fadf36c767afd0c`, `#114358`, `#96686`, `#70801`
- **#102532: fix(desktop): preserve spaces in MEDIA file paths**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `c48625bf9631af5e93dc15f95fadf36c767afd0c`, `#114358`, `#96686`
- **#113721: fix(desktop): keep spaced MEDIA paths intact through streaming and preview**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `c48625bf9631af5e93dc15f95fadf36c767afd0c`, `1abc58adc4c`, `#114358`, `#96686`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #114358 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-17`.