# NousResearch/hermes-agent · /btw command answer not appearing in desktop chat

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where the /btw slash command in Hermes Desktop shows the side-question notice but never delivers the answer to the conversation. Multiple fix attempts address routing /btw through prompt.btw so the answer reaches the chat.

## 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 #99863. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #99863 (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-99863`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #99065: \[Bug\]: /btw in Hermes Desktop prints the side-question notice but the answer never appears

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#99863: fix(desktop): route /btw through prompt.btw so the answer reaches the chat (supersedes #99078)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream/btw-complete-event.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream/gateway-event/status.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-prompt-actions/index.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-prompt-actions/slash.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/chat-messages/types.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/desktop-slash-commands.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/desktop-slash-commands.ts`
- **#99078: fix(desktop): route /btw through the prompt.btw RPC so side-question answers reach the conversation**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#99863`
- **#99088: fix(desktop): deliver /btw answers via prompt.btw instead of the slash worker**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#99863`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #99863 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-01`.