# NousResearch/hermes-agent · HUD mode auto-TTS double-read bug fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where HUD mode causes auto-TTS replies to be spoken twice, due to multiple renderers claiming speech ownership. The work involves pinning spoken-reply ownership to the live HUD renderer to prevent duplication.

## 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 #107497. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #107497 (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-107497`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #99717: \[Bug\]: HUD mode can read auto-TTS replies twice because both renderers claim speech

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#107497: fix(desktop): auto-TTS reads a reply once while the HUD is open (#99717)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/event-dedupe.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/event-dedupe.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`
- **#99810: fix(desktop): pin spoken-reply ownership to the live HUD renderer**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `50ea107d9d`, `#107497`
- **#100289: fix(desktop): stop HUD mode reading auto-TTS replies twice**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `50ea107d9d`, `#107497`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #107497 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-10`.