fix(desktop): sidebar search results no longer show raw >>>term<<< FTS markers - #90357
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…S markers The backend's session search wraps matched terms in sqlite snippet() delimiters '>>>'/'<<<' (hermes_state_search.py). The sidebar rendered the snippet as plain text via searchResultToSession(), so searching 'foo' painted rows literally titled '>>>foo<<<'. Strip the markers before the snippet becomes the row preview.
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This was referenced Aug 21, 2026
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Summary
Desktop sidebar session-search results no longer render raw FTS highlight markers — searching "MARCO" showed a row literally titled
>>>MARCO<<<.Root cause: the backend's session search wraps matched terms in sqlite
snippet()delimiters>>>/<<<(hermes_state_search.py), andsearchResultToSession()passed the snippet straight into the row preview/title as plain text.Changes
apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/index.tsx: newstripFtsMarkers()strips the delimiters before the snippet becomes the row preview.strip-fts-markers.test.ts: 4 tests (single term, multiple terms, marker-free, empty).Validation
Found during the full-desktop feature audit (Aug 19).
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