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 ### Fixed
 
+- **Internal verification-stop nudge no longer leaks into the transcript.** The Hermes Agent's internal verify-before-finish loop appends synthetic scaffolding turns (a "premature done" answer + a `[System: ...verification evidence...]` nudge) flagged with structured markers. WebUI now honors those markers (`_verification_stop_synthetic` / `_pre_verify_synthetic`) and drops the scaffolding turns from the visible transcript instead of rendering them as real user/assistant messages. (#5334)
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 - **Delegated subagent sessions no longer vanish from the sidebar.** A subagent (delegate_task) child whose sidebar row was built from a stale sidecar reporting 0 messages now receives its real message count from the agent state.db, so it stays visible (nested under its parent) instead of being silently dropped by the sidebar visibility filter. (#5308)
 
 - **No more scroll jump-back on mobile while messages load.** When the app realigns the viewport after loading older messages, mobile browsers no longer double-compensate the scroll position (their native overflow-anchor fighting the app's own scroll write), which caused a visible jump. Desktop behavior is unchanged. (#5338)