# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Ctrl/modifier keys inserting unwanted chars into composer

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #101393: \[Bug\] Dashboard: clicking the model switcher (top-right) inserts an extra "l" into the chat input
- PR #99279: fix(tui): drop unbound ctrl keypresses instead of typing them into the composer

These issues and fixes relate to modifier-key combinations (e.g. Ctrl+key, model-switcher clicks) unintentionally inserting literal characters into the chat composer input. The work focuses on filtering or dropping such keypresses before they reach the text field.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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.

## Open related issues

- #101393: \[Bug\] Dashboard: clicking the model switcher (top-right) inserts an extra "l" into the chat input

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#99279: fix(tui): drop unbound ctrl keypresses instead of typing them into the composer**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#101407`, `#101393`, `#99277`
  - files: `ui-tui/src/__tests__/textInputCtrlLetterLeak.test.tsx`, `ui-tui/src/__tests__/textInputUnboundCtrl.test.ts`, `ui-tui/src/components/textInput.tsx`
- **#101407: fix(tui): stop ctrl-modified keypresses from typing their letter into the composer**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#99279`, `#99277`, `#101393`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `dashboard`