# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix unbound pt_key_to_sequence variable on config import failure

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #101757: \[Bug\]: Docker exec hermes tui throw local variable 'pt_key_to_sequence' error
- PR #101774: fix(cli): guarantee pt_key_to_sequence is bound in voice keybinding fallback
- PR #105656: fix(tui): avoid UnboundLocalError on pt_key_to_sequence when config import fails (#101757)

These issues and fixes address an UnboundLocalError where pt_key_to_sequence is not guaranteed to be bound when a voice config import fails in the CLI/TUI. The fixes ensure the variable is always initialized before use as a fallback.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 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

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- 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.

## Open related issues

- #101757: \[Bug\]: Docker exec hermes tui throw local variable 'pt_key_to_sequence' error

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#101774: fix(cli): guarantee pt_key_to_sequence is bound in voice keybinding fallback**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `856d562a1`
  - files: `hermes_cli/cli_tui_mixin.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_cli_voice_keybinding.py`
- **#102479: fix(cli): guard pt_key_to_sequence binding when voice config import fails (#101757)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#101774`, `#101757`, `#101774`, `#101774`
- **#105656: fix(tui): avoid UnboundLocalError on pt_key_to_sequence when config import fails (#101757)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`
  - files: `hermes_cli/cli_tui_mixin.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_tui_voice_record_key_sequence.py`

## Fix status

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