# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop keyboard shortcut misfiring fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs address a bug where desktop keyboard shortcuts like Ctrl+W, Ctrl+R, and zoom actions fire incorrectly, including when inherited from other apps or on key repeat. The fixes gate these actions on keyDown events and filter out auto-repeat and post-focus inputs.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 2 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #122258. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #122258 (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-121410`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #105498: \[Bug\]: Desktop on Windows applies another app's Ctrl+W as Close Tab when Hermes inherits focus

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#121410: fix(desktop): gate Close Tab, Reload, and Zoom on keyDown**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/window-accelerator.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/window-accelerator.ts`
- **#122258: fix(desktop): ignore auto-repeat and post-focus Ctrl+W/Ctrl+R**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/window-accelerator.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/window-accelerator.ts`
- **#105505: fix(desktop): gate Close Tab / Reload / Zoom on keyDown, not keyUp (#105498)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #122258 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-25`.