# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Dashboard chat input duplicate character on navigation

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where the dashboard chat input repeats its last character after page navigation. Members include the bug report and related fix attempts addressing input ref cleanup on tab deactivation.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #106562. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #106562 (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-106562`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #106403: Dashboard chat input repeats last character after page navigation

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#106562: fix(dashboard): chat input no longer repeats the last character after page navigation (#106403, salvage #106445)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `web/src/lib/pty-mobile-input.test.ts`, `web/src/pages/ChatPage.tsx`
- **#106445: fix(dashboard): clear input refs on tab deactivation (#106403)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `87cc4de430`, `#106562`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #106562 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-09`.