# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop message edit cancel and teardown fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and fixes relate to problems with the inline message editor on desktop, including the editor staying open unexpectedly and crashes or errors when cancelling edit via Escape against a torn-down core.

## 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 #113198. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #113198 (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-113198`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #112935: \[Bug\]: hermes desktop message editing difficulty

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#113198: fix(desktop): inline message edit stays open after clicking a sent message (#112935)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/DESIGN.md`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/floating-target.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/focus.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread/user-message-edit-shared-composer.test.tsx`
- **#112944: fix(desktop): guard Escape's edit-composer cancel against a torn-down core**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#113198`, `#112935`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #113198 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-17`.