# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop reaction picker closes when moving pointer to it

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where the desktop reaction picker dismisses immediately when the pointer leaves the message row, preventing reactions from being added. Multiple fixes attempt to keep the picker open during pointer movement toward it.

## 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 #114975. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #114975 (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-114975`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #114130: \[Bug\]: desktop reaction picker closes the instant the pointer leaves the message row — no reaction can be added

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#114975: fix(desktop): keep the message reaction picker open while the pointer moves toward it (#114130, supersedes #114133)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/floating-target-floating-layer.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/floating-target.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread/reaction-picker-focus-follow.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/keybinds/combo.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/keybinds/composer-focus-keys.ts`
- **#114133: fix(desktop): keep reaction picker open while moving to it**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `9d5a076c4c81`, `#114975`, `#114130`, `#114133`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #114975 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-18`.