# NousResearch/hermes-agent · CLI shifted-symbol key leak fix under modifyOtherKeys=2

## Open now

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A bug where shifted symbol keys (e.g. { }) emit raw escape sequences like ESC\[27;2;…~ in the CLI composer under terminals using modifyOtherKeys=2 (such as Ghostty). Related fixes address typing the correct character instead of leaking the CSI sequence.

## 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 #114828. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #114828 (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-114828`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #114242: \[CLI\] Shifted-symbol keys ({ } etc.) leak as raw ESC\[27;2;…~ in the composer under Ghostty (modifyOtherKeys=2)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#114828: fix(cli): Shift+symbol keys type their character under modifyOtherKeys=2 instead of leaking ESC\[27;2;…~ (#114242, #102683, salvage #112526)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `hermes_cli/pt_input_extras.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_modify_other_keys_aliases.py`
- **#114319: fix(cli): type Ghostty's modifyOtherKeys shifted symbols instead of leaking CSI**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `119e30627bc9`, `#114828`, `#114242`, `#102683`, `#112526`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #114828 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-18`.