# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Multi-select clarify card custom answer bug fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where typing a custom answer in a multi-select clarify card would wipe previously selected choices. A fix was developed to preserve existing picks when entering a custom answer.

## 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 #116887. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #116887 (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-116887`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #115044: \[Bug\]: Desktop - typing a custom answer in a multi-select clarify card wipes the choices already picked

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#116887: fix(desktop): typing a custom answer in a multi-select clarify card keeps the picked choices (#115044, salvage #115049)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/clarify-tool.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/clarify-tool.tsx`
- **#115049: fix(desktop): typing a custom clarify answer keeps multi-select picks**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `3d1c00e1e8d3`, `#116887`, `#115044`, `#115049`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #116887 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.