# NousResearch/hermes-agent · TUI stray \`l\` typed after resume or reattach

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A spurious \`l\` character appears in the composer input box when resuming, switching tabs, or restoring a TUI session. These items track the diagnosis and fix of a control byte being misinterpreted as typed text.

## 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 #116970. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #116970 (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-116970`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #115284: TUI: stray \`l\` appears in the input box after session resume / tab switch / window restore

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#116970: fix(tui): dashboard re-attach no longer types a stray \`l\` into the composer (#115284, salvage #115382)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/ink/events/input-event-control-chord.test.ts`, `ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/ink/events/input-event.ts`, `ui-tui/src/components/textInput.tsx`, `ui-tui/src/types/hermes-ink.d.ts`
- **#115382: fix(tui): a ctrl chord's control byte is not typed text (stray l after resume)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `d6a69ea5a366`, `#116970`, `#115284`, `#115382`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #116970 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.