# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Ctrl+D empty-input exit behavior in TUI on macOS

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug report and two related fix attempts addressing Ctrl+D not exiting the TUI when the composer input is empty on macOS, with additional context around Cmd+D conflicts with the Ghostty terminal.

## 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 #116851. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #116851 (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-116851`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #116443: \[Bug\]: Ctrl+D does not exit the TUI on macOS; Cmd+D conflicts with Ghostty

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#116851: fix(tui): Ctrl+D exits from an empty composer on macOS too (#116443, slim redo of #116454)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `ui-tui/src/__tests__/platform.test.ts`, `ui-tui/src/__tests__/useInputHandlers.test.ts`, `ui-tui/src/app/useInputHandlers.ts`, `ui-tui/src/lib/platform.ts`
- **#116454: fix(tui): exit on ctrl+d when input is empty (#116443)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `b787fb9128a0`, `#116851`, `#116443`, `#116454`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #116851 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.