# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Paste OS-copied files into message composer

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #118181: \[Feature\]: Paste files from the OS file manager (Ctrl+C file → Ctrl+V in composer) with original paths, like drag-and-drop and the "+" picker
- PR #121196: feat(desktop): paste OS-copied files as attachments (mirror drop)

These items concern adding support for pasting files copied from the OS file manager directly into the desktop composer, mirroring existing drag-and-drop and file picker attachment behavior.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Open related issues

- #118181: \[Feature\]: Paste files from the OS file manager (Ctrl+C file → Ctrl+V in composer) with original paths, like drag-and-drop and the "+" picker

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#118183: feat(desktop): paste OS files into composer**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#121196`, `#118181`
- **#121196: feat(desktop): paste OS-copied files as attachments (mirror drop)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `7541479c95`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/clipboard-files.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/clipboard-files.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/preload.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/clipboard-files.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/clipboard-files.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/focus.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/index.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/paste-to-focus.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/paste-to-focus.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/paste-url-is-text.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/global.d.ts`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`