# NousResearch/hermes-agent · macOS composer accessibility exposure fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address the desktop composer not being accessible to external dictation tools and assistive technologies on macOS. Work includes exposing the composer to the accessibility tree and related desktop rendering fixes.

## 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 #122080. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #122080 (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-122080`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #118271: Desktop (macOS): composer not exposed to Accessibility — external dictation tools can't insert text; add hold-Command-to-talk

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#122080: fix(desktop): split look-alike model rows, archived-session tombstone merge, renderer accessibility tree, SearchField clear button**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/renderer-accessibility.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/renderer-accessibility.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/renderer-heap-flags.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/renderer-heap-flags.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-list-actions.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/shell/model-catalog-menu.search-fold.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/shell/model-catalog-menu.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/ui/search-field.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/ui/search-field.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/model-status-label.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/model-status-label.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/session.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/session.ts`, `hermes_cli/config_defaults.py`, `hermes_cli/main_desktop.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_desktop_wsl_gpu.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_gui_command.py`
- **#118279: fix(desktop): expose macOS composer accessibility**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #122080 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-27`.