# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix clarify card behavior during /btw side tasks

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and fixes address a bug where triggering /btw or /bg side tasks while a clarify card is open causes it to incorrectly resolve with an empty user response or close prematurely. The work focuses on preserving clarify and connection card state during these interactions.

## 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 #127051. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #127051 (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-127051`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #126188: desktop: /btw while clarify is pending makes clarify resolve with empty user_response

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#127051: fix(desktop): keep clarify/connection cards open for /btw and /bg side tasks**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/hooks/use-composer-submit.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/hooks/use-composer-submit.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/desktop-slash-commands.ts`
- **#126220: fix(desktop): preserve clarify when asking /btw**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `28e6496a5e3a`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #127051 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-29`.