# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows tray-hide keyboard focus release fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug report and associated fix attempts addressing an issue where hiding the desktop app to the system tray on Windows retains keyboard focus, trapping screen readers in a hidden window.

## 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 #127243. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #127243 (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-127243`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #126570: \[Bug\]: Desktop (Windows): a window hidden to the tray keeps keyboard focus (screen reader trapped in a hidden window)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#127243: fix(desktop): release keyboard focus when hiding to the tray on Windows**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/minimize-to-tray.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/minimize-to-tray.ts`
- **#126697: fix(desktop): release keyboard focus when hiding to the tray on Windows**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#127243`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #127243 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-29`.