# NousResearch/hermes-agent · TUI build fix and chat tab initialization bug

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a build script error using the wrong output flag in the hermes-ink TUI build, and a bug where the dashboard chat PTY was opened before the chat tab became active, causing a blank display on Android/Termux.

## 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 #19661. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #19661 (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: `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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #16072: Android/Termux: dashboard Chat tab blank; embedded TUI build fails

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#19661: fix(tui): use --outdir instead of --outfile in hermes-ink build**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/index.js`, `ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/package.json`
  - fix hunks:
  - `ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/index.js`

    ```diff
    @@ -1 +1 @@
    -export * from './dist/ink-bundle.js'
    +export * from './dist/entry-exports.js'
    ```
  - `ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/package.json`

    ```diff
    @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       "private": true,
       "type": "module",
       "scripts": {
    -    "build": "esbuild src/entry-exports.ts --bundle --platform=node --format=esm --packages=external --outfile=dist/ink-bundle.js"
    +    "build": "esbuild src/entry-exports.ts --bundle --platform=node --format=esm --packages=external --outdir=dist"
       },
       "sideEffects": true,
       "main": "./index.js",
    ```
- **#16119: fix(tui): use --outdir instead of --outfile in hermes-ink build script**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#19661`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #19661 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-05-04`.