# NousResearch/hermes-agent · CLI input freeze fix related to bracketed paste

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and pull requests concern a bug where the CLI input freezes after pasting text, attributed to bracketed-paste handling, and a corresponding fix involving a timeout mechanism.

## 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 #32018. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #32018 (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-32018`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #16263: CLI input freezes after pasting text (not limited to sleep/wake)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#32018: fix(cli): bracketed-paste timeout prevents permanent input freeze (#16263)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `cli.py`, `scripts/release.py`, `tests/cli/test_bracketed_paste_timeout.py`
- **#27518: fix(cli): bracketed-paste timeout prevents permanent input freeze**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#32018`, `#16263`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #32018 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-05-25`.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`