# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Korean IME composition and Enter-submit input bugs in TUI/desktop

## Open now

- 1 issue, 0 PRs open on GitHub.
- #38117: Bug: typing Korean leaves last syllable in input

Most members concern IME handling, mainly Korean, where the last syllable can remain in the input and Enter may need to be pressed twice. They include bug reports and PRs touching TUI, dashboard, and desktop composition and submit behavior; one PR also mentions Telex and PTY forwarding.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 2 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #86761. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #86761 (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: `partially_resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-86760`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.44`: 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.

## Open related issues

- #38117: Bug: typing Korean leaves last syllable in input

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #51403: \[Bug\] Korean IME: trailing character stuck in input and double-Enter required to send

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#86760: fix(desktop): consolidated IME composition handling — Enter guards, keyCode 229, stale-flag self-heal, keybind combos**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/enter-stale-ime-flag.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/ime-composition-dom-repro.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/index.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/session-actions-menu.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread/user-edit-composer.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread/user-message-edit.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/onboarding/flow.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/onboarding/index.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/keybinds/combo.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/keybinds/combo.ts`, `contributors/emails/baslam@users.noreply.github.com`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`
- **#86761: fix(tui,dashboard): consolidated IME input fixes — Korean/Telex recomposition, return-burst commits, PTY composition forwarding**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `contributors/emails/baslam@users.noreply.github.com`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/ink/parse-keypress-drop-probe.test.ts`, `ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/ink/parse-keypress-noregress.test.ts`, `ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/ink/parse-keypress.test.ts`, `ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/ink/parse-keypress.ts`, `ui-tui/src/__tests__/imeVietnameseTelex.test.tsx`, `ui-tui/src/__tests__/textInputReturnBurst.test.ts`, `ui-tui/src/__tests__/textInputSubmitClear.test.tsx`, `ui-tui/src/components/textInput.tsx`, `web/src/lib/pty-composition.test.ts`, `web/src/lib/pty-composition.ts`, `web/src/pages/ChatPage.tsx`
- **#38245: fix(tui): clear input after Korean IME submit**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#86761`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #86761 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-15`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`