# NousResearch/hermes-agent · macOS paste inserts image instead of text bug

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #42280: \[Bug\]: Desktop composer treats clipboard image flavor as attachment when pasting rich text from Word
- PR #42888: fix(desktop): prefer text over the image flavor on a rich-text paste

A bug where pasting rich text (e.g. from Word) on macOS desktop incorrectly inserts a blank or unwanted image instead of text, due to the clipboard exposing a PDF/image flavor. Multiple fixes address preferring text over image when handling clipboard content on paste.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 2 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_PARTIAL`): some members are connected by structural evidence (shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference); the rest are joined by an automated relevance judgement over their text.
- Members outside that structural core may belong to a different underlying problem.
- Pairwise link density `0.37`: 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

- #42280: \[Bug\]: Desktop composer treats clipboard image flavor as attachment when pasting rich text from Word

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #42827: \[Bug\]: Desktop Cmd+V paste inserts blank image instead of text on macOS (clipboard PDF flavor)
- #68441: \[Bug\]: macOS: 从Word粘贴文字到聊天框→粘贴为图片而非文字

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#42288: fix(desktop): prefer text over image when pasting rich-text clipboard content**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#42888`, `#42280`, `#42827`
- **#42888: fix(desktop): prefer text over the image flavor on a rich-text paste**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/index.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/paste-text-priority.test.tsx`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`