# NousResearch/hermes-agent · IME composition handling fixes on desktop

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and pull requests address bugs in IME (input method editor) composition behavior on desktop, including keystroke bypass after paste, Enter key guards, keyCode 229 handling, and stale-flag edge cases.

## 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 #86760. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #86760 (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-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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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

- #53446: \[Bug\] Desktop: First keystroke bypasses IME composition after pasting text (WeChat Input)

## 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]`
- **#53513: fix: preserve native paste transactions for ime**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#53446`, `#86760`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #86760 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-15`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`