# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Kitty CSI-u NumLock key handling in CLI

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug report and two related fixes addressing how the CLI handles kitty terminal CSI-u escape sequences when NumLock is active. The work centers on correctly mapping modifier bits so key combinations are interpreted rather than passed through as raw codes.

## 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 #90561. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #90561 (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-90561`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #88221: \[Bug\]: kitty + NumLock on: CLI inserts raw CSI-u codes (\[127;129u) instead of acting on keys

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#90561: fix(cli): key combos survive NumLock/CapsLock under kitty CSI-u (salvage #89676 + #90291)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `hermes_cli/pt_input_extras.py`, `tests/cli/test_modify_other_keys_aliases.py`
- **#88673: fix(cli): map kitty CSI-u sequences with the num_lock modifier bit**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#90561`, `#89676`, `#90291`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #90561 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-20`.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`