# NousResearch/hermes-agent · CLI Shift+letter key handling regression fix

## Open now

- 1 issue, 0 PRs open on GitHub.
- #97413: Shift+letter inserts raw escape sequence instead of uppercase char in interactive chat CLI (Ghostty, regression)

A regression caused Shift+letter combinations to insert raw escape sequences instead of uppercase characters in the interactive chat CLI. These members address identifying and fixing the key mapping and KeyPress data delivery for such inputs.

## TL;DR

- 2 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 0 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Open related issues

- #97413: Shift+letter inserts raw escape sequence instead of uppercase char in interactive chat CLI (Ghostty, regression)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#97434: fix(cli): prevent raw escape sequence insertion for Shift+letter (#97413)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#88097`
  - files: `hermes_cli/pt_input_extras.py`, `tests/cli/test_modify_other_keys_aliases.py`
- **#97443: fix(cli): deliver literal-char key mappings with the char as KeyPress.data**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#88097`, `#97413`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`