# NousResearch/hermes-agent · macOS Quick Entry window shadow artifact fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and pull requests address a visual shadow or border artifact appearing on the Quick Entry overlay window on macOS, caused by the native hasShadow property being enabled. Fixes include disabling native shadow and related UI polish changes.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #122004. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #122004 (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-122004`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #99172: Quick Entry window (⌘⇧Space) renders a stray shadow/border artifact on macOS due to hasShadow: true

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#122004: fix(desktop): UI polish — preview color-scheme, Unarchive verb, Quick Entry shadow, SelectTrigger width**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/session-actions-menu.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/session-actions-menu.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/session-row.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/session-row.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/contrib/wiring.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/quick-entry/quick-entry-app.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions/index.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions/unarchive-session.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/searchable-select.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/searchable-select.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/inline-preview-directive.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/inline-preview-directive.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/ar.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/de.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/es.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/fr.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/ru.ts` (+3 more)
- **#83704: fix(desktop): correct Quick Entry shadow artifacts on macOS**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#122004`, `#122005`
- **#99196: fix(desktop): disable native hasShadow for Quick Entry overlay window**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#83704`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #122004 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-25`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`