# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Composer loses editability during gateway connecting state

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where the desktop composer becomes non-editable (contentEditable=false) during gateway 'connecting' or 'idle' states, displacing the user's caret. Related fixes aim to keep the draft composer editable during these transient connection states.

## 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 #99357. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #99357 (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-99357`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #99335: \[Bug\]\[Desktop\]: Composer goes contentEditable=false during every gateway 'connecting' window — caret thrown out of the prompt

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#99357: fix(desktop): keep drafts editable while connecting**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/composer-utils.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/composer-utils.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/index.tsx`
- **#99547: fix(desktop): keep composer draft editable during 'connecting'/'idle' gateway state**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#99357`, `#99335`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #99357 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-02`.