From 078e2e4b19effc7ae4d8a4ff2398344e4eefff44 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: teknium1 <teknium1@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2026 22:01:13 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] fix(cli): Ctrl+C clears input buffer before exiting
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Previously, pressing Ctrl+C while text was typed in the input prompt
would immediately exit Hermes. Now follows standard shell behavior:

- Text in buffer → Ctrl+C clears the line (like bash)
- Empty buffer → Ctrl+C exits

This means accidentally hitting Ctrl+C while composing a message just
clears the input instead of killing the session. A second Ctrl+C on
the empty prompt still exits as expected.
---
 cli.py | 9 +++++++--
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cli.py b/cli.py
index 417d9f648..6c05b6b1e 100755
--- a/cli.py
+++ b/cli.py
@@ -2490,8 +2490,13 @@ class HermesCLI:
                 print("\n⚡ Interrupting agent... (press Ctrl+C again to force exit)")
                 self.agent.interrupt()
             else:
-                self._should_exit = True
-                event.app.exit()
+                # If there's text in the input buffer, clear it (like bash).
+                # If the buffer is already empty, exit.
+                if event.app.current_buffer.text:
+                    event.app.current_buffer.reset()
+                else:
+                    self._should_exit = True
+                    event.app.exit()
         
         @kb.add('c-d')
         def handle_ctrl_d(event):