# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Model-switch validation using plugin provider catalogs

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where model-switch validation ignores provider plugin fetch_models() output, instead probing /v1/models incorrectly. Work covers the fix and related plugin-driven catalog routing for setup and model switching.

## 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 #116556. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #116556 (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: `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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #101705: Bug: model-provider plugin fetch_models() ignored by model-switch validation — /v1/models probe returns wrong catalog

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#116556: Provider plugins drive first-time setup catalogs, image routing and model-switch validation (#116408, salvage #116437)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/image_routing.py`, `hermes_cli/model_setup_flows.py`, `hermes_cli/models.py`, `hermes_cli/models_validate.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_setup_provider_catalog.py`, `website/docs/developer-guide/model-provider-plugin.md`
- **#101715: fix(cli): validate model switches against plugin provider catalogs**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `3a045623bc`, `#116556`, `#101705`, `#116408`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #116556 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.