# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Local inference model-load 500 misclassified as retryable

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #102044: \[Bug\]: HTTP 500 "model failed to load" from local inference servers classified as retryable server_error — blind same-model retry flood
- PR #102058: fix(agent): classify local-inference model-load 500s as non-retryable, fallback allowed

A bug where HTTP 500 \`'model failed to load'\` errors from local inference servers were incorrectly classified as retryable server errors, causing blind retry floods. The fixes reclassify these errors as non-retryable or \`model_not_found\` to allow proper fallback behavior.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 2 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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.

## Open related issues

- #102044: \[Bug\]: HTTP 500 "model failed to load" from local inference servers classified as retryable server_error — blind same-model retry flood

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#102058: fix(agent): classify local-inference model-load 500s as non-retryable, fallback allowed**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `agent/error_classifier.py`, `tests/agent/test_error_classifier.py`
- **#102070: fix(error_classifier): stop blind retry flood on local-inference mode…**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#102058`
- **#102106: fix(agent): classify 500 model failed to load as model_not_found not server_error (fixes #102044)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#102058`

## Fix status

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