# NousResearch/hermes-agent · ACP external-process providers missing from model pickers

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and fixes concern out-of-tree external-process (ACP) plugin providers not appearing in model pickers, and changes to auto-inject or admit them so they become selectable alongside built-in providers.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 2 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #116552. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #116552 (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-116575`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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

- #102421: Model pickers never list out-of-tree external-process (ACP) providers — CANONICAL_PROVIDERS auto-extend skips the auth type the #101456 seam promotes

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#116552: Model pickers now list out-of-tree external-process and OAuth provider plugins (#102421, salvage #102548 #113870 #111194 #113869)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `agent/agent_init.py`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `hermes_cli/model_switch_providers.py`, `hermes_cli/models.py`, `hermes_cli/models_catalog_static.py`, `tests/agent/test_external_process_provider_init.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_plugin_provider_picker_admission.py`, `website/docs/developer-guide/model-provider-plugin.md`
- **#116575: Admitted plugin providers are selectable in hermes model, status-accurate and shown in the Desktop picker (#116408)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `agent/account_usage.py`, `agent/agent_init.py`, `hermes_cli/auth.py`, `hermes_cli/auth_plugin_providers.py`, `hermes_cli/main.py`, `hermes_cli/model_setup_flows.py`, `tests/agent/test_account_usage_fetch.py`, `tests/agent/test_external_process_provider_init.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_plugin_provider_picker_residue.py`, `website/docs/developer-guide/model-provider-plugin.md`
- **#102548: fix(models): auto-inject ACP external-process providers into model pickers**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `22beb95427`, `#102548`, `#113870`, `#111194`, `#113869`, `#116552`, `#102421`, `#116408`
- **#113870: fix(models): admit plugin external_process providers into the model picker**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `22beb95427`, `f7240ca980`, `#116552`, `#116575`, `#102421`, `#116408`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #116552 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.