# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Defer global default provider flip until confirmed

## Open now

- 0 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- PR #102843: fix(desktop): defer global default flip until manual provider connect is confirmed

A bug where connecting Nous Portal via settings prematurely flips the global default provider before the user confirms a model selection. Fixes defer both the provider default assignment and model assignment until OAuth and model confirmation are complete.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #128776. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #128776 (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-128776`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #102829: \[Bug\]: Connecting Nous Portal later (Settings / Add provider) flips global default provider to nous before model confirm, even if final pick isn't Nous

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#128776: fix(desktop): defer global default flip until manual provider connect is confirmed**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/components/onboarding/index.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/store/onboarding-owner.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/onboarding.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/onboarding.ts`
- **#102843: fix(desktop): defer global default flip until manual provider connect is confirmed**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `wontfix_bydesign`; implication `wontfix`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/components/onboarding/index.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/store/onboarding.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/onboarding.ts`
- **#103308: fix(desktop): defer model assignment until OAuth confirm**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#102843`, `#102829`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #128776 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-12`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`