# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix key_cmd auth for model picker discovery

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where providers using key_cmd authentication had their credentials omitted during model discovery, causing the model catalog to collapse to a single entry. The fixes ensure command-authenticated providers supply proper credentials when probing for available models.

## 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 #105550. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #105550 (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-105550`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #105477: \[Bug\]: model picker probes /v1/models with an empty key for key_cmd providers — catalog collapses to one model

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#105550: fix: command-authenticated providers show full model catalogs (salvage #99893)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/command_token_source.py`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `evals/key_cmd_picker_live.py`, `hermes_cli/config_providers.py`, `hermes_cli/main_provider_setup.py`, `hermes_cli/model_setup_flows_custom.py`, `hermes_cli/model_switch_providers.py`, `hermes_cli/models.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_model_switch_custom_providers.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_picker_key_cmd_discovery.py`, `website/docs/integrations/providers.md`
- **#99893: fix(picker): resolve key_cmd credentials for model discovery**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `520e63661c8eaa2135ebd60a07192f0d8aa45e6e`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #105550 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-08`.