# NousResearch/hermes-agent · key_env ignored for built-in/registry providers

## Open now

- 0 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- PR #75373: fix(config): honor key_env for built-in providers

A bug where model.key_env (and related env vars) were not honored for built-in providers like LM Studio, causing placeholder keys to be sent instead of real credentials. Two fixes address this behavior.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 0 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #106390. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #106390 (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-106390`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #106336: \[Bug\] lmstudio provider ignores Desktop-saved credential (model.key_env / HERMES_CUSTOM_LMSTUDIO_API_KEY) — runtime silently sends dummy-lm-api-key placeholder, HTTP 401 when LM Studio auth is enabled

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#106390: fix(auth): Desktop-saved LM Studio key no longer ignored — model.key_env honored for registry providers (#106336)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/auth.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_auth_model_key_env.py`
- **#75373: fix(config): honor key_env for built-in providers**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#106336`
  - files: `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `hermes_cli/auth.py`, `hermes_cli/runtime_provider.py`, `hermes_cli/update_cmd.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_runtime_provider_resolution.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_eol_churn.py`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #106390 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-09`.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`