# NousResearch/hermes-agent · DeepSeek custom model ID rewrite bug fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug caused DeepSeek's current 'deepseek-flash' model ID to be silently rewritten to the retired 'deepseek-v4-flash'. These items report, track, and fix the provider logic to stop overwriting custom model IDs.

## 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 #107295. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #107295 (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: `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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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

- #107206: \[Bug\] DeepSeek \`deepseek-flash\` (current vendor id) is silently rewritten to the retired \`deepseek-v4-flash\`

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#107295: DeepSeek provider no longer rewrites custom model ids (#107206 follow-up)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/model_normalize.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_model_normalize.py`
- **#107215: fix(models): keep vendor deepseek-flash instead of rewriting to retired v4-flash**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `8435a3ae0`, `aeecb110f`, `6964eebd350`, `#107295`, `#107206`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #107295 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-10`.