# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Nous provider auth fallback and connector onboarding

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where the Nous provider state lookup skipped the profile-to-global-root authentication fallback, plus a related desktop feature adding sign-in-aware connector cards and a guided first-launch flow.

## 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 #108292. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #108292 (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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #108302: \[Bug\]: Managed Tool Gateway unavailable on every bot profile — _read_nous_provider_state skips the profile→global-root auth fallback

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#108292: feat(desktop): connector cards that wait for the sign-in, and a guided first launch that holds together**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/turn_recovery.py`, `apps/desktop/e2e/connectors.spec.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/guest-onboarding-flag.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/guest-onboarding.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/preload.ts`, `apps/desktop/scripts/connector-rehearsal.mjs`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/hooks/use-composer-submit.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/contrib/onboarding-kickoff.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/shell/hooks/use-statusbar-items.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/ask-directive.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/connector-tool.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/mcp-setup-tool.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/tool/approval.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/gateway-connecting-overlay.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/intro-reveal/index.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/onboarding-chat/assembly.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/components/onboarding-chat/cards/build.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/onboarding-chat/cards/frame.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/onboarding-chat/cards/setup.tsx` (+23 more)
- **#108305: fix(tools): resolve Nous provider state via the profile→global-root auth fallback**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `4f1966edac94`, `#108292`, `#108302`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #108292 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-12`.