# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix unauthenticated probe when key lives in .env

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where the /model command probes custom endpoints without authentication when credentials are stored only in a .env file via key_env, producing a spurious warning. The members cover the bug report and related fixes to resolve .env-only key_env credentials during the probe.

## 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 #110220. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #110220 (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-110220`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #109315: \[Bug\]: /model probes custom endpoints unauthenticated when the key lives only in .env (key_env ignored by model_switch) — spurious "could not reach ... model listing" warning

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#110220: /model authenticates the custom-endpoint probe with a .env-only key_env (#109315, salvage #109319)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/model_switch.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_model_picker_secret_scope.py`
- **#109319: fix(cli): resolve .env-only key_env credentials for the /model probe**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `abdb31cd99b5`, `#110220`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #110220 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-13`.