# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Auth provider auto-resolution recursion bug fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where automatic provider resolution enters infinite recursion, preventing the setup or model picker from appearing. The work involves identifying and patching the recursive call path in the auth provider picker.

## 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 #111474. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #111474 (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-111474`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #110926: \[Bug\]: provider auto resolution recurses before setup/model picker appears (v0.21.2, 5eb99eb2)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#111474: fix(auth): provider picker no longer hangs on provider auto + base_url recursion (#110926, salvage #110931)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/runtime_provider.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_resolve_provider_custom_endpoint.py`
- **#110931: fix(auth): avoid auto provider resolution recursion**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#111474`, `#110931`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #111474 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-15`.