# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Scope Anthropic 429 cooldowns per model not credential

## Open now

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A rate-limit (429) response for one Anthropic/Claude model was incorrectly marking the entire credential as exhausted, taking all other Claude models offline. The fix scopes cooldown tracking to the specific model rather than the whole credential.

## 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 #113171. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #113171 (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-113171`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #111769: \[Bug\]: A 429 for one Anthropic model exhausts the whole credential and takes every other Claude model offline

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#113171: fix(anthropic): a rate-limited Claude model no longer benches the whole credential for every other Claude model (#111769, #61451, salvage #111787)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/agent_init.py`, `agent/agent_runtime_helpers.py`, `agent/anthropic_credentials.py`, `agent/client_lifecycle.py`, `agent/credential_pool.py`, `agent/credential_pool_admin.py`, `agent/credential_pool_model_cooldowns.py`, `hermes_cli/auth.py`, `hermes_cli/runtime_provider.py`, `tests/agent/test_anthropic_model_cooldowns.py`, `tests/agent/test_codex_xai_oauth_recovery.py`, `tests/agent/test_credential_pool_provider_boundary.py`, `tests/agent/test_nous_portal_anthropic_wire.py`, `tests/agent/test_primary_runtime_restore.py`, `tests/agent/test_reset_aware_primary_restore.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_anthropic_oauth_routes_to_messages_api.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_authenticated_providers_exhausted_pool.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_copilot_runtime_api_mode.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_runtime_provider_resolution.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/credential-pools.md` (+1 more)
- **#111787: fix(agent): scope Anthropic 429 cooldowns to model**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #113171 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-17`.