# NousResearch/hermes-agent · MoA aggregator billing model clarity fixes

## Open now

- 0 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- PR #112368: fix(moa): label the aggregator as the acting, billed model across CLI and Desktop

Multiple fixes and UX changes aimed at making it clearer that the aggregator model in MoA (Mixture of Agents) is the acting model billed for the entire run. Changes span CLI, Desktop, and configuration surfaces.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #113152. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #113152 (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-113152`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #112359: MoA UX: make it obvious the aggregator slot is the acting model that gets billed for the whole run

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#113152: fix(moa): every MoA surface marks the aggregator as the acting model billed for the run, and configure warns on provider mismatch (#112359, salvage #112368, #112362)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/model-settings.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/model-settings.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts`, `gateway/run_turn.py`, `hermes_cli/cli_model_switch_mixin.py`, `hermes_cli/inventory.py`, `hermes_cli/moa_cmd.py`, `hermes_cli/model_setup_flows.py`, `tests/gateway/test_session_info.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_moa_config.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/mixture-of-agents.md`
- **#112362: fix(moa): clarify billed aggregator model**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
- **#112368: fix(moa): label the aggregator as the acting, billed model across CLI and Desktop**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#113152`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/model-settings.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/model-settings.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts`, `hermes_cli/moa_cmd.py`, `hermes_cli/model_setup_flows.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_moa_config.py`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #113152 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-17`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`