# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Provider switch leaves stale base_url/api_mode config

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where switching model.provider retains the previous provider's base_url and api_mode values, along with fixes and a CLI warning to address this stale configuration issue.

## 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 #114853. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #114853 (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-114853`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #113719: \[Bug\]: switching model.provider leaves the previous route's base_url and api_mode in place

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#114853: fix(config): config set model.provider drops the previous provider's base_url/api_mode (#113719, salvage #40869)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/error_classifier.py`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `hermes_cli/config.py`, `hermes_cli/route_identity.py`, `tests/agent/test_error_classifier.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_set_config_value.py`, `website/docs/reference/cli-commands.md`
- **#113725: fix(cli): warn when a provider switch leaves a stale model route**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `7530f4038358`, `#114853`, `#113719`, `#40869`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #114853 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-18`.