# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix auth error hints to show correct env var names

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs address a bug where missing-credential error messages suggest incorrect environment variable names, particularly for hyphenated or OAuth provider IDs. The fixes ensure hints name the real, actionable env var or OAuth login path.

## TL;DR

- 6 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 4 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #114852. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #114852 (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-114852`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.33`: 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

- #114405: auxiliary_client error uses wrong env var name for hyphenated provider IDs

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#114852: fix(auth): missing-credential hints name the real env var or the OAuth login (#114405, #78996, salvage #89517)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `agent/agent_init.py`, `agent/auxiliary_client.py`, `agent/auxiliary_unavailable.py`, `agent/context_compressor.py`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `tests/agent/test_context_compressor.py`, `tests/agent/test_missing_provider_credentials_hint.py`, `website/docs/guides/minimax-oauth.md`
- **#89517: fix(auth): name the real env var in minimax-oauth failure hints**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `cab9a2795479`, `#114852`, `#114852`, `#114405`, `#78996`, `#89517`, `#114405`, `#78996`
- **#114410: fix(aux): registry-backed credential hint for hyphenated/OAuth providers**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `cab9a2795479`, `#114852`, `#114852`, `#114405`, `#78996`, `#89517`, `#114405`, `#78996`
- **#114430: fix(agent): show actionable missing provider credential hints**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `cab9a2795479`, `#114852`, `#114852`, `#114405`, `#78996`, `#89517`, `#114405`, `#78996`
- **#114582: fix(auth): suggest a valid env var for hyphenated provider ids (#114405, #114404)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#114410`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #114852 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-18`.
- Subsystem: `agent/secret_sources`