# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Gemini AI Studio AQ. key routing behavior

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug was reported where AI Studio AQ. keys stopped working, followed by fixes and documentation addressing how those keys are routed between the AI Studio and Vertex surfaces. The members center on the correct handling of AQ. key surface routing in the Gemini integration.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #116820. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #116820 (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-116820`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #115306: \[Bug\]: AQ. Gemini keys from Google AI studio no longer work

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#116820: fix(gemini): AI Studio AQ. keys stay on the Studio surface instead of being rerouted to Vertex and 403ing (#115306, salvage #115323)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/gemini_native_adapter.py`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `hermes_cli/doctor_connectivity.py`, `hermes_cli/web_routers/config_env.py`, `tests/agent/test_gemini_key_surface_guidance.py`, `tests/agent/test_gemini_native_adapter.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_gemini_express_key_probes.py`, `tools/tts_streaming.py`, `tools/tts_tool_providers.py`, `website/docs/guides/google-gemini.md`
- **#115323: fix(gemini): stop rerouting AQ. keys off the default Studio surface**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `232e4c3beda5`, `#116820`, `#115306`, `#115323`
- **#116202: docs(gemini): AQ. keys no longer identify the surface — document the configured-base contract**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `232e4c3beda5`, `#116820`, `#115306`, `#115323`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #116820 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.