# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Removing retired x-preview-f-free from model picker

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items concern a retired OpenCode Zen model (x-preview-f-free) that continued appearing in the picker due to an incorrect exclusion slug and unfiltered catalog paths. The members address identifying and fixing that filtering gap.

## 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 #116761. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #116761 (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-116761`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #115496: \[Bug\]: Retired OpenCode Zen model x-preview-f-free stays in the picker — exclusion set names the wrong slug and the curated catalog is never filtered

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#116761: fix(models): retired OpenCode Zen model x-preview-f-free leaves the picker on every catalog path (#115496, salvage #115507)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/models.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_provider_live_curated_merge.py`
- **#115507: fix(models): delist retired x-preview-f-free from the OpenCode Zen picker**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `4541fd5561b`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #116761 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.