# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Custom-provider model lock identity mismatch corrections

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where model locks for user-configured (custom) providers consistently encountered errors due to a mismatch between the looked-up family name and the stored slug. Multiple corrections and a diagnosis note cover the same underlying identity-comparison problem.

## 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 #116752. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #116752 (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-116752`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #116070: api_server: confirmed model lock always mismatches for user-configured (custom) providers — resolved family name vs stored slug

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#116752: fix(api-server): custom-provider model locks no longer fail every completed turn (#116070, salvage #116076)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `gateway/platforms/api_server.py`, `tests/gateway/test_session_api.py`
- **#116076: fix(api-server): keep custom-provider model locks from failing completed turns**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `12c1ccb5d8df`, `#116752`, `#116070`, `#116076`
- **#116128: fix(api-server): accept equivalent custom-provider model lock identities**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `12c1ccb5d8df`, `#116752`, `#116070`, `#116076`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #116752 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.