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Model picker config read performance fix

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #120404 on 23 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A bug was identified where the model picker repeatedly re-read the config file for each model, causing timeouts with large provider catalogs. These issues and fixes address caching the config read to avoid redundant I/O in the model selection path.

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  • #120404 perf(picker): stop re-reading config per model and blocking on expired catalogs

    merged to main

    files: agent/models_dev.py, hermes_cli/inventory.py, hermes_cli/model_switch_providers.py, hermes_cli/models.py, providers/__init__.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_inventory.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_inventory_pricing.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_model_cache_parallel_prefetch.py, tests/providers/test_provider_registry.py

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: closed without comment 1 · merged via another change 1

  • #119048 fix(inventory): avoid repeated config reads in model picker · merged via another change → #120404
  • #119609 perf(agent): cache config read in model options so large catalogs do not time out · closed without comment
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#119044[Bug]: Model picker does O(models) config.yaml reloads via _cfg_get, times out with many providers
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