# NousResearch/hermes-agent · reasoning_effort lost for named custom providers

## Open now

- 0 issues, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- PR #119700: fix(reasoning): honor providers-entry effort for named providers, delegation children and desktop resumes
- PR #136274: fix(codex): a delegated child or /model switch onto a named provider sends its modelProvider

These issues and fixes address a bug where reasoning_effort settings are silently dropped when using bare named custom providers in providers entries, affecting delegate_task children and desktop sessions. The fixes ensure named provider routes correctly resolve and preserve the configured reasoning profile.

## TL;DR

- 6 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #120901. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #120901 (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-120901`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #119681: reasoning_effort silently dropped for bare named providers (providers: entries) — delegate_task children and desktop sessions get no profile

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#120901: fix(providers): bare named custom providers resolve to custom profile for reasoning_effort (#119681)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `providers/__init__.py`, `tests/providers/test_named_custom_reasoning.py`
- **#119687: fix(provider): preserve reasoning for named routes**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#120901`
- **#119690: fix(providers): bare named custom providers resolve to custom profile for reasoning_effort**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `32eeacdf7c`, `#120832`
- **#119700: fix(reasoning): honor providers-entry effort for named providers, delegation children and desktop resumes**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `hermes_cli/config_providers.py`, `hermes_cli/runtime_provider_custom.py`, `hermes_constants.py`, `tests/test_provider_reasoning_effort.py`, `tools/delegate_tool_config.py`, `tui_gateway/server.py`
- **#136274: fix(codex): a delegated child or /model switch onto a named provider sends its modelProvider**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `agent/codex_runtime.py`, `tests/agent/test_codex_runtime_prompt_handoff.py`, `tests/agent/transports/test_codex_app_server_session.py`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #120901 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-05`.
- Subsystem: `agent`