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Settings-only provider block breaks built-in model validation

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #128470 on 30 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A bug where a settings-only providers.<slug> config block incorrectly routes built-in providers like openai-codex to the custom-endpoint validation path, causing model resolution to fail. The related members are fixes attempting to preserve built-in routing and validation for such blocks.

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  • #128470 fix(providers): keep built-in routing and validation for settings-only provider blocks

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/model_switch.py, hermes_cli/providers.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_settings_only_provider_block_validation.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_user_provider_timeout_only_entry.py

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 2

  • #120038 fix(config): keep built-in model validation for settings-only provider blocks · done elsewhere → #110460
  • #121171 fix(config): keep built-in model validation for settings-only provider blocks · done elsewhere → #128470, #120020
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#120020[Bug]: A settings-only `providers.<slug>` block routes openai-codex model validation to the custom-endpoint branch and rejects the model (desktop onboarding: "Connected, but Hermes still cannot resolve a usable provider")
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