# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Linux NVIDIA local model support fixes

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #120872: Local models unusable on Linux + NVIDIA: auto backend resolves to a nonexistent CUDA asset, UI hidden behind --local, and the 64K floor forces spill on 8 GB cards
- PR #127294: fix(desktop): show the local models pane on Linux without --local

These items address multiple barriers to using local models on Linux with NVIDIA GPUs, including a missing CUDA asset, a hidden UI pane, and a memory configuration issue affecting 8 GB cards. The work spans both the desktop UI and local runtime layers.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Open related issues

- #120872: Local models unusable on Linux + NVIDIA: auto backend resolves to a nonexistent CUDA asset, UI hidden behind --local, and the 64K floor forces spill on 8 GB cards

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#120885: fix(local-runtime): support Linux NVIDIA defaults**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `41cd7b649d0980c57620035af736f91be10dae79`, `361963828d712266178d0dcdae56b2f7e817b617`, `#120872`
- **#127294: fix(desktop): show the local models pane on Linux without --local**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `ef6bdc08c1c1022b3263e61da128eb595d9701c3`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/feature-flags.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/feature-flags.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`