# NousResearch/hermes-agent · OAuth device flow and setup sign-in issues

## Open now

- 2 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #12275: \[Bug\]: Nous Portal OAuth device code flow fails on servers/headless environments (Vercel error 249)
- #59756: \[Setup\]:
- PR #12281: fix(auth): avoid browser launch in headless Nous login

These members relate to bugs and fixes around the Nous Portal OAuth device code flow, particularly failures in headless/server environments, a wrong redirect URL, and general setup/sign-in difficulties. One fix also addresses the default backend selection during setup.

## TL;DR

- 7 member(s): 2 open issue(s), 2 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #76649. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #76649 (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: `unresolved`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_PARTIAL`): some members are connected by structural evidence (shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference); the rest are joined by an automated relevance judgement over their text.
- Members outside that structural core may belong to a different underlying problem.
- Pairwise link density `0.21`: 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

- #12275: \[Bug\]: Nous Portal OAuth device code flow fails on servers/headless environments (Vercel error 249)
- #59756: \[Setup\]:

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #20605: \[Setup\]: i can not sign in .
- #53615: \[Bug\]: 为什么这一步要这么久的 https://portal.nousresearch.com/manage-subscription?user_code=7

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#76649: fix(auth): actionable CAPTCHA-aware guidance on Nous device-auth timeout**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `hermes_cli/auth.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_auth_nous_provider.py`
- **#12281: fix(auth): avoid browser launch in headless Nous login**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `hermes_cli/auth_nous.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_auth_nous_provider.py`
- **#75290: fix(auth): open /device for Nous Portal login instead of manage-subscription**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `fbf26e384`, `840fb55a8`, `#76649`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #76649 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-02`.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`