# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Handle retired free-model 404 as model_not_found

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where a retired free-route model returns a 404 that is incorrectly classified as a retryable error; fixes aim to correctly classify this response as model_not_found in both the classifier and agent components.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #123182. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #123182 (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-123182`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #123180: \[Bug\]: Nous retired :free model returns 404 but Hermes keeps stale slug and marks error retryable

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#123182: fix(classifier): classify a retired free-route 404 as model_not_found**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/error_classifier.py`, `tests/agent/test_error_classifier.py`
- **#124216: fix(agent): classify the retired-:free-route 404 as model_not_found**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#123182`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #123182 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-03`.