# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Canonical URL pinning disrupts model discovery flow

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and fixes concern a bug where pinning a canonical base URL bypasses the native account/model discovery process, causing certain models (such as Astra) to be hidden from the picker. The members address both the problem report and proposed fixes to preserve discovery behavior when a canonical URL is set.

## 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 #124089. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #124089 (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-124089`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #123589: \[Bug\]: Pinning the canonical Codex base_url bypasses account discovery and hides Astra

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#124089: fix(models): pinned canonical base_url keeps native model discovery (Codex Astra picker)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `contributors/emails/39646042+tarkilhk@users.noreply.github.com`, `hermes_cli/models.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_codex_credential_host_binding.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_models_relay_base_url.py`
- **#123592: fix(models): preserve native discovery for canonical provider URLs**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `6e74191b87`, `48ac94872a`, `#124089`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #124089 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-26`.