# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Nous-specific fields leaking to non-Nous providers

## Open now

- 0 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- PR #33895: fix(auxiliary): reset auxiliary_is_nous for non-auto provider resolution paths

A bug where Nous-specific metadata (tags) was being sent to non-Nous providers like Gemini, causing API errors. Multiple fixes scope these fields to Nous-only call paths, with a related Gemini cleanup for extra_body and token defaults.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #45801. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #45801 (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-45801`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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

- #12408: Bug: Vision tool sends Nous-specific 'tags' field to non-Nous providers (e.g. Gemini), causing 400 error

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#12510: fix(vision): only inject Nous tags when call provider is actually Nous**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `819def44c71e8b3ca163f79facdb4603a0cc6957`, `#12477`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#45801: fix(agent): scope Nous tags to Nous auxiliary calls**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/auxiliary_client.py`, `scripts/release.py`, `tests/agent/test_auxiliary_client.py`
- **#12477: fix(agent): don't send Nous 'tags' to non-Nous aux calls (#12408)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `819def44c`, `#45801`
- **#33895: fix(auxiliary): reset auxiliary_is_nous for non-auto provider resolution paths**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `stale_abandoned`; implication `active`; refs `#1713`, `#33895`
  - files: `agent/auxiliary_client.py`, `tests/agent/test_auxiliary_client.py`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #45801 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-06-13`.
- Subsystem: `agent`