# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix deprecated SSL/CA bundle handling in httpx

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs address a deprecation warning in httpx where passing a string path for CA bundles is no longer supported, replacing it with ssl.SSLContext or ssl.create_default_context().

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #12838. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #12838 (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-12838`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #12706: DeprecationWarning:  deprecated in httpx (ssl.create_default_context)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#12838: fix(auth): use ssl.SSLContext for CA bundle instead of deprecated string path**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/auth.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_auth_nous_provider.py`
- **#12761: fix: use ssl.create_default_context() for httpx verify param**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `b53f74a48`, `#12838`, `#12706`
- **#12830: fix(auth): use ssl.SSLContext for CA bundle instead of deprecated string path**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#12838`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #12838 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-04-20`. This confirmation is old and may be out of date (a revert/reopen would not have invalidated it here); re-verify.