# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Model alias resolution bug in aux auto lanes

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #127785: aux auto lane sends an unresolved \`model_aliases\` key as the model id (goal loop then auto-pauses with a hint naming a provider that is not configured)
- PR #127790: fix(aux): expand a model_aliases key in model.default on the auto lanes
- PR #127794: fix(agent): resolve a model_aliases main model on the aux auto lane

These issues and fixes concern unresolved model_aliases keys being passed as model IDs on aux auto lanes, causing goal loop pauses or incorrect provider references. The work focuses on expanding and resolving alias keys in model defaults and agent configuration for these lanes.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 0 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Open related issues

- #127785: aux auto lane sends an unresolved \`model_aliases\` key as the model id (goal loop then auto-pauses with a hint naming a provider that is not configured)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#127790: fix(aux): expand a model_aliases key in model.default on the auto lanes**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `91b5542b55`, `290c530bb3`, `faf5c00d5c`, `91b5542b55`
  - files: `agent/auxiliary_client.py`, `tests/agent/test_auxiliary_main_model_alias.py`
- **#127794: fix(agent): resolve a model_aliases main model on the aux auto lane**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#127785`
  - files: `agent/auxiliary_client.py`, `tests/agent/test_auxiliary_client.py`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `agent`