# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Memory setup picker defaults and Mem0 OSS fixes

## Open now

- 2 issues, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #12990: UX: hermes memory setup picker always defaults to 'Built-in only' regardless of saved config
- #57931: hermes doctor: Mem0 OSS mode falsely reports "API key not set" + setup wizard defaults to built-in
- PR #14419: fix: restore memory setup picker defaults
- PR #59865: fix(memory): support Mem0 OSS mode in doctor + setup wizard

These issues and fixes address the memory setup picker ignoring saved configuration and defaulting incorrectly, plus Mem0 OSS mode not being properly recognized in the doctor check and setup wizard. A file encoding fix is also included.

## TL;DR

- 7 member(s): 2 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 3 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_PARTIAL`): some members are connected by structural evidence (shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference); the rest are joined by an automated relevance judgement over their text.
- Members outside that structural core may belong to a different underlying problem.
- Pairwise link density `0.26`: 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

- #12990: UX: hermes memory setup picker always defaults to 'Built-in only' regardless of saved config
- #57931: hermes doctor: Mem0 OSS mode falsely reports "API key not set" + setup wizard defaults to built-in

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#13023: fix(memory_setup): default picker to configured provider**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#57932: fix(memory): support Mem0 OSS mode in doctor + setup wizard**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#59865`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#14419: fix: restore memory setup picker defaults**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `hermes_cli/memory_setup.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_memory_setup.py`
- **#50679: fix(gateway): add explicit encoding to read_text/write_text calls**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `d372fda6f0`, `#71078`, `#50655`, `#54241`, `#56385`, `#66856`, `#65440`
- **#59865: fix(memory): support Mem0 OSS mode in doctor + setup wizard**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `a6070f489`
  - files: `hermes_cli/doctor.py`, `hermes_cli/memory_setup.py`, `plugins/memory/mem0/_setup.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_doctor.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_memory_setup.py`

## Fix status

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