# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Groq reasoning_effort handling fixes and corrections

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #131530: bug(providers): Groq's hardcoded reasoning_effort="default" 400s on gpt-oss-20b/120b (regression from #75089)
- PR #131541: fix(providers): grade Groq reasoning_effort for gpt-oss models

These items address bugs and fixes related to how Groq's reasoning_effort parameter is handled, including a regression causing 400 errors on specific models and corrections to effort level grading logic.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #131530: bug(providers): Groq's hardcoded reasoning_effort="default" 400s on gpt-oss-20b/120b (regression from #75089)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#131541: fix(providers): grade Groq reasoning_effort for gpt-oss models**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `plugins/model-providers/custom/__init__.py`, `tests/plugins/model_providers/test_custom_profile.py`
- **#131543: fix(providers): preserve Groq reasoning effort levels**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#131541`

## Fix status

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