# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Model alias validation false-positive warnings fix

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #134925: \[Bug\]: /model validation warns 'not named in endpoint's model listing' for known vendor aliases (kimi-k3 vs k3) — validator ignores model_search alias table
- PR #134968: fix(cli): fold model aliases before declaring a name missing from a listing
- PR #134970: fix(model-validate): treat known vendor alias pairs as a catalog match

These items address a bug where the model validator incorrectly warns that known vendor model aliases are not found in the endpoint's model listing, because the alias lookup table is not consulted during validation. The accompanying fixes propose folding or matching aliases before declaring a model name absent from the catalog.

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #134925: \[Bug\]: /model validation warns 'not named in endpoint's model listing' for known vendor aliases (kimi-k3 vs k3) — validator ignores model_search alias table

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#134968: fix(cli): fold model aliases before declaring a name missing from a listing**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `hermes_cli/models_validate.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_model_alias_validation.py`
- **#134970: fix(model-validate): treat known vendor alias pairs as a catalog match**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `e3da88d6be`, `#134925`, `#134968`, `#111436`, `#134968`
  - files: `hermes_cli/models_validate.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_model_validation.py`

## Fix status

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