# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Auth refresh and lingering model cooldown handling

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #135873: \[Bug\]: hermes auth refresh says it clears the cooldown but leaves model_cooldowns, so the model stays blocked
- PR #135876: fix(auth): disclose model cooldowns remaining after refresh
- PR #135879: fix(auth): clear model cooldowns on a successful auth refresh

One bug report describes \`hermes auth refresh\` saying it clears the cooldown while model_cooldowns remain, leaving the model blocked. Two pull requests address this in different ways: one clears model cooldowns on a successful refresh, the other discloses cooldowns that remain after refresh.

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #135873: \[Bug\]: hermes auth refresh says it clears the cooldown but leaves model_cooldowns, so the model stays blocked

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#135876: fix(auth): disclose model cooldowns remaining after refresh**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#135873`
  - files: `hermes_cli/_parser.py`, `hermes_cli/auth_commands.py`, `hermes_cli/subcommands/auth.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_auth_pool_operations.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_auth_refresh_cooldowns.py`, `website/docs/reference/cli-commands.md`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/credential-pools.md`
- **#135879: fix(auth): clear model cooldowns on a successful auth refresh**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `98bcfc175a`, `#71970`, `#135876`
  - files: `agent/credential_pool_admin.py`, `hermes_cli/_parser.py`, `hermes_cli/auth_commands.py`, `hermes_cli/subcommands/auth.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_auth_pool_operations.py`

## Fix status

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