# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Stale xAI model list and hardcoded provider fragility

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug report and several fix attempts addressing outdated xAI model identifiers in a hardcoded provider list, with discussion of auto-deriving model catalogs to reduce future staleness.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #16925. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #16925 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-16925`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #16699: \[Bug\] _PROVIDER_MODELS\["xai"\] is stale — grok-4.20-reasoning renamed; broader fragility from hardcoded provider lists

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#16925: fix(models): refresh stale xAI catalog + auto-derive from models.dev (#16699)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/models.py`
- **#16734: fix(models): add xai to _MODELS_DEV_PREFERRED; refresh stale curated IDs (#16699)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `partial_fix`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `6c7830529`, `a83f669bc`, `#16934`, `#16699`, `#16734`
- **#16818: fix(models): update stale xAI model list (#16699)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#16925`, `#16699`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #16925 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-04-28`.