# NousResearch/hermes-agent · base_url_env_var lookup via get_env_value

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #18757: \[Bug\]: resolve_api_key_provider_credentials() uses os.getenv for base_url_env_var — misses ~/.hermes/.env values
- PR #19685: fix(cli): use get_env_value for base_url resolution in auth and runtime provider
- PR #20656: fix(cli,auth): resolve base_url_env_var from ~/.hermes/.env

These items address a bug where base_url_env_var was looked up using os.getenv instead of get_env_value, causing values defined in ~/.hermes/.env to be overlooked. Multiple corrections apply get_env_value consistently across auth and CLI code paths.

## TL;DR

- 6 member(s): 1 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.33`: 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

- #18757: \[Bug\]: resolve_api_key_provider_credentials() uses os.getenv for base_url_env_var — misses ~/.hermes/.env values

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#18797: fix(auth): use get_env_value for base_url_env_var instead of os.getenv (#18757)**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#23352`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#18908: fix: use get_env_value() for base_url_env_var resolution**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#18797`, `#18757`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#18948: fix(auth): resolve base_url_env_var via get_env_value everywhere (closes #18757)**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#18797`, `#18908`, `#17246`, `#18797`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#19685: fix(cli): use get_env_value for base_url resolution in auth and runtime provider**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `hermes_cli/auth.py`, `hermes_cli/runtime_provider.py`
- **#20656: fix(cli,auth): resolve base_url_env_var from ~/.hermes/.env**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `wontfix_bydesign`; implication `wontfix`
  - files: `hermes_cli/auth.py`, `hermes_cli/runtime_provider.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_provider_base_url_dotenv.py`

## Fix status

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