# NousResearch/hermes-agent · OAuth device flow and setup sign-in issues

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These members relate to bugs and fixes around the Nous Portal OAuth device code flow, particularly failures in headless/server environments, a wrong redirect URL, and general setup/sign-in difficulties. One fix also addresses the default backend selection during setup.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #76649. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #76649 (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: `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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #20605: \[Setup\]: i can not sign in .

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#76649: fix(auth): actionable CAPTCHA-aware guidance on Nous device-auth timeout**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/auth.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_auth_nous_provider.py`
- **#75290: fix(auth): open /device for Nous Portal login instead of manage-subscription**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `fbf26e384`, `840fb55a8`, `#76649`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #76649 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-02`.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`