# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Gemini tier detection unreliable without quota signal

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #21399: \[Bug\]: Gemini setup reports API keys as paid without a reliable tier signal
- PR #130986: fix(gemini): do not infer paid tier from a successful probe

These items address a bug where the Gemini integration incorrectly infers a paid tier from probe success or other unreliable signals. The fixes aim to avoid assuming paid status without a definitive quota-based indicator.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #21399: \[Bug\]: Gemini setup reports API keys as paid without a reliable tier signal

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#21403: fix(gemini): avoid assuming paid tier without quota signal**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
- **#130986: fix(gemini): do not infer paid tier from a successful probe**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `agent/gemini_native_adapter.py`, `tests/agent/test_gemini_free_tier_gate.py`, `tests/agent/test_gemini_tier_signal.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_gemini_tier_probe_integration.py`

## Fix status

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