# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix auth rotation after quota exhaustion in pooled Codex

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs address a bug where pooled authentication in the auxiliary/Codex layer can remain pinned to an exhausted credential after a quota failure, rather than rotating to a valid one. The work involves identifying the problem and attempting fixes, including a salvage attempt of an earlier PR.

## 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 #22792. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #22792 (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-22792`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #22778: bug(auxiliary): pooled Codex compression can stay pinned to exhausted auth after rotation

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#22792: fix(auxiliary): rotate pooled auth after quota failures (salvage #22779)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/auxiliary_client.py`, `scripts/release.py`, `tests/agent/test_auxiliary_client.py`
- **#22779: fix(auxiliary): rotate pooled auth after quota failures**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#22792`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #22792 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-05-09`.