# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Auth remove incorrectly suppresses shared credential sources

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #24390: auth remove suppresses source even when other pool entries share it — silently gags the survivors
- PR #24404: fix(auth): skip source suppression when sibling pool entries share it
- PR #26996: fix(auth): only suppress on remove when no user-managed siblings remain (#24390)

A bug where removing an auth entry suppresses a credential source that is still referenced by other pool entries. Multiple fix attempts address this by checking for surviving siblings before suppressing.

## TL;DR

- 7 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 4 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.29`: 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

- #24390: auth remove suppresses source even when other pool entries share it — silently gags the survivors

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#25320: fix(auth): reference-count credential source on auth remove**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `c78b3e1d3ccc068149b976f53cb53bad9a94e361`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#24395: fix(auth): skip per-source suppression when survivors share the source (#24390)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `stale_abandoned`; implication `active`; refs `#24398`, `#24390`
- **#24398: fix(auth): keep shared Codex source active after sibling removal**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `c78b3e1d3ccc068149b976f53cb53bad9a94e361`
- **#24404: fix(auth): skip source suppression when sibling pool entries share it**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#24395`, `#24398`, `#24390`
  - files: `hermes_cli/auth_commands.py`
- **#24761: fix(auth): skip source suppression when sibling pool entries share the source (#24390)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#24395`, `#24390`, `#24395`
- **#26996: fix(auth): only suppress on remove when no user-managed siblings remain (#24390)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#24390`, `#24395`, `#24398`, `#24404`, `#24395`, `#25320`
  - files: `agent/credential_sources.py`, `hermes_cli/auth_commands.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_auth_commands.py`

## Fix status

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