# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Stale credential reuse during primary runtime restore

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where _restore_primary_runtime bypasses the credential pool and reuses a potentially revoked API key, along with associated fixes to re-select from the pool on restore.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #53913. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #53913 (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-53913`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #25205: \[Bug\] _restore_primary_runtime bypasses credential pool, reuses stale (revoked) api_key

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#53913: fix(pool): re-select from credential pool on primary runtime restore**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/agent_runtime_helpers.py`, `scripts/release.py`, `tests/agent/test_restore_primary_pool_reselect.py`, `tests/run_agent/test_24996_fallback_exhaustion_cooldown.py`, `tests/test_tui_gateway_server.py`, `tests/tools/test_process_registry.py`
- **#25206: fix(pool): re-select from credential pool on primary runtime restore**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `f0de4c6a4`, `#53913`, `#33163`
- **#25730: fix(agent): consult credential pool in _restore_primary_runtime to avoid stale snapshot key**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `f0de4c6a4`, `#25206`, `#25205`, `#53913`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #53913 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-06-28`.
- Subsystem: `agent`