# NousResearch/hermes-agent · DeepSeek auxiliary model fallback fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where DeepSeek was missing from the auxiliary model fallback map caused misleading warnings about no auxiliary LLM provider. Fixes add DeepSeek to the fallback configuration and correct model selection for non-aggregator providers.

## TL;DR

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #26924: DeepSeek missing from _API_KEY_PROVIDER_AUX_MODELS_FALLBACK — misleading "No auxiliary LLM provider" warning

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#26926: fix(providers): add deepseek to _API_KEY_PROVIDER_AUX_MODELS_FALLBACK (#26924)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#27292`
- **#26935: fix: add DeepSeek to aux model fallback map**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#26926`, `#26924`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.