# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Config model key alias bug and fix attempts

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where the 'model' key in config.yaml model section is silently ignored in favor of a hardcoded default, along with multiple related fix attempts to accept 'model' as an alias for 'default'.

## 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 #3603. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #3603 (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-3603`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #3535: \[Bug\]: config.yaml model.model key is silently ignored — falls back to hardcoded default

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#3536: fix: accept model key as alias for default in config.yaml model section**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#3544`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#3603: fix(config): accept 'model' key as alias for 'default' in model config**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `cli-config.yaml.example`, `cli.py`, `gateway/run.py`, `hermes_cli/runtime_provider.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/configuration.md`
- **#3544: fix(config): accept 'model' key as alias for 'default' in config.yaml model section**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#3603`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #3603 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-03-28`. This confirmation is old and may be out of date (a revert/reopen would not have invalidated it here); re-verify.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`