# NousResearch/hermes-agent · CLI model and provider switching fixes and overhaul

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #40852: \[Bug\]: \[Bug\] /model slash command validates current model against new provider's catalog, blocking provider switches
- PR #40861: fix(cli): parse provider:model syntax when current provider is not an aggregator

These items address bugs and improvements around the /model slash command, specifically fixing how provider:model colon syntax is parsed and validated when switching providers. Includes both targeted bug fixes and a broader overhaul of the provider and model selection system.

## TL;DR

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

## Open related issues

- #40852: \[Bug\]: \[Bug\] /model slash command validates current model against new provider's catalog, blocking provider switches

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#40861: fix(cli): parse provider:model syntax when current provider is not an aggregator**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `hermes_cli/model_switch.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_model_switch_provider_colon_syntax.py`
- **#41034: fix(cli): parse provider:model colon syntax from non-aggregator providers (#40852)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`

## Fix status

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