# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Unintended expensive model defaults after Nous auth

## Open now

- 2 issues, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #62840: \[Feature\]: Warning when connecting to NOUS cloud that it will wipe connections to local Gatway setup.
- #68144: \[Bug\]: Desktop app silently changes global default model to most expensive curated option after Nous Portal re-login (no user confirmation)
- PR #51493: fix(desktop): Nous recommended default skips Opus-tier
- PR #128559: fix(desktop): keep the configured model when re-authing its provider (#68144)

Multiple issues and fixes address the desktop app silently assigning high-cost flagship models as defaults during Nous onboarding or reauthentication, without user confirmation. One adjacent request asks for a warning when Nous cloud connection overwrites local gateway settings.

## TL;DR

- 7 member(s): 2 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #131917. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #131917 (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: `partially_resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-131917`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_PARTIAL`): some members are connected by structural evidence (shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference); the rest are joined by an automated relevance judgement over their text.
- Members outside that structural core may belong to a different underlying problem.
- Pairwise link density `0.22`: 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

- #62840: \[Feature\]: Warning when connecting to NOUS cloud that it will wipe connections to local Gatway setup.
- #68144: \[Bug\]: Desktop app silently changes global default model to most expensive curated option after Nous Portal re-login (no user confirmation)

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #51491: Onboarding defaults paid Nous users to Opus-tier (~$15/$75 per MTok) with no opt-out

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#131917: fix(desktop): Nous recommended default skips Anthropic frontier tiers \[risk 0.30\]**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `hermes_cli/models.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server.py`
- **#51493: fix(desktop): Nous recommended default skips Opus-tier**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `96a4b9203`
  - files: `hermes_cli/models.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server.py`
- **#68328: fix(desktop): preserve model after reauthentication**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#128559`, `#68144`
- **#128559: fix(desktop): keep the configured model when re-authing its provider (#68144)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `f254482990aa3473c8906ef7a4370321a7fd121e`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/api/models.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/onboarding.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/onboarding.ts`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #131917 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-05`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`