# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix reasoning effort display in model dropdown

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug caused reasoning effort to appear as part of the model name in the dropdown, resulting in duplicate entries. These changes separate and render reasoning effort as a distinct badge in the model menu.

## 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 #122922. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #122922 (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-122922`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #51833: \[Bug\]: Model dropdown shows reasoning effort as part of model name, causing duplicate entries

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#122922: fix(desktop): render reasoning effort as a badge chip, not part of the model name**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/shell/model-catalog-menu.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/shell/model-catalog-menu.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/shell/model-menu-panel.test.tsx`
- **#51845: fix(desktop): separate reasoning effort in model dropdown**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
- **#51849: fix(desktop): render reasoning effort as a distinct badge in the model menu (#51833)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#51833`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #122922 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-25`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`