# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Noisy probes to wrong endpoints, caching fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where Hermes probes non-standard endpoints (like /api/tags, /v1/props, /version) against public providers like OpenAI, causing 404 noise. Related work addresses caching probe results, correcting the llama.cpp props endpoint path, and skipping local-server detection for known public hosts.

## 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 #115838. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #115838 (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-115838`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #61421: \[Bug\]: Hermes probes non‑OpenAI endpoints (/api/tags, /v1/props, /version) on api.openai.com, causing noisy 404s

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#115838: fix(agent): hosted provider hosts no longer receive local-server discovery probes, ending 404 noise on api.openai.com (#61421, salvage #61428)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/model_metadata.py`, `tests/agent/test_model_metadata_local_ctx.py`
- **#61428: fix(agent): short-circuit local server detection for known public provider hosts**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `35f69a910124`, `#115838`, `#61421`, `#61428`
- **#61692: fix(agent): skip local server probes on known public endpoints**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `stale_abandoned`; implication `active`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #115838 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-19`.
- Subsystem: `agent`