# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix missing credential_pool key in route runtime dict

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs address a missing credential_pool key in the _build_cheap_route() runtime dictionary, along with a small set of related CLI and config fixes.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #7174. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #7174 (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: `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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #7024: bug: _build_cheap_route() missing credential_pool key in runtime dict

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#7174: fix: four small CLI/config fixes (Bucket K salvage)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/rate_limit_tracker.py`, `agent/smart_model_routing.py`, `cli.py`, `hermes_cli/gateway.py`
- **#7025: fix: add missing credential_pool key in _build_cheap_route() runtime dict**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#7174`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #7174 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-04-10`. This confirmation is old and may be out of date (a revert/reopen would not have invalidated it here); re-verify.
- Subsystem: `agent`