# NousResearch/hermes-agent · OAuth credential pool unbounded 401 retry loop

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where the OAuth credential pool enters an unbounded, non-interruptible retry loop when a key hint matches no pool entry, along with proposed fixes to cap and add backoff to that loop.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #70994. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #70994 (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-70994`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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

- #70401: OAuth credential pool enters unbounded, non-interruptible 401 retry loop (failed key hint matched no entry)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#70994: fix(auth): break unbounded 401 retry loop in credential pool OAuth path**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `agent/credential_pool.py`, `tests/agent/test_credential_pool_unmatched_rotation_bound.py`
- **#70412: fix: break unbounded 401 retry loop in credential pool OAuth path (#70401)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#70994`, `#70401`
- **#70430: fix(credential_pool): bound OAuth no-match retry loop with cap and backoff (#70401)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#70401`, `#70994`, `#70412`
- **#70941: fix(auth): bound OAuth credential pool 401 retry loop to prevent unbounded spinning (#70401)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#70401`, `#70994`, `#70412`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #70994 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-07-24`.