# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Slow /model command regression from stale cache probe

## Open now

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A regression introduced after v2026.7.20 caused the /model command to take 7+ minutes, traced to the gateway not joining live provider-catalog probes when the cache is stale. A fix was submitted addressing this behavior.

## 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 #117064. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #117064 (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-117064`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #74003: \[Regression\] /model command takes 7+ minutes on commits past v2026.7.20; works normally on tag

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#117064: Gateway \`/model\` no longer joins live provider-catalog probes on a stale cache (#74003)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `gateway/slash_commands_model.py`, `hermes_cli/model_switch.py`, `hermes_cli/model_switch_providers.py`, `hermes_cli/models.py`, `tests/gateway/test_model_command_async_offload.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_list_picker_providers.py`
- **#102361: fix: \[Regression\] /model command takes 7+ minutes on commits past v2026.7.20; works normally on tag (#74003)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#102099`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #117064 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.
- Subsystem: `gateway`