# NousResearch/hermes-agent · slow /model command delay after upgrade fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug was reported where the /model command experiences significant delays after a version upgrade. The fix addresses the Nous picker reading from a pricing cache only, avoiding a live catalog fetch when opening /model.

## 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 #106612. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #106612 (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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #74514: \[Bug\]: After upgrading to the latest version, the /model command has a very long delay

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#106612: fix(picker): Nous picker reads pricing cache-only, no live catalog fetch on /model open (#74514, salvage #102099)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/model_switch_providers.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_nous_picker_pricing_cached_only.py`
- **#102099: fix: \[Bug\]: After upgrading to the latest version, the /model command has a very long delay (#74514)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `a74e76632c`, `#106612`, `#74514`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #106612 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-09`.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`