# NousResearch/hermes-agent · OpenViking health probe auth fallback fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where the OpenViking provider's health probe fails on cloud endpoints that require authentication, causing memory mirroring to be silently disabled. The fix adds authenticated fallback behavior when an anonymous health probe attempt fails.

## 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 #85188. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #85188 (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-85188`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #78410: \[Bug\]: OpenViking provider health probe fails on cloud (Volcengine) endpoints — automatic memory mirroring silently disabled

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#85188: fix(openviking): authenticate managed service /health when anonymous probe fails**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `plugins/memory/openviking/__init__.py`, `tests/plugins/memory/test_openviking_provider.py`
- **#78474: fix(memory): authenticate OpenViking cloud /health when anonymous probe fails**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#85188`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #85188 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-13`.