NousResearch/hermes-agent

Improve error message for missing provider prefix

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #78909 on 4 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These issues concern the poor error experience when a model ID is specified without its required vendor/provider prefix, currently resulting in an unhelpful bare 404. The proposed improvement is to return a clearer message that explicitly identifies the missing prefix as the problem.

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  • #78856 A model id missing its vendor prefix says so instead of 404ing

    merged to main

    files: agent/conversation_loop.py, agent/error_classifier.py, hermes_cli/model_normalize.py, tests/agent/test_error_classifier.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_model_normalize.py

  • #78909 A model id missing its provider prefix says so instead of 404ing

    merged to main

    files: agent/conversation_loop.py, agent/error_classifier.py, hermes_cli/model_normalize.py, tests/agent/test_error_classifier.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_model_normalize.py

Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#78796Missing provider prefix on a model id fails with a bare 404, never naming the model
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4 Aug 2026

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