# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix numeric sorting for k/K-prefixed model versions

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #78886: \[Bug\]: Model sort ignores 'k' version prefix — kimi-k2.6 sorted above kimi-k3/k3.5 in alias resolution
- PR #78892: fix(models): parse k-prefixed Kimi versions in model sort key

Multiple fixes and a bug report addressing incorrect sort order for Kimi model versions with 'k' or 'K' prefixes, where the prefix was not parsed numerically during alias resolution.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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.

## Open related issues

- #78886: \[Bug\]: Model sort ignores 'k' version prefix — kimi-k2.6 sorted above kimi-k3/k3.5 in alias resolution

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#78892: fix(models): parse k-prefixed Kimi versions in model sort key**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `cff9c9bdf1`
  - files: `hermes_cli/model_switch.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_kimi_version_sort.py`
- **#78934: fix(cli): support 'k'/'K' version prefix in model sort**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#78892`
- **#79056: fix: parse k/K-prefixed model versions in sort key**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#78892`, `#78886`
- **#79114: fix(cli): sort Kimi k-prefixed versions numerically (#78886)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#78892`, `#78886`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`