NousResearch/hermes-agent

Fix misleading credential hints for OAuth users

Cluster 78996 · agent. Data as of 2026-10-29 11:48 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #114852 on 18 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address cases where authentication error messages and agent initialization guide OAuth users toward setting environment variables that are incorrect or unused, and propose fixes to point users toward the right credential or re-authentication flow instead.

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#114852 fix(auth): missing-credential hints name the real env var or the OAuth login (#114405, #78996, salvage #89517)

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files: agent/agent_init.py, agent/auxiliary_client.py, agent/auxiliary_unavailable.py, agent/context_compressor.py, contributors/emails/[redacted:email], contributors/emails/[redacted:email], tests/agent/test_context_compressor.py, tests/agent/test_missing_provider_credentials_hint.py, website/docs/guides/minimax-oauth.md

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From the close comments: superseded by another PR 1

#79007 fix(agent): guide OAuth users to re-authenticate · superseded by another PR → cab9a27, #114852, #114405, #78996, #89517

Closed issues · 1

Closed#78996Main-agent init tells OAuth providers to set a <PROVIDER>_API_KEY env var that nothing reads

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Subsystem: agent
Merged PRs: #114852
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 18 Sep 2026

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