# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Stale key_env not cleared on provider switch

## Open now

- 0 issues, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- PR #82971: fix(web): clear stale key environment on provider switch
- PR #83069: fix(config): clear stale key_env on provider switch

A bug report and two corresponding fixes address the issue of key_env not being cleared when switching providers, leaving stale key environment values in both desktop config and web settings.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 0 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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

- #82963: \[Bug\] Desktop Settings→Model switch leaves stale key_env when switching providers — _apply_main_model_assignment clears api_key/api_mode but not key_env

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#82971: fix(web): clear stale key environment on provider switch**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `hermes_cli/web_server.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server.py`
- **#83069: fix(config): clear stale key_env on provider switch**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `hermes_cli/config.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_config.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server.py`

## Fix status

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