# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Model alias and prefix routing fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address bugs where model aliases and vendor prefixes (such as 'nous/') were ignored during provider detection, causing requests to incorrectly route to Anthropic. Fixes cover both the model resolution logic and CLI startup ordering.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #100586. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #100586 (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-100586`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #87189: Bug: model aliases and 'nous/' prefix ignored — all non-Anthropic providers route to Anthropic and 404

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#100586: fix(models): route model aliases and configured vendor/model prefixes to their providers (#87189 salvage of #87210 + #87246)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `cli.py`, `hermes_cli/model_switch.py`, `hermes_cli/models.py`, `tests/cli/test_cli_init.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_model_prefix_routing_87189.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_startup_model_routing_87189.py`, `website/docs/reference/slash-commands.md`, `website/docs/user-guide/configuring-models.md`
- **#87210: fix(models): honor vendor/model prefix and dict model.aliases in provider detection**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#100586`
- **#87246: fix(cli): resolve model routes before startup provider defaults**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#100586`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #100586 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-01`.
- Subsystem: `agent`