NousResearch/hermes-agent

Model picker slowness from cold pricing cache fetches

Cluster 92244 · gateway. Data as of

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #101685 on 3 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These issues and PRs concern the model picker becoming unresponsive for 25–50 seconds when the pricing cache is cold or expired, due to serial blocking fetch calls. The work involves fixes and a cache prewarming approach to keep the picker responsive.

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  • #101685 fix(gateway): keep the model picker open responsive on a cold pricing cache (salvage #92253)

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/inventory.py, hermes_cli/models.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_inventory_pricing.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_models.py

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: superseded by another PR 1 · other 1

  • #92253 fix(gateway): keep first model picker open responsive on cold pricing cache · superseded by another PR → #101685
  • #113361 fix(gateway): prewarm /model picker cache at start · other
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#92244/model picker blocks ~25-50s on first open after cache expiry (serial blocking pricing fetches in inventory.py)
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  • Link evidence (structural links throughout): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
  • Pairwise link density 0.50: the share of item 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.

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Subsystem
gateway
Merged PRs
#101685
Closed issues
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Attempts
2 PRs closed without merging
Fix link checked
3 Sep 2026

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