# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Model picker slowness from cold pricing cache fetches

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

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.

## 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 #101685. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #101685 (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: `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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #92244: /model picker blocks ~25-50s on first open after cache expiry (serial blocking pricing fetches in inventory.py)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#101685: fix(gateway): keep the model picker open responsive on a cold pricing cache (salvage #92253)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/inventory.py`, `hermes_cli/models.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_inventory_pricing.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_models.py`
- **#92253: fix(gateway): keep first model picker open responsive on cold pricing cache**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#101685`
- **#113361: fix(gateway): prewarm /model picker cache at start**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #101685 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-03`.
- Subsystem: `gateway`