# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix duplicate providers in auth model picker

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs address a bug where keyed authentication providers appeared as duplicates in the model picker, caused by credential pool key normalization leaking into provider identification logic.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #93447. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #93447 (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-93447`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #93147: Model picker shows duplicate providers due to credential pool key normalization leak

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#93447: fix(auth): keyed providers no longer show duplicated in the model picker (#93147)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/auth_commands.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_auth_commands.py`
- **#93192: fix(auth): normalize configured provider pool keys**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `030edf977`, `#93447`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #93447 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-24`.