# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop provider credential-sharing and visibility fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where desktop Qwen setup hides the built-in alibaba-cn provider when they share the DASHSCOPE_API_KEY, along with related fixes to preserve providers that share credentials. A broader fix commit also bundles several adjacent behavior corrections across unrelated areas.

## 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 #121998. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #121998 (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-121998`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #99385: \[Bug\]: Desktop Qwen setup hides built-in alibaba-cn when it shares DASHSCOPE_API_KEY

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#121998: fix: feature-behavior cluster — /clear alias, open_preview fail-closed, alibaba-cn cards, RunClock, plugins toolset wiring**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/capabilities/plugins/plugins-tab.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/capabilities/plugins/plugins-tab.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/credential-key-ui.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/env-credentials.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/providers-settings.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/providers-settings.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/types.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/de.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/es.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/fr.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/desktop-slash-commands.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/desktop-slash-commands.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/desktop-toolsets.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/kanban/run-clock.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/kanban/types.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/kanban/ui.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/types/hermes.ts`, `hermes_cli/kanban_db.py` (+7 more)
- **#99476: fix(desktop): preserve providers that share credentials**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#121998`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #121998 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-26`.