diff --git a/hermes_cli/doctor.py b/hermes_cli/doctor.py
index 191535432..8247d2591 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/doctor.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/doctor.py
@@ -329,22 +329,29 @@ def run_doctor(args):
                     "Either set model.provider to 'openrouter', or drop the vendor prefix."
                 )
 
-            # Check credentials for the configured provider
-            if canonical_provider and canonical_provider not in ("auto", "custom"):
+            # Check credentials for the configured provider.
+            # Limit to API-key providers in PROVIDER_REGISTRY — other provider
+            # types (OAuth, SDK, openrouter/anthropic/custom/auto) have their
+            # own env-var checks elsewhere in doctor, and get_auth_status()
+            # returns a bare {logged_in: False} for anything it doesn't
+            # explicitly dispatch, which would produce false positives.
+            if canonical_provider and canonical_provider not in ("auto", "custom", "openrouter"):
                 try:
-                    from hermes_cli.auth import get_auth_status
-                    status = get_auth_status(canonical_provider) or {}
-                    configured = bool(status.get("configured") or status.get("logged_in") or status.get("api_key"))
-                    if not configured:
-                        check_fail(
-                            f"model.provider '{canonical_provider}' is set but not authenticated",
-                            "(check ~/.hermes/.env or run 'hermes setup')",
-                        )
-                        issues.append(
-                            f"No credentials found for provider '{canonical_provider}'. "
-                            f"Run 'hermes setup' or set the provider's API key in {_DHH}/.env, "
-                            f"or switch providers with 'hermes config set model.provider <name>'"
-                        )
+                    from hermes_cli.auth import PROVIDER_REGISTRY, get_auth_status
+                    pconfig = PROVIDER_REGISTRY.get(canonical_provider)
+                    if pconfig and getattr(pconfig, "auth_type", "") == "api_key":
+                        status = get_auth_status(canonical_provider) or {}
+                        configured = bool(status.get("configured") or status.get("logged_in") or status.get("api_key"))
+                        if not configured:
+                            check_fail(
+                                f"model.provider '{canonical_provider}' is set but no API key is configured",
+                                "(check ~/.hermes/.env or run 'hermes setup')",
+                            )
+                            issues.append(
+                                f"No credentials found for provider '{canonical_provider}'. "
+                                f"Run 'hermes setup' or set the provider's API key in {_DHH}/.env, "
+                                f"or switch providers with 'hermes config set model.provider <name>'"
+                            )
                 except Exception:
                     pass
 
diff --git a/scripts/release.py b/scripts/release.py
index b8dfbce03..6d4de561c 100755
--- a/scripts/release.py
+++ b/scripts/release.py
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ AUTHOR_MAP = {
     "jarvischer@gmail.com": "maxchernin",
     "levantam.98.2324@gmail.com": "LVT382009",
     "zhurongcheng@rcrai.com": "heykb",
+    "withapurpose37@gmail.com": "StefanIsMe",
 }