hermes-agent/hermes_cli/model_catalog.py
Teknium b34e565957 feat(models): catalog-labeled silent default — GLM-5.2 marked "default": true in the model catalog
The remote model catalog (website/static/api/model-catalog.json) now labels
exactly one entry per provider block with "default": true — z-ai/glm-5.2 for
both OpenRouter and Nous Portal. That labeled entry is the model Hermes
silently lands on when the user never picked one, and it can be rotated by
editing the manifest alone: no release needed.

- model_catalog.py: get_default_model_from_cache() reads the label from the
  in-process/disk cache only — never triggers a network fetch, so hot
  resolution paths (agent build, gateway session setup) stay network-free.
- models.py: get_preferred_silent_default_model() resolves catalog label
  first, PREFERRED_SILENT_DEFAULT_MODEL constant second (offline/fresh
  install). _PROVIDER_SILENT_DEFAULT_OVERRIDES dict replaced by
  _SILENT_DEFAULT_PROVIDERS routing through the shared resolver.
  fetch_openrouter_models() preserves the "default" badge through live
  /v1/models refreshes so the picker shows it.
- scripts/build_model_catalog.py: generator emits the default label so
  regeneration can't drop it.
- website/docs/reference/model-catalog.md: schema documents the new field.
- Salvaged from PR #61141 (@HumphreySun98): bare-provider /model switches
  (/model nous) route through the cost-safe default instead of curated
  entry [0].
- tests: catalog-label precedence, constant fallback, stale-label fallback,
  cache-only (no network) guarantee, and a shipped-manifest contract test
  pinning the labeled entry to PREFERRED_SILENT_DEFAULT_MODEL.

E2E (temp HERMES_HOME): fresh-install constant fallback, shipped-manifest
label read, release-free rotation (relabeled cache -> new default across
models.py, tui_gateway, and gateway empty-model paths) all verified.
2026-07-15 00:10:31 -07:00

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"""Remote model catalog fetcher.
The Hermes docs site hosts a JSON manifest of curated models for providers
we want to update without shipping a release (currently OpenRouter and
Nous Portal). This module fetches, validates, and caches that manifest,
falling back to the in-repo hardcoded lists when the network is unavailable.
Pipeline
--------
1. ``get_catalog()`` — returns a parsed manifest dict.
- Checks in-process cache (invalidated by TTL).
- Reads disk cache at ``~/.hermes/cache/model_catalog.json``.
- Fetches the master URL if disk cache is stale or missing.
- On any fetch failure, keeps using the stale cache (or empty dict).
2. ``get_curated_openrouter_models()`` / ``get_curated_nous_models()`` —
thin accessors returning the shapes existing callers expect. Each
falls back to the in-repo hardcoded list on any lookup failure.
Schema (version 1)
------------------
::
{
"version": 1,
"updated_at": "2026-04-25T22:00:00Z",
"metadata": {...}, # free-form
"providers": {
"openrouter": {
"metadata": {...}, # free-form
"models": [
{"id": "vendor/model", "description": "recommended",
"metadata": {...}} # free-form, model-level
]
},
"nous": {...}
}
}
Unknown fields are ignored — extra metadata can be added at either level
without bumping ``version``. ``version`` bumps are reserved for
breaking changes (renaming ``providers``, changing ``models`` shape).
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import json
import logging
import time
import urllib.error
import urllib.request
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Any
from hermes_cli import __version__ as _HERMES_VERSION
from utils import atomic_replace
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Constants
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DEFAULT_CATALOG_URL = (
"https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/api/model-catalog.json"
)
# Fallback fetch chain. The Docusaurus site is served through Vercel, which
# occasionally returns HTTP 403 + x-vercel-mitigated: challenge for non-
# browser clients (urllib, curl). When that happens the disk cache goes
# stale and new model releases never reach the picker. The raw GitHub URL
# is the same manifest published from the same repo and is not bot-gated,
# so we fall through to it whenever the primary URL fails.
DEFAULT_CATALOG_FALLBACK_URLS: tuple[str, ...] = (
"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/main/website/static/api/model-catalog.json",
)
DEFAULT_TTL_HOURS = 1
DEFAULT_FETCH_TIMEOUT = 8.0
SUPPORTED_SCHEMA_VERSION = 1
_HERMES_USER_AGENT = f"hermes-cli/{_HERMES_VERSION}"
# In-process cache to avoid repeated disk + parse work across multiple
# calls within the same session. Invalidated by TTL against the disk file's
# mtime, so calling code never has to think about this.
_catalog_cache: dict[str, Any] | None = None
_catalog_cache_source_mtime: float = 0.0
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Config
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def _load_catalog_config() -> dict[str, Any]:
"""Load the ``model_catalog`` config block with defaults filled in."""
try:
from hermes_cli.config import load_config
cfg = load_config() or {}
except Exception:
cfg = {}
raw = cfg.get("model_catalog")
if not isinstance(raw, dict):
raw = {}
return {
"enabled": bool(raw.get("enabled", True)),
"url": str(raw.get("url") or DEFAULT_CATALOG_URL),
"ttl_hours": float(raw.get("ttl_hours") or DEFAULT_TTL_HOURS),
"providers": raw.get("providers") if isinstance(raw.get("providers"), dict) else {},
}
def _cache_path() -> Path:
"""Return the disk cache path. Import lazily so tests can monkeypatch home."""
from hermes_constants import get_hermes_home
return get_hermes_home() / "cache" / "model_catalog.json"
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Fetch + validate + cache
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def _fetch_manifest(url: str, timeout: float) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
"""HTTP GET the manifest URL and return a parsed dict, or None on failure."""
try:
req = urllib.request.Request(
url,
headers={
"Accept": "application/json",
"User-Agent": _HERMES_USER_AGENT,
},
)
with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=timeout) as resp:
data = json.loads(resp.read().decode())
except (urllib.error.URLError, TimeoutError, json.JSONDecodeError, OSError) as exc:
logger.info("model catalog fetch failed (%s): %s", url, exc)
return None
except Exception as exc: # pragma: no cover — defensive
logger.info("model catalog fetch errored (%s): %s", url, exc)
return None
if not _validate_manifest(data):
logger.info("model catalog at %s failed schema validation", url)
return None
return data
def _fetch_manifest_with_fallback(
primary_url: str,
timeout: float,
fallback_urls: tuple[str, ...] = DEFAULT_CATALOG_FALLBACK_URLS,
) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
"""Try ``primary_url`` first, then walk ``fallback_urls``.
Returns the first manifest that fetches and validates, or None when
every URL fails. Skips fallback URLs identical to the primary so an
operator who configured the catalog URL to point at the raw GitHub
copy doesn't double-fetch.
"""
data = _fetch_manifest(primary_url, timeout)
if data is not None:
return data
for url in fallback_urls:
if not url or url == primary_url:
continue
data = _fetch_manifest(url, timeout)
if data is not None:
logger.info("model catalog primary URL failed; using fallback %s", url)
return data
return None
def _validate_manifest(data: Any) -> bool:
"""Return True when ``data`` matches the minimum manifest shape."""
if not isinstance(data, dict):
return False
version = data.get("version")
if not isinstance(version, int) or version > SUPPORTED_SCHEMA_VERSION:
# Future schema version we don't understand — refuse rather than
# guess. Older schemas (version < 1) aren't supported either.
return False
providers = data.get("providers")
if not isinstance(providers, dict):
return False
for pname, pblock in providers.items():
if not isinstance(pname, str) or not isinstance(pblock, dict):
return False
models = pblock.get("models")
if not isinstance(models, list):
return False
for m in models:
if not isinstance(m, dict):
return False
if not isinstance(m.get("id"), str) or not m["id"].strip():
return False
return True
def _read_disk_cache() -> tuple[dict[str, Any] | None, float]:
"""Return ``(data_or_none, mtime)``. mtime is 0 if file is missing."""
path = _cache_path()
try:
mtime = path.stat().st_mtime
except (OSError, FileNotFoundError):
return (None, 0.0)
try:
with open(path, encoding="utf-8") as fh:
data = json.load(fh)
except (OSError, json.JSONDecodeError):
return (None, 0.0)
if not _validate_manifest(data):
return (None, 0.0)
return (data, mtime)
def _write_disk_cache(data: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
path = _cache_path()
try:
path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
tmp = path.with_suffix(path.suffix + ".tmp")
with open(tmp, "w", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
json.dump(data, fh, indent=2)
fh.write("\n")
atomic_replace(tmp, path)
except OSError as exc:
logger.info("model catalog cache write failed: %s", exc)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Public API
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def get_catalog(*, force_refresh: bool = False) -> dict[str, Any]:
"""Return the parsed model catalog manifest, or an empty dict on failure.
Callers should treat a missing provider/model as "use the in-repo fallback"
— never raise from this function so the CLI keeps working offline.
"""
global _catalog_cache, _catalog_cache_source_mtime
cfg = _load_catalog_config()
if not cfg["enabled"]:
return {}
ttl_seconds = max(0.0, cfg["ttl_hours"] * 3600.0)
disk_data, disk_mtime = _read_disk_cache()
now = time.time()
disk_fresh = disk_data is not None and (now - disk_mtime) < ttl_seconds
# In-process cache hit: disk hasn't changed since we loaded it and still fresh.
if (
not force_refresh
and _catalog_cache is not None
and disk_data is not None
and disk_mtime == _catalog_cache_source_mtime
and disk_fresh
):
return _catalog_cache
# Disk is fresh enough — use it without a network hit.
if not force_refresh and disk_fresh and disk_data is not None:
_catalog_cache = disk_data
_catalog_cache_source_mtime = disk_mtime
return disk_data
# Need to (re)fetch. If it fails, fall back to any stale disk copy.
fetched = _fetch_manifest_with_fallback(cfg["url"], DEFAULT_FETCH_TIMEOUT)
if fetched is not None:
_write_disk_cache(fetched)
new_disk_data, new_mtime = _read_disk_cache()
if new_disk_data is not None:
_catalog_cache = new_disk_data
_catalog_cache_source_mtime = new_mtime
return new_disk_data
_catalog_cache = fetched
_catalog_cache_source_mtime = now
return fetched
if disk_data is not None:
_catalog_cache = disk_data
_catalog_cache_source_mtime = disk_mtime
return disk_data
return {}
def _fetch_provider_override(provider: str) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
"""If ``model_catalog.providers.<name>.url`` is set, fetch that instead."""
cfg = _load_catalog_config()
if not cfg["enabled"]:
return None
provider_cfg = cfg["providers"].get(provider)
if not isinstance(provider_cfg, dict):
return None
override_url = provider_cfg.get("url")
if not isinstance(override_url, str) or not override_url.strip():
return None
# Override fetches skip the disk cache because they're usually
# third-party self-hosted. Re-request on every call but with a short
# timeout so they don't block the picker.
return _fetch_manifest(override_url.strip(), DEFAULT_FETCH_TIMEOUT)
def _get_provider_block(provider: str) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
"""Return the provider's manifest block, respecting per-provider overrides."""
override = _fetch_provider_override(provider)
if override is not None:
block = override.get("providers", {}).get(provider)
if isinstance(block, dict):
return block
catalog = get_catalog()
if not catalog:
return None
block = catalog.get("providers", {}).get(provider)
return block if isinstance(block, dict) else None
def get_curated_openrouter_models() -> list[tuple[str, str]] | None:
"""Return OpenRouter's curated ``[(id, description), ...]`` from the manifest.
Returns ``None`` when the manifest is unavailable, so callers can fall
back to their hardcoded list.
"""
block = _get_provider_block("openrouter")
if not block:
return None
out: list[tuple[str, str]] = []
for m in block.get("models", []):
mid = str(m.get("id") or "").strip()
if not mid:
continue
desc = str(m.get("description") or "")
out.append((mid, desc))
return out or None
def get_curated_nous_models() -> list[str] | None:
"""Return Nous Portal's curated list of model ids from the manifest.
Returns ``None`` when the manifest is unavailable.
"""
block = _get_provider_block("nous")
if not block:
return None
out: list[str] = []
for m in block.get("models", []):
mid = str(m.get("id") or "").strip()
if mid:
out.append(mid)
return out or None
def _default_model_from_block(block: dict[str, Any] | None) -> str | None:
"""Return the id of the model entry labeled ``"default": true``, or None."""
if not isinstance(block, dict):
return None
for m in block.get("models", []):
if isinstance(m, dict) and m.get("default"):
mid = str(m.get("id") or "").strip()
if mid:
return mid
return None
def get_default_model_from_cache(provider: str) -> str | None:
"""Return the catalog's labeled default model for ``provider`` — cache only.
The manifest marks exactly one model entry per provider with
``"default": true``; that entry is the model Hermes silently lands on when
the user never picked one. This accessor reads ONLY the in-process copy or
the disk cache — it NEVER triggers a network fetch, so it is safe on hot
resolution paths (agent build, gateway session setup) that must stay
network-free. The cache is kept fresh by the picker/`hermes update` paths;
when no cached manifest exists (fresh install, offline), returns None and
the caller falls back to the in-repo constant.
"""
if _catalog_cache is not None:
block = _catalog_cache.get("providers", {}).get(provider)
found = _default_model_from_block(block)
if found:
return found
disk_data, _mtime = _read_disk_cache()
if disk_data is not None:
block = disk_data.get("providers", {}).get(provider)
return _default_model_from_block(block)
return None
def seed_cache_from_checkout(project_root: "Path | str") -> bool:
"""Overwrite the disk cache with the catalog shipped in a local checkout.
``hermes update`` pulls the latest repo, so the freshly-pulled
``website/static/api/model-catalog.json`` IS the newest catalog — no
network round-trip needed. Copying it straight over the disk cache keeps
the model picker current even when the remote manifest fetch is bot-gated
or the Portal hiccups.
Reads the shipped manifest, validates it against the schema, and writes it
to ``~/.hermes/cache/model_catalog.json`` via the same atomic writer the
network path uses. Returns ``True`` on success, ``False`` if the file is
missing, malformed, or fails validation (caller should treat a ``False``
as non-fatal — the network fetch path still applies on the next picker
open).
"""
src = Path(project_root) / "website" / "static" / "api" / "model-catalog.json"
try:
with open(src, encoding="utf-8") as fh:
data = json.load(fh)
except (OSError, json.JSONDecodeError) as exc:
logger.debug("model catalog seed from checkout skipped (%s): %s", src, exc)
return False
if not _validate_manifest(data):
logger.debug("model catalog seed from checkout skipped: invalid manifest at %s", src)
return False
_write_disk_cache(data)
reset_cache() # drop the in-process copy so the next read picks up the seed
return True
def reset_cache() -> None:
"""Clear the in-process cache. Used by tests and ``hermes model --refresh``."""
global _catalog_cache, _catalog_cache_source_mtime
_catalog_cache = None
_catalog_cache_source_mtime = 0.0