hermes-agent/tests/hermes_cli/test_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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"""Tests for hermes_cli.model_catalog — remote manifest fetch + cache + fallback."""
from __future__ import annotations
import json
import os
import time
from pathlib import Path
from unittest.mock import patch
import pytest
@pytest.fixture
def isolated_home(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
"""Isolate HERMES_HOME + reset any module-level catalog cache per test."""
home = tmp_path / ".hermes"
home.mkdir()
monkeypatch.setattr(Path, "home", lambda: tmp_path)
monkeypatch.setenv("HERMES_HOME", str(home))
# Force a fresh catalog module state for each test.
import importlib
from hermes_cli import model_catalog
importlib.reload(model_catalog)
yield home
model_catalog.reset_cache()
def _valid_manifest() -> dict:
return {
"version": 1,
"updated_at": "2026-04-25T22:00:00Z",
"metadata": {"source": "test"},
"providers": {
"openrouter": {
"metadata": {"display_name": "OpenRouter"},
"models": [
{"id": "anthropic/claude-opus-4.7", "description": "recommended"},
{"id": "openai/gpt-5.4", "description": ""},
{"id": "openrouter/elephant-alpha", "description": "free"},
],
},
"nous": {
"metadata": {"display_name": "Nous Portal"},
"models": [
{"id": "anthropic/claude-opus-4.7"},
{"id": "moonshotai/kimi-k2.6"},
],
},
},
}
class TestValidation:
def test_accepts_well_formed_manifest(self, isolated_home):
from hermes_cli.model_catalog import _validate_manifest
assert _validate_manifest(_valid_manifest()) is True
def test_rejects_non_dict(self, isolated_home):
from hermes_cli.model_catalog import _validate_manifest
assert _validate_manifest("string") is False
assert _validate_manifest([]) is False
assert _validate_manifest(None) is False
def test_rejects_missing_version(self, isolated_home):
from hermes_cli.model_catalog import _validate_manifest
m = _valid_manifest()
del m["version"]
assert _validate_manifest(m) is False
def test_rejects_future_version(self, isolated_home):
from hermes_cli.model_catalog import _validate_manifest
m = _valid_manifest()
m["version"] = 999
assert _validate_manifest(m) is False
def test_rejects_missing_providers(self, isolated_home):
from hermes_cli.model_catalog import _validate_manifest
m = _valid_manifest()
del m["providers"]
assert _validate_manifest(m) is False
def test_rejects_malformed_model_entry(self, isolated_home):
from hermes_cli.model_catalog import _validate_manifest
m = _valid_manifest()
m["providers"]["openrouter"]["models"][0] = {"id": ""} # empty id
assert _validate_manifest(m) is False
def test_rejects_non_string_model_id(self, isolated_home):
from hermes_cli.model_catalog import _validate_manifest
m = _valid_manifest()
m["providers"]["openrouter"]["models"][0] = {"id": 42}
assert _validate_manifest(m) is False
class TestFetchSuccess:
def test_fetch_and_cache_writes_disk(self, isolated_home):
from hermes_cli import model_catalog
manifest = _valid_manifest()
with patch.object(
model_catalog, "_fetch_manifest", return_value=manifest
) as fetch:
result = model_catalog.get_catalog(force_refresh=True)
assert result == manifest
assert fetch.called
cache_file = model_catalog._cache_path()
assert cache_file.exists()
with open(cache_file) as fh:
assert json.load(fh) == manifest
def test_second_call_uses_in_process_cache(self, isolated_home):
from hermes_cli import model_catalog
manifest = _valid_manifest()
with patch.object(
model_catalog, "_fetch_manifest", return_value=manifest
) as fetch:
model_catalog.get_catalog(force_refresh=True)
model_catalog.get_catalog() # should not hit network again
assert fetch.call_count == 1
def test_force_refresh_always_refetches(self, isolated_home):
from hermes_cli import model_catalog
manifest = _valid_manifest()
with patch.object(
model_catalog, "_fetch_manifest", return_value=manifest
) as fetch:
model_catalog.get_catalog(force_refresh=True)
model_catalog.get_catalog(force_refresh=True)
assert fetch.call_count == 2
class TestFetchFailure:
def test_network_failure_returns_empty_when_no_cache(self, isolated_home):
from hermes_cli import model_catalog
with patch.object(model_catalog, "_fetch_manifest", return_value=None):
result = model_catalog.get_catalog(force_refresh=True)
assert result == {}
def test_network_failure_falls_back_to_disk_cache(self, isolated_home):
from hermes_cli import model_catalog
# Prime disk cache with a fresh copy.
manifest = _valid_manifest()
with patch.object(model_catalog, "_fetch_manifest", return_value=manifest):
model_catalog.get_catalog(force_refresh=True)
# Now wipe in-process cache and simulate network failure on refetch.
model_catalog.reset_cache()
with patch.object(model_catalog, "_fetch_manifest", return_value=None):
result = model_catalog.get_catalog(force_refresh=True)
assert result == manifest
def test_fetch_failure_falls_back_to_stale_cache(self, isolated_home):
from hermes_cli import model_catalog
manifest = _valid_manifest()
# Write stale cache directly (mtime in the past).
cache = model_catalog._cache_path()
cache.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
with open(cache, "w") as fh:
json.dump(manifest, fh)
old = time.time() - 30 * 24 * 3600 # 30 days ago
import os as _os
_os.utime(cache, (old, old))
with patch.object(model_catalog, "_fetch_manifest", return_value=None):
result = model_catalog.get_catalog()
# Stale cache is better than nothing.
assert result == manifest
class TestFallbackChain:
"""``_fetch_manifest_with_fallback`` walks ``DEFAULT_CATALOG_FALLBACK_URLS``
when the primary URL fails. Regression: the Docusaurus site behind Vercel
occasionally returns HTTP 403 + x-vercel-mitigated: challenge for urllib;
without a fallback URL the user's disk cache freezes and new model
releases (opus 4.8, etc.) never reach the picker.
"""
PRIMARY = "https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/api/model-catalog.json"
FALLBACK = (
"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent"
"/main/website/static/api/model-catalog.json"
)
def test_uses_primary_when_it_succeeds(self, isolated_home):
from hermes_cli import model_catalog
calls: list[str] = []
def fake_fetch(url, timeout):
calls.append(url)
return _valid_manifest()
with patch.object(model_catalog, "_fetch_manifest", side_effect=fake_fetch):
result = model_catalog._fetch_manifest_with_fallback(self.PRIMARY, 5.0)
assert result is not None
assert calls == [self.PRIMARY], "fallback URLs must not be touched on primary success"
def test_falls_through_to_raw_github_on_primary_failure(self, isolated_home):
from hermes_cli import model_catalog
calls: list[str] = []
def fake_fetch(url, timeout):
calls.append(url)
if url == self.PRIMARY:
return None # simulate Vercel 403
return _valid_manifest()
with patch.object(model_catalog, "_fetch_manifest", side_effect=fake_fetch):
result = model_catalog._fetch_manifest_with_fallback(self.PRIMARY, 5.0)
assert result is not None
assert calls == [self.PRIMARY, self.FALLBACK]
def test_returns_none_when_all_urls_fail(self, isolated_home):
from hermes_cli import model_catalog
with patch.object(model_catalog, "_fetch_manifest", return_value=None) as fetch:
result = model_catalog._fetch_manifest_with_fallback(self.PRIMARY, 5.0)
assert result is None
# Primary + every fallback URL was attempted exactly once.
assert fetch.call_count == 1 + len(model_catalog.DEFAULT_CATALOG_FALLBACK_URLS)
def test_dedupes_when_primary_equals_fallback(self, isolated_home):
"""Operator who configured ``model_catalog.url`` to the raw GitHub URL
should not get a duplicate fetch from the fallback list."""
from hermes_cli import model_catalog
with patch.object(model_catalog, "_fetch_manifest", return_value=None) as fetch:
model_catalog._fetch_manifest_with_fallback(self.FALLBACK, 5.0)
assert fetch.call_count == 1, f"expected 1 call, got {fetch.call_count}"
def test_get_catalog_uses_fallback_chain(self, isolated_home):
"""End-to-end: ``get_catalog`` routes through the fallback helper so
a primary URL failure transparently produces a working catalog."""
from hermes_cli import model_catalog
manifest = _valid_manifest()
calls: list[str] = []
def fake_fetch(url, timeout):
calls.append(url)
if url == self.PRIMARY:
return None
return manifest
with patch.object(model_catalog, "_fetch_manifest", side_effect=fake_fetch):
result = model_catalog.get_catalog(force_refresh=True)
assert result == manifest
assert self.FALLBACK in calls
class TestCuratedAccessors:
def test_openrouter_returns_tuples(self, isolated_home):
from hermes_cli import model_catalog
with patch.object(
model_catalog, "_fetch_manifest", return_value=_valid_manifest()
):
result = model_catalog.get_curated_openrouter_models()
assert result == [
("anthropic/claude-opus-4.7", "recommended"),
("openai/gpt-5.4", ""),
("openrouter/elephant-alpha", "free"),
]
def test_nous_returns_ids(self, isolated_home):
from hermes_cli import model_catalog
with patch.object(
model_catalog, "_fetch_manifest", return_value=_valid_manifest()
):
result = model_catalog.get_curated_nous_models()
assert result == ["anthropic/claude-opus-4.7", "moonshotai/kimi-k2.6"]
def test_openrouter_returns_none_when_catalog_empty(self, isolated_home):
from hermes_cli import model_catalog
with patch.object(model_catalog, "_fetch_manifest", return_value=None):
assert model_catalog.get_curated_openrouter_models() is None
def test_nous_returns_none_when_catalog_empty(self, isolated_home):
from hermes_cli import model_catalog
with patch.object(model_catalog, "_fetch_manifest", return_value=None):
assert model_catalog.get_curated_nous_models() is None
class TestDefaultModelFromCache:
"""get_default_model_from_cache reads the '"default": true' label without
ever hitting the network."""
def _manifest_with_default(self) -> dict:
m = _valid_manifest()
m["providers"]["openrouter"]["models"][1]["default"] = True # gpt-5.4
m["providers"]["nous"]["models"][1]["default"] = True # kimi-k2.6
return m
def test_reads_label_from_disk_cache(self, isolated_home):
from hermes_cli import model_catalog
cache = isolated_home / "cache"
cache.mkdir()
(cache / "model_catalog.json").write_text(
json.dumps(self._manifest_with_default())
)
with patch.object(model_catalog, "_fetch_manifest") as fetch:
assert (
model_catalog.get_default_model_from_cache("openrouter")
== "openai/gpt-5.4"
)
assert (
model_catalog.get_default_model_from_cache("nous")
== "moonshotai/kimi-k2.6"
)
fetch.assert_not_called()
def test_no_label_returns_none(self, isolated_home):
from hermes_cli import model_catalog
cache = isolated_home / "cache"
cache.mkdir()
(cache / "model_catalog.json").write_text(json.dumps(_valid_manifest()))
with patch.object(model_catalog, "_fetch_manifest") as fetch:
assert model_catalog.get_default_model_from_cache("openrouter") is None
fetch.assert_not_called()
def test_no_cache_returns_none_without_network(self, isolated_home):
from hermes_cli import model_catalog
with patch.object(model_catalog, "_fetch_manifest") as fetch:
assert model_catalog.get_default_model_from_cache("openrouter") is None
fetch.assert_not_called()
def test_shipped_manifest_labels_glm52_default(self, isolated_home):
"""Contract with the in-repo manifest: both provider blocks label the
same default entry the code constant points at."""
import hermes_cli.model_catalog as model_catalog
from hermes_cli.models import PREFERRED_SILENT_DEFAULT_MODEL
repo_root = Path(model_catalog.__file__).resolve().parent.parent
manifest = json.loads(
(repo_root / "website" / "static" / "api" / "model-catalog.json").read_text()
)
for provider in ("openrouter", "nous"):
block = manifest["providers"][provider]
labeled = [m["id"] for m in block["models"] if m.get("default")]
assert labeled == [PREFERRED_SILENT_DEFAULT_MODEL], (
f"{provider}: exactly one entry must be labeled default and it "
f"must match PREFERRED_SILENT_DEFAULT_MODEL"
)
class TestDisabled:
def test_disabled_config_short_circuits(self, isolated_home):
from hermes_cli import model_catalog
with patch.object(
model_catalog,
"_load_catalog_config",
return_value={
"enabled": False,
"url": "http://ignored",
"ttl_hours": 24.0,
"providers": {},
},
):
with patch.object(model_catalog, "_fetch_manifest") as fetch:
result = model_catalog.get_catalog()
assert result == {}
fetch.assert_not_called()
class TestProviderOverride:
def test_override_url_takes_precedence(self, isolated_home):
from hermes_cli import model_catalog
override_payload = {
"version": 1,
"providers": {
"openrouter": {
"models": [
{"id": "override/model", "description": "custom"},
]
}
},
}
def fake_fetch(url, timeout):
if "override" in url:
return override_payload
return _valid_manifest()
with patch.object(
model_catalog,
"_load_catalog_config",
return_value={
"enabled": True,
"url": "http://master",
"ttl_hours": 24.0,
"providers": {"openrouter": {"url": "http://override"}},
},
):
with patch.object(model_catalog, "_fetch_manifest", side_effect=fake_fetch):
result = model_catalog.get_curated_openrouter_models()
assert result == [("override/model", "custom")]
class TestIntegrationWithModelsModule:
"""Exercise the fallback paths via the real callers in hermes_cli.models."""
def test_curated_nous_ids_falls_back_to_hardcoded_on_empty_catalog(
self, isolated_home
):
from hermes_cli import model_catalog
from hermes_cli.models import get_curated_nous_model_ids, _PROVIDER_MODELS
with patch.object(model_catalog, "_fetch_manifest", return_value=None):
result = get_curated_nous_model_ids()
assert result == list(_PROVIDER_MODELS["nous"])
def test_curated_nous_ids_prefers_manifest(self, isolated_home):
from hermes_cli import model_catalog
from hermes_cli.models import get_curated_nous_model_ids
with patch.object(
model_catalog, "_fetch_manifest", return_value=_valid_manifest()
):
result = get_curated_nous_model_ids()
assert result == ["anthropic/claude-opus-4.7", "moonshotai/kimi-k2.6"]
def test_picker_nous_row_uses_curated_list(self, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
"""The /model picker surfaces the curated ``_PROVIDER_MODELS["nous"]``
list in curated order — matching the ``hermes model`` CLI — not the live
``/v1/models`` catalog or the manifest. Portal free/paid recommendations
are unioned in when reachable; offline (as here, with the Portal calls
stubbed out) it's exactly the curated list.
"""
# We deliberately do NOT use the ``isolated_home`` fixture here:
# that fixture monkeypatches ``Path.home`` to ``tmp_path``, which
# trips the auth-store seat-belt in ``_auth_file_path()`` because
# ``HERMES_HOME / auth.json`` then resolves to the same path the
# seat-belt thinks is the "real" user store. Use the autouse
# ``_hermetic_environment`` HERMES_HOME directly instead.
import importlib
from hermes_cli import model_catalog
from hermes_cli.models import get_curated_nous_model_ids
importlib.reload(model_catalog)
try:
from hermes_cli.model_switch import list_picker_providers
active_home = Path(os.environ["HERMES_HOME"])
(active_home / "auth.json").write_text(
json.dumps(
{
"providers": {"nous": {"access_token": "fake"}},
"credential_pool": {},
}
)
)
# Stub the Portal recommendation union so the row is deterministic
# (the curated list alone) and never touches the network. ``expected``
# is computed from the same source the picker uses internally
# (``curated["nous"] = get_curated_nous_model_ids()``), so the test
# stays an invariant — it can't rot as the curated/manifest list grows.
with patch.object(
model_catalog, "_fetch_manifest", return_value=_valid_manifest()
), patch("hermes_cli.models.check_nous_free_tier", return_value=False), patch(
"hermes_cli.models.union_with_portal_free_recommendations",
side_effect=lambda ids, *a, **k: (ids, {}),
), patch(
"hermes_cli.models.union_with_portal_paid_recommendations",
side_effect=lambda ids, *a, **k: (ids, {}),
):
expected = get_curated_nous_model_ids()
picker = list_picker_providers(
current_provider="nous", max_models=99
)
finally:
model_catalog.reset_cache()
nous_row = next((r for r in picker if r["slug"] == "nous"), None)
assert nous_row is not None, "nous row must appear when authed"
assert nous_row["models"] == expected
def test_picker_max_models_cap_semantics(self, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
"""The cap argument has three distinct meanings on the real slicing
path: ``None`` = unlimited (the cap-removal fix, #48297), ``0`` = no
models (preserved for slug-only callers), an int N = first N. Guards
the ``is not None`` distinction the cap-removal follow-up introduced —
a ``if max_models`` (falsy) check would conflate ``0`` with unlimited.
"""
import importlib
from hermes_cli import model_catalog
from hermes_cli.models import get_curated_nous_model_ids
importlib.reload(model_catalog)
try:
from hermes_cli.model_switch import (
list_authenticated_providers,
list_picker_providers,
)
active_home = Path(os.environ["HERMES_HOME"])
(active_home / "auth.json").write_text(
json.dumps(
{
"providers": {"nous": {"access_token": "fake"}},
"credential_pool": {},
}
)
)
with patch.object(
model_catalog, "_fetch_manifest", return_value=_valid_manifest()
), patch("hermes_cli.models.check_nous_free_tier", return_value=False), patch(
"hermes_cli.models.union_with_portal_free_recommendations",
side_effect=lambda ids, *a, **k: (ids, {}),
), patch(
"hermes_cli.models.union_with_portal_paid_recommendations",
side_effect=lambda ids, *a, **k: (ids, {}),
):
expected = get_curated_nous_model_ids()
full = list_picker_providers(current_provider="nous", max_models=None)
one = list_picker_providers(current_provider="nous", max_models=1)
# 0 is exercised on list_authenticated_providers (the slug-only
# path); the picker variant drops empty-model rows entirely, so
# the empty-list contract lives on the auth-providers call.
zero = list_authenticated_providers(
current_provider="nous", max_models=0
)
finally:
model_catalog.reset_cache()
def _nous(rows):
return next((r for r in rows if r["slug"] == "nous"), None)
# Only meaningful when the curated list actually exceeds 1 entry.
assert len(expected) > 1, "test needs a multi-model curated nous list"
full_row = _nous(full)
assert full_row is not None and full_row["models"] == expected
one_row = _nous(one)
assert one_row is not None and one_row["models"] == expected[:1]
zero_row = _nous(zero)
# 0 means an empty model list — NOT unlimited. total_models still real.
assert zero_row is not None
assert zero_row["models"] == []
assert zero_row["total_models"] == len(expected)
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Drift guard — prevent the in-repo curated lists from going out of sync with
# the docs-hosted manifest at website/static/api/model-catalog.json.
#
# History: qwen/qwen3.6-plus was added to _PROVIDER_MODELS["nous"] in commit
# 9dd6e5510 but website/static/api/model-catalog.json was not regenerated for
# weeks, so free-tier users on a new install fetched a stale manifest and the
# free-tier picker showed "No free models currently available." even though
# the Portal was serving qwen/qwen3.6-plus as free. CI must catch this.
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
class TestManifestMatchesInRepoLists:
"""Fail if the on-disk manifest is out of date relative to in-repo lists."""
@staticmethod
def _strip_volatile(catalog: dict) -> dict:
"""Drop fields that always change (timestamps) for diff comparison."""
out = dict(catalog)
out.pop("updated_at", None)
return out
def test_in_repo_lists_match_manifest(self):
"""``scripts/build_model_catalog.py`` output must match the committed file.
If this fails, run ``python scripts/build_model_catalog.py`` and
commit the regenerated ``website/static/api/model-catalog.json``.
"""
# Resolve the repo root from this test file's location.
repo_root = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
manifest_path = repo_root / "website" / "static" / "api" / "model-catalog.json"
if not manifest_path.exists():
pytest.skip(f"manifest missing at {manifest_path}")
# Build expected catalog using the same script CI would.
import importlib.util
script_path = repo_root / "scripts" / "build_model_catalog.py"
spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("_build_model_catalog", script_path)
mod = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
assert spec.loader is not None
spec.loader.exec_module(mod)
expected = mod.build_catalog()
with open(manifest_path, encoding="utf-8") as fh:
actual = json.load(fh)
assert self._strip_volatile(actual) == self._strip_volatile(expected), (
"website/static/api/model-catalog.json is out of sync with "
"_PROVIDER_MODELS['nous'] / OPENROUTER_MODELS. "
"Run: python scripts/build_model_catalog.py && "
"git add website/static/api/model-catalog.json"
)