hermes-agent/tests/test_empty_model_fallback.py
Teknium 080daa3f42
fix: silent no-model default is GLM-5.2, never the Anthropic flagship (#64635)
When a user starts a chat without ever selecting a model (GUI Chat App
onboarding, provider-set-but-model-missing config, empty model.default),
every silent fallback path resolved to the first curated catalog entry —
anthropic/claude-fable-5, the priciest flagship. Users were silently
billed for the most expensive model without opting in.

- hermes_cli/models.py: add PREFERRED_SILENT_DEFAULT_MODEL (z-ai/glm-5.2)
  + pick_silent_default_model() helper; point the nous silent-default
  override at it and add an openrouter override (previously resolved to
  "" and let downstream paths land on the flagship).
- hermes_cli/web_server.py: /api/model/recommended-default (the endpoint
  the Desktop onboarding confirm card reads) now picks GLM-5.2 when the
  provider's list carries it instead of blindly taking entry [0].
- tui_gateway/server.py: _resolve_model()'s last-resort literal was
  anthropic/claude-sonnet-4; now PREFERRED_SILENT_DEFAULT_MODEL.
- tests: update empty-model fallback tests for the new contract.
2026-07-14 21:11:46 -07:00

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"""Tests for empty model fallback — when provider is configured but model is missing."""
from unittest.mock import patch
class TestGetDefaultModelForProvider:
"""Unit tests for hermes_cli.models.get_default_model_for_provider."""
def test_known_provider_returns_first_model(self):
from hermes_cli.models import get_default_model_for_provider
result = get_default_model_for_provider("openai-codex")
# Should return first model from _PROVIDER_MODELS["openai-codex"]
assert result
assert isinstance(result, str)
def test_openrouter_returns_preferred_silent_default(self):
"""OpenRouter has no static catalog (live fetch), but the silent
default must still resolve — to the cost-safe preferred model, never
the curated list's Anthropic flagship (claude-fable-5)."""
from hermes_cli.models import (
PREFERRED_SILENT_DEFAULT_MODEL,
get_default_model_for_provider,
)
result = get_default_model_for_provider("openrouter")
assert result == PREFERRED_SILENT_DEFAULT_MODEL
assert "claude" not in result.lower()
def test_unknown_provider_returns_empty(self):
from hermes_cli.models import get_default_model_for_provider
assert get_default_model_for_provider("nonexistent-provider") == ""
def test_custom_provider_returns_empty(self):
"""Custom provider has no model catalog — should return empty."""
from hermes_cli.models import get_default_model_for_provider
# Custom providers don't have entries in _PROVIDER_MODELS
assert get_default_model_for_provider("some-random-custom") == ""
def test_nous_silent_default_is_not_the_expensive_flagship(self):
"""Nous Portal is a metered aggregator whose curated list is ordered
most-capable-first, so entry [0] is the priciest flagship
(anthropic/claude-opus-4.8). The silent fallback (provider set, no model)
must NOT escalate to it — otherwise an unconfigured profile silently
bills the most expensive model. Regression for the billing footgun.
"""
from hermes_cli.models import (
_PROVIDER_MODELS,
_PROVIDER_SILENT_DEFAULT_OVERRIDES,
get_default_model_for_provider,
)
result = get_default_model_for_provider("nous")
assert result, "nous must resolve to a usable default model"
assert "opus" not in result.lower(), (
f"silent default escalated to an expensive flagship: {result!r}"
)
assert result != _PROVIDER_MODELS["nous"][0], (
"silent default must not be the most-capable/priciest catalog entry"
)
# The override must point at a model that actually exists in the catalog.
assert result == _PROVIDER_SILENT_DEFAULT_OVERRIDES["nous"]
assert result in _PROVIDER_MODELS["nous"]
def test_override_falls_back_to_catalog_when_missing(self):
"""If an override model is no longer in the catalog, fall back to [0]
rather than returning a stale/absent id."""
from unittest.mock import patch
from hermes_cli import models as models_mod
with patch.dict(
models_mod._PROVIDER_SILENT_DEFAULT_OVERRIDES,
{"openai-codex": "does-not-exist-model"},
clear=False,
):
result = models_mod.get_default_model_for_provider("openai-codex")
assert result == models_mod._PROVIDER_MODELS["openai-codex"][0]
class TestGatewayEmptyModelFallback:
"""Test that _resolve_session_agent_runtime fills in empty model from provider catalog."""
def test_empty_model_filled_from_provider(self):
"""When config has no model but provider is openai-codex, use first codex model."""
from gateway.run import GatewayRunner
runner = object.__new__(GatewayRunner)
runner._session_model_overrides = {}
# Mock _resolve_gateway_model to return empty string
# Mock _resolve_runtime_agent_kwargs to return openai-codex provider
with patch("gateway.run._resolve_gateway_model", return_value=""), \
patch("gateway.run._resolve_runtime_agent_kwargs", return_value={
"provider": "openai-codex",
"api_key": "test-key",
"base_url": "https://chatgpt.com/backend-api/codex",
"api_mode": "codex_responses",
}):
model, kwargs = runner._resolve_session_agent_runtime()
# Model should have been filled in from provider catalog
assert model, "Model should not be empty when provider is known"
assert isinstance(model, str)
assert kwargs["provider"] == "openai-codex"
def test_nonempty_model_not_overridden(self):
"""When config has a model set, don't override it."""
from gateway.run import GatewayRunner
runner = object.__new__(GatewayRunner)
runner._session_model_overrides = {}
with patch("gateway.run._resolve_gateway_model", return_value="gpt-5.4"), \
patch("gateway.run._resolve_runtime_agent_kwargs", return_value={
"provider": "openai-codex",
"api_key": "test-key",
"base_url": "https://chatgpt.com/backend-api/codex",
"api_mode": "codex_responses",
}):
model, kwargs = runner._resolve_session_agent_runtime()
assert model == "gpt-5.4", "Explicit model should not be overridden"
def test_empty_model_no_provider_stays_empty(self):
"""When both model and provider are empty, model stays empty."""
from gateway.run import GatewayRunner
runner = object.__new__(GatewayRunner)
runner._session_model_overrides = {}
with patch("gateway.run._resolve_gateway_model", return_value=""), \
patch("gateway.run._resolve_runtime_agent_kwargs", return_value={
"provider": "",
"api_key": "test-key",
"base_url": "https://example.com",
"api_mode": "chat_completions",
}):
model, kwargs = runner._resolve_session_agent_runtime()
# Can't fill in a default without knowing the provider
assert model == ""
class TestResolveGatewayModel:
"""Test _resolve_gateway_model reads model from config correctly."""
def test_returns_default_key(self):
from gateway.run import _resolve_gateway_model
assert _resolve_gateway_model({"model": {"default": "gpt-5.4"}}) == "gpt-5.4"
def test_returns_model_key_fallback(self):
from gateway.run import _resolve_gateway_model
assert _resolve_gateway_model({"model": {"model": "gpt-5.4"}}) == "gpt-5.4"
def test_returns_empty_when_missing(self):
from gateway.run import _resolve_gateway_model
assert _resolve_gateway_model({"model": {}}) == ""
def test_returns_empty_when_no_model_section(self):
from gateway.run import _resolve_gateway_model
assert _resolve_gateway_model({}) == ""
def test_string_model_config(self):
from gateway.run import _resolve_gateway_model
assert _resolve_gateway_model({"model": "my-model"}) == "my-model"