The free tier is created in one place, at boot, only behind HERMES_GUEST_ONBOARDING=1 (NS-847) - #107697

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feat/nous-free-tier-gateway-signinfrom

feat/nous-free-tier-bootstrap

Sep 10, 2026

Commits on Sep 10, 2026

fix(auth): close the free tier's gaps against the gateway's welcome-tier contract

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feat(auth): the free tier is set up on request; nous.guest_setup decides whether also on first use

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feat(auth): the guided setup provisions the free tier explicitly; nous.guest_setup is auto | explicit

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fix(auth): remove the nous.guest_setup knob; the free tier is created on first use
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2d0a870
fix(gateway): a server-driven model switch off nous/welcome does not evict the cached agent
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fix(auth): the free tier outranks implicit host credentials in provider resolution
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479ece6
fix(auth): review follow-ups for the free-tier rung (NS-829)
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feat(auth): HERMES_GUEST_ONBOARDING=1 is the one launch gate for the free tier; HERMES_FORCE_GUEST is gone
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dd09b33
feat(auth): the free-tier identity is created in one place, at boot; every other site is a read
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57c99de
fix(credits): the welcome host is free-tier evidence, so a free-tier identity never sees "run /topup"
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b9bc170
fix(copy): free-tier text stops promising a connector transfer and never names the config key
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feat(desktop): the free-tier launch flag is decided once in Electron and stamped onto every backend spawn
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6df20a3
feat(desktop): the renderer learns free-tier readiness from one `setup.ready` push, not a 60 s poll
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3a0eb5d
fix(cli): the banner names the free tier's model instead of "no model configured"
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c25611b
fix(aux): vision on the free tier uses nous/welcome too

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da4be17
fix(gateway): hermes gateway run is a boot owner of the free tier too
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The free tier is created in one place, at boot, only behind HERMES_GUEST_ONBOARDING=1 (NS-847) - #107697

The free tier is created in one place, at boot, only behind HERMES_GUEST_ONBOARDING=1 (NS-847)#107697
alt-glitch merged 16 commits into
feat/nous-free-tier-gateway-signinfrom
feat/nous-free-tier-bootstrap

Commits on Sep 10, 2026

fix(auth): close the free tier's gaps against the gateway's welcome-tier contract

feat(auth): the free tier is set up on request; nous.guest_setup decides whether also on first use

feat(auth): the guided setup provisions the free tier explicitly; nous.guest_setup is auto | explicit

fix(auth): remove the nous.guest_setup knob; the free tier is created on first use

fix(gateway): a server-driven model switch off nous/welcome does not evict the cached agent

fix(auth): the free tier outranks implicit host credentials in provider resolution

fix(auth): review follow-ups for the free-tier rung (NS-829)

feat(auth): HERMES_GUEST_ONBOARDING=1 is the one launch gate for the free tier; HERMES_FORCE_GUEST is gone

feat(auth): the free-tier identity is created in one place, at boot; every other site is a read

fix(credits): the welcome host is free-tier evidence, so a free-tier identity never sees "run /topup"

fix(copy): free-tier text stops promising a connector transfer and never names the config key

feat(desktop): the free-tier launch flag is decided once in Electron and stamped onto every backend spawn

feat(desktop): the renderer learns free-tier readiness from one `setup.ready` push, not a 60 s poll

fix(cli): the banner names the free tier's model instead of "no model configured"

fix(aux): vision on the free tier uses nous/welcome too

fix(gateway): hermes gateway run is a boot owner of the free tier too