feat(auth): support named credentials with manual selection + session-scoped auth (#76937)

agent/credential_pool.py

@@ -188,6 +188,12 @@ class PooledCredential:
     agent_key: Optional[str] = None
     agent_key_expires_at: Optional[str] = None
     request_count: int = 0
+    # Optional user-assigned name (``hermes auth add <provider> --name <name>``)
+    # used for manual credential selection via ``config.default_auth``.  Unlike
+    # ``label`` (a display label that singleton seeding may rewrite), ``name``
+    # is a stable selection key that the user controls.  Entries without a
+    # name keep the legacy auto-rotate behavior.
+    name: Optional[str] = None
     extra: Dict[str, Any] = None  # type: ignore[assignment]
 
     def __post_init__(self):
@@ -486,6 +492,30 @@ def get_pool_strategy(provider: str) -> str:
     return STRATEGY_FILL_FIRST
 
 
+def get_default_auth_name(provider: str) -> Optional[str]:
+    """Return the user-selected credential name for a provider, if any.
+
+    Reads ``config.yaml``'s ``default_auth`` map (``default_auth:
+    {<provider>: <credential name>}``).  When set, the pool prefers the
+    credential whose ``name`` matches — manual selection instead of passive
+    auto-rotation (#76937).  Selection falls back to the normal strategy when
+    the named credential is missing or currently exhausted.  A missing or
+    malformed config returns None, preserving the legacy auto-rotate
+    behavior for every existing pool.
+    """
+    config = _load_config_safe()
+    if config is None:
+        return None
+    default_auth = config.get("default_auth")
+    if not isinstance(default_auth, dict):
+        return None
+    name = default_auth.get(provider)
+    if not isinstance(name, str):
+        return None
+    name = name.strip()
+    return name or None
+
+
 def credential_pool_matches_provider(
     pool_or_provider: Any,
     provider: Optional[str],
@@ -588,6 +618,12 @@ def __init__(self, provider: str, entries: List[PooledCredential]):
         self._entries = sorted(entries, key=lambda entry: entry.priority)
         self._current_id: Optional[str] = None
         self._strategy = get_pool_strategy(provider)
+        # Optional manual-selection name from config ``default_auth``
+        # (#76937).  When set and a matching entry is available, selection is
+        # pinned to that credential instead of passive auto-rotation.
+        # Per-session override via HERMES_AUTH_NAME env var takes precedence.
+        session_auth = os.getenv("HERMES_AUTH_NAME", "").strip()
+        self._default_auth = session_auth or get_default_auth_name(provider)
         self._lock = threading.Lock()
         self._active_leases: Dict[str, int] = {}
         self._max_concurrent = DEFAULT_MAX_CONCURRENT_PER_CREDENTIAL
@@ -1800,13 +1836,47 @@ def _log_no_available_entries(self) -> None:
         self._last_no_entries_log_at = now
         logger.info("credential pool: no available entries (all exhausted or empty)")
 
+    def _narrow_to_default_auth_unlocked(
+        self, available: List[PooledCredential]
+    ) -> List[PooledCredential]:
+        """Pin selection to the ``default_auth`` named credential when possible.
+
+        #76937 manual selection: when the user configured a preferred
+        credential name for this provider, selection is restricted to entries
+        with that name while one of them is available.  If the named entry is
+        missing or currently exhausted it drops out of ``available`` and the
+        full list is returned, so the pool falls back to the legacy
+        auto-rotate behavior instead of failing the request.
+        """
+        if not self._default_auth:
+            return available
+        named = [
+            entry
+            for entry in available
+            if (entry.name or "").strip() == self._default_auth
+        ]
+        if named:
+            return named
+        logger.info(
+            "credential pool: default_auth credential %r for %s unavailable "
+            "(missing or exhausted) — falling back to auto-rotation",
+            self._default_auth,
+            self.provider,
+        )
+        return available
+
     def _select_unlocked(self, *, refresh: bool = True) -> Optional[PooledCredential]:
         available = self._available_entries(clear_expired=True, refresh=refresh)
         if not available:
             self._current_id = None
             self._log_no_available_entries()
             return None
 
+        # Manual selection (#76937): pin to the configured default_auth
+        # credential while it is available; fall back to auto-rotate below
+        # when it is missing or exhausted.
+        available = self._narrow_to_default_auth_unlocked(available)
+
         # A successful selection means the pool recovered; re-arm the throttle
         # so a later re-exhaustion logs immediately rather than being silenced
         # by a window opened during the previous empty stretch.
@@ -1846,6 +1916,7 @@ def peek(self) -> Optional[PooledCredential]:
             if current is not None:
                 return current
             available = self._available_entries()
+            available = self._narrow_to_default_auth_unlocked(available)
             return available[0] if available else None
 
     def mark_exhausted_and_rotate(
@@ -1996,6 +2067,12 @@ def acquire_lease(self, credential_id: Optional[str] = None) -> Optional[str]:
             if not available:
                 return None
 
+            # Manual selection (#76937): pin to the configured default_auth
+            # credential while it is available; fall back to auto-rotate.
+            available = self._narrow_to_default_auth_unlocked(available)
+            if not available:
+                return None
+
             below_cap = [
                 entry for entry in available
                 if self._active_leases.get(entry.id, 0) < self._max_concurrent
@@ -2379,6 +2456,10 @@ def _env_val(key: str) -> str:
                     "agent_key_obtained_at": state.get("agent_key_obtained_at"),
                     "tls": state.get("tls") if isinstance(state.get("tls"), dict) else None,
                     "label": seeded_label,
+                    # Manual-selection name (#76937) embedded by
+                    # persist_nous_credentials(name=...) — None when unset,
+                    # which _upsert_entry ignores.
+                    "name": state.get("name"),
                 },
             )
 

hermes_cli/auth.py

@@ -6034,6 +6034,7 @@ def persist_nous_credentials(
     creds: Dict[str, Any],
     *,
     label: Optional[str] = None,
+    name: Optional[str] = None,
 ):
     """Persist Nous OAuth credentials as the singleton provider state
     and ensure the credential pool is in sync.
@@ -6070,6 +6071,11 @@ def persist_nous_credentials(
     state = dict(creds)
     if label and str(label).strip():
         state["label"] = str(label).strip()
+    # Optional manual-selection name (#76937) — carried through the
+    # singleton state so ``_seed_from_singletons`` re-applies it on every
+    # subsequent ``load_pool(\"nous\")``.
+    if name and str(name).strip():
+        state["name"] = str(name).strip()
 
     with _auth_store_lock():
         auth_store = _load_auth_store()

hermes_cli/auth_commands.py

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     PooledCredential,
     _exhausted_until,
     _normalize_custom_pool_name,
+    get_default_auth_name,
     get_pool_strategy,
     label_from_token,
     list_custom_pool_providers,
@@ -109,6 +110,19 @@ def _api_key_default_label(count: int) -> str:
     return f"api-key-{count}"
 
 
+def _credential_name(args) -> Optional[str]:
+    """Return a user-supplied credential name (``--name``), stripped, or None.
+
+    The name is the manual-selection key for #76937: pairing it with
+    ``config.default_auth`` pins the provider's pool to this credential.
+    """
+    name = getattr(args, "name", None)
+    if not isinstance(name, str):
+        return None
+    name = name.strip()
+    return name or None
+
+
 def _display_source(source: str) -> str:
     return source.split(":", 1)[1] if source.startswith("manual:") else source
 
@@ -216,6 +230,7 @@ def auth_add_command(args) -> None:
             source=SOURCE_MANUAL,
             access_token=token,
             base_url=_provider_base_url(provider),
+            name=_credential_name(args),
         )
         pool.add_entry(entry)
         print(f'Added {provider} credential #{len(pool.entries())}: "{label}"')
@@ -242,6 +257,7 @@ def auth_add_command(args) -> None:
             refresh_token=creds.get("refresh_token"),
             expires_at_ms=creds.get("expires_at_ms"),
             base_url=_provider_base_url(provider),
+            name=_credential_name(args),
         )
         pool.add_entry(entry)
         print(f'Added {provider} OAuth credential #{len(pool.entries())}: "{entry.label}"')
@@ -276,7 +292,11 @@ def auth_add_command(args) -> None:
                 )
                 if rehydrated is not None:
                     custom_label = (getattr(args, "label", None) or "").strip() or None
-                    entry = auth_mod.persist_nous_credentials(rehydrated, label=custom_label)
+                    entry = auth_mod.persist_nous_credentials(
+                        rehydrated,
+                        label=custom_label,
+                        name=_credential_name(args),
+                    )
                     shown_label = entry.label if entry is not None else label_from_token(
                         rehydrated.get("access_token", ""), _oauth_default_label(provider, 1),
                     )
@@ -300,7 +320,11 @@ def auth_add_command(args) -> None:
         # helper embeds this into providers.nous so that label_from_token
         # doesn't overwrite it on every subsequent load_pool("nous").
         custom_label = (getattr(args, "label", None) or "").strip() or None
-        entry = auth_mod.persist_nous_credentials(creds, label=custom_label)
+        entry = auth_mod.persist_nous_credentials(
+            creds,
+            label=custom_label,
+            name=_credential_name(args),
+        )
         shown_label = entry.label if entry is not None else label_from_token(
             creds.get("access_token", ""), _oauth_default_label(provider, 1),
         )
@@ -334,6 +358,7 @@ def auth_add_command(args) -> None:
             refresh_token=creds["tokens"].get("refresh_token"),
             base_url=creds.get("base_url"),
             last_refresh=creds.get("last_refresh"),
+            name=_credential_name(args),
         )
         first_credential = not pool.entries()
         pool.add_entry(entry)
@@ -375,6 +400,7 @@ def auth_add_command(args) -> None:
             refresh_token=creds["tokens"].get("refresh_token"),
             base_url=creds.get("base_url") or auth_mod.DEFAULT_XAI_OAUTH_BASE_URL,
             last_refresh=creds.get("last_refresh"),
+            name=_credential_name(args),
         )
         first_credential = not pool.entries()
         pool.add_entry(entry)
@@ -402,6 +428,7 @@ def auth_add_command(args) -> None:
             source=f"{SOURCE_MANUAL}:qwen_cli",
             access_token=creds["api_key"],
             base_url=creds.get("base_url"),
+            name=_credential_name(args),
         )
         pool.add_entry(entry)
         print(f'Added {provider} OAuth credential #{len(pool.entries())}: "{entry.label}"')
@@ -426,6 +453,7 @@ def auth_add_command(args) -> None:
             access_token=creds["access_token"],
             refresh_token=creds.get("refresh_token"),
             base_url=creds.get("inference_base_url"),
+            name=_credential_name(args),
         )
         pool.add_entry(entry)
         print(f'Added {provider} OAuth credential #{len(pool.entries())}: "{entry.label}"')
@@ -450,14 +478,21 @@ def auth_list_command(args) -> None:
         if not entries:
             continue
         current = pool.peek()
-        print(f"{provider} ({len(entries)} credentials):")
+        default_auth = get_default_auth_name(provider)
+        header = f"{provider} ({len(entries)} credentials):"
+        if default_auth:
+            header += f"  [default_auth: {default_auth}]"
+        print(header)
         for idx, entry in enumerate(entries, start=1):
             marker = "  "
             if current is not None and entry.id == current.id:
                 marker = "← "
             status = _format_exhausted_status(entry)
             source = _display_source(entry.source)
-            print(f"  #{idx}  {entry.label:<20} {entry.auth_type:<7} {source}{status} {marker}".rstrip())
+            name_tag = f" [name:{entry.name}]" if (entry.name or "").strip() else ""
+            print(
+                f"  #{idx}  {entry.label:<20} {entry.auth_type:<7} {source}{name_tag}{status} {marker}".rstrip()
+            )
         print()
 
 
@@ -698,8 +733,18 @@ def _interactive_add() -> None:
     if typed_label:
         label = typed_label
 
+    name = None
+    try:
+        typed_name = input(
+            "Credential name for manual selection, e.g. 'daily' (optional): "
+        ).strip()
+    except (EOFError, KeyboardInterrupt):
+        return
+    if typed_name:
+        name = typed_name
+
     auth_add_command(SimpleNamespace(
-        provider=provider, auth_type=auth_type, label=label, api_key=None,
+        provider=provider, auth_type=auth_type, label=label, name=name, api_key=None,
         portal_url=None, inference_url=None, client_id=None, scope=None,
         no_browser=False, timeout=None, insecure=False, ca_bundle=None,
     ))

hermes_cli/config.py

@@ -4654,6 +4654,7 @@ def _default_value_for_key(dotted_key: str):
 _OPEN_DICT_TOP_LEVEL_KEYS = frozenset({
     "providers",
     "credential_pool_strategies",
+    "default_auth",
     "mcp_servers",
     "hooks",
     "quick_commands",

hermes_cli/config_defaults.py

@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
     "providers": {},
     "fallback_providers": [],
     "credential_pool_strategies": {},
+    # Manual credential selection (#76937): map provider -> credential name
+    # (the ``--name`` given to ``hermes auth add``).  The provider's pool is
+    # pinned to that credential while it is available, falling back to
+    # auto-rotation when it is missing or exhausted.
+    "default_auth": {},
     "toolsets": ["hermes-cli"],
     # SQLite journal mode used by every Hermes database opener. WAL is the
     # normal default; set DELETE for weak-fsync/shared filesystems where WAL is

hermes_cli/main.py

@@ -11118,6 +11118,10 @@ def cmd_skills(args):
         from hermes_cli.skills_config import skills_command as skills_config_command
 
         skills_config_command(args)
+    elif getattr(args, "skills_action", None) == "group":
+        from hermes_cli.skills_groups import group_command
+
+        group_command(args)
     else:
         from hermes_cli.skills_hub import skills_command