---
title: OpenRouter
type: system
status: active
created: 2026-07-22
updated: 2026-07-22
verified_on: 2026-07-22
confidence: medium
tags: [system, openrouter, provider]
sources: [raw/configs/hermes-config-sanitized.txt]
---

# OpenRouter
## Purpose
Fallback model provider.
## Location
Remote service; API token store.
## Current configuration
Primary key, fallback models, rate limits.
## Current state as of 2026-07-22
OpenRouter is not configured as a standalone provider in `~/.hermes/config.yaml` `custom_providers`.
OmniRoute’s catalog includes provider names and model IDs consistent with OpenRouter-style slugs, but live routing via OpenRouter directly is not present in current Hermes config.

## History
- **User-provided:** Previously used; now largely replaced by LiteLLM and OmniRoute paths
- **Verified:** Decision page `keep-openrouter-as-fallback` exists, indicating retain intent
- **Inferred:** Multiple backups before model/routing changes imply OpenRouter role changed during prior config iterations
- **Unknown:** Exact date OpenRouter was replaced or partially deprecated; exact models that were available

## Connected systems
- [[systems/hermes-agent]]
- [[systems/omniroute]]

## Known issues
- Replaced: legacy Hermes autos not persistent, prompting Hermes Agent, which blocks attribution.

## Change history
- Pre-2026-07-20: OpenRouter provisioning active in some form
- 2026-07-20: Prior model-fix backup suggests routing changes around this time

## Relevant runbooks
- [[restore-openrouter]]