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Hermes Agent v0.18.0 turns the agent’s judgment into the product
Hermes Agent v0.18.0, the Judgment Release, adds selectable Mixture-of-Agents presets, verification contracts, /learn, /journey, background subagents, desktop Projects, Vertex AI support, and a broad security and reliability sweep.
Hermes Agent v0.17 pushes agent work beyond the terminal
Hermes Agent v0.17.0 expands the open-source agent runtime with iMessage via Photon, Raft, background subagents, image editing, dashboard profile building, automation templates, managed scope, and a broad security pass.
Hermes Agent v0.16.0: The Surface Release Puts a Native Desktop App in Your Hands
Nous Research shipped 874 commits, 542 merged PRs, and a brand-new Electron desktop app in one week. Hermes v0.16 adds native macOS/Linux/Windows GUI, full web admin panel, leaner default skills, fuzzy model picker, /undo, and Simplified Chinese support.
Nous Research Drops Hermes Desktop: A Native App for the Self-Improving AI Agent
The open-source Hermes Agent, already running in terminals, Discord servers, and Telegram chats, now has a polished native desktop client. Public preview is live for macOS, Windows, and Linux with streaming chat, side-by-side previews, voice, and full config portability.
Hermes Agent’s Velocity Release Turns the CLI Into a Multi-Agent Workbench
Hermes Agent v0.15.0, tagged v2026.5.28, is less about one flashy feature than a broader shift: a smaller agent core, stronger Kanban orchestration, faster local recall, promptware defenses, Bitwarden secrets, and a larger plugin surface.