v1.0.17

NousResearch/hermes-agentv1.0.17Jun 7, 2026by GargantuaX

AI Summary

Enhanced watermark removal capabilities to support a newly observed 48px watermark variant, prioritizing a weak-alpha chain while maintaining legacy support for older watermark formats.

Key Highlights

Support for newly observed Gemini 48px watermark at 96px anchor
Prioritize weak-alpha chain at 60% strength
Keep legacy 96px and 192px-margin candidates for older outputs
Added regression samples for the new watermark variant

New Features

New watermark detection variant support

Full Release Notes

## Watermark Removal

- Support the newly observed Gemini 48px watermark at the 96px right/bottom anchor.
- Prioritize the new weak-alpha chain at 60% strength, then fall back to the standard 100% chain when needed.
- Keep legacy 96px and 192px-margin candidates evidence-gated for older and full-size outputs.

## Quality

- Add 2026-06-07 regression samples for the weak-alpha 48px/96px-anchor output.
- Verified with pnpm test, pnpm build, pnpm package:extension, and sample benchmark coverage.