v2026.4.16

NousResearch/hermes-agentv2026.4.16Apr 16, 2026by teknium1

AI Summary

Tool Gateway release enabling paid Nous Portal subscribers to access web search, image generation, text-to-speech, and browser automation through their existing subscription without additional API keys.

Key Highlights

Nous Tool Gateway - automatic access to Firecrawl (web search), FAL/FLUX 2 Pro (image generation), OpenAI TTS (text-to-speech), and Browser Use (automation)
Per-tool opt-in via use_gateway config
Full integration with hermes tools and hermes status commands
Runtime prefers gateway even when direct API keys exist
Replaces old HERMES_ENABLE_NOUS_MANAGED_TOOLS env var with subscription-based detection

New Features

Nous Tool Gateway for paid subscribers
Web search via Firecrawl
Image generation via FAL/FLUX 2 Pro
Text-to-speech via OpenAI TTS
Browser automation via Browser Use

Full Release Notes

# Hermes Agent v0.10.0 (v2026.4.16)

**Release Date:** April 16, 2026

> The Tool Gateway release — paid Nous Portal subscribers can now use web search, image generation, text-to-speech, and browser automation through their existing subscription with zero additional API keys.

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## ✨ Highlights

- **Nous Tool Gateway** — Paid [Nous Portal](https://portal.nousresearch.com) subscribers now get automatic access to **web search** (Firecrawl), **image generation** (FAL / FLUX 2 Pro), **text-to-speech** (OpenAI TTS), and **browser automation** (Browser Use) through their existing subscription. No separate API keys needed — just run `hermes model`, select Nous Portal, and pick which tools to enable. Per-tool opt-in via `use_gateway` config, full integration with `hermes tools` and `hermes status`, and the runtime correctly prefers the gateway even when direct API keys exist. Replaces the old hidden `HERMES_ENABLE_NOUS_MANAGED_TOOLS` env var with clean subscription-based detection. ([#11206](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/11206), based on work by @jquesnelle; docs: [#11208](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/11208))

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## 🐛 Bug Fixes & Improvements

This release includes 180+ commits with numerous bug fixes, platform improvements, and reliability enhancements across the agent core, gateway, CLI, and tool system. Full details will be published in the v0.11.0 changelog.

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## 👥 Contributors

- **@jquesnelle** (emozilla) — Original Tool Gateway implementation ([#10799](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10799)), salvaged and shipped in this release

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**Full Changelog**: [v2026.4.13...v2026.4.16](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/compare/v2026.4.13...v2026.4.16)