v2026.8.13

NousResearch/hermes-agentv2026.8.13Aug 13, 2026by teknium1

AI Summary

This patch release rolls up ~656 PRs since v0.20.0, serving as a broad stabilization-and-fixes rollup. It touches the desktop app, gateway platforms, installers, tool system, and provider catalogs to improve stability and performance across the ecosystem.

Key Highlights

Broad stabilization-and-fixes rollup spanning desktop app, gateway platforms, installers, tool system, and provider catalogs
Desktop app improvements
Gateway platform fixes
Installer robustness
Tool system and provider catalog fixes

New Features

General stabilization and fixes
Desktop app improvements
Gateway platform fixes
Installer robustness
Tool system fixes
Provider catalog fixes

Full Release Notes

# Hermes Agent v0.20.1 (v2026.8.13)

**Release Date:** August 13, 2026

> Patch release. This tag rolls up the ~656 PRs merged since v0.20.0 into a stable tagged release for downstream consumers (Docker images, hosted deployments, and anyone installing from the latest tag).

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## About this release

Since v0.20.0 (August 3), this window landed **1,444 commits** across **~656 merged PRs**, touching **2,172 files** (+233,872 / −75,244), and closed **~481 issues**. It is a broad stabilization-and-fixes rollup spanning the desktop app, gateway platforms, installers, tool system, and provider catalogs.

**Full curated release notes for this window will ship with v0.21.0**, which will document everything from v0.20.0 onward — highlights, feature areas, and complete contributor credits. Nothing in this window is skipped.

## Updating

- Existing installs: `hermes update`
- Fresh install: see the installer one-liner in the [README](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent#readme)

**Full Changelog**: [v2026.8.3...v2026.8.13](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/compare/v2026.8.3...v2026.8.13)