hermes-agent Releases

This release focuses on a massive codebase refactor, performance optimization, and advanced multi-agent capabilities. The core agent loop was simplified, cold-start times were slashed, and the Kanban system evolved into a full multi-agent platform.

May 28, 2026

This release establishes Hermes as a standard PyPI package and adds major integrations. It introduces xAI Grok, Microsoft Teams support, and aggressive debloating to reduce install size and improve cold-start times.

May 16, 2026

The Tenacity Release — Hermes Agent now finishes what it starts with multi-agent Kanban boards featuring heartbeats, reclaim, zombie detection, and retry budgets. Includes /goal command for locking agents onto targets, video analysis, voice cloning, 7 i18n locales, Google Chat as the 20th platform, and major security improvements.

May 7, 2026

The Curator release — Hermes Agent now maintains itself with an autonomous background Curator that grades, prunes, and consolidates the skill library. Major expansion of skill integrations, inference providers, and messaging platforms.

Apr 30, 2026

The Interface release — Full React/Ink rewrite of the interactive CLI, pluggable transport architecture, native AWS Bedrock support, five new inference paths, and 17th messaging platform (QQBot).

Apr 23, 2026

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.

Apr 16, 2026

The everywhere release - Hermes goes mobile with Termux/Android, adds iMessage and WeChat support, ships Fast Mode for OpenAI and Anthropic, introduces background process monitoring, launches a local web dashboard, and delivers comprehensive security hardening across 16 platforms.

Apr 13, 2026

The intelligence release - background task auto-notifications, free MiMo v2 Pro on Nous Portal, live model switching across all platforms, self-optimized GPT/Codex guidance, native Google AI Studio, smart inactivity timeouts, approval buttons, and MCP OAuth 2.1.

Apr 8, 2026

The resilience release - pluggable memory providers, credential pool rotation, Camofox anti-detection browser, inline diff previews, API server session continuity, ACP client-provided MCP servers, and gateway hardening.

Apr 3, 2026

The multi-instance release - Profiles for running isolated agent instances, MCP server mode, Docker container support, fallback provider chains, two new messaging platforms (Feishu/Lark and WeCom), Telegram webhook mode, and Slack multi-workspace OAuth.

Mar 30, 2026

The hardening release — Hugging Face provider, /model command overhaul, Telegram Private Chat Topics, native Modal SDK, plugin lifecycle hooks, and comprehensive supply chain security audit.

Mar 28, 2026

The platform expansion release — OpenAI-compatible API server, 6 new messaging adapters, 4 new inference providers, MCP server management with OAuth 2.1, @ context references, and gateway prompt caching.

Mar 24, 2026

The streaming, plugins, and provider release — Unified real-time token delivery, first-class plugin architecture, rebuilt provider system with Vercel AI Gateway, native Anthropic provider, smart approvals, and voice mode.

Mar 17, 2026

First tagged release — Multi-platform messaging gateway, native MCP client, skills ecosystem with 70+ skills, centralized provider router, and ACP server for IDE integration.

Mar 12, 2026