Hermes Agent v0.23.0 Ships Desktop-in-Browser, Unified Gateway, and More

Major release (Nov 5). Key highlights: full Desktop workspace served by the gateway in any browser tab (webapp.enabled); one gateway owns every conversation across CLI/TUI/Desktop/messaging/cron (fixes double-writes and missing messages); terminal image rendering; /Rewind; Group Chats with automatic routing; spend limits for paid tools; lighter/faster core (shared cache keys, faster LSP edits). Rolls up prior patch releases. ~10k commits, 666 contributors since v0.22.

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Why it matters

Directly improves daily reliability and multi-surface workflows for serious users. Browser-hosted Desktop + unified gateway reduces fragmentation; spend limits and performance gains matter for always-on deployments.

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ReleasesNov 5

Hermes Agent v0.23.0: The Hearth Release

Official release of Hermes Agent v0.23.0. Full Desktop workspace now runs in any browser tab (including phone). One gateway owns every conversation across CLI, TUI, Desktop, bots, and cron. Adds /Rewind, automatic Group Chat routing, price tags + spend limits on paid tools (even in YOLO mode), self-updating plugins, and major performance/memory improvements for long-lived gateways. Plugin catalog grew from ~600 to 1,050+. ~1,950 PRs from 666 contributors.

Credit@NousResearch

ReleasesNov 3

Hermes Merged 190 PRs on November 2 — Memory, Migration, Desktop, Security

Luke The Dev posted a detailed breakdown of the November 2 merge window (190 PRs). Highlights: gateway no longer freezes for memory trims; `hermes migrate <agent>` installs importers for Grok Bot and OpenBot; each Desktop terminal tab owns its own gateway; old phone-app chats continue in Desktop; local web server now trusts only loopback origins for CORS/WebSockets; MCP servers use the correct profile home; transient 401s no longer kill turns; 100+ plugin catalog additions and bumps.

Credit@iamlukethedev

ReleasesOct 22

Hermes v0.22.4 Ships; Continues Rapid Feature Cadence from Threshold Release

v0.22.4 is a small patch (suggestion pills removed, plugin/dashboard fixes, new catalog entries including bubblewrap, mcp-serve, agent-importers with Cursor support). It follows the larger v0.22 series that introduced smoother onboarding with free trial models, one-click connectors, stable update channel, local model support, per-chat MCP spend limits, shared whiteboard, and MCP-to-plugin tooling.

Credit@yortacusai, @HermesWatcher

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