- Update __version__ to 0.2.0 (was 0.1.0)
- Update pyproject.toml to match
- Add RELEASE_v0.2.0.md with comprehensive changelog covering:
- All 231 merged PRs
- 120 resolved issues
- 74+ contributors credited
- Organized by feature area with PR links
- Fix version mismatch: __init__.py had 'v1.0.0', pyproject.toml had '0.1.0'
Now both use '0.1.0' (no v prefix — added in display code only)
- Add __release_date__ for CalVer date tracking alongside SemVer version
- Fix double-v bug in cmd_version (was printing 'vv1.0.0')
- Update banner title to show 'Hermes Agent v0.1.0 (2026.3.12)' format
- Update cli.py banner to match new format
- Add scripts/release.py: full release automation tool
- Generates categorized changelogs from git history
- Maps git authors to GitHub @mentions (70+ contributors)
- Supports dry-run preview and --publish mode
- Creates annotated CalVer git tags + GitHub Releases
- Bumps semver in source files automatically
- Usage: python scripts/release.py --bump minor --publish
- Add .release_notes.md to .gitignore
Versioning scheme: CalVer tags (v2026.3.12) + SemVer display (v0.1.0)
- gateway/run.py: Take main's _resolve_gateway_model() helper
- hermes_cli/setup.py: Re-apply nous-api removal after merge brought
it back. Fix provider_idx offset (Custom is now index 3, not 4).
- tests/hermes_cli/test_setup.py: Fix custom setup test index (3→4)
- Custom endpoints can serve any model, so skip validation for
provider='custom' in validate_requested_model(). Previously it
would reject any model name since there's no static catalog or
live API to check against.
- Show clear setup instructions when switching to custom endpoint
without OPENAI_BASE_URL/OPENAI_API_KEY configured.
- Added curated model lists for Nous Portal and OpenAI Codex to
_PROVIDER_MODELS so /model shows their available models.
Both /model and /provider now show the same unified display:
Current: anthropic/claude-opus-4.6 via OpenRouter
Authenticated providers & models:
[openrouter] ← active
anthropic/claude-opus-4.6 ← current
anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
...
[nous]
claude-opus-4-6
gemini-3-flash
...
[openai-codex]
gpt-5.2-codex
gpt-5.1-codex-mini
...
Not configured: Z.AI / GLM, Kimi / Moonshot, ...
Switch model: /model <model-name>
Switch provider: /model <provider>:<model-name>
Example: /model nous:claude-opus-4-6
Users can see all authenticated providers and their models at a glance,
making it easy to switch mid-conversation.
Also added curated model lists for Nous Portal and OpenAI Codex to
hermes_cli/models.py.
Model selection now comes exclusively from config.yaml (set via
'hermes model' or 'hermes setup'). The LLM_MODEL env var is no longer
read or written anywhere in production code.
Why: env vars are per-process/per-user and would conflict in
multi-agent or multi-tenant setups. Config.yaml is file-based and
can be scoped per-user or eventually per-session.
Changes:
- cli.py: Read model from CLI_CONFIG only, not LLM_MODEL/OPENAI_MODEL
- hermes_cli/auth.py: _save_model_choice() no longer writes LLM_MODEL
to .env
- hermes_cli/setup.py: Remove 12 save_env_value('LLM_MODEL', ...)
calls from all provider setup flows
- gateway/run.py: Remove LLM_MODEL fallback (HERMES_MODEL still works
for gateway process runtime)
- cron/scheduler.py: Same
- agent/auxiliary_client.py: Remove LLM_MODEL from custom endpoint
model detection
Add centralized call_llm() and async_call_llm() functions that own the
full LLM request lifecycle:
1. Resolve provider + model from task config or explicit args
2. Get or create a cached client for that provider
3. Format request args (max_tokens handling, provider extra_body)
4. Make the API call with max_tokens/max_completion_tokens retry
5. Return the response
Config: expanded auxiliary section with provider:model slots for all
tasks (compression, vision, web_extract, session_search, skills_hub,
mcp, flush_memories). Config version bumped to 7.
Migrated all auxiliary consumers:
- context_compressor.py: uses call_llm(task='compression')
- vision_tools.py: uses async_call_llm(task='vision')
- web_tools.py: uses async_call_llm(task='web_extract')
- session_search_tool.py: uses async_call_llm(task='session_search')
- browser_tool.py: uses call_llm(task='vision'/'web_extract')
- mcp_tool.py: uses call_llm(task='mcp')
- skills_guard.py: uses call_llm(provider='openrouter')
- run_agent.py flush_memories: uses call_llm(task='flush_memories')
Tests updated for context_compressor and MCP tool. Some test mocks
still need updating (15 remaining failures from mock pattern changes,
2 pre-existing).
- Forum parent channel IDs now match free-response list (add a forum
channel ID and all its threads respond without mention)
- Better thread chat names: 'Guild / forum / thread' for forum threads
- Add discord.require_mention and discord.free_response_channels to
config.yaml (bridged to env vars, env vars still override)
- Keep require_mention defaulting to true (safe for shared servers)
Cherry-picked from PR #867 by insecurejezza with default fix and
config.yaml integration.
Co-authored-by: insecurejezza <insecurejezza@users.noreply.github.com>
save_env_value() used bare open('w') which truncates .env immediately.
A crash or OOM kill between truncation and completed write silently
wipes every credential in the file.
Write now goes to a temp file first, then os.replace() swaps it
atomically. Either the old .env exists or the new one does — never
a truncated half-write. Same pattern used in cron/jobs.py.
Cherry-picked from PR #842 by alireza78a, rebased onto current main
with conflict resolution (_secure_file refactor).
Co-authored-by: alireza78a <alireza78a@users.noreply.github.com>
MiniMax APIs (global and China) don't support /v1/models, causing
hermes doctor to always show HTTP 404 even with valid API keys.
Skip the HTTP check for these providers and show '(key configured)'
when the API key is present.
Cherry-picked from PR #822 by Bartok9, rebased onto current main.
Fixes#811
Co-authored-by: Bartok9 <259807879+Bartok9@users.noreply.github.com>
The old flow blindly asked for an OpenRouter API key after ANY non-OR
provider selection, even for Nous Portal and Codex which already
support vision natively. This was confusing and annoying.
New behavior:
- OpenRouter: skip — vision uses Gemini via their OR key
- Nous Portal OAuth: skip — vision uses Gemini via Nous
- OpenAI Codex: skip — gpt-5.3-codex supports vision
- Custom endpoint (api.openai.com): show OpenAI vision model picker
(gpt-4o, gpt-4o-mini, gpt-4.1, etc.), saves AUXILIARY_VISION_MODEL
- Custom (other) / z.ai / kimi / minimax / nous-api:
- First checks if existing OR/Nous creds already cover vision
- If not, offers friendly choice: OpenRouter / OpenAI / Skip
- No more 'enter OpenRouter key' thrown in your face
Also fixes the setup summary to check actual vision availability
across all providers instead of hardcoding 'requires OPENROUTER_API_KEY'.
MoA still correctly requires OpenRouter (calls multiple frontier models).
Post-merge fixes for the email gateway (PR #797):
1. Add Platform.EMAIL to all 4 platform-to-toolset/config mapping
dicts in gateway/run.py. Without this, email sessions silently
fell back to the Telegram toolset because these dicts were added
after the PR branched off main.
2. Add email (and signal) to hermes_cli/tools_config.py and
hermes_cli/skills_config.py PLATFORMS dicts so they appear in
'hermes tools' and 'hermes skills' CLI commands.
3. Add full email setup documentation:
- website/docs/user-guide/messaging/email.md — setup guide with
Gmail/Outlook instructions, configuration, troubleshooting,
security advice, and env var reference
- Update messaging/index.md — add email to architecture diagram,
platform toolset table, security examples, and next steps
Allow users to interact with Hermes by sending and receiving emails.
Uses IMAP polling for incoming messages and SMTP for replies with
proper threading (In-Reply-To, References headers).
Integrates with all 14 gateway extension points: config, adapter
factory, authorization, send_message tool, cron delivery, toolsets,
prompt hints, channel directory, setup wizard, status display, and
env example.
65 tests covering config, parsing, dispatch, threading, IMAP fetch,
SMTP send, attachments, and all integration points.
Adds delegation.model and delegation.provider config fields so subagents
can run on a completely different provider:model pair than the parent agent.
When delegation.provider is set, the system resolves the full credential
bundle (base_url, api_key, api_mode) via resolve_runtime_provider() —
the same path used by CLI/gateway startup. This means all configured
providers work out of the box: openrouter, nous, zai, kimi-coding,
minimax, minimax-cn.
Key design decisions:
- Provider resolution uses hermes_cli.runtime_provider (single source of
truth for credential resolution across CLI, gateway, cron, and now
delegation)
- When only delegation.model is set (no provider), the model name changes
but parent credentials are inherited (for switching models within the
same provider like OpenRouter)
- When delegation.provider is set, full credentials are resolved
independently — enabling cross-provider delegation (e.g. parent on
Nous Portal, subagents on OpenRouter)
- Clear error messages if provider resolution fails (missing API key,
unknown provider name)
- _load_config() now falls back to hermes_cli.config.load_config() for
gateway/cron contexts where CLI_CONFIG is unavailable
Based on PR #791 by 0xbyt4 (closes#609), reworked to use proper
provider credential resolution instead of passing provider as metadata.
Co-authored-by: 0xbyt4 <0xbyt4@users.noreply.github.com>
Combined implementation of reasoning management:
- /reasoning Show current effort level and display state
- /reasoning <level> Set reasoning effort (none, low, medium, high, xhigh)
- /reasoning show|on Show model thinking/reasoning in output
- /reasoning hide|off Hide model thinking/reasoning from output
Effort level changes persist to config and force agent re-init.
Display toggle updates the agent callback dynamically without re-init.
When display is enabled:
- Intermediate reasoning shown as dim [thinking] lines during tool loops
- Final reasoning shown in a bordered box above the response
- Long reasoning collapsed (5 lines intermediate, 10 lines final)
Also adds:
- reasoning_callback parameter to AIAgent
- last_reasoning in run_conversation result dict
- show_reasoning config option (display section, default: false)
- Display section in /config output
- 34 tests covering both features
Combines functionality from PR #789 and PR #790.
Co-authored-by: Aum Desai <Aum08Desai@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: 0xbyt4 <35742124+0xbyt4@users.noreply.github.com>
Four cleanups to code merged today:
1. New hermes_cli/curses_ui.py — shared curses_checklist() used by both
hermes tools and hermes skills. Eliminates ~140 lines of near-identical
curses code (scrolling, key handling, color setup, numbered fallback).
2. Fix _find_all_skills() perf — was calling load_config() per skill
(~100+ YAML parses). Now loads disabled set once via
_get_disabled_skill_names() and does a set lookup.
3. Eliminate _list_all_skills_unfiltered() duplication — _find_all_skills()
now accepts skip_disabled=True for the config UI, removing 30 lines
of copy-pasted discovery logic from skills_config.py.
4. Fix fragile label round-trip in skills_command — was building label
strings, passing to checklist, then mapping labels back to skill names
(collision-prone). Now works with indices directly, like tools_config.
When wl-paste produces empty output, the destination file was left as
a 0-byte orphan. Added dest.unlink() before returning False, matching
the existing cleanup pattern in the exception handler.
Authored by 0xbyt4.
Co-authored-by: 0xbyt4 <0xbyt4@users.noreply.github.com>
Authored by teyrebaz33. Closes#643.
- /personality none/default/neutral clears system prompt overlay
- Dict format personalities with description, tone, style fields
- Works in both CLI and gateway
- 18 tests
Add /background <prompt> to the gateway, allowing users on Telegram,
Discord, Slack, etc. to fire off a prompt in a separate agent session.
The result is delivered back to the same chat when done, without
modifying the active conversation history.
Implementation:
- _handle_background_command: validates input, spawns asyncio task
- _run_background_task: creates AIAgent in executor thread, delivers
result (text, images, media files) back via the platform adapter
- Inherits model, toolsets, provider routing from gateway config
- Error handling with user-visible failure messages
Also adds /background to hermes_cli/commands.py registry so it
appears in /help and autocomplete.
Tests: 15 new tests covering usage, task creation, uniqueness,
multi-platform, error paths, and help/autocomplete integration.
Fixes#898 — Python 3.11 changed argparse to raise an exception on
duplicate subparser names (CPython #94331). The 'skills' name was
registered twice: once for Skills Hub and once for skills config.
Changes:
- Remove duplicate 'skills' subparser registration
- Add 'config' as a sub-action under the existing 'hermes skills' command
- Route 'hermes skills config' to skills_config module
- Add regression test to catch future duplicates
Migration: 'hermes skills' (config) is now 'hermes skills config'
- Use Optional[List[str]] instead of List[str] | None (consistency)
- Add header, per-platform counts, and checkmark list format
- Matches the visual style of the interactive configurator
Authored by teyrebaz33. Adds config-driven quick commands that execute
shell commands without invoking the LLM — zero token usage, works from
Telegram/Discord/Slack/etc. Closes#744.
Post-merge follow-up to PR #752 — adds 10 commands that were added
since the PR was submitted:
Session: /title, /compress, /rollback
Configuration: /provider, /verbose, /skin
Tools & Skills: /reload-mcp (+ full /skills description)
Info: /usage, /insights, /paste
Also preserved existing color formatting (_cprint, _GOLD, _BOLD, _DIM)
and skill commands section from main.
- Organize COMMANDS into COMMANDS_BY_CATEGORY dict
- Group commands: Session, Configuration, Tools & Skills, Info, Exit
- Add visual category headers with spacing
- Maintain backwards compat via flat COMMANDS dict
- Better visual hierarchy and scannability
Before:
/help - Show this help message
/tools - List available tools
... (dense list)
After:
── Session ──
/new Start a new conversation
/reset Reset conversation only
...
── Configuration ──
/config Show current configuration
...
Closes#640
fetch_nous_models() returned models in whatever order the API gave
them, which put sonnet near the top. Add a priority sort so users
see the best models first: opus > pro > other > sonnet.
Authored by dmahan93. Adds HERMES_YOLO_MODE env var and --yolo CLI flag
to auto-approve all dangerous command prompts.
Post-merge: renamed --fuck-it-ship-it to --yolo for brevity,
resolved conflict with --checkpoints flag.
Adds -Q/--quiet to `hermes chat` for use by external orchestrators
(Paperclip, scripts, CI). When combined with -q, suppresses:
- Banner and ASCII art
- Spinner animations
- Tool preview lines (┊ prefix)
Only outputs:
- The agent's final response text
- A parseable 'session_id: <id>' line for session resumption
Usage: hermes chat -q 'Do something' -Q
Used by: Paperclip adapter (@nousresearch/paperclip-adapter-hermes)
Two related bugs prevented users from reliably switching providers:
1. OPENAI_BASE_URL poisoning OpenRouter resolution: When a user with a
custom endpoint ran /model openrouter:model, _resolve_openrouter_runtime
picked up OPENAI_BASE_URL instead of the OpenRouter URL, causing model
validation to probe the wrong API and reject valid models.
Fix: skip OPENAI_BASE_URL when requested_provider is explicitly
'openrouter'.
2. Provider never saved to config: _save_model_choice() could save
config.model as a plain string. All five _model_flow_* functions then
checked isinstance(model, dict) before writing the provider — which
silently failed on strings. With no provider in config, auto-detection
would pick up stale credentials (e.g. Codex desktop app) instead of
the user's explicit choice.
Fix: _save_model_choice() now always saves as dict format. All flow
functions also normalize string->dict as a safety net before writing
provider.
Adds 4 regression tests. 2873 tests pass.
Add support for using Nous Portal via a direct API key, mirroring
how OpenRouter and other API-key providers work. This gives users a
simpler alternative to the OAuth device-code flow when they already
have a Nous API key.
Changes:
- Add 'nous-api' to PROVIDER_REGISTRY as an api_key provider
pointing to https://inference-api.nousresearch.com/v1
- Add NOUS_API_KEY and NOUS_BASE_URL to OPTIONAL_ENV_VARS
- Add NOUS_API_BASE_URL / NOUS_API_CHAT_URL to hermes_constants
- Add 'Nous Portal API key' as first option in setup wizard
- Add provider aliases (nous_api, nousapi, nous-portal-api)
- Add test for nous-api runtime provider resolution
Closes#644
_fetch_models_from_api checked for "hide" while _read_cache_models
checked for "hidden", causing models hidden by the API to still
appear when loaded from cache. Both now accept either value.
Each themed skin (ares, poseidon, sisyphus, charizard) now has custom
banner_hero art that replaces the default Hermes caduceus. The hero art
uses braille-dot patterns themed to each skin:
- Ares: shield/spear emblem in crimson/bronze
- Poseidon: trident with wave patterns in blue/seafoam
- Sisyphus: boulder on slope in grayscale
- Charizard: dragon silhouette in orange/ember
Also fixes triple-quote string termination that caused a syntax error
in the previous commit.
Adds 3 new built-in skins (poseidon, sisyphus, charizard) with full
customization — colors, spinner faces/verbs/wings, branding text, and
custom ASCII art banner logos. Total: 7 built-in skins.
Also adds banner_logo and banner_hero fields to SkinConfig, allowing
any skin to replace the HERMES-AGENT ASCII art logo and the caduceus
hero art with custom artwork. The CLI now renders the skin's logo when
available, falling back to the default Hermes logo.
Skins with custom logos: ares, poseidon, sisyphus, charizard
Skins using default logo: default, mono, slate
- AGENTS.md: add Skin/Theme System section with architecture, skinnable
elements table, built-in skins list, adding built-in/user skins guide,
YAML example; add skin_engine.py to project structure; mention skin
engine in CLI Architecture section
- CONTRIBUTING.md: add skin_engine.py to project structure; add 'Adding
a Skin/Theme' section with YAML schema, activation instructions
- cli-config.yaml.example: add full skin config documentation with
schema reference, built-in skins list, all color/spinner/branding keys
- docs/skins/example-skin.yaml: complete annotated skin template with
all available fields and inline documentation
- hermes_cli/skin_engine.py: expand module docstring to full schema
reference with all fields documented, usage examples, built-in skins
list
Automatic filesystem snapshots before destructive file operations,
with user-facing rollback. Inspired by PR #559 (by @alireza78a).
Architecture:
- Shadow git repos at ~/.hermes/checkpoints/{hash}/ via GIT_DIR
- CheckpointManager: take/list/restore, turn-scoped dedup, pruning
- Transparent — the LLM never sees it, no tool schema, no tokens
- Once per turn — only first write_file/patch triggers a snapshot
Integration:
- Config: checkpoints.enabled + checkpoints.max_snapshots
- CLI flag: hermes --checkpoints
- Trigger: run_agent.py _execute_tool_calls() before write_file/patch
- /rollback slash command in CLI + gateway (list, restore by number)
- Pre-rollback snapshot auto-created on restore (undo the undo)
Safety:
- Never blocks file operations — all errors silently logged
- Skips root dir, home dir, dirs >50K files
- Disables gracefully when git not installed
- Shadow repo completely isolated from project git
Tests: 35 new tests, all passing (2798 total suite)
Docs: feature page, config reference, CLI commands reference
