Add a detailed section for /compress in the CLI Commands Reference,
explaining what it does, when to use it, requirements, and output format.
Previously only had a one-line table entry.
Telegram: add /insights, /update, /reload_mcp (underscore variant since
Telegram BotCommand names don't allow hyphens).
Discord: add /insights (with days parameter), /reload-mcp.
Also add reload_mcp as an alias for reload-mcp in the gateway command
dispatcher so Telegram's underscore form works, and add resume/provider
to the _known_commands set for hook emission.
Add /title, /resume, /compress, /provider, /usage to Telegram's
set_my_commands so they appear in the / autocomplete menu.
Add /title, /resume, /compress, /provider, /usage, /help as Discord
slash commands so they appear in Discord's native command picker.
These commands were functional via text but not registered with the
platform-native command menus, so users couldn't discover them.
Messaging users can now switch back to previously-named sessions:
- /resume My Project — resolves the title (with auto-lineage) and
restores that session's conversation history
- /resume (no args) — lists recent titled sessions to choose from
Adds SessionStore.switch_session() which ends the current session and
points the session entry at the target session ID so the old transcript
is loaded on the next message. Running agents are cleared on switch.
Completes the session naming feature from PR #720 for gateway users.
8 new tests covering: name resolution, lineage auto-latest, already-on-
session check, nonexistent names, agent cleanup, no-DB fallback, and
listing titled sessions.
When _ensure_runtime_credentials() resolves the provider to openai-codex,
check if the active model is Codex-compatible. If not (e.g. the default
anthropic/claude-opus-4.6), swap it for the best available Codex model.
Also strips provider prefixes the Codex API rejects (openai/gpt-5.3-codex
→ gpt-5.3-codex).
Adds _model_is_default flag so warnings are only shown when the user
explicitly chose an incompatible model (not when it's the config default).
Fixes#651.
Co-inspired-by: stablegenius49 (PR #661)
Co-inspired-by: teyrebaz33 (PR #696)
Previously, search_files would silently return 0 results when the
search path didn't exist (e.g., /root/.hermes/... when HOME is
/home/user). The path was passed to rg/grep/find which would fail
silently, and the empty stdout was parsed as 'no matches found'.
Changes:
- Add path existence check at the top of search() using test -e.
Returns SearchResult with a clear error message when path doesn't exist.
- Add exit code 2 checks in _search_with_rg() and _search_with_grep()
as secondary safety net for other error types (bad regex, permissions).
- Add 4 new tests covering: nonexistent path (content mode), nonexistent
path (files mode), existing path proceeds normally, rg error exit code.
Tests: 37 → 41 in test_file_operations.py, full suite 2330 passed.
- website/docs/user-guide/sessions.md: New 'Session Naming' section
with /title usage, title rules, auto-lineage, gateway support.
Updated 'Resume by Name' section, 'Rename a Session' subsection,
updated sessions list output format, updated DB schema description.
- website/docs/reference/cli-commands.md: Added -c "name" and
--resume by title to Core Commands, sessions rename to Sessions
table, /title to slash commands.
- website/docs/user-guide/cli.md: Added -c "name" and --resume by
title to resume options.
- AGENTS.md: Added -c, --resume, sessions list/rename to CLI commands
table. Added hermes_state.py to project structure.
- CONTRIBUTING.md: Updated hermes_state.py and session persistence
descriptions to mention titles.
- hermes_cli/main.py: Fixed sessions help string to include 'rename'.
- Empty string titles normalized to None (prevents uncaught IntegrityError
when two sessions both get empty-string titles via the unique index)
- Escape SQL LIKE wildcards (%, _) in resolve_session_by_title and
get_next_title_in_lineage to prevent false matches on titles like
'test_project' matching 'testXproject #2'
- Optimize list_sessions_rich from N+2 queries to a single query with
correlated subqueries (preview + last_active computed in SQL)
- Add /title slash command to gateway (Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp)
with set and show modes, uniqueness conflict handling
- Add /title to gateway /help text and _known_commands
- 12 new tests: empty string normalization, multi-empty-title safety,
SQL wildcard edge cases, gateway /title set/show/conflict/cross-platform
These two files were creating bare OpenAI clients pointing at OpenRouter
without the HTTP-Referer / X-OpenRouter-Title / X-OpenRouter-Categories
headers that the rest of the codebase sends for app attribution.
- skills_guard.py: LLM audit client (always OpenRouter)
- trajectory_compressor.py: sync + async summarization clients
(guarded with 'openrouter' in base_url check since the endpoint
is user-configurable)
Call ensure_hub_dirs() at the start of hermes skills list so the\nSkills Hub directory structure is created before reading hub\nmetadata.\n\nAdd a regression test covering the empty-home path where\ndoctor recommends running the list command.\n\nRefs: #703
Images pasted in the CLI were embedded as raw base64 image_url content
parts in the conversation history, which only works with vision-capable
models. If the main model (e.g. Nous API) doesn't support vision, this
breaks the request and poisons all subsequent messages.
Now the CLI uses the same approach as the messaging gateway: images are
pre-processed through the auxiliary vision model (Gemini Flash via
OpenRouter or Nous Portal) and converted to text descriptions. The
local file path is included so the agent can re-examine via
vision_analyze if needed. Works with any model.
Fixes#638.
User messaging improvements:
- Rejection: '(>_<) Error: not a valid model' instead of '(^_^) Warning: Error:'
- Rejection: shows 'Model unchanged' + tip about /model and /provider
- Session-only: explains 'this session only' with reason and 'will revert on restart'
- Saved: clear '(saved to config)' confirmation
Docs updated:
- cli-commands.md, cli.md, messaging/index.md: /model now shows
provider:model syntax, /provider command added to tables
Test fixes: deduplicated test names, assertions match new messages.
/provider command (CLI + gateway):
Shows all providers with auth status (✓/✗), aliases, and active marker.
Users can now discover what provider names work with provider:model syntax.
Gateway bugs fixed:
- Config was saved even when validation.persist=False (told user 'session
only' but actually persisted the unvalidated model)
- HERMES_INFERENCE_PROVIDER env var not set on provider switch, causing
the switch to be silently overridden if that env var was already set
parse_model_input hardened:
- Colon only treated as provider delimiter if left side is a recognized
provider name or alias. 'anthropic/claude-3.5-sonnet:beta' now passes
through as a model name instead of trying provider='anthropic/claude-3.5-sonnet'.
- HTTP URLs, random colons no longer misinterpreted.
56 tests passing across model validation, CLI commands, and integration.
'auto' doesn't always mean openrouter — it could be nous, zai,
kimi-coding, etc. depending on configured credentials. Reverted the
hardcoded mapping and now both CLI and gateway call
resolve_provider() to detect the actual active provider when 'auto'
is set. Falls back to openrouter only if resolution fails.
Added a system to track environment variables introduced in each config version, allowing migration prompts to only mention new variables since the user's last version. Updated the interactive configuration process to offer users the option to set these new optional keys during migration.
- normalize_provider('auto') now returns 'openrouter' (the default)
so /model shows the curated model list instead of nothing
- CLI /model display uses normalize_provider before looking up labels
- Gateway /model handler now uses the same validation logic as CLI:
live API probe, provider:model syntax, curated model list display
Add provider:model syntax to /model command for runtime provider switching:
/model zai:glm-5 → switch to Z.AI provider with glm-5
/model nous:hermes-3 → switch to Nous Portal with hermes-3
/model openrouter:anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5 → explicit OpenRouter
When switching providers, credentials are resolved via resolve_runtime_provider
and validated before committing. Both model and provider are saved to config.
Provider aliases work (glm: → zai, kimi: → kimi-coding, etc.).
Enhanced /model (no args) display now shows:
- Current model and provider
- Curated model list for the current provider with ← marker
- Usage examples including provider:model syntax
39 tests covering parse_model_input, curated_models_for_provider,
provider switching (success + credential failure), and display output.
The 200 lines of prompt_toolkit/rich/fire stubs added in PR #650 were
guarded by 'if module in sys.modules: return' and never activated since
those dependencies are always installed. Removed to keep the test file
lean. Also removed unused MagicMock and pytest imports.
Not all providers require 'provider/model' format. Removing the rigid
format check lets the live API probe handle all validation uniformly.
If someone types 'gpt-5.4' on OpenRouter, the probe won't find it and
will suggest 'openai/gpt-5.4' — better UX than a format rejection.
Replace the static catalog-based model validation with a live API probe.
The /model command now hits the provider's /models endpoint to check if
the requested model actually exists:
- Model found in API → accepted + saved to config
- Model NOT found in API → rejected with 'Error: not a valid model'
and fuzzy-match suggestions from the live model list
- API unreachable → graceful fallback to hardcoded catalog (session-only
for unrecognized models)
- Format errors (empty, spaces, missing '/') still caught instantly
without a network call
The API probe takes ~0.2s for OpenRouter (346 models) and works with any
OpenAI-compatible endpoint (Ollama, vLLM, custom, etc.).
32 tests covering all paths: format checks, API found, API not found,
API unreachable fallback, CLI integration.
- Wrap validate_requested_model in try/except so /model doesn't crash
if validation itself fails (falls back to old accept+save behavior)
- Remove unnecessary sys.path.insert from both test files
- Expand test_model_validation.py: 4 → 23 tests covering normalize_provider,
provider_model_ids, empty/whitespace/spaces rejection, OpenRouter format
validation, custom endpoints, nous provider, provider aliases, unknown
providers, fuzzy suggestions
- Expand test_cli_model_command.py: 2 → 5 tests adding known-model save,
validation crash fallback, and /model with no argument
Updated the systemd unit generation to include the virtual environment and node modules in the PATH, improving the execution context for the hermes CLI. Additionally, added support for installing Playwright and its dependencies on Arch/Manjaro systems in the install script, ensuring a smoother setup process for browser tools.
Enhanced the environment setup for browser commands by ensuring the PATH variable includes standard directories, addressing potential issues with minimal PATH in systemd services. Additionally, updated the logging of stderr to use a warning level on failure for better visibility of errors. This change improves the robustness of subprocess execution in the browser tool.
Renamed _find_shell to _find_bash to clarify its purpose of specifically locating bash. Improved the shell detection logic to prioritize bash over the user's $SHELL, ensuring compatibility with the fence wrapper's syntax requirements. Added a backward compatibility alias for _find_shell to maintain existing imports in process_registry.py.
Updated the LocalEnvironment class to ensure the PATH variable includes standard directories. This change addresses issues with systemd services and terminal multiplexers that inherit a minimal PATH, improving the execution environment for subprocesses.
Updated the _find_shell function to improve shell detection on non-Windows systems. The function now checks for the existence of /usr/bin/bash and /bin/bash before falling back to /bin/sh, ensuring a more robust shell resolution process.
Two fixes:
1. Gateway CWD override: TERMINAL_CWD from config.yaml was being
unconditionally overwritten by the messaging_cwd fallback (line 114).
Now explicit paths in config.yaml are respected — only '.' / 'auto' /
'cwd' (or unset) fall back to MESSAGING_CWD or home directory.
2. sandbox_dir config: Added terminal.sandbox_dir to config.yaml bridge
in gateway/run.py, cli.py, and hermes_cli/config.py. Maps to
TERMINAL_SANDBOX_DIR env var, which get_sandbox_dir() reads to
determine where Docker/Singularity sandbox data is stored (default:
~/.hermes/sandboxes/). Users can now set:
hermes config set terminal.sandbox_dir /data/hermes-sandboxes
Skills can now declare runtime prerequisites (env vars, CLI binaries) via
YAML frontmatter. Skills with unmet prerequisites are excluded from the
system prompt so the agent never claims capabilities it can't deliver, and
skill_view() warns the agent about what's missing.
Three layers of defense:
- build_skills_system_prompt() filters out unavailable skills
- _find_all_skills() flags unmet prerequisites in metadata
- skill_view() returns prerequisites_warning with actionable details
Tagged 12 bundled skills that have hard runtime dependencies:
gif-search (TENOR_API_KEY), notion (NOTION_API_KEY), himalaya, imessage,
apple-notes, apple-reminders, openhue, duckduckgo-search, codebase-inspection,
blogwatcher, songsee, mcporter.
Closes#658Fixes#630
Removed the hard block on base_url containing 'api.anthropic.com'.
Anthropic now offers an OpenAI-compatible /chat/completions endpoint,
so blocking their URL prevents legitimate use. If the endpoint isn't
compatible, the API call will fail with a proper error anyway.
Removed from: run_agent.py, mini_swe_runner.py
Updated test to verify Anthropic URLs are accepted.
browser_vision now saves screenshots persistently to ~/.hermes/browser_screenshots/
and returns the screenshot_path in its JSON response. The model can include
MEDIA:<path> in its response to share screenshots as native photos.
Changes:
- browser_tool.py: Save screenshots persistently, return screenshot_path,
auto-cleanup files older than 24 hours, mkdir moved inside try/except
- telegram.py: Add send_image_file() — sends local images via bot.send_photo()
- discord.py: Add send_image_file() — sends local images via discord.File
- slack.py: Add send_image_file() — sends local images via files_upload_v2()
(WhatsApp already had send_image_file — no changes needed)
- prompt_builder.py: Updated Telegram hint to list image extensions,
added Discord and Slack MEDIA: platform hints
- browser.md: Document screenshot sharing and 24h cleanup
- send_file_integration_map.md: Updated to reflect send_image_file is now
implemented on Telegram/Discord/Slack
- test_send_image_file.py: 19 tests covering MEDIA: .png extraction,
send_image_file on all platforms, and screenshot cleanup
Partially addresses #466 (Phase 0: platform adapter gaps for send_image_file).
Authored by christomitov. Auto-detects sk-kimi- key prefix and routes
to api.kimi.com/coding/v1. Adds User-Agent header for Kimi Code API
compatibility. Legacy Moonshot keys continue to work unchanged.
Adds --worktree (-w) flag to hermes CLI for isolated git worktree sessions.
Multiple agents can work on the same repo concurrently without collisions.
Closes#652
Telegram's send_photo via URL has a ~5MB limit. Upscaled images from
fal.ai's Clarity Upscaler often exceed this, causing 'Wrong type of
web page content' or 'Failed to get http url content' errors.
Fix: Add download-and-upload fallback in Telegram's send_image().
When URL-based send_photo fails, download the image via httpx and
re-upload as bytes (supports up to 10MB file uploads).
Also: convert print() to logger.warning/error in image sending path
for proper log visibility (print goes to socket, invisible in logs).
