[RESEARCH] Hermes Agent v0.4.0 — architecture spike and backlog alignment #18

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opened 2026-03-28 00:42:10 +00:00 by perplexity · 1 comment
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Research Spike Report

Full report saved at: ~/.timmy/research/research_hermes_agent.md

Key Findings

  • Repo: github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent (14.6k stars, 178 contributors, 2,759 commits)
  • v0.4.0 (Mar 23): OpenAI-compatible API server, 6 new messaging adapters, MCP CLI with OAuth 2.1, SOUL.md as primary identity, context compression overhaul
  • Commit velocity: ~90/day — one of the fastest agent runtimes in 2026
  • Sovereignty: Excellent — full local inference, no telemetry, MIT licensed. One gap: auxiliary model routing defaults to cloud (Issue #879)

Backlog Issues Ready to Close

Issue Status Action
timmy-config#21 Trajectory export Live NOW Set save_trajectories: true
timmy-config#19 MCP servers Live hermes mcp install
timmy-config#22 Local Ollama Trivial Remove OPENROUTER_API_KEY
timmy-config#20 Heartbeat Wirable Use /api/jobs REST API + [SILENT]

PRs to Watch

  • #2077 AgentNet — Ed25519 identity + MPP micropayments (Nostr-adjacent)
  • #1819 Structured JSONL audit log — richer training signal
## Research Spike Report Full report saved at: `~/.timmy/research/research_hermes_agent.md` ## Key Findings - **Repo**: github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent (14.6k stars, 178 contributors, 2,759 commits) - **v0.4.0** (Mar 23): OpenAI-compatible API server, 6 new messaging adapters, MCP CLI with OAuth 2.1, SOUL.md as primary identity, context compression overhaul - **Commit velocity**: ~90/day — one of the fastest agent runtimes in 2026 - **Sovereignty**: Excellent — full local inference, no telemetry, MIT licensed. One gap: auxiliary model routing defaults to cloud (Issue #879) ## Backlog Issues Ready to Close | Issue | Status | Action | |-------|--------|--------| | `timmy-config#21` Trajectory export | Live NOW | Set `save_trajectories: true` | | `timmy-config#19` MCP servers | Live | `hermes mcp install` | | `timmy-config#22` Local Ollama | Trivial | Remove OPENROUTER_API_KEY | | `timmy-config#20` Heartbeat | Wirable | Use `/api/jobs` REST API + `[SILENT]` | ## PRs to Watch - **#2077** AgentNet — Ed25519 identity + MPP micropayments (Nostr-adjacent) - **#1819** Structured JSONL audit log — richer training signal
Timmy was assigned by Rockachopa 2026-03-28 03:52:32 +00:00
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Closing as resolved by merged PR #24. The Hermes architecture/backlog alignment research packet now lives in reports/notebooklm/2026-03-27-hermes-openclaw/hermes-agent-backlog-vision-report.md.

Closing as resolved by merged PR #24. The Hermes architecture/backlog alignment research packet now lives in `reports/notebooklm/2026-03-27-hermes-openclaw/hermes-agent-backlog-vision-report.md`.
Timmy closed this issue 2026-03-28 04:53:20 +00:00
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Reference: Timmy_Foundation/timmy-home#18