Port from google-gemini/gemini-cli#21541: back up corrupted config.yaml

When config.yaml fails to parse, load_config() silently falls back to
DEFAULT_CONFIG and leaves the broken file on disk. If the user then re-runs
the setup wizard or hermes config set (both rewrite config.yaml), their
broken-but-recoverable overrides are lost for good.

Adapts the policy-file recovery from gemini-cli#21541: on the first parse
warning for a given broken file, snapshot it to config.yaml.corrupt.<ts>.bak
(best-effort, symlink-guarded, size-deduped) and tell the user where it
landed. Unlike Gemini's version we deliberately do NOT reset config.yaml to a
clean state — hermes never silently mutates user config, and leaving it means
a hand-fixed file is re-read on the next load.

Tests: 3 new cases (backup created + content preserved + original untouched;
same-size backup dedup; symlink not copied). E2E verified with isolated
HERMES_HOME and a real tab-indented broken config.

.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml

@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
-        with:
-          submodules: recursive
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@8d2750c68a42422c14e847fe6c8ac0403b4cbd6f  # v3
@@ -194,8 +192,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
-        with:
-          submodules: recursive
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@8d2750c68a42422c14e847fe6c8ac0403b4cbd6f  # v3

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -171,6 +171,11 @@ jobs:
           source .venv/bin/activate
           uv pip install -e ".[all,dev]"
 
+      - name: Packaged-wheel i18n smoke test
+        run: |
+          source .venv/bin/activate
+          python -m pytest -m integration tests/test_wheel_locales_e2e.py -v
+
       - name: Run e2e tests
         run: |
           source .venv/bin/activate

.gitignore

@@ -110,3 +110,9 @@ docs/superpowers/*
 # Tool Search live-test harness output — non-deterministic model transcripts,
 # regenerated by scripts/tool_search_livetest.py. Never an artifact of the repo.
 scripts/out/
+
+# Per-release changelog drafts. These exist only transiently during a release
+# cut (passed to `gh release create --notes-file`); the GitHub Release itself
+# stores the published notes. They are not a build artifact and must never be
+# committed to the repo root. See the hermes-release skill.
+RELEASE_v*.md

AGENTS.md

@@ -283,6 +283,21 @@ The dashboard embeds the real `hermes --tui` — **not** a rewrite.  See `hermes
 
 **Structured React UI around the TUI is allowed when it is not a second chat surface.** Sidebar widgets, inspectors, summaries, status panels, and similar supporting views (e.g. `ChatSidebar`, `ModelPickerDialog`, `ToolCall`) are fine when they complement the embedded TUI rather than replacing the transcript / composer / terminal. Keep their state independent of the PTY child's session and surface their failures non-destructively so the terminal pane keeps working unimpaired.
 
+### Electron Desktop Chat App (`apps/desktop/`)
+
+A **separate** chat surface from both the classic CLI and the dashboard's embedded TUI. It is an Electron + React + nanostore renderer (`@assistant-ui/react`) that talks to a `tui_gateway` backend over JSON-RPC (`requestGateway(method, params)`). It does NOT embed `hermes --tui` — it has its own composer, transcript, and slash-command pipeline. Route desktop bugs to the `hermes-desktop-app-work` skill, not `hermes-dashboard-work`.
+
+**Slash commands in the desktop app are curated client-side, then dispatched to the backend.** The pipeline:
+
+- **Backend already provides everything.** `tui_gateway/server.py` `commands.catalog` (empty-query list) and `complete.slash` (typed-query completions) both include built-in commands, user `quick_commands`, AND skill-derived commands (`scan_skill_commands()` / `get_skill_commands()`). The desktop app does not need a new RPC to see skills.
+- **The renderer curates via `apps/desktop/src/lib/desktop-slash-commands.ts`.** This is the load-bearing file. It holds `DESKTOP_COMMANDS` (the ~19 built-ins shown in the palette) plus block-lists for terminal-only / messaging-only / picker-owned / settings-owned / advanced commands that should NOT clutter the desktop popover.
+  - `isDesktopSlashCommand(name)` — gates **execution**. Returns true for built-ins AND for any non-built-in (skill / quick command), so typed extension commands run.
+  - `isDesktopSlashSuggestion(name)` — gates **discovery/completion**. Used by BOTH completion paths in `app/chat/composer/hooks/use-slash-completions.ts` (empty-query catalog filter + typed-query `complete.slash` filter) and by `filterDesktopCommandsCatalog`.
+  - `isDesktopSlashExtensionCommand(name)` — true when the command is NOT a known Hermes built-in (i.e. a skill or user quick command). Both suggestion and catalog-filter paths allow extensions through so skill commands surface in the palette. (Added when fixing "skill commands missing from the desktop slash palette" — the curated allow-list was silently dropping every skill/quick command from completions even though they executed fine when typed.)
+- **Dispatch** lives in `app/session/hooks/use-prompt-actions.ts` (`runSlash`): built-ins that the desktop owns (`/skin`, `/help`, `/new`, …) are handled locally or via `commands.catalog`; everything else goes to `slash.exec`, falling back to `command.dispatch` (which the gateway resolves into skill / alias / exec directives). A skill command resolves to `{type: "skill", message}` and is submitted as a normal prompt.
+
+**Rule:** the desktop slash palette's curation is about hiding noise (terminal-only / messaging-only built-ins), NOT about hiding user-activated extensions. Skill commands and `quick_commands` are extensions the backend surfaces — they belong in completions. If you tighten `desktop-slash-commands.ts`, keep `isDesktopSlashExtensionCommand` flowing into both the suggestion and catalog-filter paths. Tests: `apps/desktop/src/lib/desktop-slash-commands.test.ts` (run via the repo-root `vitest`, since `apps/desktop` resolves deps from the root workspace install).
+
 ---
 
 ## Adding New Tools

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ This isn't a quality bar — it's a coupling-and-maintenance decision. Memory pr
 
 | Requirement | Notes |
 |-------------|-------|
-| **Git** | With `--recurse-submodules` support, and the `git-lfs` extension installed |
+| **Git** | With the `git-lfs` extension installed |
 | **Python 3.11+** | uv will install it if missing |
 | **uv** | Fast Python package manager ([install](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/)) |
 | **Node.js 20+** | Optional — needed for browser tools and WhatsApp bridge (matches root `package.json` engines) |
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ This isn't a quality bar — it's a coupling-and-maintenance decision. Memory pr
 ### Clone and install
 
 ```bash
-git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent.git
+git clone https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent.git
 cd hermes-agent
 
 # Create venv with Python 3.11

Dockerfile

@@ -157,10 +157,17 @@ RUN npm install --prefer-offline --no-audit && \
 # so Docker users can use these providers without requiring runtime
 # lazy-install access to PyPI (often blocked in containerized envs).
 #
+# The hindsight memory provider's client (hindsight-client) is baked in
+# for the same reason: it lazy-installs into /opt/hermes/.venv at first
+# use, which lives inside the (immutable) image layer rather than the
+# mounted /opt/data volume, so it is lost on every container recreate /
+# image update and recall/retain then fails with
+# `ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'hindsight_client'` (#38128).
+#
 # The editable link is created after the source copy below.
 COPY pyproject.toml uv.lock ./
 RUN touch ./README.md
-RUN uv sync --frozen --no-install-project --extra all --extra messaging --extra anthropic --extra bedrock --extra azure-identity
+RUN uv sync --frozen --no-install-project --extra all --extra messaging --extra anthropic --extra bedrock --extra azure-identity --extra hindsight
 
 # ---------- Source code ----------
 # .dockerignore excludes node_modules, so the installs above survive.

MANIFEST.in

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 graft skills
 graft optional-skills
+graft locales
 # Bundled plugin manifests (plugin.yaml / plugin.yml). Without these the
 # PluginManager scan (hermes_cli/plugins.py) finds zero plugins on installs
 # built from the sdist (e.g. Homebrew, downstream packagers). package-data

README.md

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ One command from a fresh install:
 hermes setup --portal
 ```
 
-That logs you in via OAuth, sets Nous as your provider, and turns on the Tool Gateway. Check what's wired up any time with `hermes portal status`. Full details on the [Tool Gateway docs page](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/tool-gateway).
+That logs you in via OAuth, sets Nous as your provider, and turns on the Tool Gateway. Check what's wired up any time with `hermes portal info`. Full details on the [Tool Gateway docs page](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/tool-gateway).
 
 You can still bring your own keys per-tool whenever you want — the gateway is per-backend, not all-or-nothing.
 

README.zh-CN.md

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Hermes 始终允许你使用任意服务商，这点不会改变。但如果你
 hermes setup --portal
 ```
 
-它会通过 OAuth 登录、把 Nous 设为推理服务商，并启用 Tool Gateway。随时用 `hermes portal status` 查看路由状态。完整说明见 [Tool Gateway 文档](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/tool-gateway)。
+它会通过 OAuth 登录、把 Nous 设为推理服务商，并启用 Tool Gateway。随时用 `hermes portal info` 查看路由状态。完整说明见 [Tool Gateway 文档](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/tool-gateway)。
 
 你随时可以按工具单独切回自己的 API Key — Gateway 是按工具粒度生效的，不是一刀切。
 

RELEASE_v0.10.0.md

@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-# Hermes Agent v0.10.0 (v2026.4.16)
-
-**Release Date:** April 16, 2026
-
-> The Tool Gateway release — paid Nous Portal subscribers can now use web search, image generation, text-to-speech, and browser automation through their existing subscription with zero additional API keys.
-
----
-
-## ✨ Highlights
-
-- **Nous Tool Gateway** — Paid [Nous Portal](https://portal.nousresearch.com) subscribers now get automatic access to **web search** (Firecrawl), **image generation** (FAL / FLUX 2 Pro), **text-to-speech** (OpenAI TTS), and **browser automation** (Browser Use) through their existing subscription. No separate API keys needed — just run `hermes model`, select Nous Portal, and pick which tools to enable. Per-tool opt-in via `use_gateway` config, full integration with `hermes tools` and `hermes status`, and the runtime correctly prefers the gateway even when direct API keys exist. Replaces the old hidden `HERMES_ENABLE_NOUS_MANAGED_TOOLS` env var with clean subscription-based detection. ([#11206](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/11206), based on work by @jquesnelle; docs: [#11208](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/11208))
-
----
-
-## 🐛 Bug Fixes & Improvements
-
-This release includes 180+ commits with numerous bug fixes, platform improvements, and reliability enhancements across the agent core, gateway, CLI, and tool system. Full details will be published in the v0.11.0 changelog.
-
----
-
-## 👥 Contributors
-
-- **@jquesnelle** (emozilla) — Original Tool Gateway implementation ([#10799](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10799)), salvaged and shipped in this release
-
----
-
-**Full Changelog**: [v2026.4.13...v2026.4.16](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/compare/v2026.4.13...v2026.4.16)

RELEASE_v0.11.0.md

@@ -1,453 +0,0 @@
-# Hermes Agent v0.11.0 (v2026.4.23)
-
-**Release Date:** April 23, 2026
-**Since v0.9.0:** 1,556 commits · 761 merged PRs · 1,314 files changed · 224,174 insertions · 29 community contributors (290 including co-authors)
-
-> The Interface release — a full React/Ink rewrite of the interactive CLI, a pluggable transport architecture underneath every provider, native AWS Bedrock support, five new inference paths, a 17th messaging platform (QQBot), a dramatically expanded plugin surface, and GPT-5.5 via Codex OAuth.
-
-This release also folds in all the highlights deferred from v0.10.0 (which shipped only the Nous Tool Gateway) — so it covers roughly two weeks of work across the whole stack.
-
----
-
-## ✨ Highlights
-
-- **New Ink-based TUI** — `hermes --tui` is now a full React/Ink rewrite of the interactive CLI, with a Python JSON-RPC backend (`tui_gateway`). Sticky composer, live streaming with OSC-52 clipboard support, stable picker keys, status bar with per-turn stopwatch and git branch, `/clear` confirm, light-theme preset, and a subagent spawn observability overlay. ~310 commits to `ui-tui/` + `tui_gateway/`. (@OutThisLife + Teknium)
-
-- **Transport ABC + Native AWS Bedrock** — Format conversion and HTTP transport were extracted from `run_agent.py` into a pluggable `agent/transports/` layer. `AnthropicTransport`, `ChatCompletionsTransport`, `ResponsesApiTransport`, and `BedrockTransport` each own their own format conversion and API shape. Native AWS Bedrock support via the Converse API ships on top of the new abstraction. ([#10549](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10549), [#13347](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13347), [#13366](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13366), [#13430](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13430), [#13805](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13805), [#13814](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13814) — @kshitijk4poor + Teknium)
-
-- **Five new inference paths** — Native NVIDIA NIM ([#11774](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/11774)), Arcee AI ([#9276](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9276)), Step Plan ([#13893](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13893)), Google Gemini CLI OAuth ([#11270](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/11270)), and Vercel ai-gateway with pricing + dynamic discovery ([#13223](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13223) — @jerilynzheng). Plus Gemini routed through the native AI Studio API for better performance ([#12674](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/12674)).
-
-- **GPT-5.5 over Codex OAuth** — OpenAI's new GPT-5.5 reasoning model is now available through your ChatGPT Codex OAuth, with live model discovery wired into the model picker so new OpenAI releases show up without catalog updates. ([#14720](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14720))
-
-- **QQBot — 17th supported platform** — Native QQBot adapter via QQ Official API v2, with QR scan-to-configure setup wizard, streaming cursor, emoji reactions, and DM/group policy gating that matches WeCom/Weixin parity. ([#9364](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9364), [#11831](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/11831))
-
-- **Plugin surface expanded** — Plugins can now register slash commands (`register_command`), dispatch tools directly (`dispatch_tool`), block tool execution from hooks (`pre_tool_call` can veto), rewrite tool results (`transform_tool_result`), transform terminal output (`transform_terminal_output`), ship image_gen backends, and add custom dashboard tabs. The bundled disk-cleanup plugin is opt-in by default as a reference implementation. ([#9377](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9377), [#10626](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10626), [#10763](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10763), [#10951](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10951), [#12929](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/12929), [#12944](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/12944), [#12972](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/12972), [#13799](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13799), [#14175](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14175))
-
-- **`/steer` — mid-run agent nudges** — `/steer <prompt>` injects a note that the running agent sees after its next tool call, without interrupting the turn or breaking prompt cache. For when you want to course-correct an agent in-flight. ([#12116](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/12116))
-
-- **Shell hooks** — Wire any shell script as a Hermes lifecycle hook (pre_tool_call, post_tool_call, on_session_start, etc.) without writing a Python plugin. ([#13296](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13296))
-
-- **Webhook direct-delivery mode** — Webhook subscriptions can now forward payloads straight to a platform chat without going through the agent — zero-LLM push notifications for alerting, uptime checks, and event streams. ([#12473](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/12473))
-
-- **Smarter delegation** — Subagents now have an explicit `orchestrator` role that can spawn their own workers, with configurable `max_spawn_depth` (default flat). Concurrent sibling subagents share filesystem state through a file-coordination layer so they don't clobber each other's edits. ([#13691](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13691), [#13718](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13718))
-
-- **Auxiliary models — configurable UI + main-model-first** — `hermes model` has a dedicated "Configure auxiliary models" screen for per-task overrides (compression, vision, session_search, title_generation). `auto` routing now defaults to the main model for side tasks across all users (previously aggregator users were silently routed to a cheap provider-side default). ([#11891](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/11891), [#11900](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/11900))
-
-- **Dashboard plugin system + live theme switching** — The web dashboard is now extensible. Third-party plugins can add custom tabs, widgets, and views without forking. Paired with a live-switching theme system — themes now control colors, fonts, layout, and density — so users can hot-swap the dashboard look without a reload. Same theming discipline the CLI has, now on the web. ([#10951](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10951), [#10687](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10687), [#14725](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14725))
-
-- **Dashboard polish** — i18n (English + Chinese), react-router sidebar layout, mobile-responsive, Vercel deployment, real per-session API call tracking, and one-click update + gateway restart buttons. ([#9228](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9228), [#9370](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9370), [#9453](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9453), [#10686](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10686), [#13526](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13526), [#14004](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14004) — @austinpickett + @DeployFaith + Teknium)
-
----
-
-## 🏗️ Core Agent & Architecture
-
-### Transport Layer (NEW)
-- **Transport ABC** abstracts format conversion and HTTP transport from `run_agent.py` into `agent/transports/` ([#13347](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13347))
-- **AnthropicTransport** — Anthropic Messages API path ([#13366](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13366), @kshitijk4poor)
-- **ChatCompletionsTransport** — default path for OpenAI-compatible providers ([#13805](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13805))
-- **ResponsesApiTransport** — OpenAI Responses API + Codex build_kwargs wiring ([#13430](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13430), @kshitijk4poor)
-- **BedrockTransport** — AWS Bedrock Converse API transport ([#13814](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13814))
-
-### Provider & Model Support
-- **Native AWS Bedrock provider** via Converse API ([#10549](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10549))
-- **NVIDIA NIM native provider** (salvage of #11703) ([#11774](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/11774))
-- **Arcee AI direct provider** ([#9276](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9276))
-- **Step Plan provider** (salvage #6005) ([#13893](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13893), @kshitijk4poor)
-- **Google Gemini CLI OAuth** inference provider ([#11270](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/11270))
-- **Vercel ai-gateway** with pricing, attribution, and dynamic discovery ([#13223](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13223), @jerilynzheng)
-- **GPT-5.5 over Codex OAuth** with live model discovery in the picker ([#14720](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14720))
-- **Gemini routed through native AI Studio API** ([#12674](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/12674))
-- **xAI Grok upgraded to Responses API** ([#10783](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10783))
-- **Ollama improvements** — Cloud provider support, GLM continuation, `think=false` control, surrogate sanitization, `/v1` hint ([#10782](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10782))
-- **Kimi K2.6** across OpenRouter, Nous Portal, native Kimi, and HuggingFace ([#13148](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13148), [#13152](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13152), [#13169](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13169))
-- **Kimi K2.5** promoted to first position in all model suggestion lists ([#11745](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/11745), @kshitijk4poor)
-- **Xiaomi MiMo v2.5-pro + v2.5** on OpenRouter, Nous Portal, and native ([#14184](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14184), [#14635](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14635), @kshitijk4poor)
-- **GLM-5V-Turbo** for coding plan ([#9907](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9907))
-- **Claude Opus 4.7** in Nous Portal catalog ([#11398](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/11398))
-- **OpenRouter elephant-alpha** in curated lists ([#9378](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9378))
-- **OpenCode-Go** — Kimi K2.6 and Qwen3.5/3.6 Plus in curated catalog ([#13429](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13429))
-- **minimax/minimax-m2.5:free** in OpenRouter catalog ([#13836](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13836))
-- **`/model` merges models.dev entries** for lesser-loved providers ([#14221](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14221))
-- **Per-provider + per-model `request_timeout_seconds`** config ([#12652](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/12652))
-- **Configurable API retry count** via `agent.api_max_retries` ([#14730](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14730))
-- **ctx_size context length key** for Lemonade server (salvage #8536) ([#14215](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14215))
-- **Custom provider display name prompt** ([#9420](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9420))
-- **Recommendation badges** on tool provider selection ([#9929](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9929))
-- Fix: correct GPT-5 family context lengths in fallback defaults ([#9309](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9309))
-- Fix: clamp `minimal` reasoning effort to `low` on Responses API ([#9429](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9429))
-- Fix: strip reasoning item IDs from Responses API input when `store=False` ([#10217](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10217))
-- Fix: OpenViking correct account default + commit session on `/new` and compress ([#10463](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10463))
-- Fix: Kimi `/coding` thinking block survival + empty reasoning_content + block ordering (multiple PRs)
-- Fix: don't send Anthropic thinking to api.kimi.com/coding ([#13826](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13826))
-- Fix: send `max_tokens`, `reasoning_effort`, and `thinking` for Kimi/Moonshot
-- Fix: stream reasoning content through OpenAI-compatible providers that emit it
-
-### Agent Loop & Conversation
-- **`/steer <prompt>`** — mid-run agent nudges after next tool call ([#12116](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/12116))
-- **Orchestrator role + configurable spawn depth** for `delegate_task` (default flat) ([#13691](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13691))
-- **Cross-agent file state coordination** for concurrent subagents ([#13718](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13718))
-- **Compressor smart collapse, dedup, anti-thrashing**, template upgrade, hardening ([#10088](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10088))
-- **Compression summaries respect the conversation's language** ([#12556](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/12556))
-- **Compression model falls back to main model** on permanent 503/404 ([#10093](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10093))
-- **Auto-continue interrupted agent work** after gateway restart ([#9934](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9934))
-- **Activity heartbeats** prevent false gateway inactivity timeouts ([#10501](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10501))
-- **Auxiliary models UI** — dedicated screen for per-task overrides ([#11891](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/11891))
-- **Auxiliary auto routing defaults to main model** for all users ([#11900](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/11900))
-- **PLATFORM_HINTS for Matrix, Mattermost, Feishu** ([#14428](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14428), @alt-glitch)
-- Fix: reset retry counters after compression; stop poisoning conversation history ([#10055](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10055))
-- Fix: break compression-exhaustion infinite loop and auto-reset session ([#10063](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10063))
-- Fix: stale agent timeout, uv venv detection, empty response after tools ([#10065](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10065))
-- Fix: prevent premature loop exit when weak models return empty after substantive tool calls ([#10472](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10472))
-- Fix: preserve pre-start terminal interrupts ([#10504](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10504))
-- Fix: improve interrupt responsiveness during concurrent tool execution ([#10935](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10935))
-- Fix: word-wrap spinner, interruptable agent join, and delegate_task interrupt ([#10940](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10940))
-- Fix: `/stop` no longer resets the session ([#9224](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9224))
-- Fix: honor interrupts during MCP tool waits ([#9382](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9382), @helix4u)
-- Fix: break stuck session resume loops after repeated restarts ([#9941](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9941))
-- Fix: empty response nudge crash + placeholder leak to cron targets ([#11021](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/11021))
-- Fix: streaming cursor sanitization to prevent message truncation (multiple PRs)
-- Fix: resolve `context_length` for plugin context engines ([#9238](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9238))
-
-### Session & Memory
-- **Auto-prune old sessions + VACUUM state.db** at startup ([#13861](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13861))
-- **Honcho overhaul** — context injection, 5-tool surface, cost safety, session isolation ([#10619](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10619))
-- **Hindsight richer session-scoped retain metadata** (salvage of #6290) ([#13987](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13987))
-- Fix: deduplicate memory provider tools to prevent 400 on strict providers ([#10511](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10511))
-- Fix: discover user-installed memory providers from `$HERMES_HOME/plugins/` ([#10529](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10529))
-- Fix: add `on_memory_write` bridge to sequential tool execution path ([#10507](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10507))
-- Fix: preserve `session_id` across `previous_response_id` chains in `/v1/responses` ([#10059](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10059))
-
----
-
-## 🖥️ New Ink-based TUI
-
-A full React/Ink rewrite of the interactive CLI — invoked via `hermes --tui` or `HERMES_TUI=1`. Shipped across ~310 commits to `ui-tui/` and `tui_gateway/`.
-
-### TUI Foundations
-- New TUI based on Ink + Python JSON-RPC backend
-- Prettier + ESLint + vitest tooling for `ui-tui/`
-- Entry split between `src/entry.tsx` (TTY gate) and `src/app.tsx` (state machine)
-- Persistent `_SlashWorker` subprocess for slash command dispatch
-
-### UX & Features
-- **Stable picker keys, /clear confirm, light-theme preset** ([#12312](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/12312), @OutThisLife)
-- **Git branch in status bar** cwd label ([#12305](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/12305), @OutThisLife)
-- **Per-turn elapsed stopwatch in FaceTicker + done-in sys line** ([#13105](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13105), @OutThisLife)
-- **Subagent spawn observability overlay** ([#14045](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14045), @OutThisLife)
-- **Per-prompt elapsed stopwatch in status bar** ([#12948](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/12948))
-- Sticky composer that freezes during scroll
-- OSC-52 clipboard support for copy across SSH sessions
-- Virtualized history rendering for performance
-- Slash command autocomplete via `complete.slash` RPC
-- Path autocomplete via `complete.path` RPC
-- Dozens of resize/ghosting/sticky-prompt fixes landed through the week
-
-### Structural Refactors
-- Decomposed `app.tsx` into `app/event-handler`, `app/slash-handler`, `app/stores`, `app/hooks` ([#14640](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14640) and surrounding)
-- Component split: `branding.tsx`, `markdown.tsx`, `prompts.tsx`, `sessionPicker.tsx`, `messageLine.tsx`, `thinking.tsx`, `maskedPrompt.tsx`
-- Hook split: `useCompletion`, `useInputHistory`, `useQueue`, `useVirtualHistory`
-
----
-
-## 📱 Messaging Platforms (Gateway)
-
-### New Platforms
-- **QQBot (17th platform)** — QQ Official API v2 adapter with QR setup, streaming, package split ([#9364](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9364), [#11831](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/11831))
-
-### Telegram
-- **Dedicated `TELEGRAM_PROXY` env var + config.yaml proxy support** (closes #9414, #6530, #9074, #7786) ([#10681](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10681))
-- **`ignored_threads` config** for Telegram groups ([#9530](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9530))
-- **Config option to disable link previews** (closes #8728) ([#10610](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10610))
-- **Auto-wrap markdown tables** in code blocks ([#11794](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/11794))
-- Fix: prevent duplicate replies when stream task is cancelled ([#9319](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9319))
-- Fix: prevent streaming cursor (▉) from appearing as standalone messages ([#9538](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9538))
-- Fix: retry transient tool sends + cold-boot budget ([#10947](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10947))
-- Fix: Markdown special char escaping in `send_exec_approval`
-- Fix: parentheses in URLs during MarkdownV2 link conversion
-- Fix: Unicode dash normalization in model switch (closes iOS smart-punctuation issue)
-- Many platform hint / streaming / session-key fixes
-
-### Discord
-- **Forum channel support** (salvage of #10145 + media + polish) ([#11920](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/11920))
-- **`DISCORD_ALLOWED_ROLES`** for role-based access control ([#11608](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/11608))
-- **Config option to disable slash commands** (salvage #13130) ([#14315](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14315))
-- **Native `send_animation`** for inline GIF playback ([#10283](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10283))
-- **`send_message` Discord media attachments** ([#10246](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10246))
-- **`/skill` command group** with category subcommands ([#9909](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9909))
-- **Extract reply text from message references** ([#9781](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9781))
-
-### Feishu
-- **Intelligent reply on document comments** with 3-tier access control ([#11898](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/11898))
-- **Show processing state via reactions** on user messages ([#12927](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/12927))
-- **Preserve @mention context for agent consumption** (salvage #13874) ([#14167](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14167))
-
-### DingTalk
-- **`require_mention` + `allowed_users` gating** (parity with Slack/Telegram/Discord) ([#11564](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/11564))
-- **QR-code device-flow authorization** for setup wizard ([#11574](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/11574))
-- **AI Cards streaming, emoji reactions, and media handling** (salvage of #10985) ([#11910](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/11910))
-
-### WhatsApp
-- **`send_voice`** — native audio message delivery ([#13002](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13002))
-- **`dm_policy` and `group_policy`** parity with WeCom/Weixin/QQ adapters ([#13151](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13151))
-
-### WeCom / Weixin
-- **WeCom QR-scan bot creation + interactive setup wizard** (salvage #13923) ([#13961](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13961))
-
-### Signal
-- **Media delivery support** via `send_message` ([#13178](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13178))
-
-### Slack
-- **Per-thread sessions for DMs by default** ([#10987](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10987))
-
-### BlueBubbles (iMessage)
-- Group chat session separation, webhook registration & auth fixes ([#9806](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9806))
-
-### Gateway Core
-- **Gateway proxy mode** — forward messages to a remote API server ([#9787](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9787))
-- **Per-channel ephemeral prompts** (Discord, Telegram, Slack, Mattermost) ([#10564](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10564))
-- **Surface plugin slash commands** natively on all platforms + decision-capable command hook ([#14175](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14175))
-- **Support document/archive extensions in MEDIA: tag extraction** (salvage #8255) ([#14307](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14307))
-- **Recognize `.pdf` in MEDIA: tag extraction** ([#13683](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13683))
-- **`--all` flag for `gateway start` and `restart`** ([#10043](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10043))
-- **Notify active sessions on gateway shutdown** + update health check ([#9850](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9850))
-- **Block agent from self-destructing the gateway** via terminal (closes #6666) ([#9895](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9895))
-- Fix: suppress duplicate replies on interrupt and streaming flood control ([#10235](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10235))
-- Fix: close temporary agents after one-off tasks ([#11028](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/11028), @kshitijk4poor)
-- Fix: busy-session ack when user messages during active agent run ([#10068](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10068))
-- Fix: route watch-pattern notifications to the originating session ([#10460](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10460))
-- Fix: preserve notify context in executor threads ([#10921](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10921), @kshitijk4poor)
-- Fix: avoid duplicate replies after interrupted long tasks ([#11018](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/11018))
-- Fix: unlink stale PID + lock files on cleanup
-- Fix: force-unlink stale PID file after `--replace` takeover
-
----
-
-## 🔧 Tool System
-
-### Plugin Surface (major expansion)
-- **`register_command()`** — plugins can now add slash commands ([#10626](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10626))
-- **`dispatch_tool()`** — plugins can invoke tools from their code ([#10763](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10763))
-- **`pre_tool_call` blocking** — plugins can veto tool execution ([#9377](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9377))
-- **`transform_tool_result`** — plugins rewrite tool results generically ([#12972](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/12972))
-- **`transform_terminal_output`** — plugins rewrite terminal tool output ([#12929](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/12929))
-- **Namespaced skill registration** for plugin skill bundles ([#9786](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9786))
-- **Opt-in-by-default + bundled disk-cleanup plugin** (salvage #12212) ([#12944](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/12944))
-- **Pluggable `image_gen` backends + OpenAI provider** ([#13799](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13799))
-- **`openai-codex` image_gen plugin** (gpt-image-2 via Codex OAuth) ([#14317](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14317))
-- **Shell hooks** — wire shell scripts as hook callbacks ([#13296](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13296))
-
-### Browser
-- **`browser_cdp` raw DevTools Protocol passthrough** ([#12369](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/12369))
-- Camofox hardening + connection stability across the window
-
-### Execute Code
-- **Project/strict execution modes** (default: project) ([#11971](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/11971))
-
-### Image Generation
-- **Multi-model FAL support** with picker in `hermes tools` ([#11265](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/11265))
-- **Recraft V3 → V4 Pro, Nano Banana → Pro upgrades** ([#11406](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/11406))
-- **GPT Image 2** in FAL catalog ([#13677](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13677))
-- **xAI image generation provider** (grok-imagine-image) ([#14765](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14765))
-
-### TTS / STT / Voice
-- **Google Gemini TTS provider** ([#11229](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/11229))
-- **xAI Grok STT provider** ([#14473](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14473))
-- **xAI TTS** (shipped with Responses API upgrade) ([#10783](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10783))
-- **KittenTTS local provider** (salvage of #2109) ([#13395](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13395))
-- **CLI record beep toggle** ([#13247](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13247), @helix4u)
-
-### Webhook / Cron
-- **Webhook direct-delivery mode** — zero-LLM push notifications ([#12473](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/12473))
-- **Cron `wakeAgent` gate** — scripts can skip the agent entirely ([#12373](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/12373))
-- **Cron per-job `enabled_toolsets`** — cap token overhead + cost per job ([#14767](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14767))
-
-### Delegate
-- **Orchestrator role** + configurable spawn depth (default flat) ([#13691](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13691))
-- **Cross-agent file state coordination** ([#13718](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13718))
-
-### File / Patch
-- **`patch` — "did you mean?" feedback** when patch fails to match ([#13435](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13435))
-
-### API Server
-- **Stream `/v1/responses` SSE tool events** (salvage #9779) ([#10049](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10049))
-- **Inline image inputs** on `/v1/chat/completions` and `/v1/responses` ([#12969](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/12969))
-
-### Docker / Podman
-- **Entry-level Podman support** — `find_docker()` + rootless entrypoint ([#10066](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10066))
-- **Add docker-cli to Docker image** (salvage #10096) ([#14232](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14232))
-- **File-sync back to host on teardown** (salvage of #8189 + hardening) ([#11291](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/11291))
-
-### MCP
-- 12 MCP improvements across the window (status, timeout handling, tool-call forwarding, etc.)
-
----
-
-## 🧩 Skills Ecosystem
-
-### Skill System
-- **Namespaced skill registration** for plugin bundles ([#9786](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9786))
-- **`hermes skills reset`** to un-stick bundled skills ([#11468](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/11468))
-- **Skills guard opt-in** — `config.skills.guard_agent_created` (default off) ([#14557](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14557))
-- **Bundled skill scripts runnable out of the box** ([#13384](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13384))
-- **`xitter` replaced with `xurl`** — the official X API CLI ([#12303](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/12303))
-- **MiniMax-AI/cli as default skill tap** (salvage #7501) ([#14493](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14493))
-- **Fuzzy `@` file completions + mtime sorting** ([#9467](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9467))
-
-### New Skills
-- **concept-diagrams** (salvage of #11045, @v1k22) ([#11363](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/11363))
-- **architecture-diagram** (Cocoon AI port) ([#9906](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9906))
-- **pixel-art** with hardware palettes and video animation ([#12663](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/12663), [#12725](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/12725))
-- **baoyu-comic** ([#13257](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13257), @JimLiu)
-- **baoyu-infographic** — 21 layouts × 21 styles (salvage #9901) ([#12254](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/12254))
-- **page-agent** — embed Alibaba's in-page GUI agent in your webapp ([#13976](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13976))
-- **fitness-nutrition** optional skill + optional env var support ([#9355](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9355))
-- **drug-discovery** — ChEMBL, PubChem, OpenFDA, ADMET ([#9443](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9443))
-- **touchdesigner-mcp** (salvage of #10081) ([#12298](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/12298))
-- **adversarial-ux-test** optional skill (salvage of #2494, @omnissiah-comelse) ([#13425](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13425))
-- **maps** — added `guest_house`, `camp_site`, and dual-key bakery lookup ([#13398](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13398))
-- **llm-wiki** — port provenance markers, source hashing, and quality signals ([#13700](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13700))
-
----
-
-## 📊 Web Dashboard
-
-- **i18n (English + Chinese) language switcher** ([#9453](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9453))
-- **Live-switching theme system** ([#10687](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10687))
-- **Dashboard plugin system** — extend the web UI with custom tabs ([#10951](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10951))
-- **react-router, sidebar layout, sticky header, dropdown component** ([#9370](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9370), @austinpickett)
-- **Responsive for mobile** ([#9228](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9228), @DeployFaith)
-- **Vercel deployment** ([#10686](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10686), [#11061](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/11061), @austinpickett)
-- **Context window config support** ([#9357](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9357))
-- **HTTP health probe for cross-container gateway detection** ([#9894](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9894))
-- **Update + restart gateway buttons** ([#13526](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13526), @austinpickett)
-- **Real API call count per session** (salvages #10140) ([#14004](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14004))
-
----
-
-## 🖱️ CLI & User Experience
-
-- **Dynamic shell completion for bash, zsh, and fish** ([#9785](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9785))
-- **Light-mode skins + skin-aware completion menus** ([#9461](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9461))
-- **Numbered keyboard shortcuts** on approval and clarify prompts ([#13416](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13416))
-- **Markdown stripping, compact multiline previews, external editor** ([#12934](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/12934))
-- **`--ignore-user-config` and `--ignore-rules` flags** (port codex#18646) ([#14277](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14277))
-- **Account limits section in `/usage`** ([#13428](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/13428))
-- **Doctor: Command Installation check** for `hermes` bin symlink ([#10112](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10112))
-- **ESC cancels secret/sudo prompts**, clearer skip messaging ([#9902](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9902))
-- Fix: agent-facing text uses `display_hermes_home()` instead of hardcoded `~/.hermes` ([#10285](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10285))
-- Fix: enforce `config.yaml` as sole CWD source + deprecate `.env` CWD vars + add `hermes memory reset` ([#11029](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/11029))
-
----
-
-## 🔒 Security & Reliability
-
-- **Global toggle to allow private/internal URL resolution** ([#14166](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14166))
-- **Block agent from self-destructing the gateway** via terminal (closes #6666) ([#9895](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9895))
-- **Telegram callback authorization** on update prompts ([#10536](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10536))
-- **SECURITY.md** added ([#10532](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10532), @I3eg1nner)
-- **Warn about legacy hermes.service units** during `hermes update` ([#11918](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/11918))
-- **Complete ASCII-locale UnicodeEncodeError recovery** for `api_messages`/`reasoning_content` (closes #6843) ([#10537](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10537))
-- **Prevent stale `os.environ` leak** after `clear_session_vars` ([#10527](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10527))
-- **Prevent agent hang when backgrounding processes** via terminal tool ([#10584](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10584))
-- Many smaller session-resume, interrupt, streaming, and memory-race fixes throughout the window
-
----
-
-## 🐛 Notable Bug Fixes
-
-The `fix:` category in this window covers 482 PRs. Highlights:
-
-- Streaming cursor artifacts filtered from Matrix, Telegram, WhatsApp, Discord (multiple PRs)
-- `<think>` and `<thought>` blocks filtered from gateway stream consumers ([#9408](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9408))
-- Gateway display.streaming root-config override regression ([#9799](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9799))
-- Context `session_search` coerces limit to int (prevents TypeError) ([#10522](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10522))
-- Memory tool stays available when `fcntl` is unavailable (Windows) ([#9783](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9783))
-- Trajectory compressor credentials load from `HERMES_HOME/.env` ([#9632](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9632), @Dusk1e)
-- `@_context_completions` no longer crashes on `@` mention ([#9683](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9683), @kshitijk4poor)
-- Group session `user_id` no longer treated as `thread_id` in shutdown notifications ([#10546](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10546))
-- Telegram `platform_hint` — markdown is supported (closes #8261) ([#10612](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10612))
-- Doctor checks for Kimi China credentials fixed
-- Streaming: don't suppress final response when commentary message is sent ([#10540](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10540))
-- Rapid Telegram follow-ups no longer get cut off
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----
-
-## 🧪 Testing & CI
-
-- **Contributor attribution CI check** on PRs ([#9376](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9376))
-- Hermetic test parity (`scripts/run_tests.sh`) held across this window
-- Test count stabilized post-Transport refactor; CI matrix held green through the transport rollout
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----
-
-## 📚 Documentation
-
-- Atropos + wandb links in user guide
-- ACP / VS Code / Zed / JetBrains integration docs refresh
-- Webhook subscription docs updated for direct-delivery mode
-- Plugin author guide expanded for new hooks (`register_command`, `dispatch_tool`, `transform_tool_result`)
-- Transport layer developer guide added
-- Website removed Discussions link from README
-
----
-
-## 👥 Contributors
-
-### Core
-- **@teknium1** (Teknium)
-
-### Top Community Contributors (by merged PR count)
-- **@kshitijk4poor** — 49 PRs · Transport refactor (AnthropicTransport, ResponsesApiTransport), Step Plan provider, Xiaomi MiMo v2.5 support, numerous gateway fixes, promoted Kimi K2.5, @ mention crash fix
-- **@OutThisLife** (Brooklyn) — 31 PRs · TUI polish, git branch in status bar, per-turn stopwatch, stable picker keys, `/clear` confirm, light-theme preset, subagent spawn observability overlay
-- **@helix4u** — 11 PRs · Voice CLI record beep, MCP tool interrupt handling, assorted stability fixes
-- **@austinpickett** — 8 PRs · Dashboard react-router + sidebar + sticky header + dropdown, Vercel deployment, update + restart buttons
-- **@alt-glitch** — 8 PRs · PLATFORM_HINTS for Matrix/Mattermost/Feishu, Matrix fixes
-- **@ethernet8023** — 3 PRs
-- **@benbarclay** — 3 PRs
-- **@Aslaaen** — 2 PRs
-
-### Also contributing
-@jerilynzheng (ai-gateway pricing), @JimLiu (baoyu-comic skill), @Dusk1e (trajectory compressor credentials), @DeployFaith (mobile-responsive dashboard), @LeonSGP43, @v1k22 (concept-diagrams), @omnissiah-comelse (adversarial-ux-test), @coekfung (Telegram MarkdownV2 expandable blockquotes), @liftaris (TUI provider resolution), @arihantsethia (skill analytics dashboard), @topcheer + @xing8star (QQBot foundation), @kovyrin, @I3eg1nner (SECURITY.md), @PeterBerthelsen, @lengxii, @priveperfumes, @sjz-ks, @cuyua9, @Disaster-Terminator, @leozeli, @LehaoLin, @trevthefoolish, @loongfay, @MrNiceRicee, @WideLee, @bluefishs, @malaiwah, @bobashopcashier, @dsocolobsky, @iamagenius00, @IAvecilla, @aniruddhaadak80, @Es1la, @asheriif, @walli, @jquesnelle (original Tool Gateway work).
-
-### All Contributors (alphabetical)
-
-@0xyg3n, @10ishq, @A-afflatus, @Abnertheforeman, @admin28980, @adybag14-cyber, @akhater, @alexzhu0,
-@AllardQuek, @alt-glitch, @aniruddhaadak80, @anna-oake, @anniesurla, @anthhub, @areu01or00, @arihantsethia,
-@arthurbr11, @asheriif, @Aslaaen, @Asunfly, @austinpickett, @AviArora02-commits, @AxDSan, @azhengbot, @Bartok9,
-@benbarclay, @bennytimz, @bernylinville, @bingo906, @binhnt92, @bkadish, @bluefishs, @bobashopcashier,
-@brantzh6, @BrennerSpear, @brianclemens, @briandevans, @brooklynnicholson, @bugkill3r, @buray, @burtenshaw,
-@cdanis, @cgarwood82, @ChimingLiu, @chongweiliu, @christopherwoodall, @coekfung, @cola-runner, @corazzione,
-@counterposition, @cresslank, @cuyua9, @cypres0099, @danieldoderlein, @davetist, @davidvv, @DeployFaith,
-@Dev-Mriganka, @devorun, @dieutx, @Disaster-Terminator, @dodo-reach, @draix, @DrStrangerUJN, @dsocolobsky,
-@Dusk1e, @dyxushuai, @elkimek, @elmatadorgh, @emozilla, @entropidelic, @Erosika, @erosika, @Es1la, @etcircle,
-@etherman-os, @ethernet8023, @fancydirty, @farion1231, @fatinghenji, @Fatty911, @fengtianyu88, @Feranmi10,
-@flobo3, @francip, @fuleinist, @g-guthrie, @GenKoKo, @gianfrancopiana, @gnanam1990, @GuyCui, @haileymarshall,
-@haimu0x, @handsdiff, @hansnow, @hedgeho9X, @helix4u, @hengm3467, @HenkDz, @heykb, @hharry11, @HiddenPuppy,
-@honghua, @houko, @houziershi, @hsy5571616, @huangke19, @hxp-plus, @Hypn0sis, @I3eg1nner, @iacker,
-@iamagenius00, @IAvecilla, @iborazzi, @Ifkellx, @ifrederico, @imink, @isaachuangGMICLOUD, @ismell0992-afk,
-@j0sephz, @Jaaneek, @jackjin1997, @JackTheGit, @jaffarkeikei, @jerilynzheng, @JiaDe-Wu, @Jiawen-lee, @JimLiu,
-@jinzheng8115, @jneeee, @jplew, @jquesnelle, @Julientalbot, @Junass1, @jvcl, @kagura-agent, @keifergu,
-@kevinskysunny, @keyuyuan, @konsisumer, @kovyrin, @kshitijk4poor, @leeyang1990, @LehaoLin, @lengxii,
-@LeonSGP43, @leozeli, @li0near, @liftaris, @Lind3ey, @Linux2010, @liujinkun2025, @LLQWQ, @Llugaes, @lmoncany,
-@longsizhuo, @lrawnsley, @Lubrsy706, @lumenradley, @luyao618, @lvnilesh, @LVT382009, @m0n5t3r, @Magaav,
-@MagicRay1217, @malaiwah, @manuelschipper, @Marvae, @MassiveMassimo, @mavrickdeveloper, @maxchernin, @memosr,
-@meng93, @mengjian-github, @MestreY0d4-Uninter, @Mibayy, @MikeFac, @mikewaters, @milkoor, @minorgod,
-@MrNiceRicee, @ms-alan, @mvanhorn, @n-WN, @N0nb0at, @Nan93, @NIDNASSER-Abdelmajid, @nish3451, @niyoh120,
-@nocoo, @nosleepcassette, @NousResearch, @ogzerber, @omnissiah-comelse, @Only-Code-A, @opriz, @OwenYWT, @pedh,
-@pefontana, @PeterBerthelsen, @phpoh, @pinion05, @plgonzalezrx8, @pradeep7127, @priveperfumes,
-@projectadmin-dev, @PStarH, @rnijhara, @Roy-oss1, @roytian1217, @RucchiZ, @Ruzzgar, @RyanLee-Dev, @Salt-555,
-@Sanjays2402, @sgaofen, @sharziki, @shenuu, @shin4, @SHL0MS, @shushuzn, @sicnuyudidi, @simon-gtcl,
-@simon-marcus, @sirEven, @Sisyphus, @sjz-ks, @snreynolds, @Societus, @Somme4096, @sontianye, @sprmn24,
-@StefanIsMe, @stephenschoettler, @Swift42, @taeng0204, @taeuk178, @tannerfokkens-maker, @TaroballzChen,
-@ten-ltw, @teyrebaz33, @Tianworld, @topcheer, @Tranquil-Flow, @trevthefoolish, @TroyMitchell911, @UNLINEARITY,
-@v1k22, @vivganes, @vominh1919, @vrinek, @VTRiot, @WadydX, @walli, @wenhao7, @WhiteWorld, @WideLee, @wujhsu,
-@WuTianyi123, @Wysie, @xandersbell, @xiaoqiang243, @xiayh0107, @xinpengdr, @Xowiek, @ycbai, @yeyitech, @ygd58,
-@youngDoo, @yudaiyan, @Yukipukii1, @yule975, @yyq4193, @yzx9, @ZaynJarvis, @zhang9w0v5, @zhanggttry,
-@zhangxicen, @zhongyueming1121, @zhouxiaoya12, @zons-zhaozhy
-
-Also: @maelrx, @Marco Rutsch, @MaxsolcuCrypto, @Mind-Dragon, @Paul Bergeron, @say8hi, @whitehatjr1001.
-
-
----
-
-**Full Changelog**: [v2026.4.13...v2026.4.23](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/compare/v2026.4.13...v2026.4.23)

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-# Hermes Agent v0.12.0 (v2026.4.30)
-
-**Release Date:** April 30, 2026
-**Since v0.11.0:** 1,096 commits · 550 merged PRs · 1,270 files changed · 217,776 insertions · 213 community contributors (including co-authors)
-
-> The Curator release — Hermes Agent now maintains itself. An autonomous background Curator grades, prunes, and consolidates your skill library on its own schedule. The self-improvement loop that reviews what to save got a substantial upgrade. Four new inference providers, a 18th messaging platform, a 19th via Teams plugin, native Spotify + Google Meet integrations, ComfyUI and TouchDesigner-MCP moved from optional to bundled-by-default, and a ~57% cut to visible TUI cold start.
-
----
-
-## ✨ Highlights
-
-- **Autonomous Curator** — `hermes curator` runs as a background agent on the gateway's cron ticker (7-day cycle default). It grades your skill library, consolidates related skills, prunes dead ones, and writes per-run reports to `logs/curator/run.json` + `REPORT.md`. Archived skills are classified consolidated-vs-pruned via model + heuristic. Defense-in-depth gates protect bundled/hub skills from mutation. Unified under `auxiliary.curator` — pick the curator's model in `hermes model`, manage it from the dashboard. `hermes curator status` ranks skills by usage (most-used / least-used). ([#17277](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17277), [#17307](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17307), [#17941](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17941), [#17868](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17868), [#18033](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18033))
-
-- **Self-improvement loop — substantially upgraded** — The background review fork (the core of Hermes' self-improvement: after each turn it decides what memories/skills to save or update) is now class-first (rubric-based rather than free-form), active-update biased (prefers the skill the agent just loaded), handles `references/`/`templates/` sub-files, and properly inherits the parent's live runtime (provider, model, credentials actually propagate). Restricted to memory + skills toolsets so it can't sprawl. Memory providers shut down cleanly. Prior-turn tool messages excluded from the summary so the fork sees a clean context. ([#16026](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16026), [#17213](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17213), [#16099](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16099), [#16569](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16569), [#16204](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16204), [#15057](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15057))
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-- **Skill integrations — major expansion** — **ComfyUI v5** with official CLI + REST + hardware-gated local install, moved from optional to **built-in by default** ([#17610](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17610), [#17631](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17631), [#17734](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17734)). **TouchDesigner-MCP** bundled by default, expanded with GLSL, post-FX, audio, geometry, and 9 new reference docs ([#16753](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16753), [#16624](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16624), [#16768](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16768) — @kshitijk4poor + @SHL0MS). **Humanizer** skill ports a text-cleaner that strips AI-isms ([#16787](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16787)). **claude-design** HTML artifact skill + design-md (Google DESIGN.md spec) + airtable salvage + `skill_manage` edits in `external_dirs` + direct-URL skill install + `/reload-skills` slash command. ([#16358](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16358), [#14876](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14876), [#16291](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16291), [#17512](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17512), [#16323](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16323), [#17744](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17744))
-
-- **LM Studio — first-class provider** — upgraded from a custom-endpoint alias to a full-blown native provider: dedicated auth, `hermes doctor` checks, reasoning transport, live `/models` listing. (Salvage of @kshitijk4poor's #17061.) ([#17102](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17102))
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-- **Four more new inference providers** — **GMI Cloud** (first-class, salvage of #11955 — @isaachuangGMICLOUD), **Azure AI Foundry** with auto-detection, **MiniMax OAuth** with PKCE browser flow (salvage #15203), **Tencent Tokenhub** (salvage of #16860). ([#16663](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16663), [#15845](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15845), [#17524](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17524), [#16960](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16960))
-
-- **Pluggable gateway platforms + Microsoft Teams** — the gateway is now a plugin host. Drop-in messaging adapters live outside the core, and Microsoft Teams is the first plugin-shipped platform. (Salvage of #17664.) ([#17751](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17751), [#17828](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17828))
-
-- **Tencent 元宝 (Yuanbao) — 18th messaging platform** — native gateway adapter with text + media delivery. ([#16298](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16298), [#17424](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17424))
-
-- **Spotify — native tools + bundled skill + wizard** — 7 tools (play, search, queue, playlists, devices) behind PKCE OAuth, interactive setup wizard, bundled skill, surfacing in `hermes tools`, cron usage documented. ([#15121](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15121), [#15130](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15130), [#15154](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15154), [#15180](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15180))
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-- **Google Meet plugin** — join calls, transcribe, speak, follow up. Realtime OpenAI transport + Node bot server, full pipeline bundled as a plugin. ([#16364](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16364))
-
-- **`hermes -z` one-shot mode + `hermes update --check`** — non-interactive `hermes -z <prompt>` with `--model`/`--provider`/`HERMES_INFERENCE_MODEL`. `hermes update --check` preflight. Opt-in pre-update HERMES_HOME backup. ([#15702](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15702), [#15704](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15704), [#15841](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15841), [#16539](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16539), [#16566](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16566))
-
-- **Models dashboard tab + in-browser model config** — rich per-model analytics, switch main + auxiliary models from the dashboard. ([#17745](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17745), [#17802](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17802))
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-- **Remote model catalog manifest** — OpenRouter + Nous Portal model catalogs are now pulled from a remote manifest so new models show up without a release. ([#16033](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16033))
-
-- **Native multimodal image routing** — images now route based on the model's actual vision capability rather than provider defaults. ([#16506](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16506))
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-- **Gateway media parity** — native multi-image sending across Telegram, Discord, Slack, Mattermost, Email, and Signal; centralized audio routing with FLAC support + Telegram document fallback. ([#17909](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17909), [#17833](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17833))
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-- **TUI catches up to (and past) the classic CLI** — LaTeX rendering (@austinpickett), `/reload` .env hot-reload, pluggable busy-indicator styles (@OutThisLife, #13610), opt-in auto-resume of last session, expanded light-terminal auto-detection, session delete from `/resume` picker with `d`, modified mouse-wheel line scroll, and a `/mouse` toggle that kills ConPTY's phantom mouse injection (@kevin-ho). ([#17175](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17175), [#17286](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17286), [#17150](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17150), [#17130](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17130), [#17113](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17113), [#17668](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17668), [#17669](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17669), [#15488](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15488))
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-- **Observability + achievements plugins** — bundled Langfuse observability plugin (salvage #16845) + bundled hermes-achievements plugin that scans full session history. ([#16917](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16917), [#17754](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17754))
-
-- **TTS provider registry + Piper local TTS** — pluggable `tts.providers.<name>` registry; Piper ships as a native local TTS provider. (Closes #8508.) ([#17843](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17843), [#17885](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17885))
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-- **Vercel Sandbox backend** — Vercel sandboxes as an execute_code/terminal backend (@kshitijk4poor). ([#17445](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17445))
-
-- **Secret redaction off by default** — default flipped to off. Prevents the long-standing patch-corruption incidents where fake secret-shaped substrings mangled tool outputs. Opt in via `redaction.enabled: true` when you need it. ([#16794](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16794))
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-- **Cold-start performance** — visible TUI cold start cut **~57%** via lazy agent init (@OutThisLife), lazy imports of OpenAI / Anthropic / Firecrawl / account_usage, mtime-cached `load_config()`, memoized `get_tool_definitions()` with TTL-cached `check_fn` results, precompiled dangerous-command patterns. ([#17190](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17190), [#17046](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17046), [#17041](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17041), [#17098](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17098), [#17206](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17206))
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-- **Configurable prompt cache TTL** — `prompt_caching.cache_ttl` (5m default, 1h opt-in — cost savings for bursty sessions that keep cache warm). Salvage of #12659. ([#15065](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15065))
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----
-
-## 🧠 Autonomous Curator & Self-Improvement Loop
-
-### Curator — autonomous skill maintenance
-- **`hermes curator` as a background agent** — runs on the gateway's cron ticker, 7-day cycle by default, umbrella-first prompt, inherits parent config, unbounded iterations ([#17277](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17277) — issue #7816)
-- **Per-run reports** — `logs/curator/run.json` + `REPORT.md` per cycle ([#17307](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17307))
-- **Consolidated vs pruned classification** — archived skills split with model + heuristic ([#17941](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17941))
-- **`hermes curator status`** — ranks skills by usage, shows most-used and least-used ([#18033](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18033))
-- **Unified under `auxiliary.curator`** — pick the model in `hermes model`, configure from the dashboard ([#17868](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17868))
-- **Documentation** — dedicated curator feature page on the docs site ([#17563](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17563))
-- Fix: seed defaults on update, create `logs/curator/` directory, defer fire import ([#17927](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17927))
-- Fix: scan nested archive subdirs in `restore_skill` (@0xDevNinja) ([#17951](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17951))
-- Fix: use actual skill activity in curator status (@y0shua1ee) ([#17953](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17953))
-- Fix: `skill_manage` refuses writes on pinned skills; pinning now blocks curator writes ([#17562](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17562), [#17578](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17578))
-- Fix: `bump_use()` wired into skill invocation + preload + skill_view (salvage #17782) ([#17932](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17932))
-
-### Self-improvement loop (background review fork)
-- **Class-first skill-review prompt** — rubric-based grading rather than free-form "should this update" ([#16026](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16026))
-- **Active-update bias** — prefers updating skills the agent just loaded, handles `references/` + `templates/` sub-files ([#17213](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17213))
-- **Fork inherits parent's live runtime** — provider, model, credentials actually propagate now ([#16099](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16099))
-- **Scoped toolsets** — review fork restricted to memory + skills (no shell, no web) ([#16569](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16569))
-- **Clean shutdown** — background review memory providers exit properly (salvage #15289) ([#16204](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16204))
-- **Clean context** — prior-history tool messages excluded from review summary (salvage #14967) ([#15057](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15057))
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----
-
-## 🧩 Skills Ecosystem
-
-### Skill integrations — newly bundled or promoted
-- **ComfyUI v5** — official CLI + REST + hardware-gated local install; **moved from optional to built-in** ([#17610](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17610), [#17631](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17631), [#17734](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17734), [#17612](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17612))
-- **TouchDesigner-MCP** — **bundled by default** ([#16753](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16753) — @kshitijk4poor), expanded with GLSL, post-FX, audio, geometry references ([#16624](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16624)), 9 new reference docs ([#16768](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16768) — @SHL0MS)
-- **Humanizer** — strips AI-isms from text ([#16787](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16787))
-- **claude-design** — HTML artifact skill with disambiguation from other design skills ([#16358](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16358))
-- **design-md** — Google's DESIGN.md spec skill ([#14876](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14876))
-- **airtable** — salvaged skill + skill API keys wired into `.env` (#15838) ([#16291](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16291))
-- **pretext** — creative browser demos with @chenglou/pretext ([#17259](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17259))
-- **spike** + **sketch** — throwaway experiments + HTML mockups, adapted from gsd-build ([#17421](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17421))
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-### Skills UX
-- **Install skills from a direct HTTP(S) URL** — `hermes skills install <url>` ([#16323](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16323))
-- **`/reload-skills`** slash command (salvage #17670) ([#17744](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17744))
-- **`hermes skills list`** shows enabled/disabled status ([#16129](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16129))
-- **`skill_manage` refuses writes on pinned skills** ([#17562](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17562))
-- **`skill_manage` edits external_dirs skills in place** (salvage #9966) ([#17512](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17512), [#17289](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17289))
-- Fix: inline-shell rendering in `skill_view` ([#15376](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15376))
-- Fix: exclude `.archive/` from skill index walk (salvage #17639) ([#17931](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17931))
-- Fix: dedicated docs page per bundled + optional skill ([#14929](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14929))
-- Fix: `google-workspace` shared HERMES_HOME helper + ship deps as optional extra ([#15405](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15405))
-- Fix: auto-wrap ASCII-art code blocks in generated skill pages ([#16497](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16497))
-- Point agent at `hermes-agent` skill + docs site for Hermes questions ([#16535](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16535))
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----
-
-## 🏗️ Core Agent & Architecture
-
-### Provider & Model Support
-
-#### New providers
-- **GMI Cloud** — first-class API-key provider on par with Arcee/Kilocode/Xiaomi (salvage of #11955 — @isaachuangGMICLOUD) ([#16663](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16663))
-- **Azure AI Foundry** — auto-detection, full wiring ([#15845](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15845))
-- **LM Studio** — upgraded from custom-endpoint alias to first-class provider: dedicated auth, doctor checks, reasoning transport, live `/models` (salvage of #17061 — @kshitijk4poor) ([#17102](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17102))
-- **MiniMax OAuth** — PKCE browser flow with full OAuth integration (salvage #15203) ([#17524](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17524))
-- **Tencent Tokenhub** — new provider (salvage of #16860) ([#16960](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16960))
-
-#### Model catalog
-- **Remote model catalog manifest** — OpenRouter + Nous Portal catalogs pulled from remote manifest so new models show up without a release ([#16033](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16033))
-- `openai/gpt-5.5` and `gpt-5.5-pro` added to OpenRouter + Nous Portal ([#15343](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15343))
-- `deepseek-v4-pro` and `deepseek-v4-flash` added ([#14934](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14934))
-- `qwen3.6-plus` added to Alibaba-supported models ([#16896](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16896))
-- Gemini free-tier keys blocked at setup with 429 guidance surfacing ([#15100](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15100))
-
-#### Model configuration
-- **Configurable `prompt_caching.cache_ttl`** — 5m default, 1h opt-in (salvage #12659) ([#15065](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15065))
-- `/fast` whitelist broadened to all OpenAI + Anthropic models ([#16883](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16883))
-- `auxiliary.extra_body.reasoning` translates into Codex Responses API ([#17004](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17004))
-- `hermes fallback` command for managing fallback providers ([#16052](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16052))
-
-### Agent Loop & Conversation
-- **Native multimodal image routing** — based on model vision capability, not provider defaults ([#16506](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16506))
-- **Delegate `child_timeout_seconds` default bumped to 600s** ([#14809](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14809))
-- **Diagnostic dump when subagent times out with 0 API calls** ([#15105](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15105))
-- **Gateway busts cached agent on compression/context_length config edits** ([#17008](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17008))
-- **Opt-in runtime-metadata footer on final replies** ([#17026](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17026))
-- `/reload-mcp` awareness — rebuild cached agents + prompt-cache cost confirmation ([#17729](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17729))
-- Fix: repair CamelCase + `_tool` suffix tool-call emissions ([#15124](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15124))
-- Fix: retry on `json.JSONDecodeError` instead of treating as local validation error ([#15107](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15107))
-- Fix: handle unescaped control chars in `tool_call.arguments` ([#15356](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15356))
-- Fix: ordering fix in `_copy_reasoning_content_for_api` — cross-provider reasoning isolation (@Zjianru) ([#15749](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15749))
-- Fix: inject empty `reasoning_content` for DeepSeek/Kimi `tool_calls` unconditionally (@Zjianru) ([#15762](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15762))
-- Fix: persist streamed `reasoning_content` on assistant turns (#16844) ([#16892](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16892))
-- Fix: cancel coroutine on timeout so worker thread exits; full traceback on tool failure ([#17428](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17428))
-- Fix: isolate `get_tool_definitions` quiet_mode cache + dedup LCM injection (#17335) ([#17889](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17889))
-- Fix: serialize concurrent `hermes_tools` RPC calls from `execute_code` (#17770) ([#17894](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17894), [#17902](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17902))
-- Fix: rename `[SYSTEM:` → `[IMPORTANT:` in all user-injected markers (dodges Azure content filter) ([#16114](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16114))
-
-### Compression
-- **Retry summary on main model for unknown errors before giving up** ([#16774](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16774))
-- **Notify users when configured aux model fails even if main-model fallback recovers** ([#16775](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16775))
-- `/compress` wrapped in `_busy_command` to block input during compression ([#15388](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15388))
-- Fix: reserve system + tools headroom when aux binds threshold ([#15631](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15631))
-- Fix: use text-char sum for multimodal token estimation in `_find_tail_cut_by_tokens` ([#16369](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16369))
-
-### Session, Memory & State
-- **Trigram FTS5 index for CJK search, replace LIKE fallback** (@alt-glitch) ([#16651](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16651))
-- **Index `tool_name` + `tool_calls` in FTS5, with repair + migration** (salvages #16866) ([#16914](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16914))
-- **Checkpoints: auto-prune orphan and stale shadow repos at startup** ([#16303](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16303))
-- **Memory providers notified on mid-process session_id rotation** (#6672) ([#17409](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17409))
-- Fix: quote underscored terms in FTS5 query sanitization ([#16915](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16915))
-- Fix: resolve viking_read 500/412 on file URIs + pseudo-summary URIs (salvage #5886) ([#17869](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17869))
-- Fix: skip external-provider sync on interrupted turns ([#15395](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15395))
-- Fix: close embedded Hindsight async client cleanly (salvage #14605) ([#16209](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16209))
-- Fix: pass session transcript to `shutdown_memory_provider` on gateway + CLI (#15165) ([#16571](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16571))
-- Fix: write-origin metadata seam ([#15346](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15346))
-- Fix: preserve symlinks during atomic file writes ([#16980](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16980))
-- Refactor: remove `flush_memories` entirely ([#15696](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15696))
-
-### Auxiliary models
-- Fix: surface auxiliary failures in UI (previously silent) ([#15324](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15324))
-- Fix: surface title-gen auxiliary failures instead of silently dropping ([#16371](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16371))
-- Fix: generalize unsupported-parameter detector and harden `max_tokens` retry ([#15633](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15633))
-
----
-
-## 📱 Messaging Platforms (Gateway)
-
-### New Platforms
-- **Microsoft Teams (19th platform)** — as a plugin, + xdist collision guard ([#17828](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17828))
-- **Yuanbao (Tencent 元宝, 18th platform)** — native adapter with text + media delivery ([#16298](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16298), [#17424](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17424), [#16880](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16880))
-
-### Pluggable Gateway Platforms
-- **Drop-in messaging adapters** — the gateway is now a plugin host for platforms (salvage of #17664) ([#17751](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17751))
-
-### Telegram
-- **Chat allowlists for groups and forums** (@web3blind) ([#15027](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15027))
-- **Send fresh finals for stale preview streams** (port openclaw#72038) ([#16261](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16261))
-- **Render markdown tables as row-group bullets + prompt hint** ([#16997](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16997))
-- Document fallback in centralized audio routing ([#17833](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17833))
-- Native multi-image sending ([#17909](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17909))
-
-### Discord
-- **Opt-in toolsets + ID injection + tool split + Feishu wiring** (salvage #15457, #15458) ([#15610](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15610), [#15613](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15613))
-- Fix: coerce `limit` parameter to int before `min()` call ([#16319](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16319))
-
-### Slack
-- **Register every gateway command as a native slash (Discord/Telegram parity)** ([#16164](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16164))
-- **`strict_mention` config** — prevents thread auto-engagement ([#16193](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16193))
-- **`channel_skill_bindings`** — bind specific skills to specific Slack channels ([#16283](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16283))
-
-### Signal
-- **Native formatting** — markdown → bodyRanges, reply quotes, reactions ([#17417](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17417))
-- Native multi-image sending ([#17909](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17909))
-
-### Feishu / Mattermost / Email / Signal
-- All participate in **native multi-image sending** ([#17909](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17909))
-
-### Gateway Core
-- **Centralized audio routing + FLAC support + Telegram doc fallback** ([#17833](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17833))
-- **Native multi-image sending** across Telegram, Discord, Slack, Mattermost, Email, Signal ([#17909](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17909))
-- **Make hygiene hard message limit configurable** ([#17000](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17000))
-- **Opt-in runtime-metadata footer on final replies** ([#17026](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17026))
-- **`pre_gateway_dispatch` hook** — plugins can intercept before dispatch ([#15050](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15050))
-- **`pre_approval_request` / `post_approval_response` hooks** ([#16776](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16776))
-- Fix: timeouts — guard `load_config()` call against runtime exceptions ([#16318](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16318))
-- Fix: support passing handler tools via registry ([#15613](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15613))
-
----
-
-## 🔧 Tool System
-
-### Plugin-first architecture
-- **Pluggable gateway platforms** — platforms can ship as plugins ([#17751](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17751))
-- **Microsoft Teams as first plugin-shipped platform** ([#17828](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17828))
-- **`pre_gateway_dispatch` hook** ([#15050](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15050))
-- **`pre_approval_request` + `post_approval_response` hooks** ([#16776](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16776))
-- **`duration_ms` on `post_tool_call`** (inspired by Claude Code 2.1.119) ([#15429](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15429))
-- **Bundled plugins**: Spotify ([#15174](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15174)), Google Meet ([#16364](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16364)), Langfuse observability ([#16917](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16917)), hermes-achievements ([#17754](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17754))
-- **Page-scoped plugin slots for built-in dashboard pages** ([#15658](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15658))
-- **Declarative plugin installation for NixOS module** (@alt-glitch) ([#15953](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15953))
-
-### Browser
-- **CDP supervisor** — dialog detection + response + cross-origin iframe eval ([#14540](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14540))
-- **Auto-spawn local Chromium for LAN/localhost URLs** when cloud provider is configured ([#16136](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16136))
-
-### Execute code / Terminal
-- **Vercel Sandbox backend** for `execute_code` / terminal (@kshitijk4poor) ([#17445](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17445))
-- **Collapse subagent `task_id`s to shared container** ([#16177](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16177))
-- **Docker: run container as host user** to avoid root-owned bind mounts (@benbarclay) ([#17305](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17305))
-- Fix: safely quote `~/` subpaths in wrapped `cd` commands ([#15394](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15394))
-- Fix: close file descriptor in `LocalEnvironment._update_cwd` ([#17300](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17300))
-- Fix: SSH — prevent tar from overwriting remote home dir permissions ([#17898](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17898), [#17867](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17867))
-
-### Image generation
-- See Provider section for updates; no new image providers this window.
-
-### TTS / Voice
-- **Pluggable TTS provider registry** under `tts.providers.<name>` ([#17843](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17843))
-- **Piper** as native local TTS provider (closes #8508) ([#17885](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17885))
-- **Voice mode CLI parity in the TUI** — VAD loop + TTS + crash forensics ([#14810](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14810))
-- Fix: vision — use HERMES_HOME-based cache dir instead of cwd ([#17719](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17719))
-
-### Cron
-- **Honor `hermes tools` config for the cron platform** ([#14798](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14798))
-- **Per-job `workdir`** — project-aware cron runs ([#15110](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15110))
-- **`context_from` field** — chain cron job outputs ([#15606](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15606))
-- Fix: promote `croniter` to a core dependency ([#17577](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17577))
-
-### Web search
-- **Expose `limit` for `web_search`** ([#16934](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16934))
-
-### Maps
-- Fix: include seconds in timezone UTC offset output ([#16300](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16300))
-
-### Approvals
-- **Hardline blocklist for unrecoverable commands** ([#15878](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15878))
-- Perf: precompile DANGEROUS_PATTERNS and HARDLINE_PATTERNS ([#17206](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17206))
-
-### ACP
-- **Advertise and forward image prompts** ([#18030](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18030))
-
-### API Server
-- **POST `/v1/runs/{run_id}/stop`** (salvage of #15656) ([#15842](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15842))
-- **Expose run status for external UIs** (#17085) ([#17458](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17458))
-
-### Nix
-- **Declarative plugin installation for NixOS module** (@alt-glitch) ([#15953](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15953))
-- Fix: use `--rebuild` in fix-lockfiles to bypass cached FOD store paths ([#15444](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15444))
-- Fix: `extraPackages` now actually works via per-user profile ([#17047](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17047))
-- Fix: refresh web/ npm-deps hash to unblock main builds ([#17174](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17174))
-- Fix: replace magic-nix-cache with Cachix ([#17928](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17928))
-
----
-
-## 🖥️ TUI
-
-### New features
-- **LaTeX rendering** (@austinpickett) ([#17175](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17175))
-- **`/reload` .env hot-reload** — ported from the classic CLI ([#17286](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17286))
-- **Pluggable busy-indicator styles** (@OutThisLife, #13610) ([#17150](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17150))
-- **Opt-in auto-resume of the most recent session** (@OutThisLife) ([#17130](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17130))
-- **Expanded light-terminal auto-detection** — `HERMES_TUI_THEME` + background hex (@OutThisLife) ([#17113](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17113))
-- **Delete sessions from `/resume` picker with `d`** (@OutThisLife) ([#17668](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17668))
-- **Line-by-line scroll on modified mouse wheel** (@OutThisLife) ([#17669](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17669))
-- **Delete queued message while editing with ctrl-x / cancel with esc** (@OutThisLife) ([#16707](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16707))
-- **Per-section visibility for the details accordion** (@OutThisLife) ([#14968](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14968))
-- **Voice mode CLI parity** — VAD loop + TTS + crash forensics ([#14810](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14810))
-- **Contextual first-touch hints ported to TUI** — `/busy`, `/verbose` ([#16054](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16054))
-- **Mini help menu on `?` in the input field** (@ethernet8023) ([#18043](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18043))
-
-### Fixes
-- Fix: proactive mouse disable on ConPTY + `/mouse` toggle command (@kevin-ho, WSL2 ghost-mouse fix) ([#15488](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15488))
-- Fix: restore skills search RPC ([#15870](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15870))
-- Perf: cache text measurements across yoga flex re-passes ([#14818](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14818))
-- Perf: stabilize long-session scrolling ([#15926](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15926))
-- Perf: lazily seed virtual history heights ([#16523](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16523))
-- Perf: cut visible cold start ~57% with lazy agent init ([#17190](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17190))
-
----
-
-## 🖱️ CLI & User Experience
-
-### New commands
-- **`hermes -z <prompt>`** — non-interactive one-shot mode ([#15702](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15702))
-- **`hermes -z` with `--model` / `--provider` / `HERMES_INFERENCE_MODEL`** ([#15704](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15704))
-- **`hermes update --check`** preflight flag ([#15841](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15841))
-- **`hermes fallback`** command for managing fallback providers ([#16052](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16052))
-- **`/busy`** slash command for busy input mode ([#15382](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15382))
-- **`/busy` input mode 'steer'** as a third option ([#16279](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16279))
-- **`/btw` as alias for `/background`** ([#16053](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16053))
-- **`/reload-skills`** slash command (salvage #17670) ([#17744](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17744))
-- **Surface `/queue`, `/bg`, `/steer` in agent-running placeholder** ([#16118](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16118))
-
-### Setup / onboarding
-- **Auto-reconfigure on existing installs** ([#15879](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15879))
-- **Contextual first-touch hints for `/busy` and `/verbose`** ([#16046](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16046))
-- **Cost-saving tips from the April 30 tip-of-the-day** ([#17841](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17841))
-- **Hyperlink startup banner title to the latest GitHub Release** ([#14945](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14945))
-
-### Update / backup
-- **Snapshot pairing data before `git pull`** ([#16383](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16383))
-- **Auto-backup HERMES_HOME before `hermes update`** (opt-in, off by default) ([#16539](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16539), [#16566](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16566))
-- **Exclude `checkpoints/` from backups** ([#16572](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16572))
-- **Exclude SQLite WAL/SHM/journal sidecars from backups** ([#16576](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16576))
-- **Installer FHS layout for root installs on Linux** ([#15608](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15608))
-- Fix: kill stale dashboards instead of warning ([#17832](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17832))
-- Fix: show correct update status on nix-built hermes ([#17550](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17550))
-
-### Slash-command housekeeping
-- Refactor: drop `/provider`, `/plan` handler, and clean up slash registry ([#15047](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15047))
-- Refactor: drop `persist_session` plumbing + fix broken `/btw` mid-turn bypass ([#16075](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16075))
-
-### OpenClaw migration (for folks coming from OpenClaw)
-- **Hardened OpenClaw import** — plan-first apply, redaction, pre-migration backup ([#16911](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16911))
-- Fix: case-preserving brand rewrite + one-time `~/.openclaw` residue banner ([#16327](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16327))
-- Fix: resolve `openclaw` workspace files from `agents.defaults.workspace` ([#16879](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16879))
-- Fix: resolve model aliases against real OpenClaw catalog schema (salvage #16778) ([#16977](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16977))
-
----
-
-## 📊 Web Dashboard
-
-- **Models tab** — rich per-model analytics ([#17745](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17745))
-- **Configure main + auxiliary models from the Models page** ([#17802](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17802))
-- **Dashboard Chat tab — xterm.js + JSON-RPC sidecar** (supersedes #12710 + #13379, @OutThisLife) ([#14890](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14890))
-- **Dashboard layout refresh** (@austinpickett) ([#14899](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14899))
-- **`--stop` and `--status` flags** on the dashboard CLI ([#17840](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17840))
-- **Page-scoped plugin slots for built-in pages** ([#15658](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15658))
-- Fix: replace all buttons for design system buttons ([#17007](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17007))
-
----
-
-## ⚡ Performance
-
-- **TUI visible cold start cut ~57%** via lazy agent init ([#17190](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17190))
-- **Lazy-import OpenAI, Anthropic, Firecrawl, account_usage** ([#17046](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17046))
-- **mtime-cache `load_config()` and `read_raw_config()`** ([#17041](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17041))
-- **Memoize `get_tool_definitions()` + TTL-cache `check_fn` results** ([#17098](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17098))
-- **Precompile DANGEROUS_PATTERNS and HARDLINE_PATTERNS** ([#17206](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17206))
-- **Cache Ink text measurements across yoga flex re-passes** ([#14818](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14818))
-- **Stabilize long-session scrolling** ([#15926](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15926))
-- **Lazily seed virtual history heights** ([#16523](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16523))
-
----
-
-## 🔒 Security & Reliability
-
-- **Secret redaction off by default** — stops corrupting patches / API payloads with fake-key substitutions. Opt in via `redaction.enabled: true` ([#16794](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16794))
-- **`[SYSTEM:` → `[IMPORTANT:`** in all user-injected markers (Azure content filter dodge) ([#16114](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16114))
-- **Hardline blocklist for unrecoverable commands** ([#15878](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15878))
-- **Canonical `mask_secret` helper; fix status.py DIM drift** ([#17207](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17207))
-- **Sweep expired paste.rs uploads on a real timer** ([#16431](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16431))
-- **Preserve symlinks during atomic file writes** ([#16980](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16980))
-- **Probe `/dev/tty` by opening it, not bare existence** ([#17024](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17024))
-
----
-
-## 🐛 Notable Bug Fixes
-
-This window includes 360 `fix:` PRs. Selected highlights from across the stack:
-
-- **Background review fork inherits parent's live runtime** — provider/model/creds now propagate correctly ([#16099](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16099))
-- **Hindsight configurable `HINDSIGHT_TIMEOUT` env var** ([#15077](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15077))
-- **Tools: normalize numeric entries + clear stale `no_mcp` in `_save_platform_tools`** ([#15607](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15607))
-- **MCP: rewrite `definitions` refs to `$defs` in input schemas** — closes provider-side 400s
-- **Azure content filter compatibility** — renamed `[SYSTEM:` markers so Azure's content filter stops flagging them ([#16114](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16114))
-- **Vision cache uses HERMES_HOME instead of cwd** ([#17719](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17719))
-- **FTS5 search** — tool_name + tool_calls indexing with repair + migration ([#16914](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16914))
-- **Streaming reasoning persists on assistant turns** ([#16892](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16892))
-- **execute_code concurrent RPC serialization** (#17770) ([#17894](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17894), [#17902](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17902))
-- **Background reviewer scoped to memory + skills toolsets** — no more accidental web/shell escapes ([#16569](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16569))
-- **Compression recovery** — retry on main before giving up; notify user when aux fails ([#16774](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16774), [#16775](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16775))
-- **`croniter` promoted to a core dependency** ([#17577](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17577))
-- **Discord tool `limit` parameter coerced to int** before `min()` call ([#16319](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16319))
-- **Yuanbao messaging platform entrance fix** ([#16880](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16880))
-- **ACP advertise and forward image prompts** ([#18030](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18030))
-- **DeepSeek / Kimi reasoning content isolation** across cross-provider histories (@Zjianru) ([#15749](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15749), [#15762](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15762))
-- **Preserve reasoning_content replay on DeepSeek v4 + Kimi/Moonshot thinking** ([#18045](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18045))
-
-The vast majority of the 360 fixes landed in the streaming/compression/tool-calling paths across all providers — DeepSeek, Kimi, Moonshot, GLM, Qwen, MiniMax, Gemini, Anthropic, OpenAI — alongside TUI polish (resize, scroll, sticky-prompt) and gateway platform-specific edge cases.
-
----
-
-## 🧪 Testing & CI
-
-- Hermetic test parity (`scripts/run_tests.sh`) held across this window
-- **Microsoft Teams xdist collision guard** — prevents worker collisions when Teams platform tests run in parallel ([#17828](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17828))
-- Chore: remove unused imports and dead locals (ruff F401, F841) ([#17010](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17010))
-
----
-
-## 📚 Documentation
-
-- **Curator feature page** added to docs site ([#17563](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17563))
-- **Document pin also blocking `skill_manage` writes** ([#17578](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17578))
-- **Direct-URL skill install documented** across features, reference, guide, and `hermes-agent` skill ([#16355](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16355))
-- **Hooks tutorial — build a BOOT.md startup checklist** (replaces the removed built-in hook) ([#17202](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17202))
-- **ComfyUI docs: ask local vs cloud FIRST before hardware check** ([#17612](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17612))
-- **Obliteratus skill: link YouTube video guide in SKILL.md** ([#15808](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15808))
-- Per-skill docs pages generated for bundled + optional skills; ASCII art code blocks auto-wrapped ([#14929](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14929), [#16497](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16497))
-
----
-
-## ⚖️ Removed / Reverted
-
-- **Kanban multi-profile collaboration board** — landed in #16081, reverted in ([#16098](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16098)) while the design is reworked
-- **computer-use cua-driver** — 3 preparatory PRs landed then were reverted in ([#16927](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16927))
-- **BOOT.md built-in hook** removed ([#17093](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17093)); the hooks tutorial ([#17202](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17202)) shows how to build the same workflow yourself with a shell hook
-- **`/provider` + `/plan` slash commands dropped** ([#15047](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15047))
-- **`flush_memories` removed entirely** ([#15696](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15696))
-
----
-
-## 👥 Contributors
-
-### Core
-- **@teknium1** (Teknium)
-
-### Top Community Contributors (by merged PR count since v0.11.0)
-
-- **@OutThisLife** (Brooklyn) — 52 PRs · TUI — light-terminal detection + pluggable busy styles + auto-resume + session-delete from /resume + mouse-wheel scrolling + xterm.js dashboard Chat tab + cold-start cut + accordion polish
-- **@kshitijk4poor** — 12 PRs · LM Studio first-class provider (salvage), Vercel Sandbox backend, GMI Cloud salvage, bundled-by-default touchdesigner-mcp, many tool-call / reasoning fixes
-- **@helix4u** — 10 PRs · MCP schema robustness, assorted stability fixes
-- **@alt-glitch** — 8 PRs · trigram FTS5 CJK search, declarative Nix plugin install, matrix/feishu hints and fixes
-- **@ethernet8023** — 4 PRs
-- **@austinpickett** — 4 PRs · LaTeX rendering in TUI, dashboard layout refresh
-- **@benbarclay** — 3 PRs · Docker run-as-host-user so bind mounts don't get root-owned
-- **@vominh1919** — 2 PRs
-- **@stephenschoettler** — 2 PRs
-- **@kevin-ho** — ConPTY mouse-injection fix (#15488)
-- **@Zjianru** — cross-provider reasoning_content isolation + DeepSeek/Kimi empty-reasoning injection (#15749, #15762)
-- **@web3blind** — Telegram chat allowlists for groups and forums (#15027)
-- **@SHL0MS** — 9 new TouchDesigner-MCP reference docs (#16768)
-- **@0xDevNinja** — curator `restore_skill` nested-archive fix (#17951)
-- **@y0shua1ee** — curator `use` activity fix (#17953)
-
-### Also contributing
-Salvaged or co-authored work from **@isaachuangGMICLOUD** (GMI Cloud), earlier upstream PRs from the original author of each salvage chain, and a long tail of one-shot fixes, documentation nudges, and skill contributions from the community.
-
-### All Contributors (alphabetical, excluding @teknium1)
-
-@0xbyt4, @0xharryriddle, @0xDevNinja, @0z1-ghb, @5park1e, @A-FdL-Prog, @aj-nt, @akhater, @alblez, @alexg0bot,
-@alexzhu0, @AllardQuek, @alt-glitch, @amanning3390, @amanuel2, @AndreKurait, @andrewhosf, @Andy283, @andyylin,
-@angel12, @AntAISecurityLab, @ash, @austinpickett, @badgerbees, @BadTechBandit, @Bartok9, @beenherebefore,
-@beesrsj2500, @BeliefanX, @benbarclay, @benjaminsehl, @BlackishGreen33, @bloodcarter, @BlueBirdBack,
-@briandevans, @brooklynnicholson, @bsgdigital, @buray, @bwjoke, @camaragon, @cdanis, @cgarwood82,
-@charles-brooks, @chen1749144759, @chengoak, @ching-kaching, @Contentment003111, @crayfish-ai, @CruxExperts,
-@cyclingwithelephants, @dandaka, @danklynn, @ddupont808, @dhabibi, @difujia, @dimitrovi, @dlkakbs,
-@dontcallmejames, @EKKOLearnAI, @emozilla, @ericnicolaides, @Erosika, @ethernet8023, @exiao, @Feranmi10,
-@flobo3, @foxion37, @georgeglessner, @georgex8001, @ghostmfr, @H-Ali13381, @HangGlidersRule, @harryplusplus,
-@haru398801, @heathley, @hejuntt1014, @hekaru-agent, @helix4u, @Heltman, @HenkDz, @heyitsaamir, @hharry11,
-@hhhonzik, @hhuang91, @HiddenPuppy, @htsh, @iamagenius00, @in-liberty420, @innocarpe, @irispillars, @iRonin,
-@isaachuangGMICLOUD, @Ito-69, @j3ffffff, @jackjin1997, @jakubkrcmar, @Jason2031, @JayGwod, @jerome-benoit,
-@johnncenae, @Kailigithub, @keiravoss94, @kevin-ho, @knockyai, @konsisumer, @kshitijk4poor, @kunlabs, @l0hde,
-@Leihb, @leoneparise, @LeonSGP43, @liizfq, @liuhao1024, @loongzhao, @lsdsjy, @luyao618, @ma-pony, @Magaav,
-@MagicRay1217, @math0r-be, @MattMaximo, @maxims-oss, @MaxyMoos, @maymuneth, @mcndjxlefnd, @memosr,
-@MestreY0d4-Uninter, @mewwts, @Mirac1eSky, @MorAlekss, @mrhwick, @mrunmayee17, @mssteuer, @Nanako0129,
-@nazirulhafiy, @Nerijusas, @Nicecsh, @nicoloboschi, @nightq, @ningfangbin, @octo-patch, @Octopus,
-@OutThisLife, @Paperclip, @pein892, @perlowja, @prasadus92, @qike-ms, @qiyin-code, @Readon, @ReginaldasR,
-@revaraver, @rfilgueiras, @rmoen, @romanornr, @rugvedS07, @rylena, @samrusani, @Sanjays2402, @sasha-id,
-@Satoshi-agi, @scheidti, @scotttrinh, @season179, @SeeYangZhi, @sgaofen, @shamork, @shannonsands, @SHL0MS,
-@simbam99, @Societus, @socrates1024, @Sonoyunchu, @sprmn24, @stephenschoettler, @tangyuanjc, @TechPrototyper,
-@tekgnosis-net, @ThomassJonax, @tmimmanuel, @tochukwuada, @Tosko4, @Tranquil-Flow, @twozle, @txbxxx,
-@UgwujaGeorge, @Versun, @vlwkaos, @voidborne-d, @vominh1919, @Wang-tianhao, @Wangshengyang2004, @web3blind,
-@westers, @Wysie, @xandersbell, @xiahu88988, @XieNBi, @xinbenlv, @xnbi, @y0shua1ee, @yatesjalex, @yes999zc,
-@yeyitech, @Yoimex, @YueLich, @Yukipukii1, @zhiyanliu, @zicochaos, @Zjianru, @zkl2333, @zons-zhaozhy,
-@ztexydt-cqh.
-
-Also: @Siddharth Balyan, @YuShu.
-
----
-
-**Full Changelog**: [v2026.4.23...v2026.4.30](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/compare/v2026.4.23...v2026.4.30)

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-# Hermes Agent v0.13.0 (v2026.5.7)
-
-**Release Date:** May 7, 2026
-**Since v0.12.0:** 864 commits · 588 merged PRs · 829 files changed · 128,366 insertions · 282 issues closed (13 P0, 36 P1) · 295 community contributors (including co-authors)
-
-> The Tenacity Release — Hermes Agent now finishes what it starts. Kanban ships as a durable multi-agent board (heartbeat, reclaim, zombie detection, auto-block on incomplete exit, per-task retries, hallucination recovery). `/goal` keeps the agent locked on a target across turns (Ralph loop). Checkpoints v2 rewrites state persistence with real pruning. Gateway auto-resumes interrupted sessions after restart. Cron grows a `no_agent` watchdog mode. A security wave closes 8 P0s — redaction is now ON by default, Discord role-allowlists are guild-scoped, WhatsApp rejects strangers by default, and TOCTOU windows close across auth.json and MCP OAuth. Google Chat becomes the 20th platform. Providers become a pluggable surface. Seven i18n locales ship.
-
----
-
-## ✨ Highlights
-
-- **Multi-agent Kanban — delegate to an AI team that actually finishes** — Spin up a durable board, drop tasks on it, and let multiple Hermes workers pick them up, hand off, and close them out. Heartbeats, reclaim, zombie detection, retry budgets, and a hallucination gate keep the team honest. One install, many kanbans. ([#17805](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17805), [#19653](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19653), [#20232](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20232), [#20332](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20332), [#21330](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21330), [#21183](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21183), [#21214](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21214))
-
-- **`/goal` — the agent doesn't forget what you asked it to do** — Lock the agent onto a target and it stays on task across turns. The Ralph loop as a first-class primitive. ([#18262](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18262), [#18275](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18275), [#21287](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21287))
-
-- **Show it a video** — new `video_analyze` tool for native video understanding on Gemini and compatible multimodal models. (@alt-glitch) ([#19301](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19301))
-
-- **Clone a voice** — xAI Custom Voices lands as a TTS provider with voice cloning support. (@alt-glitch) ([#18776](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18776))
-
-- **Hermes speaks your language** — static gateway + CLI messages translate to 7 locales: Chinese, Japanese, German, Spanish, French, Ukrainian, and Turkish. Docs site gains a Chinese (zh-Hans) locale. ([#20231](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20231), [#20329](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20329), [#20467](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20467), [#20474](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20474), [#20430](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20430), [#20431](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20431))
-
-- **Google Chat — the 20th messaging platform** — plus a generic platform-plugin hooks surface so third-party adapters drop in without touching core (IRC and Teams migrated). ([#21306](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21306), [#21331](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21331))
-
-- **Sessions survive restarts** — gateway bounces mid-agent, `/update` restarts, source-file reloads — conversations auto-resume when the gateway comes back. ([#21192](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21192))
-
-- **Security wave — 8 P0 closures** — redaction ON by default, Discord role-allowlists guild-scoped (CVSS 8.1 cross-guild DM bypass closed), WhatsApp rejects strangers by default, TOCTOU windows closed across `auth.json` and MCP OAuth, browser enforces cloud-metadata SSRF floor, cron prompt-injection scans assembled skill content, `hermes debug share` redacts at upload. ([#21193](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21193), [#21241](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21241), [#21291](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21291), [#21176](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21176), [#21194](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21194), [#21228](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21228), [#21350](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21350), [#19318](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19318))
-
-- **Checkpoints v2** — state persistence rewritten. Real pruning, disk guardrails, no more orphan shadow repos. ([#20709](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20709))
-
-- **The agent lints its own writes** — post-write delta lint on `write_file` + `patch`. Python, JSON, YAML, TOML. Syntax errors surface immediately instead of shipping downstream. ([#20191](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20191))
-
-- **`no_agent` cron mode — script-only watchdog** — cron jobs can now skip the agent entirely and just run a script. Empty stdout is silent, non-empty gets delivered verbatim. ([#19709](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19709))
-
-- **Platform allowlists everywhere** — `allowed_channels` / `allowed_chats` / `allowed_rooms` config across Slack, Telegram, Mattermost, Matrix, and DingTalk. ([#21251](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21251))
-
-- **Providers are now plugins** — `ProviderProfile` ABC + `plugins/model-providers/`. Drop in third-party providers without touching core. ([#20324](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20324))
-
-- **API server — long-term memory per session** — `X-Hermes-Session-Key` header gives memory providers a stable session identifier. ([#20199](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20199))
-
-- **MCP levels up** — SSE transport with OAuth forwarding, stale-pipe retries, image results surface as MEDIA tags instead of getting dropped, keepalive on long-lived lifecycle waits. ([#21227](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21227), [#21323](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21323), [#21289](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21289), [#21328](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21328), [#20209](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20209))
-
-- **Curator grows subcommands** — `hermes curator archive`, `prune`, `list-archived`. Manual `hermes curator run` is synchronous now — you see results without polling. ([#20200](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20200), [#21236](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21236), [#21216](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21216))
-
-- **ACP — `/steer` and `/queue`** — direct the in-flight agent or queue follow-ups from Zed, VS Code, or JetBrains. Plus atomic session persistence and reasoning-metadata preservation across restarts. (@HenkDz) ([#18114](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18114), [#20279](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20279), [#20296](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20296), [#20433](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20433))
-
-- **TUI glow-up** — `/model` picker matches `hermes model` with inline auth (@austinpickett), collapsible startup banner sections (@kshitijk4poor), context-compression counter in the status bar. ([#18117](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18117), [#20625](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20625), [#21218](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21218))
-
-- **Dashboard grows up** — Plugins page (manage, enable/disable, auth status) (@austinpickett), Profiles management page (@vincez-hms-coder), sortable analytics tables, reverse-proxy support via `X-Forwarded-Prefix`, new `default-large` 18px theme. ([#18095](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18095), [#16419](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16419), [#18192](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18192), [#21296](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21296), [#20820](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20820))
-
-- **SearXNG + split web tools** — SearXNG ships as a native search-only backend; web tools now let you pick different backends per capability (search vs extract vs browse). (@kshitijk4poor) ([#20823](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20823), [#20061](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20061), [#20841](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20841))
-
-- **OpenRouter response caching** — explicit cache control for models that expose it. (@kshitijk4poor) ([#19132](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19132))
-
-- **`[[as_document]]` — skill media-routing directive** — skills can force the gateway to deliver output as a document on platforms that support it. ([#21210](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21210))
-
-- **`transform_llm_output` plugin hook** — new lifecycle hook that lets plugins reshape or filter LLM output before it hits the conversation. Useful for context-window reducers and content filters. ([#21235](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21235))
-
-- **Nous OAuth persists across profiles** — shared token store: sign in once, every profile inherits the session. ([#19712](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19712))
-
-- **QQBot — native approval keyboards** — feature parity with Telegram / Discord approval UX. Chunked upload, quoted attachments. ([#21342](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21342), [#21353](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21353))
-
-- **6 new optional skills** — Shopify (Admin + Storefront GraphQL), here.now, shop-app personal shopping assistant, Anthropic financial-services bundle, kanban-video-orchestrator (@SHL0MS), searxng-search (@kshitijk4poor). ([#18116](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18116), [#18170](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18170), [#20702](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20702), [#21180](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21180), [#19281](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19281), [#20841](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20841))
-
-- **New models** — `deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro`, `x-ai/grok-4.3`, `openrouter/owl-alpha` (free), `tencent/hy3-preview` (@Contentment003111), Arcee Trinity Large Thinking temperature + compression overrides. ([#20495](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20495), [#20497](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20497), [#18071](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18071), [#21077](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21077), [#20473](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20473))
-
-- **100 fresh CLI startup tips** — the random tip banner gets 100 new entries covering cron, kanban, curator, plugins, and lesser-known flags. ([#20168](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20168))
-
----
-
-## 🧩 Multi-Agent Kanban (Durable)
-
-### New — durable multi-profile collaboration board
-- **`feat(kanban): durable multi-profile collaboration board`** — post-revert reimplementation, multi-profile by design ([#17805](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17805))
-- **Multi-project boards** — one install, many kanbans ([#19653](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19653), [#19679](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19679))
-- **Share board, workspaces, and worker logs across profiles** ([#19378](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19378))
-- **Hallucination gate + recovery UX for worker-created-card claims** (closes #20017) ([#20232](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20232))
-- **Generic diagnostics engine for task distress signals** ([#20332](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20332))
-- **Per-task `max_retries` override** (supersedes #20972) ([#21330](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21330))
-- **Multiline textarea for inline-create title** (salvage of #20970) ([#21243](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21243))
-
-### Kanban Dashboard
-- **Workspace kind + path inputs in inline create form** ([#19679](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19679))
-- **Per-platform home-channel notification toggles** ([#19864](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19864))
-- **Sharper home-channel toggle contrast + drop → running action** ([#19916](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19916))
-- Fix: reject direct status transition to 'running' via dashboard API (salvage of #19554) ([#19705](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19705))
-- Fix: dashboard board pin authoritative over server current file (#20879) ([#21230](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21230))
-- Fix: treat dashboard event-stream cancellation as normal shutdown (#20790) ([#21222](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21222))
-- Fix: filter dashboard board by selected tenant (#19817) ([#21349](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21349))
-- Fix: code/pre styling theme-immune across all themes (#21086) ([#21247](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21247))
-- Fix: reset `<code>` background inside dashboard board ([#20687](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20687))
-- Fix: preserve dashboard completion summaries + add kanban edit (salvages #20016) ([#20195](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20195))
-- Fix: avoid fragile failure-column renames (salvage #20848) (@kshitijk4poor) ([#20855](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20855))
-
-### Worker lifecycle + reliability
-- **Heartbeat + reclaim + zombie + retry-cap fixes** (#21147, #21141, #21169, #20881) ([#21183](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21183))
-- **Auto-block workers that exit without completing + shutdown race** (#20894) ([#21214](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21214))
-- **Detect darwin zombie workers** (salvages #20023) ([#20188](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20188))
-- **Unify failure counter across spawn/timeout/crash outcomes** ([#20410](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20410))
-- **Enforce worker task-ownership on destructive tool calls** ([#19713](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19713))
-- **Drop worker identity claim from KANBAN_GUIDANCE** ([#19427](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19427))
-- Fix: skip dispatch for tasks assigned to non-profile lanes (salvages #20105, #20134) ([#20165](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20165))
-- Fix: include default profile in on-disk assignee enumeration (salvages #20123) ([#20170](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20170))
-- Fix: ignore stale current board pointers (salvages #20063) ([#20183](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20183))
-- Fix: profile discovery ignores HERMES_HOME in custom-root deployments (@jackey8616) ([#19020](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19020))
-- Fix: allow orchestrator profiles to see kanban tools via toolsets config ([#19606](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19606))
-
-### Batch salvages
-- Tier-1 batch — metadata test, max_spawn config, run-id lifecycle guard (salvages #19522 #19556 #19829) ([#20440](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20440))
-- Tier-2 batch — doctor, started_at, parent-guard, latest_summary, selects, linked-children ([#20448](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20448))
-
-### Documentation
-- Backfill multi-board refs in reference docs ([#19704](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19704))
-- Document `/kanban` slash command ([#19584](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19584))
-- Document recommended handoff evidence metadata (salvage #19512) ([#20415](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20415))
-- Fix orchestrator + worker skill setup instructions (@helix4u) ([#20958](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20958), [#20960](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20960))
-
----
-
-## 🎯 Persistent Goals, Checkpoints & Session Durability
-
-### `/goal` — persistent cross-turn goals (Ralph loop)
-- **`feat: /goal — persistent cross-turn goals`** ([#18262](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18262))
-- **Docs page — Persistent Goals (/goal)** ([#18275](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18275))
-- Fix: honor configured goal turn budget (salvage #19423) ([#21287](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21287))
-
-### Checkpoints v2
-- **Single-store rewrite with real pruning + disk guardrails** ([#20709](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20709))
-
-### Session durability
-- **Auto-resume interrupted sessions after gateway restart** (salvage #20888) ([#21192](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21192))
-- **Preserve pending update prompts across restarts** ([#20160](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20160))
-- **Preserve home-channel thread targets across restart notifications** (salvage #18440) ([#19271](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19271))
-- **Preserve thread routing from cached live session sources** ([#21206](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21206))
-- **Preserve assistant metadata when branching sessions** ([#18222](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18222))
-- **Preserve thread routing for /update progress and prompts** ([#18193](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18193))
-- **Preserve document type when merging queued events** ([#18215](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18215))
-
----
-
-## 🛡️ Security & Reliability
-
-### Security hardening (8 P0 closures)
-- **Enable secret redaction by default** (#17691, #20785) ([#21193](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21193))
-- **Discord — scope `DISCORD_ALLOWED_ROLES` to originating guild** (#12136, CVSS 8.1) ([#21241](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21241))
-- **WhatsApp — reject strangers by default, never respond in self-chat** (#8389) ([#21291](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21291))
-- **MCP OAuth — close TOCTOU window when saving credentials** ([#21176](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21176))
-- **`hermes_cli/auth.py` — close TOCTOU window in credential writers** ([#21194](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21194))
-- **Browser — enforce cloud-metadata SSRF floor in hybrid routing** (#16234) ([#21228](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21228))
-- **`hermes debug share` — redact log content at upload time** (@GodsBoy) ([#19318](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19318))
-- **Cron — scan assembled prompt including skill content for prompt injection** (#3968) ([#21350](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21350))
-- **Restore .env/auth.json/state.db with 0600 perms** ([#19699](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19699))
-- **SRI integrity for dashboard plugin scripts** (salvage #19389) ([#21277](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21277))
-- **Bind Meet node server to localhost, restrict token file to owner read** ([#19597](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19597))
-- **Extend sensitive-write target to cover shell RC and credential files** ([#19282](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19282))
-- **Harden YOLO mode env parsing against quoted-bool strings** ([#18214](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18214))
-- **OSV-Scanner CI + Dependabot for github-actions only** ([#20037](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20037))
-
-### Reliability — critical bug closures
-- **CLI crash on startup — `Invalid key 'c-S-c'`** (P0, prompt_toolkit doesn't support Shift modifier) ([#19895](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19895), [#19919](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19919))
-- **CLOSE_WAIT fd leak audit** — httpx keepalive + WhatsApp aiohttp leak + Feishu hygiene (#18451) ([#18766](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18766))
-- **Gateway creates AIAgent with empty OpenRouter API key when OPENROUTER_API_KEY is missing** (#20982) — fallback providers correctly honored
-- **Background review + curator protected from overwriting bundled/hub skills** (#20273) ([#20194](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20194))
-- **TUI compression continuation — ghost sessions with incomplete metadata** (#20001)
-- **`hermes mcp add` silently launches chat instead of registering MCP server** (#19785) ([#21204](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21204))
-- **Background review agent runtime propagation** — provider/model/credentials now actually inherit from parent
-- **Inbound document host paths translated to container paths for Docker backend** (salvage #19048) ([#21184](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21184))
-- **Matrix gateway race between auto-redaction and message delivery with high-speed models** (#19075)
-- **`/new` during active agent session never sends response on Telegram** (#18912)
-
----
-
-## 📱 Messaging Platforms (Gateway)
-
-### New platform
-- **Google Chat — 20th platform** + generic `env_enablement_fn` / `cron_deliver_env_var` platform-plugin hooks (IRC + Teams migrated) ([#21306](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21306), [#21331](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21331))
-
-### Cross-platform
-- **`allowed_{channels,chats,rooms}` whitelist** — Slack (salvage #7401), Telegram, Mattermost, Matrix, DingTalk ([#21251](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21251))
-- **Per-platform `gateway_restart_notification` flag** ([#20892](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20892))
-- **`busy_ack_enabled` config — suppress ack messages** ([#18194](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18194))
-- **Auto-delete slash-command system notices after TTL** ([#18266](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18266))
-- **Opt-in cleanup of temporary progress bubbles** ([#21186](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21186))
-- **`[[as_document]]` directive — skill media routing** (salvage #19069) ([#21210](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21210))
-- **`hermes gateway list` — cross-profile status** (salvage #19129) ([#21225](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21225))
-- **Auto-resume interrupted sessions after restart** (salvage #20888) ([#21192](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21192))
-- **Atomic restart markers + Windows runtime-lock offset** (#17842) ([#18179](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18179))
-- Fix: `config.yaml` wins over `.env` for agent/display/timezone settings ([#18764](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18764))
-- Fix: auto-restart when source files change out from under us (#17648) ([#18409](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18409))
-- Fix: use git HEAD SHA for stale-code check, not file mtimes ([#19740](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19740))
-- Fix: shutdown + restart hygiene — drain timeout, false-fatal, success log ([#18761](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18761))
-- Fix: preserve max_turns after env reload (salvage #19183) ([#21240](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21240))
-- Fix: exclude ancestor PIDs from gateway process scan ([#19586](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19586))
-- Fix: move quick-command alias dispatch before built-ins ([#19588](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19588))
-- Fix: show other profiles in 'gateway status' to prevent confusion ([#19582](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19582))
-- Fix: include external_dirs skills in Telegram/Discord slash commands (salvage #8790) ([#18741](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18741))
-- Fix: match disabled/optional skills by frontmatter slug, not dir name ([#18753](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18753))
-- Fix: read /status token totals from SessionDB (#17158) ([#18206](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18206))
-- Fix: snapshot callback generation after agent binds it, not before ([#18219](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18219))
-- Fix: re-inject topic-bound skill after /new or /reset ([#18205](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18205))
-- Fix: isolate pending native image paths by session ([#18202](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18202))
-- Fix: clear queued reload skills notes on new/resume/branch ([#19431](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19431))
-- Fix: hide required-arg commands from Telegram menu ([#19400](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19400))
-- Fix: bridge top-level `require_mention` to Telegram config ([#19429](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19429))
-- Fix: suppress duplicate voice transcripts ([#19428](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19428))
-- Fix: show friendly error when service is not installed ([#19707](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19707))
-- Fix: read context_length from custom_providers in session info header ([#19708](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19708))
-- Fix: preserve WSL interop PATH in systemd units ([#19867](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19867))
-- Fix: handle planned service stops (salvage #19876) ([#19936](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19936))
-- Fix: keep DoH-confirmed Telegram IPs that match system DNS (salvage #17043) ([#20175](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20175))
-- Fix: load `reply_to_mode` from config.yaml for Discord + Telegram (salvage #17117) ([#20171](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20171))
-- Fix: tolerate malformed HERMES_HUMAN_DELAY_* env vars (salvage #16933) ([#20217](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20217))
-- Fix: deterministic thread eviction preserves newest entries (salvage #13639) ([#20285](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20285))
-- Fix: don't dead-end setup wizard when only system-scope unit is installed ([#20905](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20905))
-- Fix: wait for systemd restart readiness + harden Discord slash-command sync ([#20949](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20949))
-- Fix: avoid duplicated Responses history (salvage #18995) ([#21185](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21185))
-- Fix: surface bootstrap failures to stderr (salvage #21157) ([#21278](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21278))
-- Fix: log agent task failures instead of silently losing usage data (salvage #21159) ([#21274](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21274))
-- Fix: log runtime-status write failures with rate-limiting (salvage #21158) ([#21285](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21285))
-- Fix: reset-failed before every fallback restart so the gateway can't get stranded ([#21371](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21371))
-- Fix: Telegram — preserve `thread_id=1` for forum General typing indicator ([#21390](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21390))
-- Fix: batch critical fixes — session resume, /new race, HA WebSocket scheme (@kshitijk4poor) ([#19182](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19182))
-
-### Telegram
-- **DM user-managed multi-session topics** (salvage of #19185) ([#19206](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19206))
-
-### Discord
-- **Message deletion action** (salvage #19052) ([#21197](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21197))
-- Fix: allow `free_response_channels` to override `DISCORD_IGNORE_NO_MENTION` ([#19629](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19629))
-
-### Slack
-- Fix: ephemeral slash-command ack, private notice delivery, format_message fixes (@kshitijk4poor) ([#18198](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18198))
-
-### WhatsApp
-- Fix: load WhatsApp home channel from env overrides ([#18190](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18190))
-
-### Feishu
-- **Operator-configurable bot admission and mention policy** ([#18208](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18208))
-- Fix: force text mode for markdown tables (salvage of #13723 by @WuTianyi123) ([#20275](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20275))
-
-### Matrix + Email
-- Fix: `/sethome` on Matrix and Email now persists across restarts ([#18272](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18272))
-
-### Teams
-- **Docs + feat: sidebar + threading with group-chat fallback** ([#20042](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20042))
-
-### Weixin
-- Fix: deduplicate Weixin messages by content fingerprint ([#19742](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19742))
-
-### QQBot
-- **Port SDK improvements in-tree — chunked upload, approval keyboards, quoted attachments** ([#21342](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21342))
-- **Wire native tool-approval UX via inline keyboards** ([#21353](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21353))
-
----
-
-## 🏗️ Core Agent & Architecture
-
-### Provider & Model Support
-
-#### Pluggable providers
-- **ProviderProfile ABC + `plugins/model-providers/`** — inference providers are now a pluggable surface (salvage of #14424) ([#20324](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20324))
-- **`list_picker_providers`** — credential-filtered picker (salvage #13561) ([#20298](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20298))
-- **Remove `/provider` alias for `/model`** ([#20358](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20358))
-- **Shared Hermes dotenv loader across CLI + plugins** (salvage #13660) ([#20281](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20281))
-- **Nous OAuth persisted across profiles via shared token store** ([#19712](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19712))
-
-#### New models
-- `deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro` added to OpenRouter + Nous Portal ([#20495](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20495))
-- `x-ai/grok-4.3` added to OpenRouter + Nous Portal ([#20497](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20497))
-- `openrouter/owl-alpha` (free tier) added to curated OpenRouter list ([#18071](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18071))
-- `tencent/hy3-preview` paid route on OpenRouter (@Contentment003111) ([#21077](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21077))
-- Arcee Trinity Large Thinking — temperature + compression overrides ([#20473](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20473))
-- Rename `x-ai/grok-4.20-beta` to `x-ai/grok-4.20` ([#19640](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19640))
-- Demote Vercel AI Gateway to bottom of provider picker ([#18112](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18112))
-
-#### Provider configuration
-- **OpenRouter — response caching support** (@kshitijk4poor) ([#19132](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19132))
-- **`image_gen.model` from config.yaml honored** (salvage #19376) ([#21273](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21273))
-- Fix: honor runtime default model during delegate provider resolution (@johnncenae) ([#17587](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17587))
-- Fix: avoid Bedrock credential probe in provider picker (@helix4u) ([#18998](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18998))
-- Fix: drop stale env-var override of persisted provider for cron ([#19627](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19627))
-- Fix: auxiliary curator api_key/base_url into runtime resolution ([#19421](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19421))
-
-### Agent Loop & Conversation
-- **`video_analyze` — native video understanding tool** (@alt-glitch) ([#19301](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19301))
-- **Show context compression count in status bar** (CLI + TUI) ([#21218](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21218))
-- **Isolate `get_tool_definitions` quiet_mode cache + dedup LCM injection** (#17335) ([#17889](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17889))
-- Fix: warning-first tool-call loop guardrails ([#18227](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18227))
-- Fix: break permanent empty-response loop from orphan tool-tail ([#21385](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21385))
-- Fix: propagate ContextVars to concurrent tool worker threads (salvage #16660) ([#18123](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18123))
-- Fix: surface self-improvement review summaries across CLI, TUI, and gateway ([#18073](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18073))
-- Fix: serialize concurrent `hermes_tools` RPC calls from `execute_code` ([#17894](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17894), [#17902](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17902))
-- Fix: include system prompt + tool schemas in token estimates for compression ([#18265](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18265))
-
-### Compression
-- Fix: skip non-string tool content in dedup pass to prevent AttributeError ([#19398](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19398))
-- Fix: reset `_summary_failure_cooldown_until` on session reset ([#19622](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19622))
-- Fix: trigger fallback on timeout errors alongside model-unavailable errors ([#19665](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19665))
-- Fix: `_prune_old_tool_results` boundary direction ([#19725](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19725))
-- Fix: soften summary prompt for content filters (salvage #19456) ([#21302](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21302))
-
-### Delegate
-- Fix: inherit parent fallback_chain in `_build_child_agent` ([#19601](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19601))
-- Fix: guard `_load_config()` against `delegation: null` in config.yaml ([#19662](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19662))
-- Fix: inherit parent api_key when `delegation.base_url` set without `delegation.api_key` ([#19741](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19741))
-- Fix: expand composite toolsets before intersection (salvage #19455) ([#21300](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21300))
-- Fix: correct ACP docs — Claude Code CLI has no --acp flag (salvage #19058) ([#21201](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21201))
-
-### Session & Memory
-- **Hindsight — probe API for `update_mode='append'` to dedupe across processes** (@nicoloboschi) ([#20222](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20222))
-
-### Curator
-- **`hermes curator archive` and `prune` subcommands** ([#20200](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20200))
-- **`hermes curator list-archived`** (#20651) ([#21236](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21236))
-- **Synchronous manual `hermes curator run`** (#20555) ([#21216](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21216))
-- Fix: preserve `last_report_path` in state ([#18169](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18169))
-- Fix: rewrite cron job skill refs after consolidation ([#18253](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18253))
-- Fix: defer first run + `--dry-run` preview (#18373) ([#18389](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18389))
-- Fix: authoritative `absorbed_into` on delete + restore cron skill links on rollback (#18671) ([#18731](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18731))
-- Fix: prevent false-positive consolidation from substring matching ([#19573](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19573))
-- Fix: only mark agent-created for background-review sediment ([#19621](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19621))
-- Fix: protect hub skills by frontmatter name ([#20194](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20194))
-
----
-
-## 🔧 Tool System
-
-### File tools
-- **Post-write delta lint on `write_file` + `patch`** — in-proc linters for Python, JSON, YAML, TOML ([#20191](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20191))
-
-### Cron
-- **`no_agent` mode — script-only cron jobs (watchdog pattern)** ([#19709](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19709))
-- **`context_from` chaining docs** (salvage #15724) ([#20394](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20394))
-- Fix: treat non-dict origin as missing instead of crashing tick ([#19283](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19283))
-- Fix: bump skill usage when cron jobs load skills ([#19433](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19433))
-- Fix: recover null `next_run_at` jobs ([#19576](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19576))
-- Fix: skip AI call when prerun script produces no output ([#19628](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19628))
-- Fix: expand config.yaml refs during job execution ([#19872](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19872))
-- Fix: serialize `get_due_jobs` writes to prevent parallel state corruption ([#19874](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19874))
-- Fix: initialize MCP servers before constructing the cron AIAgent ([#21354](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21354))
-
-### MCP
-- **SSE transport support** (salvage #19135) ([#21227](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21227))
-- **Forward OAuth auth + bump `sse_read_timeout` on SSE transport** ([#21323](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21323))
-- **Retry stale pipe transport failures as session-expired** ([#21289](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21289))
-- **Surface image tool results as MEDIA tags instead of dropping them** ([#21328](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21328))
-- **Periodic keepalive to `_wait_for_lifecycle_event`** (salvage #17016) ([#20209](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20209))
-- Fix: reconnect on terminated sessions ([#19380](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19380))
-- Fix: decouple AnyUrl import from mcp dependency ([#19695](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19695))
-- Fix: `mcp add --command` gets distinct argparse dest ([#21204](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21204))
-- Fix: clear stale thread interrupt before MCP discovery ([#21276](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21276))
-- Fix: report configured timeout in MCP call errors ([#21281](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21281))
-- Fix: include exception type in error messages when str(exc) is empty (salvage #19425) ([#21292](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21292))
-- Fix: re-raise CancelledError explicitly in `MCPServerTask.run` ([#21318](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21318))
-- Fix: coerce numeric tool args defensively in `mcp_serve` ([#21329](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21329))
-- Fix: gate utility stubs on server-advertised capabilities ([#21347](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21347))
-
-### Browser
-- Fix: allow explicit CDP override without local agent-browser ([#19670](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19670))
-- Fix: inject `--no-sandbox` for root + AppArmor userns restrictions ([#19747](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19747))
-- Fix: tighten Lightpanda fallback edge cases (@kshitijk4poor) ([#20672](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20672))
-
-### Web tools
-- **Per-capability backend selection — search/extract split** (@kshitijk4poor) ([#20061](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20061))
-- **SearXNG native search-only backend** (@kshitijk4poor) ([#20823](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20823))
-
-### Approval / Tool gating
-- Fix: wake blocked gateway approvals on session cleanup ([#18171](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18171))
-- Fix: harden YOLO mode env parsing against quoted-bool strings ([#18214](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18214))
-- Fix: extend sensitive write target to cover shell RC and credential files ([#19282](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19282))
-
----
-
-## 🔌 Plugin System
-
-- **`transform_llm_output` plugin hook** (salvage of #20813) ([#21235](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21235))
-- **Document `env_enablement_fn` + `cron_deliver_env_var` platform-plugin hooks** ([#21331](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21331))
-- **Pluggable surfaces coverage — model-provider guide, full plugin map, opt-in fix** ([#20749](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20749))
-- **Plugin-authoring gaps — image-gen provider guide + publishing a skill tap** ([#20800](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20800))
-
----
-
-## 🧩 Skills Ecosystem
-
-### New optional skills
-- **Shopify** — Admin + Storefront GraphQL optional skill ([#18116](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18116))
-- **here.now** — optional skill ([#18170](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18170))
-- **shop-app** — personal shopping assistant (optional) ([#20702](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20702))
-- **Anthropic financial-services bundle** — ported as optional finance skills ([#21180](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21180))
-- **kanban-video-orchestrator** — creative optional skill (@SHL0MS) ([#19281](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19281))
-- **searxng-search** — optional skill + Web Search + Extract docs page (@kshitijk4poor) ([#20841](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20841), [#20844](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20844))
-
-### Skill UX
-- **Linear skill — add Documents support + Python helper script** ([#20752](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20752))
-- **Modernize Obsidian skill to use file tools** (salvage #19332) ([#20413](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20413))
-- **Default custom tool creation to plugins** (@kshitijk4poor) ([#19755](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19755))
-- **skill_commands cache — rescan on platform scope changes** (salvage #14570 by @LeonSGP43) ([#18739](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18739))
-- **Skills — additional rescan paths in skill_commands cache** (salvage #19042) ([#21181](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21181))
-- Fix: regression tests for non-dict metadata in `extract_skill_conditions` ([#18213](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18213))
-- Docs: explain restoring bundled skills (salvage #19254) ([#20404](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20404))
-- Docs: document `hermes skills reset` subcommand (salvage #11544) ([#20395](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20395))
-- Docs: himalaya v1.2.0 `folder.aliases` syntax ([#19882](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19882))
-- Point agent at `hermes-agent` skill + docs site sync ([#20390](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20390))
-
----
-
-## 🖥️ CLI & User Experience
-
-### CLI
-- **`/new` accepts optional session name argument** (salvage of #19555) ([#19637](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19637))
-- **100 new CLI startup tips** ([#20168](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20168))
-- **`display.language` — static message translation** (zh/ja/de/es) ([#20231](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20231))
-- **French (fr) locale** (@Foolafroos) ([#20329](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20329))
-- **Ukrainian (uk) locale** ([#20467](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20467))
-- **Turkish (tr) locale** ([#20474](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20474))
-- Fix: recover classic CLI output after resize (@helix4u) ([#20444](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20444))
-- Fix: complete absolute paths as paths (@helix4u) ([#19930](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19930))
-- Fix: resolve lazy session creation regressions (#18370 fallout) (@alt-glitch) ([#20363](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20363))
-- Fix: local backend CLI always uses launch directory (@alt-glitch) ([#19334](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19334))
-- Refactor: drop dead c-S-c key binding (follow-up to #19895) ([#19919](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19919))
-
-### TUI (Ink)
-- **`/model` picker overhaul to match `hermes model` with inline auth** (@austinpickett) ([#18117](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18117))
-- **Collapsible sections in startup banner** — skills, system prompt, MCP (@kshitijk4poor) ([#20625](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20625))
-- **Show context compression count in status bar** ([#21218](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21218))
-- Perf: reduce overlay render churn with focused selectors (@OutThisLife) ([#20393](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20393))
-- Fix: restore voice push-to-talk parity (salvage of #16189 by @Montbra) (@OutThisLife) ([#20897](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20897))
-- Fix: kanban button (@austinpickett) ([#18358](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18358))
-
-### Dashboard
-- **Plugins page — manage, enable/disable, auth status** (@austinpickett) ([#18095](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18095))
-- **Profiles management page** (@vincez-hms-coder) ([#16419](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16419))
-- **Interactive column sorting in analytics tables** ([#18192](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18192))
-- **`default-large` built-in theme with 18px base size** ([#20820](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20820))
-- **Support serving under URL prefix via `X-Forwarded-Prefix`** (salvage #19450) ([#21296](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21296))
-- **Launch dashboard as side-process via `HERMES_DASHBOARD=1` in Docker** (@benbarclay) ([#19540](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19540))
-- Fix: dashboard theme layout shift (@AllardQuek) ([#17232](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17232))
-- Fix: gateway model picker current context (@helix4u) ([#20513](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20513))
-
-### Update + setup
-- **`hermes update --yes/-y` to skip interactive prompts** ([#18261](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18261))
-- **Restart manual profile gateways after update** ([#18178](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18178))
-
-### Profiles
-- **`--no-skills` flag for empty profile creation** ([#20986](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20986))
-
----
-
-## 🎵 Voice, Image & Media
-
-- **xAI Custom Voices — voice cloning** (@alt-glitch) ([#18776](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18776))
-- **Achievements — share card render on unlocked badges** ([#19657](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19657))
-- **Refresh systemd unit on gateway boot (not just start/restart)** (@alt-glitch) ([#19684](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19684))
-
----
-
-## 🔗 API Server & Remote Access
-
-- **`X-Hermes-Session-Key` header for long-term memory scoping** (closes #20060) ([#20199](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20199))
-
----
-
-## 🧰 ACP Adapter (VS Code / Zed / JetBrains)
-
-- **`/steer` and `/queue` slash commands** (@HenkDz) ([#18114](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18114))
-- Fix: translate Windows cwd for WSL sessions (salvage #18128) ([#18233](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18233))
-- Fix: run `/steer` as a regular prompt on idle sessions ([#18258](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18258))
-- Fix: route Zed thoughts to reasoning + polish tool/context rendering ([#19139](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19139))
-- Fix: atomic session persistence via `replace_messages` (salvage #13675) ([#20279](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20279))
-- Fix: preserve assistant reasoning metadata in session persistence (salvage #13575) ([#20296](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20296))
-- Docs: update VS Code setup for ACP Client extension (salvage #12495) ([#20433](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20433))
-
----
-
-## 🐳 Docker
-
-- **Launch dashboard as side-process via `HERMES_DASHBOARD=1`** (@benbarclay) ([#19540](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19540))
-- **Refuse root gateway runs in official image** (salvage #19215) ([#21250](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21250))
-- **Chown runtime `node_modules` trees to hermes user** (salvage #19303) ([#21267](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21267))
-- Fix: exclude compose/profile runtime state from build context ([#19626](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19626))
-- CI: don't cancel overlapping builds, guard `:latest` (@ethernet8023) ([#20890](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20890))
-- Test: align Dockerfile contract tests with simplified TUI flow (salvage #19024) ([#21174](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21174))
-- Docs: connect to local inference servers (vLLM, Ollama) (salvage #12335) ([#20407](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20407))
-- Docs: document `API_SERVER_*` env vars (salvage #11758) ([#20409](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20409))
-- Docs: clarify Docker terminal backend is a single persistent container ([#20003](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20003))
-
----
-
-## 🐛 Notable Bug Fixes
-
-### Agent
-- Fix: recover lazy session creation regressions (#18370 fallout) (@alt-glitch) ([#20363](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20363))
-- Fix: propagate ContextVars to concurrent tool worker threads (salvage #16660) ([#18123](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18123))
-- Fix: warning-first tool-call loop guardrails ([#18227](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18227))
-- Fix: surface self-improvement review summaries across CLI, TUI, and gateway ([#18073](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18073))
-
-### Gateway streaming
-- Fix: harden StreamingConfig bool and numeric coercion (@simbam99) ([#16463](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16463))
-
-### Model
-- Fix: avoid Bedrock credential probe in provider picker (@helix4u) ([#18998](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18998))
-
-### Doctor
-- Fix: check global agent-browser when local install not found ([#19671](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19671))
-- Test: kimi-coding-cn provider validation regression ([#19734](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19734))
-
-### Update
-- Fix: patch `isatty` on real streams to fix xdist-flaky `--yes` tests (salvage #19026) ([#21175](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21175))
-- Fix: teach restart-mocks about the post-update survivor sweep (salvage #19031) ([#21177](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21177))
-
-### Auth
-- Fix: acp preserve assistant reasoning metadata ([#20296](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20296))
-
-### Redact
-- Fix: add `code_file` param to skip false-positive ENV/JSON patterns ([#19715](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19715))
-
-### Email
-- Fix: quoted-relative file-drop paths + Date header on tool email path ([#19646](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19646))
-
----
-
-## 🧪 Testing
-
-- **ACP — accept prompt persistence kwargs in MCP E2E mocks** (@stephenschoettler) ([#18047](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18047))
-- **Toolsets — include kanban in expected post-#17805 toolset assertions** (@briandevans) ([#18122](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18122))
-- **Agent — cover max-iterations summary message sanitization** ([#19580](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19580))
-- **run_agent — `-inf` and `nan` regression coverage for `_coerce_number`** ([#19703](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19703))
-
----
-
-## 📚 Documentation
-
-### Major docs additions
-- **`llms.txt` + `llms-full.txt` — agent-friendly ingestion** ([#18276](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18276))
-- **User Stories and Use Cases collage page** ([#18282](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18282))
-- **Persistent Goals (/goal) feature page** ([#18275](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18275))
-- **Windows (WSL2) guide expansion** — filesystem, networking, services, pitfalls ([#20748](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20748))
-- **Chinese (zh-CN) README translation** (salvage #13508) ([#20431](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20431))
-- **zh-Hans Docusaurus locale** + Tool Gateway / image-gen / WSL quickstart translations (salvage #11728) ([#20430](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20430))
-- **Tool Gateway docs restructure** — lead with what it does, config moved to bottom ([#20827](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20827))
-- **Quickstart — Onchain AI Garage Hermes tutorials playlist** ([#20192](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20192))
-- **Open WebUI bootstrap script** (salvage #9566) ([#20427](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20427))
-- **Local Ollama setup guide** (salvage #5842) ([#20426](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20426))
-- **Google Gemini guide** (salvage #17450) ([#20401](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20401))
-- **Custom model aliases for /model command** ([#20475](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20475))
-- **Together/Groq/Perplexity cookbook via `custom_providers`** (salvage #15214) ([#20400](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20400))
-- **Doubao speech integration examples** (TTS + STT) (salvage #18065) ([#20418](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20418))
-- **WSL-to-Windows Chrome MCP bridge** (salvage #8313) ([#20428](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20428))
-- **Hermes skills docs sync** — slash commands + durable-systems section ([#20390](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20390))
-- **AGENTS.md — curator/cron/delegation/toolsets + fix plugin tree** ([#20226](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20226))
-- **Bedrock quickstart entry + fallback comment + deployment link** (salvage #11093) ([#20397](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20397))
-
-### Docs polish
-- Collapse exploding skills tree to a single Skills node ([#18259](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18259))
-- Clarify `session_search` auxiliary model docs ([#19593](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19593))
-- Open WebUI Quick Setup gap fill ([#19654](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19654))
-- Default custom tool creation to plugins (@kshitijk4poor) ([#19755](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19755))
-- Clarify Telegram group chat troubleshooting (salvage #18672) ([#20416](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20416))
-- Codex OAuth auth prerequisite clarification (salvage #18688) ([#20417](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20417))
-- Discord Server Members Intent + SSRC-mapping drift + /voice join slash Choice (salvage #11350) ([#20411](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20411))
-- Document `ctx.dispatch_tool()` (salvage #10955) ([#20391](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20391))
-- Document `hermes webhook subscribe --deliver-only` (salvage #12612) ([#20392](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20392))
-- Document `hermes import` reference (salvage #14711) ([#20396](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20396))
-- Document per-provider TTS `max_text_length` caps (salvage #13825) ([#20389](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20389))
-- Clarify supported prompt customization surfaces (salvage #19987) ([#20383](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20383))
-- Correct `web_extract` summarizer timeout comment (salvage #20051) ([#20381](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20381))
-- Fix fallback provider config paths (salvage #20033) ([#20382](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20382))
-- Fix misleading RL install-extras claim (salvage #19080) ([#21213](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21213))
-- Clarify API server tool execution locality (salvage #19117) ([#21223](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21223))
-- Prefer `.venv` to match AGENTS.md and scripts/run_tests.sh (@xxxigm) ([#21334](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21334))
-- Align tool discovery + test runner with AGENTS.md (@xxxigm) ([#20791](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20791))
-- Align terminal-backend count and naming across docs and code (salvage #19044) ([#20402](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20402))
-- Refresh stale platform counts (salvage #19053) ([#20403](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20403))
-
----
-
-## 👥 Contributors
-
-### Core
-- **@teknium1** — salvage, triage, review, feature work, and release management
-
-### Top Community Contributors
-
-- **@kshitijk4poor** (21 PRs) — SearXNG native search backend, per-capability backend selection, collapsible TUI startup banner, Slack ephemeral ack + format fixes, Lightpanda fallback hardening, searxng-search optional skill + Web Search + Extract docs, default custom tool creation to plugins, kanban failure-column fix
-- **@alt-glitch** (13 PRs) — video_analyze tool, xAI Custom Voices (voice cloning), local-backend CLI launch-directory fix, lazy-session creation regression recovery, systemd unit refresh on gateway boot
-- **@OutThisLife** (9 PRs) — TUI perf — overlay render churn reduction, voice push-to-talk parity restoration (salvaging @Montbra)
-- **@helix4u** (6 PRs) — Classic CLI output recovery after resize, absolute-path TUI completion, gateway model picker current-context fix, Bedrock credential probe avoidance, kanban docs fixes
-- **@ethernet8023** (3 PRs) — Docker CI — don't cancel overlapping builds, :latest guard
-- **@benbarclay** (3 PRs) — Docker — launch dashboard as side-process via HERMES_DASHBOARD=1
-- **@austinpickett** (3 PRs) — Dashboard Plugins page, TUI /model picker overhaul with inline auth, kanban button fix
-- **@sprmn24** (2 PRs) — Contributor (2 PRs)
-- **@asheriif** (2 PRs) — Contributor (2 PRs)
-- **@xxxigm** (2 PRs) — Contributing docs — .venv preference and test runner alignment with AGENTS.md
-- **@stephenschoettler** (1 PR) — ACP — MCP E2E mock kwargs
-- **@vincez-hms-coder** (1 PR) — Dashboard — Profiles management page
-- **@cdanis** (1 PR) — Contributor
-- **@briandevans** (1 PR) — Toolsets test — kanban assertions post-#17805
-- **@heyitsaamir** (1 PR) — Contributor
-
-### All Contributors
-
-Thanks to everyone who contributed to v0.13.0 — commits, co-authored work, and salvaged PRs. 295 contributors in one week.
-
-@0oAstro, @0xDevNinja, @0xharryriddle, @0xKingBack, @0xsir0000, @0xyg3n, @0z1-ghb, @abhinav11082001-stack,
-@acc001k, @acesjohnny, @adamludwin, @adybag14-cyber, @agentlinker, @agilejava, @ai-ag2026, @AJV20,
-@alanxchen85, @albert748, @AllardQuek, @alt-glitch, @altmazza0-star, @ambition0802, @amitgaur, @amroessam,
-@andrewhosf, @Asce66, @asheriif, @ashermorse, @asimons81, @Aslaaen, @Asunfly, @atongrun, @austinpickett,
-@banditburai, @barteqpl, @Bartok9, @Beandon13, @beardthelion, @beibi9966, @benbarclay, @binhnt92, @bjianhang,
-@BlackJulySnow, @bobashopcashier, @bogerman1, @Bongulielmi, @Brecht-H, @briandevans, @brooklynnicholson,
-@c3115644151, @camaragon, @CashWilliams, @CCClelo, @cdanis, @CES4751, @cg2aigc, @changchun989, @ChanlerDev,
-@CharlieKerfoot, @chengoak, @chenyunbo411, @chinadbo, @CIRWEL, @cixuuz, @cmcgrabby-hue, @colorcross,
-@Contentment003111, @CoreyNoDream, @counterposition, @curiouscleo, @DaniuXie, @deep-name, @dengtaoyuan450-a11y,
-@discodirector, @donramon77, @dpaluy, @ee-blog, @ehz0ah, @el-analista, @elmatadorgh, @EmelyanenkoK,
-@Emidomenge, @emozilla, @Es1la, @EthanGuo-coder, @etherman-os, @ethernet8023, @EvilDrag0n, @exxmen, @Fearvox,
-@Feranmi10, @firefly, @flobo3, @fmercurio, @Foolafroos, @formulahendry, @franksong2702, @ggnnggez, @GinWU05,
-@giwaov, @glesperance, @gnanirahulnutakki, @GodsBoy, @Gosuj, @Grey0202, @guillaumemeyer, @Gutslabs, @h0tp-ftw,
-@haidao1919, @halmisen, @happy5318, @hedirman, @helix4u, @hendrixfreire, @HenkDz, @hex-clawd, @heyitsaamir,
-@hharry11, @Hinotoi-agent, @holynn-q, @hrkzogw, @Hypn0sis, @Hypnus-Yuan, @ideathinklab01-source, @IMHaoyan,
-@Interstellar-code, @ishardo, @jacdevos, @jackey8616, @JanCong, @jasonoutland, @jatingodnani, @JayGwod,
-@jethac, @JezzaHehn, @JiaDe-Wu, @jjjojoj, @jkausel-ai, @John-tip, @johnncenae, @jrusso1020, @jslizar,
-@JTroyerOvermatch, @julysir, @Junass1, @JustinUssuri, @Kailigithub, @keepcalmqqf, @kiala9, @konsisumer,
-@kowenhaoai, @Krionex, @kshitijk4poor, @kyan12, @leavrcn, @leon7609, @LeonSGP43, @leprincep35700, @lhysdl,
-@likejudy, @lisanhu, @liu-collab, @liuguangyong93, @liuhao1024, @LucianoSP, @luoyuctl, @luyao618, @M3RCUR2Y,
-@maciekczech, @Magicray1217, @magicray1217, @MaHaoHao-ch, @malaiwah, @manateelazycat, @masonjames, @megastary,
-@memosr, @MichaelWDanko, @mikeyobrien, @millerc79, @Mind-Dragon, @mioimotoai-lgtm, @misery-hl, @molvikar,
-@momowind, @Montbra, @MottledShadow, @mrbob-git, @mrcharlesiv, @mrcoferland, @ms-alan, @mwnickerson,
-@nazirulhafiy, @nftpoetrist, @nicoloboschi, @nightq, @nikolay-bratanov, @NikolayGusev-astra, @nocturnum91,
-@noOne-list, @nouseman666, @novax635, @npmisantosh, @nudiltoys-cmyk, @olisikh, @oluwadareab12, @Oxidane-bot,
-@pama0227, @pander, @pasevin, @paul-tian, @pdonizete, @perlowja, @pingchesu, @PratikRai0101, @priveperfumes,
-@probepark, @QifengKuang, @quocanh261997, @qWaitCrypto, @qxxaa, @r266-tech, @rames-jusso, @revaraver,
-@Ricardo-M-L, @rob-maron, @Roy-oss1, @rxdxxxx, @SandroHub013, @Sanjays2402, @Sertug17, @shashwatgokhe,
-@shellybotmoyer, @SHL0MS, @SimbaKingjoe, @simbam99, @simplenamebox-ops, @socrates1024, @sonic-netizen,
-@sprmn24, @steezkelly, @stephen0110, @stephenschoettler, @stevenchanin, @stevenchouai, @stormhierta,
-@subtract0, @suncokret12, @swithek, @taeng0204, @TakeshiSawaguchi, @tangyuanjc, @TheEpTic, @thelumiereguy,
-@Tkander1715, @tmdgusya, @Tranquil-Flow, @TruaShamu, @UgwujaGeorge, @valda, @vincez-hms-coder, @VinVC,
-@vominh1919, @wabrent, @WadydX, @wanazhar, @WanderWang, @warabe1122, @web-dev0521, @WideLee, @willy-scr,
-@wmagev, @WuTianyi123, @wxst, @wysie, @Wysie, @xsfX20, @xxxigm, @xyiy001, @YanzhongSu, @ygd58, @Yoimex,
-@yuehei, @Yukipukii1, @yuqianma, @YX234, @zeejaytan, @zhanggttry, @zhao0112, @zng8418, @zons-zhaozhy, @Zyproth
-
----
-
-**Full Changelog**: [v2026.4.30...v2026.5.7](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/compare/v2026.4.30...v2026.5.7)

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-# Hermes Agent v0.14.0 (v2026.5.16)
-
-**Release Date:** May 16, 2026
-**Since v0.13.0:** 808 commits · 633 merged PRs · 1393 files changed · 165,061 insertions · 545 issues closed (12 P0, 50 P1) · 215 community contributors (including co-authors)
-
-> The Foundation Release — Hermes Agent installs and runs anywhere now. Native Windows ships in early beta with a full PowerShell installer story, a `pip install hermes-agent` wheel lands on PyPI, lazy-deps reshape what `pip install hermes-agent` actually pulls down, the supply-chain checker scans every install/upgrade for unsafe versions, and a new OpenAI-compatible local proxy lets Codex / Aider / Cline talk to OAuth-only providers (Claude Pro, ChatGPT Pro, SuperGrok). The cold-start wave shaves ~19 seconds off `hermes` launch, browser-tool CDP calls run 180x faster, and `hermes tools` All-Platforms drops from 14s to under 1.5s. Two new messaging platforms (LINE and SimpleX Chat) and a Microsoft Graph foundation (Teams pipeline + webhook adapter) land alongside `/handoff` that finally transfers sessions live, `vision_analyze` passing pixels through to vision-capable models, `x_search` as a first-class tool, LSP semantic diagnostics on every `write_file` / `patch`, a unified pluggable `video_generate`, a `computer_use` cua-driver backend, cross-session 1-hour Claude prompt caching, a per-turn file-mutation verifier, plus 9 new optional skills. 50+ P1 closures, 12 P0 closures.
-
----
-
-## ✨ Highlights
-
-- **Native Windows support (early beta)** — full PowerShell installer, native subprocess/PTY paths, taskkill-based process management, MinGit auto-install, Microsoft Store python stub detection, foreground Ctrl+C preservation, taskkill+ps2 fallback, npm prefix handling, and ~40 follow-up Windows-only fixes across CLI / gateway / TUI / curator / tools. Hermes finally runs natively on `cmd.exe` and PowerShell, no WSL required. ([#21561](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21561), [#22130](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22130), [#22752](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22752), [#26618](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26618), and many more)
-
-- **`pip install hermes-agent && hermes`** — Hermes Agent is now a real PyPI package. One command, no clone, no git, no shell installer. Wheel includes the Ink TUI bundle and shell launcher. (salvage of [#26350](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26350)) ([#26593](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26593))
-
-- **Cold-start performance wave — ~19s off `hermes` launch** — skills cache, lazy Feishu import, no Nous HTTP at startup, plus PEP-562 lazy adapter imports (QQ, Yuanbao, Teams, Google Chat), deferred `fal_client` / `google-cloud` / `httpx` loads, models.dev disk-cache-first lookup, parallel doctor API checks, eager-skip plugin discovery on built-in subcommands, `hermes tools` All-Platforms drops from 14s to <1.5s, welcome banner skipped on `chat -q`. ([#22138](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22138), [#22120](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22120), [#22681](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22681), [#22790](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22790), [#22808](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22808), [#22831](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22831), [#22859](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22859), [#22904](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22904), [#22766](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22766), [#25341](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25341))
-
-- **180x faster `browser_console` evaluations** — routed through the supervisor's persistent CDP WebSocket instead of spawning a fresh DevTools session per call. Real-world page interactions feel instant. ([#23226](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23226))
-
-- **Supply-chain advisory checker + lazy-deps framework + tiered install fallback** — every `pip install` / `hermes update` scans dependencies against an advisory list, lazy-deps replace heavy import-time loads with first-use installs, and the installer falls back through extras tiers when a wheel rejects on the target platform. ([#24220](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/24220))
-
-- **OpenAI-compatible local proxy** — `hermes proxy` exposes any OAuth-authed provider (Claude Pro, ChatGPT Pro, SuperGrok) as an OpenAI-compatible endpoint that Codex / Aider / Cline / VS Code Continue can hit. Your subscription, your tools. ([#25969](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25969))
-
-- **Cross-session 1-hour Claude prompt cache** — Anthropic / OpenRouter / Nous Portal now share a 1h prefix cache across sessions for Claude models. Fast resume, fast `/new`, lower cost on repeat work. ([#23828](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23828))
-
-- **Two new messaging platforms — LINE + SimpleX Chat** — LINE Messaging API lands as a first-class platform, SimpleX Chat salvages #2558 onto the modern adapter spec. Hermes is now on 22 platforms. ([#23197](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23197), [#26232](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26232))
-
-- **Microsoft Graph foundation — Teams pipeline + webhook adapter** — `msgraph` auth/client foundation, webhook listener platform, Teams pipeline plugin runtime, and Teams outbound delivery via the existing adapter — Hermes can now read and post to Teams. (salvages of #21408–#21411) ([#21922](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21922), [#21969](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21969), [#22007](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22007), [#22024](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22024))
-
-- **`/handoff` actually transfers the session live** — the agent's active session moves to a different model / persona / profile mid-conversation, with messages, tool history, and context preserved. ([#23395](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23395))
-
-- **`x_search` — first-class X (Twitter) search tool** — gated tool with OAuth-or-API-key auth, no skill needed to query the timeline. ([#26763](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26763))
-
-- **`vision_analyze` returns pixels to vision-capable models** — when the active model can see, `vision_analyze` now hands the image straight through instead of falling back to a text description. ([#22955](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22955))
-
-- **LSP semantic diagnostics on every write** — `write_file` and `patch` now run real language-server diagnostics on the post-edit file (delta-only) and surface real errors before they ship downstream. ([#24168](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/24168), [#25978](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25978))
-
-- **Per-turn file-mutation verifier footer** — after every turn that wrote files, the agent gets a verifier footer summarizing what actually changed on disk — catches silent overwrites and "wrote it but it didn't land" bugs. ([#24498](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/24498))
-
-- **Unified `video_generate` with pluggable provider backends** — single tool, any backend. Drop in a new video provider as a plugin, no core changes. ([#25126](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25126))
-
-- **`computer_use` cua-driver backend** — proper focus-safe ops, non-Anthropic provider support, refresh on `hermes update`. Computer-use is no longer locked to a single SDK. (re-salvage of #16936) ([#21967](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21967), [#24063](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/24063))
-
-- **xAI Grok OAuth provider — SuperGrok via subscription** — sign in with your xAI account, talk to Grok models from Hermes. ([#26534](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26534))
-
-- **Clarify with buttons — native inline keyboards on Telegram + Discord** — the `clarify` tool renders multi-choice prompts as platform-native buttons instead of typed responses. ([#24199](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/24199), [#25485](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25485))
-
-- **Discord channel history backfill (default on)** — Hermes reads recent channel history when joining a thread so it actually knows what's been said. ([#25984](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25984))
-
-- **Watchers skill — RSS / HTTP JSON / GitHub polling via cron `no_agent` mode** — skill recipes that wire change-detection sources directly into cron's script-only watchdog mode. ([#21881](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21881))
-
-- **Zed ACP Registry integration + uvx distribution** — Hermes is in the Zed registry, installable via `uvx` (no npm). Plus `hermes acp --setup-browser` bootstraps browser tools for registry installs. (salvage of [#25908](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25908)) ([#26079](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26079), [#26120](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26120), [#26234](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26234))
-
-- **OpenRouter Pareto Code router** — wire a new OpenRouter router with `min_coding_score` knob. Pick the cheapest model that meets your quality bar. ([#22838](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22838))
-
-- **Optional codex app-server runtime for OpenAI/Codex models** — drives the OpenAI Codex CLI under the hood for OpenAI/Codex paths, with session reuse, wedge retirement, and OAuth refresh classification. ([#24182](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/24182), [#25769](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25769))
-
-- **`hermes-skills/huggingface` as a trusted default tap** — community skills index from huggingface.co/skills is available by default in the Skills Hub. ([#26219](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26219))
-
-- **9 new optional skills** — Hyperliquid (perp/spot trading via SDK + REST) (@kshitijk4poor & Hermes), Yahoo Finance market data, api-testing (REST/GraphQL debug), unified EVM multi-chain skill (folds #25291 + #2010 + base/), darwinian-evolver, osint-investigation (closes #355), pinggy-tunnel, watchers (RSS/HTTP/GitHub via cron), Notion overhaul for the Developer Platform (May 2026). ([#23582](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23582), [#23583](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23583), [#23590](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23590), [#25299](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25299), [#26760](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26760), [#26729](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26729), [#26765](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26765), [#21881](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21881), [#26612](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26612))
-
-- **API server exposes run approval events** — long-running runs surface approval requests over the API stream, no more silent stalls. (salvage of [#20311](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20311)) ([#21899](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21899))
-
-- **`/subgoal` — user-added criteria appended to active `/goal`** — layer extra success criteria onto a running goal loop. The judge sees them in the prompt, no behavior change when subgoals are empty. ([#25449](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25449))
-
-- **Plugins can run any LLM call via `ctx.llm`** — plugins get a first-class hook to make their own LLM requests through the active provider/credentials, no manual wiring. Plus `tool_override` flag for replacing built-in tools. ([#23194](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23194), [#26759](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26759))
-
-- **Brave Search (free tier) + DuckDuckGo (DDGS) as web-search providers** — two new free search backends alongside Tavily / SearXNG / Exa. ([#21337](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21337))
-
-- **Sudo brute-force block + sudo-stdin/askpass DANGEROUS classification** — closes the `sudo -S` brute-force avenue; approval gates classify stdin-fed and askpass-stripped sudo invocations as dangerous. (salvages of #22194 + #21128) ([#23736](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23736))
-
-- **Provider rename — Alibaba Cloud → Qwen Cloud, picker reorder** — matches what the world calls it. Existing config keys still work. ([#24835](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/24835))
-
-
----
-
-## 🪟 Windows — Native Support (Early Beta)
-
-### Bootstrap & installer
-- **Native Windows support (early beta)** — first-class native Windows path across CLI / gateway / TUI / tools ([#21561](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21561))
-- **PyPI wheel packaging — `pip install hermes-agent && hermes`** (salvage of #26350) ([#26593](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26593))
-- **Recognise Shift+Enter as a newline key** + Windows docs (salvage #21545) ([#22130](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22130))
-- **Preserve Ctrl+C for Windows foreground runs** (@helix4u) ([#22752](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22752))
-- **Stop spamming cwd-missing + tirith-spawn warnings on every terminal call** ([#26618](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26618))
-- **Use `--extra all` not `--all-extras`; drop lazy-covered extras from `[all]`** ([#24515](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/24515))
-
-### Windows-specific fixes (40+ across cli / tools / gateway / curator / TUI)
-A long tail of native-Windows fixes shipped alongside the beta — taskkill-based subprocess management, MinGit auto-install, Microsoft Store python stub detection, npm prefix handling, native PTY paths, signal handling differences, foreground process management, ANSI sequence handling, path normalization, file-locking semantics, and many more. Full list in commit log under `fix(windows)` / `feat(windows)` / `windows`.
-
----
-
-## 🚀 Performance Wave
-
-### Cold start
-- **Cut ~19s from `hermes` cold start** — skills cache + lazy Feishu + no Nous HTTP at startup ([#22138](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22138))
-- **Skip eager plugin discovery on known built-in subcommands** ([#22120](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22120))
-- **Cache Nous auth + .env loads** — `hermes tools` All Platforms from 14s to <1.5s ([#25341](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25341))
-- **Skip welcome banner on `chat -q` single-query mode** ([#22904](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22904))
-- **Defer heavy google-cloud imports in google_chat to first adapter use** ([#22681](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22681))
-- **Defer QQAdapter and YuanbaoAdapter imports via PEP 562** ([#22790](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22790))
-- **Defer httpx import in teams to first webhook call** ([#22831](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22831))
-- **Defer fal_client import to first generation request** ([#22859](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22859))
-- **models.dev cache-first lookup, skip network when disk cache is fresh** ([#22808](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22808))
-- **Parallelize API connectivity checks in `hermes doctor` and disable IMDS** ([#22766](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22766))
-
-### Runtime
-- **180x faster `browser_console` evaluations** — route through supervisor's persistent CDP WebSocket ([#23226](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23226))
-- **Tune Telegram cadence + adaptive fast-path for short replies** (salvage of #10388) ([#23587](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23587))
-- **Accumulate length-continuation prefix via list+join** ([#26237](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26237))
-
-### Prompt caching
-- **Cross-session 1h prefix cache for Claude on Anthropic / OpenRouter / Nous Portal** ([#23828](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23828))
-- **Hit prefix cache in background review fork** (salvage #17276 + #25427) ([#25434](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25434))
-
----
-
-## 📦 Installation & Distribution
-
-### PyPI + supply-chain
-- **PyPI wheel packaging — `pip install hermes-agent && hermes`** (salvage of #26350) ([#26593](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26593))
-- **Supply-chain advisory checker + lazy-install framework + tiered install fallback** ([#24220](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/24220))
-- **Use `--extra all` not `--all-extras`; drop lazy-covered extras from `[all]`** ([#24515](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/24515))
-- **Skip browser download when system chromium exists** (@helix4u) ([#25317](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25317))
-
-### Nix
-- **`extraDependencyGroups` for sealed venv extras** (@alt-glitch) ([#21817](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21817))
-- **Refresh npm lockfile hashes** — keeps Nix flake builds reproducible
-
-### Docker
-- **Bootstrap auth.json from env on first boot** ([#21880](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21880))
-- **Drop manual @hermes/ink build, rely on esbuild bundle** — slimmer image
-
-### ACP / Zed
-- **Zed ACP Registry integration** (salvage of #25908) ([#26079](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26079))
-- **Switch to uvx distribution, drop npm launcher** ([#26120](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26120))
-- **`hermes acp --setup-browser` bootstraps browser tools for registry installs** ([#26234](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26234))
-
----
-
-## 🏗️ Core Agent & Architecture
-
-### Sessions & handoff
-- **`/handoff` actually transfers the session live** ([#23395](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23395))
-- **Expose `HERMES_SESSION_ID` env var to agent tools** (@alt-glitch) ([#23847](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23847))
-
-### Goals (Ralph loop)
-- **`/subgoal` — user-added criteria appended to active `/goal`** ([#25449](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25449))
-- **`/goal` checklist + /subgoal user controls** ([#23456](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23456)) — rolled back in window ([#23813](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23813)); /subgoal returned in simpler form via #25449
-
-### Compression
-- **Make `protect_first_n` configurable** ([#25447](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25447))
-
-### Verification
-- **Per-turn file-mutation verifier footer** ([#24498](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/24498))
-
-### Stream retry
-- **Log inner cause, upstream headers, bytes/elapsed on every drop** ([#23005](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23005))
-
----
-
-## 🤖 Models & Providers
-
-### New providers
-- **xAI Grok OAuth (SuperGrok Subscription) provider** ([#26534](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26534))
-- **NovitaAI provider** (salvage #7219) (@kshitijk4poor) ([#25507](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25507))
-- **NVIDIA NIM billing origin header** (salvage #25211) ([#26585](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26585))
-
-### Provider work
-- **OpenRouter Pareto Code router with `min_coding_score` knob** ([#22838](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22838))
-- **Optional codex app-server runtime for OpenAI/Codex models** ([#24182](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/24182))
-- **Codex-runtime: retire wedged sessions + post-tool watchdog + OAuth refresh classify** ([#25769](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25769))
-- **Codex-runtime: skip unavailable plugins during migration** ([#25437](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25437))
-- **Codex-runtime: de-dup `[plugins.X]` tables and stop leaking HERMES_HOME into config.toml** (#26250) (@kshitijk4poor) ([#26260](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26260))
-- **Pass `reasoning.effort` to xAI Responses API** ([#22807](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22807))
-- **Custom provider: prompt and persist explicit `api_mode`** ([#25068](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25068))
-- **Rename Alibaba Cloud → Qwen Cloud, reorder picker** ([#24835](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/24835))
-- **Restore gpt-5.3-codex-spark for ChatGPT Pro** (salvage #18286 + #19530, fixes #16172) (@kshitijk4poor) ([#22991](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22991))
-- **Inject tool-use enforcement for GLM models** ([#24715](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/24715))
-- **Use Nous Portal as model metadata authority** (@rob-maron) ([#24502](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/24502))
-- **Unified `client=hermes-client-v<version>` tag on every Portal request** ([#24779](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/24779))
-- **Prevent stale Ollama credentials after provider switch** (@kshitijk4poor) ([#21703](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21703))
-- **Auxiliary client: rotate pooled auth after quota failures** (salvage #22779) ([#22792](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22792))
-- **Auxiliary client: skip providers without credentials immediately** (#25395) ([#25487](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25487))
-- **Auth: send Nous refresh token via header** (@shannonsands) ([#21578](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21578))
-- **MiniMax: harden OAuth dashboard and runtime** ([#24165](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/24165))
-
-### OpenAI-compatible proxy
-- **Local OpenAI-compatible proxy for OAuth providers** — Codex / Aider / Cline can hit Claude Pro, ChatGPT Pro, SuperGrok ([#25969](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25969))
-
----
-
-## 📱 Messaging Platforms (Gateway)
-
-### New platforms
-- **LINE Messaging API platform plugin** ([#23197](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23197))
-- **SimpleX Chat platform plugin** (salvages #2558) ([#26232](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26232))
-
-### Microsoft Graph foundation
-- **msgraph: add auth and client foundation** (salvage of #21408) ([#21922](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21922))
-- **msgraph: add webhook listener platform** (salvage of #21409) ([#21969](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21969))
-- **teams-pipeline: add plugin runtime and operator cli** (salvage of #21410) ([#22007](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22007))
-- **teams: add pipeline outbound delivery via existing adapter** (salvage of #21411) ([#22024](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22024))
-
-### Cross-platform
-- **Per-platform admin/user split for slash commands** (salvage of #4443) ([#23373](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23373))
-- **Forensics on signal handling — non-blocking diag, per-phase timing, stale-unit warning** ([#23285](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23285))
-- **Keep gateway running when platforms fail; add per-platform circuit breaker + `/platform`** ([#26600](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26600))
-- **Wire `clarify` tool with inline keyboard buttons on Telegram** ([#24199](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/24199))
-- **Add `chat_id` to `hook_ctx` for message source tracking** ([#24710](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/24710))
-
-### Telegram
-- **Native draft streaming via `sendMessageDraft` (Bot API 9.5+)** (salvage of #3412) ([#23512](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23512))
-- **Stream Telegram edits safely** — salvage of #22264 (@kshitijk4poor) ([#22518](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22518))
-- **Telegram notification mode** (salvage #22772) ([#22793](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22793))
-- **Telegram guest mention mode** (@kshitijk4poor) ([#22759](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22759))
-- **Split-and-deliver oversized edits instead of silent truncation** (salvage of #19537) ([#23576](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23576))
-- **Preserve DM topic routing via reply fallback** (salvage #22053) (@kshitijk4poor) ([#22410](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22410))
-- **Pass `source.thread_id` explicitly on auto-reset notice** (carve-out of #7404) ([#23440](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23440))
-
-### Discord
-- **Render clarify choices as buttons** ([#25485](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25485))
-- **Channel history backfill — default on, broadened scope** ([#25984](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25984))
-- **`thread_require_mention` for multi-bot threads** (salvage #25313) ([#25445](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25445))
-
-### Slack
-- **Support `!cmd` as alternate prefix for slash commands in threads** ([#25355](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25355))
-
-### WhatsApp
-- **Surface quoted reply metadata from Baileys** (#25398) ([#25489](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25489))
-
-### Feishu / Google Chat / others
-- **Feishu: native update prompt cards** (@kshitijk4poor) ([#22448](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22448))
-- **Google Chat: repair setup prompt imports** (@helix4u) ([#22038](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22038))
-- **Google Chat: honor relay-declared sender_type** (salvage of #22107) (@kshitijk4poor) ([#22432](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22432))
-- **LINE: use `build_source` instead of nonexistent `create_source`** ([#24717](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/24717))
-- **Add `weixin, and more` to gateway docs** (salvage of #21063 by @wuwuzhijing)
-
----
-
-## 🖥️ CLI & TUI
-
-### CLI
-- **Show YOLO mode warning in banner and status bar** ([#26238](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26238))
-- **Confirm prompt for destructive slash commands** (#4069) ([#22687](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22687))
-- **`docker_extra_args` + `display.timestamps`** ([#23599](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23599))
-- **Delegate tool: show user's actual concurrency / spawn-depth limits in description** ([#22694](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22694))
-
-### TUI
-- **`/sessions` slash command for browsing and resuming previous sessions** (@austinpickett) ([#20805](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20805))
-- **Segment turns with rule above non-first user msgs; trim ticker dead space** (@OutThisLife) ([#21846](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21846))
-- **Support attaching to an existing gateway** (@OutThisLife) ([#21978](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21978))
-- **Resolve markdown links to readable page titles** (@OutThisLife) ([#24013](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/24013))
-- **Width-aware markdown table rendering with vertical fallback** (@alt-glitch) ([#26195](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26195))
-- **Keep Ink displayCursor in sync with fast-echo writes so cursor stops drifting** (@OutThisLife) ([#26717](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26717))
-- **Allow transcript scroll + Esc during approval/clarify/confirm prompts** (@OutThisLife) ([#26414](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26414))
-- **Preserve session when switching personality** (@austinpickett) ([#20942](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20942))
-- **Skip native safety net on OSC52-capable terminals** (@benbarclay) ([#20954](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20954))
-
-### Dashboard / GUI
-- **Route embedded TUI through dashboard gateway** (@OutThisLife) ([#21979](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21979))
-- **Hide token/cost analytics behind config flag (default off)** ([#25438](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25438))
-- **Fix Langfuse observability — trace I/O, tool outputs, placeholder credentials** (closes #22342, #22763) (@kshitijk4poor) ([#26320](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26320))
-- **MiniMax 'Login' button launched Claude OAuth** (salvage #22849) ([#24058](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/24058))
-- **Update cron modals** (@austinpickett) ([#25985](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25985))
-- **Analytics: prevent silent token loss and add Claude 4.5–4.7 pricing** (@austinpickett) ([#21455](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21455))
-
----
-
-## 🔧 Tools & Capabilities
-
-### Vision & video
-- **`vision_analyze` returns pixels to vision-capable models** ([#22955](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22955))
-- **Unified `video_generate` with pluggable provider backends** ([#25126](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25126))
-- **`image_gen`: actionable setup message when no FAL backend is reachable** ([#26222](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26222))
-
-### Computer use
-- **`computer_use` cua-driver backend + focus-safe ops + non-Anthropic provider fix** (re-salvage #16936) ([#21967](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21967))
-- **Refresh cua-driver on `hermes update` + add `install --upgrade`** ([#24063](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/24063))
-
-### LSP & write-time diagnostics
-- **Semantic diagnostics from real language servers in `write_file`/`patch`** ([#24168](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/24168))
-- **Shift baseline diagnostics into post-edit coordinates** ([#25978](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25978))
-
-### Search & web
-- **Brave Search (free tier) and DDGS search providers** ([#21337](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21337))
-- **Bearer auth header for Tavily `/crawl` endpoint** ([#24658](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/24658))
-
-### X (Twitter)
-- **Gated `x_search` tool with OAuth-or-API-key auth** ([#26763](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26763))
-
-### Browser
-- **Route `browser_console` eval through supervisor's persistent CDP WS (180x faster)** ([#23226](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23226))
-- **Support externally managed Camofox sessions** ([#24499](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/24499))
-
-### MCP
-- **`supports_parallel_tool_calls` for MCP servers** (salvage of #9944) ([#26825](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26825))
-- **Codex preset for Codex CLI MCP server** (salvage #22663) ([#22679](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22679))
-- **Stop retrying initial MCP auth failures** (#25624) ([#25776](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25776))
-
-### Google Workspace
-- **Drive write ops + Docs/Sheets create/append** ([#21895](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21895))
-
-### Per-turn verifier
-- **Per-turn file-mutation verifier footer** ([#24498](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/24498))
-
----
-
-## 🧩 Kanban (Multi-Agent)
-
-- **`specify` — auxiliary LLM fleshes out triage tasks** ([#21435](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21435))
-- **Orchestrator board tools — `kanban_list` + `kanban_unblock`** (carve-out of #20568) ([#23012](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23012))
-- **`stranded_in_ready` diagnostic for unclaimed tasks** ([#23578](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23578))
-- **Dashboard batch QOL upgrade** (salvage of #23240) ([#23550](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23550))
-- **Tooltips and docs link across dashboard** ([#21541](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21541))
-- **Dedupe notifier delivery via atomic claim + rewind on failure** (salvage #22558) ([#23401](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23401))
-- **Keep notifier subscriptions alive across retry cycles** (salvage #21398) ([#23423](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23423))
-- **Drop caller-controlled author override in `kanban_comment`** (salvage of #22109) (@kshitijk4poor) ([#22435](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22435))
-- **Sanitize comment author rendering in `build_worker_context`** ([#22769](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22769))
-
----
-
-## 🧠 Plugins & Extension
-
-### Plugin surface
-- **Run any LLM call from inside a plugin via `ctx.llm`** ([#23194](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23194))
-- **`tool_override` flag for replacing built-in tools** (closes #11049) ([#26759](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26759))
-- **`standalone_sender_fn` for out-of-process cron delivery** (@kshitijk4poor) ([#22461](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22461))
-- **`HERMES_PLUGINS_DEBUG=1` surfaces plugin discovery logs** ([#22684](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22684))
-- **Hindsight-client as optional dependency** (@alt-glitch) ([#21818](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21818))
-
-### Profile & distribution
-- **Shareable profile distributions via git** ([#20831](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20831))
-
----
-
-## ⏰ Cron
-
-- **Routing intent — `deliver=all` fans out to every connected channel** ([#21495](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21495))
-- **Support name-based lookup for job operations** ([#26231](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26231))
-- **Blank Cron dashboard tab + partial-record crashes** (salvage #21042 + #22330) (@kshitijk4poor) ([#22389](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22389))
-- **Do not seed `HERMES_SESSION_*` contextvars from cron origin** (salvage of #22356) (@kshitijk4poor) ([#22382](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22382))
-- **Scan assembled prompt including skill content for prompt injection** (#3968)
-
----
-
-## 🧩 Skills Ecosystem
-
-### Skills Hub
-- **`hermes-skills/huggingface` as a trusted default tap** (closes #2549) ([#26219](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26219))
-- **Show per-skill pages in the left sidebar** ([#26646](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26646))
-- **Richer info panels on the Skills Hub** ([#22905](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22905))
-- **Refuse `skill_view` name collisions instead of guessing** (closes #6136 @polkn)
-
-### Curator
-- **Show rename map in user-visible summary** ([#22910](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22910))
-- **Hint at `hermes curator pin` in the rename block** ([#23212](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23212))
-
-### New optional skills
-- **Hyperliquid** — perp/spot trading via SDK + REST (salvage of #1952) ([#23583](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23583))
-- **Yahoo Finance** market data ([#23590](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23590))
-- **api-testing** (REST/GraphQL debug, salvages #1800) ([#23582](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23582))
-- **Unified EVM multi-chain skill** (salvages #25291 + #2010 + folds in base/) ([#25299](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25299))
-- **darwinian-evolver** ([#26760](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26760))
-- **osint-investigation** (closes #355) ([#26729](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26729))
-- **pinggy-tunnel** ([#26765](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26765))
-- **watchers** — RSS / HTTP JSON / GitHub polling via cron no-agent ([#21881](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21881))
-- **Notion overhaul for the Developer Platform** (May 2026) ([#26612](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26612))
-
----
-
-## 🔒 Security & Reliability
-
-### Security hardening
-- **Sudo brute-force block + sudo-stdin/askpass DANGEROUS** (salvage of #22194 + #21128) (@kshitijk4poor) ([#23736](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23736))
-- **Drop caller-controlled author override in `kanban_comment`** (salvage of #22109) (@kshitijk4poor) ([#22435](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22435))
-- **Cover remaining SSRF fetch paths in skills-hub** (salvage #22804) ([#22843](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22843))
-- **Use credential_pool for custom endpoint model listing probes** (salvage #22810) ([#22842](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22842))
-- **Require dashboard auth for plugin API routes** (salvage #19541) ([#23220](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23220))
-- **Sanitize env and redact output in quick commands + remove write-only `_pending_messages`** ([#23584](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23584))
-- **Reduce unnecessary `shell=True` in subprocess calls** ([#25149](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25149))
-- **Sanitize Google Chat sender_type from relay** (salvage of #22107) (@kshitijk4poor) ([#22432](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22432))
-- **Supply-chain advisory checker** ([#24220](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/24220))
-- **Rewrite security policy around OS-level isolation as the boundary** (@jquesnelle) ([#20317](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20317))
-- **Remove public security advisory page** ([#24253](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/24253))
-
-### Reliability — notable bug closures
-- **SQLite: fall back to `journal_mode=DELETE` on NFS/SMB/FUSE** (fixes `/resume` on network mounts) (@kshitijk4poor) ([#22043](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22043))
-- **Codex-runtime: retire wedged sessions + post-tool watchdog + OAuth refresh classify** ([#25769](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25769))
-- **Codex-runtime: de-dup `[plugins.X]` tables and stop leaking HERMES_HOME** (#26250) (@kshitijk4poor) ([#26260](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26260))
-- **Daytona: migrate legacy-sandbox lookup to cursor-based `list()`** ([#24587](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/24587))
-- **MCP: stop retrying initial MCP auth failures** (#25624) ([#25776](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25776))
-- **Gateway: enable text-intercept for multi-choice clarify fallback** (#25587) ([#25778](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25778))
-- **Gateway: keep running when platforms fail; per-platform circuit breaker + `/platform`** ([#26600](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26600))
-- **Delegate: salvage #21933 JSON-string batch + diagnostic logging** (@kshitijk4poor) ([#22436](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22436))
-- **Profiles+banner: exclude infrastructure from `--clone-all` + fix stale update-check repo resolution** (@kshitijk4poor) ([#22475](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22475))
-- **ACP: inline file attachment resources** (salvage #21400 + image support) ([#21407](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21407))
-- **CI: unblock shared PR checks** (@stephenschoettler) ([#21012](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21012), [#25957](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25957))
-
-### Notable reverts in window
-- **`/goal` checklist + /subgoal feature stack** — rolled back ([#23813](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23813)); `/subgoal` returned in simpler form via [#25449](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25449)
-- **Scrollback box width clamp** (#25975) rolled back to restore full-width borders ([#26163](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26163))
-- **`fix(cli): tolerate unreadable dirs when building systemd PATH`** rolled back
-
----
-
-## 🌍 i18n
-
-- **Localize all gateway commands + web dashboard, add 8 new locales (16 total)** ([#22914](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22914))
-
----
-
-## 📚 Documentation
-
-- **Repair Voice & TTS provider table** (@nightcityblade, fixes #24101) ([#24138](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/24138))
-- **Show per-skill pages in the left sidebar** ([#26646](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26646))
-- **Mention Weixin in gateway help and docstrings** (salvage of #21063 by @wuwuzhijing)
-- **Richer info panels on the Skills Hub** ([#22905](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22905))
-- Many more doc updates across providers, platforms, skills, Windows install paths, and dashboard.
-
----
-
-## 🧪 Testing & CI
-
-- **Unblock shared PR checks** (@stephenschoettler) ([#21012](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/21012))
-- **Stabilize shared test state after 21012** (@stephenschoettler) ([#25957](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25957))
-- A long tail of test additions for platforms, providers, plugins, and edge cases — 8 explicit `test:` PRs plus ~250 fix PRs that also added regression coverage.
-
----
-
-## 👥 Contributors
-
-### Core
-- @teknium1 — release lead, architecture, ~406 PRs merged in window
-
-### Top community contributors
-- **@kshitijk4poor** — 38 PRs · Telegram cadence/streaming/topic routing, security hardening (sudo, SSRF, kanban_comment, dashboard auth), codex-runtime hygiene, NovitaAI provider, profile/banner fixes, Feishu update cards, gateway QOL across the board
-- **@alt-glitch** — 13 PRs · Markdown-table TUI rendering, `HERMES_SESSION_ID` env var, hindsight-client optional dep, Nix `extraDependencyGroups`
-- **@OutThisLife** (Brooklyn Nicholson) — 12 PRs · TUI turn segmentation, attach-to-gateway, markdown link titles, embedded TUI via dashboard gateway, Ink cursor sync, scroll/Esc during prompts
-- **@austinpickett** — 8 PRs · `/sessions` slash command, personality switching preserves session, cron modals, dashboard analytics
-- **@helix4u** — 5 PRs · Google Chat setup, browser install skip on system chromium, Windows Ctrl+C preservation
-- **@rob-maron** — 4 PRs · Nous Portal as model metadata authority, provider polish
-- **@stephenschoettler** — 3 PRs · CI stabilization
-- **@ethernet8023** — 3 PRs · platform/gateway work
-
-### All contributors (alphabetical)
-
-@02356abc, @0xbyt4, @0xharryriddle, @1000Delta, @1RB, @29206394, @A-kamal, @aashizpoudel, @Abd0r,
-@adybag14-cyber, @AgentArcLab, @ahmedbadr3, @AhmetArif0, @alblez, @Alex-yang00, @ALIYILD, @AllynSheep,
-@alt-glitch, @am423, @amathxbt, @amethystani, @ArecaNon, @Arkmusn, @askclaw-vesper, @AsoTora, @austinpickett,
-@aydnOktay, @ayushere, @baocin, @Bartok9, @benbarclay, @BennetYrWang, @Bihruze, @binhnt92, @briandevans,
-@brooklynnicholson, @btorresgil, @buntingszn, @CalmProton, @chrisworksai, @CoinTheHat, @dandacompany, @Dangooy,
-@DanielLSM, @David-0x221Eight, @ddupont808, @dhruv-saxena, @diablozzc, @dlkakbs, @dmahan93, @dmnkhorvath,
-@domtriola, @donrhmexe, @Dusk1e, @eloklam, @emozilla, @ephron-ren, @erenkarakus, @EthanGuo-coder,
-@ethernet8023, @evgyur, @explainanalyze, @fahdad, @fr33d3m0n, @Freeman-Consulting, @freqyfreqy, @Frowtek,
-@fu576, @github-actions[bot], @gnanirahulnutakki, @GodsBoy, @guglielmofonda, @Gutslabs, @hanzckernel,
-@heathley, @hekaru-agent, @helix4u, @HenkDz, @HiddenPuppy, @hllqkb, @hrygo, @HuangYuChuh, @Hugo-SEQUIER, @HxT9,
-@iacker, @InB4DevOps, @isaachuangGMICLOUD, @iuyup, @Jaaneek, @jackey8616, @jackjin1997, @Jaggia, @jak983464779,
-@jelrod27, @jethac, @JithendraNara, @johnisag, @Julientalbot, @Jwd-gity, @kallidean, @keyuyuan, @kfa-ai,
-@kidonng, @KiraKatana, @kjames2001, @konsisumer, @Korkyzer, @kshitijk4poor, @KvnGz, @lars-hagen, @leehack,
-@leepoweii, @LeonSGP43, @li0near, @libo1106, @liquidchen, @littlewwwhite, @liuhao1024, @liyoungc, @luandiasrj,
-@luoyuctl, @luyao618, @magic524, @mbac, @McClean, @memosr, @Mibayy, @ming1523, @mizgyo, @mrshu, @ms-alan,
-@MustafaKara7, @nederev, @nicoechaniz, @nidhi-singh02, @nightcityblade, @nik1t7n, @Ninso112, @NivOO5,
-@novax635, @nv-kasikritc, @oferlaor, @oswaldb22, @outdoorsea, @oxngon, @PaTTeeL, @pearjelly, @pefontana,
-@perng, @PhilipAD, @phuongvm, @polkn, @Prasanna28Devadiga, @princepal9120, @pty819, @purzbeats, @Quarkex,
-@quocanh261997, @qWaitCrypto, @Qwinty, @rahimsais, @raymaylee, @ReqX, @rewbs, @RhombusMaximus, @rob-maron,
-@Ruzzgar, @ryptotalent, @Sanjays2402, @shannonsands, @shaun0927, @SiliconID, @silv-mt-holdings, @simpolism,
-@smwbev, @soichiyo, @sprmn24, @steezkelly, @stephenschoettler, @Sylw3ster, @szymonclawd, @teyrebaz33,
-@Tianyu199509, @Tranquil-Flow, @TreyDong, @TurgutKural, @tw2818, @tymrtn, @uzunkuyruk, @v1b3coder,
-@vanthinh6886, @VinceZcrikl, @vKongv, @vominh1919, @voteblake, @VTRiot, @wali-reheman, @wesleysimplicio,
-@wilsen0, @WorldWriter, @worlldz, @wuli666, @wuwuzhijing, @Wysie, @XiaoXiao0221, @xieNniu, @xxxigm, @yehuosi,
-@ygd58, @yifengingit, @yuga-hashimoto, @zccyman, @ZeterMordio, @Zhekinmaksim, @zhengyn0001
-
-Also: @Nagatha (Claude Opus 4.7).
-
----
-
-**Full Changelog**: [v2026.5.7...v2026.5.16](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/compare/v2026.5.7...v2026.5.16)

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-# Hermes Agent v0.15.0 (v2026.5.28)
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-**Release Date:** May 28, 2026
-**Since v0.14.0:** 1,302 commits · 747 merged PRs · 1,746 files changed · 282,712 insertions · 36,699 deletions · 560+ issues closed (15 P0, 65 P1, 19 security-tagged) · 321 community contributors (including co-authors)
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-> **The Velocity Release.** Hermes gets dramatically faster — to start, to run, to ship work, and to grow. The 16,083-line `run_agent.py` collapses to 3,821 (-76%) across 14 cohesive `agent/*` modules. Kanban grew into a real multi-agent platform across 104 PRs — orchestrator auto-decomposition, swarm topology, scheduled tasks, worktree-per-task, per-task model overrides. The cold-start perf wave keeps going: another second shaved off launch, 47% fewer per-conversation function calls, `hermes --version` flipping the head-to-head benchmark against Codex CLI. `session_search` is 4,500× faster and free now. Promptware defense lands against Brainworm-class attacks. Bitwarden Secrets Manager replaces N per-provider API keys with one bootstrap token. Skill bundles let one slash command load a whole workflow. The Ink TUI gets a multi-session orchestrator. Two new image_gen providers (Krea 2 Medium + Large, FAL ported to plugin), the Nous-approved MCP catalog with an interactive picker, an OpenHands orchestration skill, ntfy as the 23rd messaging platform, and a deep xAI integration round (Web Search plugin, xai-oauth `hermes proxy` upstream, retired-May-15 model detection + `hermes migrate xai`, natural TTS speech-tag pauses, base_url leak guard, OpenAI-style execution guidance for Grok). 15 P0 + 65 P1 closures alongside.
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-
-## ✨ Highlights
-
-- **The Big Refactor — `run_agent.py` is no longer 16,000 lines** — The file at the heart of Hermes — the agent conversation loop — has been reduced from 16,083 lines to 3,821 (-76%), with the extracted code redistributed across 14 cohesive modules under `agent/`. Behavior is unchanged: every extraction keeps a thin forwarder on `AIAgent`, every test patch path still works, every external caller is compatible. The reason you care: future Hermes development moves faster, plugin authors can finally grep the codebase, and the file that took 90 seconds to load in your editor opens in a blink. ([#27248](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27248))
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-- **Kanban grew into a real multi-agent platform — 104 PRs end to end** — Triage auto-decomposes one task into a tree of sub-tasks. `hermes kanban swarm` creates a full Swarm v1 graph in one command — root, parallel workers, gated verifier, gated synthesizer, shared blackboard. Tasks support per-task model overrides (cheap models for boilerplate, expensive ones for hard sub-tasks), board-level default workdirs, per-task worktree paths and branches, scheduled start times, configurable claim TTL, retry fingerprinting, stale-task detection, respawn guards, and a drag-to-delete trash zone. Workers report through `/workers/active`, `/runs/{id}`, and `/inspect` endpoints. ([#27572](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27572), [#28443](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28443), [#28364](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28364), [#28394](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28394), [#28462](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28462), [#28384](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28384), [#28467](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28467), [#28455](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28455), [#28452](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28452), [#28432](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28432), [#28468](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28468), [#28420](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28420))
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-- **Cold-start perf wave keeps going — another second saved, 47% fewer per-turn function calls** — Three new optimization rounds: defer `openai._base_client` import (-240ms / -17MB on every CLI invocation), hot-path optimizations cut 47% of per-conversation function calls (399k → 213k for 31-turn chat), defer compression-feasibility check (-170 to -290ms on every agent construction), adaptive subprocess polling (-195ms per tool call, 1+ second per turn). Termux cold start drops from 2.9s to 0.8s. `hermes --version` cold drops 63% (701ms → 258ms), flipping the head-to-head benchmark against Codex CLI from 5/11 wins to 6/11. ([#28864](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28864), [#28866](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28866), [#28957](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28957), [#29006](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/29006), [#29419](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/29419), [#30121](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30121), [#30609](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30609), [#31968](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31968))
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-- **`session_search` rebuilt — no LLM, no cost, 4,500× faster** — The old `session_search` was an aux-LLM-powered tool that cost ~$0.30/call and took ~30 seconds to summarize three sessions, sometimes confabulating when the right session wasn't even in the FTS5 hit list. The new shape is one tool with three modes (discovery, scroll, browse) inferred from which args are set — no `mode` parameter, no aux-LLM, no config knob, no companion skill. Discovery is ~20ms instead of ~90s; scroll is ~1ms. Searching your past sessions for context is now free and instant. ([#27590](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27590))
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-- **Promptware defense — Brainworm-class attacks blocked at three chokepoints** — Inspired by recent Brainworm / Promptware Kill Chain research (Origin HQ, arxiv 2601.09625), Hermes now defends the context window against prompt-injection attacks that try to hijack the agent via tool output, recalled memory, or stored skills. Single source of truth (`tools/threat_patterns.py`) with ~15 new Brainworm/C2 patterns; recalled memory is scanned at load time; tool results get delimiter markers so a malicious file or remote service can't impersonate Hermes' own system content. Paired with a new `security-guidance` plugin that pattern-matches dangerous code writes. ([#32269](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/32269), [#33131](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33131), [#9151](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9151))
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-- **Bitwarden Secrets Manager — one bootstrap token replaces every per-provider API key** — Stop keeping plaintext API keys in `~/.hermes/.env`. Install Bitwarden Secrets Manager (`bws` auto-installs lazily on first use), point Hermes at it with one bootstrap token (`BWS_ACCESS_TOKEN`), and every credential you need comes from Bitwarden at startup. Rotate a key in the Bitwarden web app and the rotation actually takes effect — Bitwarden defaults to source-of-truth so its values overwrite matching env vars on startup. Flip `secrets.bitwarden.override_existing: false` to invert. EU Cloud and self-hosted Bitwarden server URLs supported. Detected credentials are now labeled with their source so you can see at a glance which keys came from Bitwarden vs. the local env. ([#30035](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30035), [#31378](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31378), [#30364](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30364))
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-- **ntfy as the 23rd messaging platform — push notifications without an account** — ntfy is the self-hostable push-notification service with no signup, no API key, just a topic URL. Hermes now adapts to it as a platform plugin (zero edits to core), so your agent can send you push notifications from any cron job, kanban task completion, or chat `send_message` — to your phone, your watch, your desktop, your homelab. (salvages [#30625](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30625) → originally [#4043](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4043)) ([#30867](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30867))
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-- **Skill bundles — `/<name>` loads multiple skills at once** — A skill bundle is a named group of skills that loads them all together with one slash command. Set up your "writing day" bundle (humanizer + ideation + obsidian + youtube-content) and `/writing-day` activates all four for the session. Skills Hub now has health checks, a freshness badge, and a watchdog cron. Three new optional skills land: `code-wiki` (Karpathy's LLM-Wiki, persistent indexed dev wiki), `openhands` (delegate to OpenHands for parallel coding agents), and `web-pentest` (OWASP-style web pentest recipes). ([#28373](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28373), [#32345](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/32345), [#32240](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/32240), [#32261](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/32261), [#32265](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/32265))
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-- **TUI session orchestrator — multiple live sessions in one TUI window** — The Ink TUI gained an active-session switcher overlay. List, switch between, refresh, and close multiple live process-local sessions without leaving the TUI; dispatch a new session with a session-scoped model picker. Plus a wave of TUI polish — mouse-tracking DEC mode presets, scrollback preservation across branches and termux, slash-dropdown fixes, x.com link rendering, and CJK / IME input rendering improvements. (salvages [#27642](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27642)) ([#32980](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/32980), [#30084](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30084))
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-- **Two new image_gen providers — Krea 2 Medium + Large, FAL ported to plugin** — Krea joins the image_gen lineup as a built-in plugin: `Krea 2 Medium` ($0.03) and `Krea 2 Large` ($0.06), auto-discovered, selectable via `hermes tools` → Image Generation → Krea. Available through both the native Krea plugin and the FAL.ai catalog. The FAL.ai backend got pulled out of the monolithic image-generation tool into `plugins/image_gen/fal/`, completing the four-way architectural parity already established by web, browser, and video_gen — new image providers are now one file, not a fork. ([#33236](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33236), [#30380](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30380), [#33506](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33506))
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-- **Nous-approved MCP catalog with interactive picker** — A curated catalog of Nous-vetted MCP servers, mirroring the optional-skills shape. Run `hermes mcp` and you get an interactive picker; install with one keystroke, credentials prompted at install time and written to `~/.hermes/.env`. Ships with the n8n manifest first. Closes the discovery gap that left users hunting GitHub for trusted MCP servers. ([#30870](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30870))
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-- **OpenHands orchestration skill** — A new optional skill under `optional-skills/autonomous-ai-agents/openhands/` lets the agent delegate coding tasks to the OpenHands CLI alongside `claude-code`, `codex`, and `opencode`. OpenHands is the model-agnostic member of that family — any LiteLLM-supported provider works (OpenAI, Anthropic, OpenRouter, your own), so you can route a sub-task to the cheapest model that can finish it. Drop-in worker for kanban swarms and `/delegate` flows. (closes [#477](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/477)) ([#32261](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/32261))
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-- **Deep xAI integration round — Web Search plugin, OAuth proxy upstream, May 15 retirement detection, natural TTS, security hardening** — Six interlocking xAI improvements:
-    - **xAI Web Search** lands as a `plugins/web/xai/` provider, slots alongside Brave / Tavily / Exa / SearXNG / DDGS / Firecrawl — reuses your existing Grok OAuth or `XAI_API_KEY` credentials, no new env vars. ([#29042](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/29042))
-    - **`hermes proxy` gains an xAI upstream** — your local OpenAI-compatible endpoint can now be backed by SuperGrok OAuth, no PKCE-refresh code to write in your client. ([#28356](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28356))
-    - **May 15 model retirement detection** — `grok-4`, `grok-4-fast{,-reasoning,-non-reasoning}`, `grok-3`, `grok-code-fast-1`, `grok-imagine-image-pro` etc. are detected in doctor and chat startup, with `hermes migrate xai` to one-shot config migration to the supported model. No more silent 404s after the retirement date. ([#29277](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/29277))
-    - **Opt-in `auto_speech_tags`** for xAI TTS — inserts light `[pause]` tags between paragraphs and sentences for more natural-sounding voice replies. Default OFF. ([#29376](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/29376))
-    - **`xai-oauth` `base_url` pinned to `x.ai` origin** — closes a silent credential-leak vector where `XAI_BASE_URL` could repoint OAuth-authenticated inference to an attacker-controlled host. ([#28952](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28952))
-    - **OpenAI-style execution guidance applied to Grok models** — Grok and xai-oauth now get the same family-specific execution discipline block GPT/Codex have, so the model stops claiming completion without tool calls and stops suggesting workarounds instead of using existing tools. ([#27797](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27797))
-    - Plus `x_search` degraded-results surfacing, tier-gated 403 with API-key fallback, PKCE `code_challenge` round-trip fix, dead-token quarantine on terminal refresh failure, MiniMax-style short-token refresh on per-request, and `WKE=unauthenticated` honor at both classifier sites. ([#29484](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/29484), [#28351](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28351), [#27560](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27560), [#28116](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28116), [#30619](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30619), [#30872](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30872))
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----
-
-## 🏗️ Core Agent & Architecture
-
-### The Big Refactor — `run_agent.py` 16k → 3.8k
-
-- `run_agent.py` from 16,083 → 3,821 lines (-76%), extracted into 14 cohesive `agent/*` modules. `run_conversation` alone was 3,877 lines before the refactor. Every extraction keeps a thin forwarder on `AIAgent`, every test-patch path is preserved, every external caller stays compatible. ([#27248](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27248))
-
-### Agent loop & conversation
-
-- Auxiliary task layered fallback (primary → chain → main agent → graceful fail) on capacity errors (402/429/connection). (salvages [#26811](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26811) + [#26998](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26998)) ([#27625](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27625))
-- Buffer retry/fallback status; surface only on terminal failure (no more noisy "retrying..." spam in mid-run output). ([#33816](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33816))
-- Host contract for external context engines — condenses 5 prior PRs into one extension surface. ([#33750](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33750))
-- Fallback immediately on provider content-policy blocks. ([#33883](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33883))
-- Re-pad `reasoning_content` on cross-provider fallback to require-side providers. (salvage [#33784](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33784)) ([#33795](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33795))
-- Per-turn tool-outcome verifier — patch tool gets indent preservation, CRLF preservation, per-file failure escalation. ([#32273](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/32273))
-- Single-knob native vision for custom-provider models. ([#29679](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/29679))
-- Background review fork isolated from external memory plugins. ([#27190](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27190))
-- Background review inherits parent toolset config for `tools[]` cache parity. ([#29704](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/29704))
-- Recover from providers returning list-type tool content. ([#30259](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30259))
-- Treat partial-stream stub responses as length truncation rather than clean stop. ([#30998](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30998))
-- OpenAI execution guidance applied to xAI Grok / xai-oauth. ([#27797](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27797))
-- ContextVars propagate to concurrent tool worker threads.
-- Preload `jiter` native parser. ([#33692](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33692))
-- Expose context engine tools with saved toolsets. (salvage of [#31194](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31194)) ([#33719](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33719))
-
-### Sessions & memory
-
-- `session_search` rebuilt — single-shape (discovery + scroll + browse), no aux-LLM, ~20ms vs. ~90s. ([#27590](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27590))
-- Salvage [#29182](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/29182) — opt-in JSON snapshot writer for sessions. ([#29278](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/29278))
-- Persist `platform_message_id` for recall across gateway restarts. ([#29449](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/29449))
-- Inline memory-context mentions stay visible in conversation. ([#28132](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28132))
-- Recalled memory labeled informational, not authoritative. ([#28583](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28583))
-- Memory + context-engine tool injection gated on `enabled_toolsets`. ([#30177](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30177))
-- Guard against external drift in `MEMORY.md` / `USER.md`. ([#30877](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30877))
-- Honcho runtime peer mapping — correctness follow-ups + setup wizard + docs. ([#30077](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30077))
-- Periodic memory logging for leak detection. (salvage of [#17667](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17667)) ([#27102](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27102))
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-### Codex / Responses-API maturation
-
-- TTFB watchdog for stalled Codex Responses streams. ([#32042](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/32042))
-- Actionable hint when stale-call detector fires on known silent-reject pattern. ([#32016](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/32016), [#33133](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33133))
-- Drop SDK `responses.stream()` helper; consume events directly. ([#33042](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33042))
-- Gracefully recover from `invalid_encrypted_content`. (salvage of [#10144](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10144)) ([#33035](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33035))
-- Recover Codex Responses streams with null output. ([#32963](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/32963), [#33390](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33390))
-- Drop foreign-issuer reasoning and transient `rs_tmp` reasoning replay state. ([#33156](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33156), [#33146](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33146))
-- Codex 429 quota classified as rate-limit, not missing credentials. ([#33168](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33168))
-- Codex chat path falls back to credential_pool when singleton is empty. ([#33189](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33189))
-- Codex re-auth syncs credential_pool. ([#33164](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33164))
-- Omit `tools` key when no tools registered. ([#33409](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33409))
-- Parse Codex image-generation SSE directly. ([#32933](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/32933))
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-
-## 🎛️ Kanban — Multi-Agent Maturation Wave
-
-### Orchestration & dispatch
-
-- Orchestrator-driven auto-decomposition on triage. ([#27572](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27572))
-- Kanban swarm topology helper — `hermes kanban swarm` creates a Swarm v1 graph (root + parallel workers + gated verifier + gated synthesizer + shared blackboard). (salvages [#26791](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26791) by @Niraven) ([#28443](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28443))
-- Dispatcher wires review agents from the review column. ([#28449](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28449))
-- Stale-detection for running tasks in dispatcher. ([#28452](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28452))
-- Respawn guard blocks repeat worker storms. ([#28455](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28455))
-- Respawn guard defers `blocker_auth` instead of auto-blocking. ([#28683](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28683))
-- Cross-profile cron jobs surface in dashboard. ([#28457](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28457))
-- Worker visibility endpoints: `/workers/active`, `/runs/{id}`, `/inspect`. (salvages [#23761](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23761) by @Interstellar-code) ([#28432](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28432))
-
-### Task configuration & scheduling
-
-- Per-task model override. ([#28364](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28364))
-- Board-level default workdir. ([#28394](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28394))
-- Configurable worktree paths and branches. ([#28462](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28462))
-- Scheduled task start times. ([#28384](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28384))
-- Scheduled status for delayed follow-ups. ([#28467](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28467))
-- Trimmed task comments. ([#28399](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28399))
-- Initial-status for human-ops cards. ([#28414](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28414))
-- `max_in_progress` config to cap concurrent running tasks. ([#28420](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28420))
-- Filter tasks by workflow fields. ([#28454](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28454))
-- `--sort` for `hermes kanban list`. ([#28427](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28427))
-- Optional `board` parameter on all MCP tools. ([#28444](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28444))
-- Stamp originating ACP session_id on tasks. ([#28447](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28447))
-- `auto_promote_children` config toggle. ([#28344](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28344))
-- `archive --rm` to hard-delete archived tasks. ([#28355](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28355))
-- Promote dependents when parent is archived. ([#28372](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28372))
-- Promote blocked tasks when parent dependencies complete. ([#28377](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28377))
-- Demote ready children when parent is reopened. ([#28382](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28382))
-- `promote` verb for manual `todo→ready` recovery + bulk `--ids`. (salvage [#29464](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/29464)) ([#31334](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31334))
-
-### Dashboard
-
-- Drag-to-delete trash zone + bulk delete. ([#28468](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28468))
-- Surface per-task `model_override` in show + tool output. ([#28442](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28442))
-- Cross-profile notification delivery via `kanban.notification_sources`. ([#28395](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28395))
-- Scratch-workspace deletion warning for users. ([#30949](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30949))
-- Mobile dashboard UX polish. ([#28127](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28127))
-
-### Reliability
-
-- Worker log retention configurable. ([#27867](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27867))
-- Configurable claim TTL. ([#28392](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28392))
-- Fingerprint crash errors to prevent fleet-wide retry exhaustion. ([#28380](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28380))
-- Reset failure counters on `unblock_task`. ([#28379](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28379))
-- Detect cycles in `decompose_triage_task` sibling-link pre-validation. ([#28088](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28088))
-- Surface unusable triage auxiliary model (auto-decompose aware). ([#27871](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27871))
-- Align failure diagnostics with retry limit. ([#27868](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27868))
-- Align worker terminal timeout with task runtime. ([#27864](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27864))
-- Auto-install bundled skills (kanban-worker) on init. ([#28368](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28368))
-- Make legacy task migration idempotent. ([#28397](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28397))
-- Serialize DB initialization. ([#28383](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28383))
-- Persist worker session metadata on completion. ([#28387](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28387))
-- Pass `accept-hooks` to worker chat subprocess. ([#28393](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28393))
-- Preserve worker tools with restricted toolsets. ([#28396](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28396))
-- Avoid unsafe Windows worker Hermes shim resolution. ([#28398](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28398))
-- Sync slash subcommands with live parser. ([#28376](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28376))
-- Show scheduled kanban tasks in dashboard. ([#28400](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28400))
-- Assign single-task kanban decompositions. ([#28401](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28401))
-- Configurable `max_tokens` for kanban specify. ([#28374](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28374))
-- Per-job profile support for cron. ([#28124](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28124))
-- Codex app-server: include every Kanban-pinned path in `writable_roots`. ([#28435](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28435))
-- Cache kanban worker guidance at session init for prompt-cache reuse. ([#28425](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28425))
-
----
-
-## ⚡ Performance
-
-- `openai._base_client` import deferred — 240ms / 17MB off every CLI cold start. ([#28864](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28864))
-- Agent-loop hot-path optimizations — 47% fewer per-conversation function calls (399k → 213k for 31-turn chat). ([#28866](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28866))
-- Compression-feasibility check deferred — 170-290ms off every agent construction. ([#28957](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28957))
-- Adaptive subprocess poll — ~195ms off every tool call, 1+ second per turn. ([#29006](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/29006))
-- Termux TUI cold start speedup. ([#29419](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/29419))
-- Termux non-TUI cold start speedup. (salvage [#29438](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/29438)) ([#30121](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30121))
-- Termux fast-path version + deferred bare-prompt agent startup. ([#30609](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30609))
-- Cut hermes `--version` wall time 63% — flips head-to-head vs Codex CLI. ([#31968](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31968))
-- Date-only timestamp + loud gateway-DB roundtrip logging — improves prompt-cache hit rate. ([#27675](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27675))
-- Cache kanban worker guidance at session init for prompt-cache reuse. ([#28425](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28425))
-
----
-
-## 🔧 Tool System
-
-### Tool surface
-
-- `patch`: indent preservation, CRLF preservation, per-file failure escalation. ([#32273](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/32273))
-- `terminal`: warn at call time when `background=true` runs silently. ([#31289](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31289))
-- `terminal`: nudge homebrewed CI pollers at the tool surface. ([#33142](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33142))
-- `x_search`: surface degraded results + validate dates. ([#29484](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/29484))
-- `x_search`: auto-enable toolset when xAI credentials are configured. ([#27376](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27376))
-- `computer_use`: route SOM/vision captures via auxiliary.vision. ([#30126](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30126))
-- `transcription`: reject symlinked audio inputs. ([#10082](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10082))
-- TTS: prevent double `[pause]` in xAI auto speech tags. ([#32237](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/32237))
-- TTS: preserve native audio outside Telegram voice delivery. ([#28512](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28512))
-- TTS: opt-in xAI `auto_speech_tags` speech-tag pauses for natural voice replies. ([#29376](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/29376))
-- Voice: chunk oversized CLI recordings. ([#30044](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30044))
-- Voice: honor `PULSE_SERVER` / `PIPEWIRE_REMOTE` inside Docker. ([#22534](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/22534))
-
-### Browser
-
-- All cloud browser providers (Browserbase, Anchor, Camofox, Hyperbrowser, etc.) migrated to image_gen-style plugins. (salvages [#25580](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/25580)) ([#27403](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27403))
-- Auto-launch Chromium-family browser for CDP. ([#29106](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/29106))
-- Docker: discover agent-browser Chromium binary at boot. ([#33184](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33184))
-
-### Image generation
-
-- **Krea** provider plugin (Krea 2 Medium + Large). ([#33236](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33236))
-- FAL backend ported to `plugins/image_gen/fal`. (salvage [#27966](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27966)) ([#30380](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30380))
-- Cache xAI ephemeral URL responses to disk. ([#31759](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31759))
-
-### Web search
-
-- **xAI Web Search** as a provider plugin. ([#29042](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/29042))
-
-### MCP
-
-- **Nous-approved MCP catalog** with interactive picker. ([#30870](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30870))
-- **TLS client certificate (mTLS) support** for HTTP and SSE MCP servers. ([#33721](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33721))
-- Stdin paste-back fallback for headless OAuth flow. ([#32053](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/32053))
-- `skip` at paste prompt bypasses auth without disabling server. ([#32069](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/32069))
-- Registry-aware `mcp_` prefix on both ends of round-trip. ([#31700](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31700))
-
----
-
-## 🧩 Skills Ecosystem
-
-### Skills system
-
-- **Skill bundles** — `/<name>` loads multiple skills. ([#28373](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28373))
-- Skills Hub: health checks, freshness badge, and a watchdog cron. ([#32345](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/32345))
-- Opt-in AST deep diagnostics on skill writes. (salvage of [#30918](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30918)) ([#31198](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31198))
-- Bundled/pinned skill protection in background-review prompts. ([#28338](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28338))
-- Show user-modified skill names in bundled skill sync summary. ([#28671](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28671))
-- Load symlinked skill slash commands. ([#27759](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27759))
-- Deduplicate Skills Hub search results by identifier, not name. ([#29490](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/29490))
-
-### New skills
-
-- `openhands` — delegate-to-OpenHands orchestration skill (closes [#477](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/477)) ([#32261](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/32261))
-- `code-wiki` — persistent indexed dev wiki (closes [#486](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/486)) ([#32240](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/32240))
-- `web-pentest` — OWASP recipes (closes [#400](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/400)) ([#32265](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/32265))
-- `baoyu-article-illustrator` ([#28287](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28287))
-
----
-
-## ☁️ Providers
-
-### xAI deep integration
-
-- **xAI Web Search** as a `plugins/web/xai/` provider plugin. ([#29042](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/29042))
-- **`hermes proxy` xAI upstream** — OpenAI-compatible local proxy backed by xai-oauth. ([#28356](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28356))
-- **May 15 model retirement detection + `hermes migrate xai`** for grok-4 / grok-3 / grok-code-fast-1 / grok-imagine-image-pro. ([#29277](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/29277))
-- **Opt-in `auto_speech_tags`** for natural xAI TTS voice replies. ([#29376](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/29376))
-- **xai-oauth base_url pinned to x.ai origin** — closes silent credential-leak vector. ([#28952](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28952))
-- **OpenAI-style execution guidance** applied to Grok / xai-oauth models. ([#27797](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27797))
-- xAI: detect retired May 15 models in doctor/chat startup. ([#29277](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/29277))
-- xAI: resolve Grok Build context for OAuth. ([#30579](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30579))
-- xAI OAuth: tier-gated 403 with API-key fallback. ([#28351](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28351))
-- xAI OAuth: PKCE `code_challenge` echo. ([#27560](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27560))
-- xAI OAuth: quarantine dead tokens on terminal refresh failure. ([#28116](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28116))
-- xAI OAuth: honor `WKE=unauthenticated` disambiguator at both classifier sites. ([#30872](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30872))
-- xAI OAuth: accept bare-code manual paste (state=None). (closes [#26923](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/26923)) ([#33880](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33880))
-- xAI OAuth: fall back to manual paste on loopback timeout. ([#33231](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33231))
-- xAI proxy: handle 429 rate-limit responses in proxy retry path. ([#33743](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33743))
-
-### Other providers
-
-- **OpenAI API as a first-class provider** (distinct from Codex runtime). ([#31898](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31898))
-- **Microsoft Entra ID** auth for Azure Foundry (with 1M Anthropic-Messages beta preserved on Bearer). (salvages [#27509](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27509), [#27022](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27022)) ([#28101](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28101), [#28084](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28084))
-- **OpenRouter** sticky routing — `session_id` passed via `extra_body` so a long-running session keeps landing on the same upstream provider. (@Cybourgeoisie) ([#33939](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33939))
-- Nous: JWT token for inference; stop replaying invalid Nous refresh tokens. (@rewbs) ([#27663](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27663))
-- Nous Portal: one-shot setup, status CLI, and Nous-included markers. ([#30860](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30860))
-- Anthropic adapter: extract 7 helpers from `convert_messages_to_anthropic`. (salvage [#27784](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27784)) ([#30386](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30386))
-- Catalog: add `qwen3.7-max` to Alibaba + Alibaba-Coding-Plan model lists. ([#33129](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33129))
-- opencode-go: route `qwen3.7-max` via `anthropic_messages`. (@beardthelion) ([#32780](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/32780))
-- opencode-go: expose Kimi K2 + DeepSeek reasoning controls. ([#30845](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30845))
-- Remove Vercel AI Gateway and Vercel Sandbox.
-- MiniMax OAuth: refresh short-lived access tokens per request. ([#30619](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30619))
-- Codex OAuth: quarantine terminal refresh errors. ([#28118](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28118))
-- Codex: drop dead model slugs that HTTP 400 on ChatGPT Pro. ([#33424](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33424))
-- Codex: sync `manual:device_code` pool entries on re-auth. ([#33744](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33744))
-- MiniMax OAuth: quarantine terminal refresh errors. ([#28119](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28119))
-
----
-
-## 🔑 Secrets
-
-- **Bitwarden Secrets Manager** integration with lazy `bws` install. ([#30035](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30035))
-- Bitwarden: EU Cloud + self-hosted server URL support. ([#31378](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31378))
-- Label detected credentials with their source (Bitwarden). ([#30364](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30364))
-
----
-
-## 📱 Messaging Platforms (Gateway)
-
-### Gateway core
-
-- **Deliverable mode** — agents ship artifacts as native uploads from any platform (Slack/Discord/Telegram/Teams/Email). ([#27813](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27813))
-- `hermes send` — pipe any script's output to any messaging platform. (salvage of [#19631](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/19631)) ([#27188](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27188))
-- Debounce queued text follow-ups during active sessions. (salvage of [#31235](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31235)) ([#31341](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31341))
-- Plugin-transformed final_response delivered through streaming gate. ([#31433](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31433))
-- Refresh cached agent tools on `/reload-mcp`. ([#32815](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/32815))
-- Harden kanban + provider cleanup races on long-running workloads. ([#29479](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/29479))
-
-### New / reorganized adapters
-
-- **ntfy** — 23rd platform, push notifications, plugin shape, zero core edits. (salvages [#30625](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30625) → [#4043](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4043)) ([#30867](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30867))
-- **Discord** adapter migrated to bundled plugin. (salvage of [#24356](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/24356)) ([#30591](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30591))
-- **Mattermost** adapter migrated to bundled plugin. (salvage of [#30916](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30916)) ([#31748](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31748))
-
-### Telegram
-
-- Edit status messages in place instead of appending. (based on [#30141](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30141) by @qike-ms) ([#30864](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30864))
-- Skip-STT audio path + 2GB cap via local Bot API server. ([#28541](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28541))
-- Route image documents (.png/.jpg/.webp/.gif) through vision pipeline. ([#28519](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28519))
-- Route audio file attachments away from STT pipeline. ([#28478](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28478))
-- `disable_topic_auto_rename` gateway flag. ([#28523](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28523))
-- `ignore_root_dm` config to drop messages without thread_id. ([#28536](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28536))
-- Chat-scoped auth without sender user_id. ([#28525](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28525))
-- Fail-closed auth fallback when `TELEGRAM_ALLOWED_USERS` is empty. ([#28494](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28494))
-- Roll over tool progress bubbles + scope audio_file_paths. ([#28482](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28482))
-- Avoid duplicate text after auto-TTS voice replies. ([#28509](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28509))
-- Mark final voice reply notify-worthy so Telegram delivers it audibly. ([#28504](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28504))
-
-### Discord
-
-- Recover Windows voice opus decoding. ([#33182](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33182))
-- `allow_any_attachment` config to accept arbitrary file types. ([#27245](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27245))
-- Transcribe native voice notes. ([#28993](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28993))
-- Define UI view classes after lazy install. ([#28817](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28817))
-
-### Signal / Matrix / Feishu / Slack / WeCom
-
-- Signal: `require_mention` filter for group chats. ([#28574](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28574))
-- Matrix: warn on clock-skew silent message drops. ([#27330](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27330))
-- Matrix E2EE installs full dep set; plugins respect `is_connected`. ([#31688](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31688))
-- Feishu: require webhook auth secret + honor config extras. ([#30746](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30746))
-- Feishu: enforce auth and chat binding for approval buttons. ([#30744](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30744))
-- Slack: socket recovery + Windows restart dedupe. ([#28873](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28873))
-- WeCom: safe-parse untrusted XML. ([#32442](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/32442))
-
-### DingTalk / Webhooks / Microsoft Graph
-
-- DingTalk: transcribe native voice notes. ([#28993](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28993))
-- Webhook: enforce `INSECURE_NO_AUTH` safety rail on dynamic route reloads. ([#30863](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30863))
-- Webhook: restrict default toolset capabilities. ([#30745](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30745))
-- Microsoft Graph: harden webhook auth requirements. ([#30169](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30169))
-
----
-
-## 🖥️ CLI & TUI
-
-### CLI
-
-- `/update` slash command in CLI and TUI. ([#23854](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/23854))
-- Update auto-rollback when post-pull syntax check fails. ([#28669](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28669))
-- `--branch` flag for `hermes update`. (@jquesnelle) ([#29591](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/29591))
-- `/exit --delete` flag to remove session on quit. (salvage of [#17665](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17665)) ([#27101](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27101))
-- `▶ N` indicator in status bar for running `/background` tasks. ([#27175](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27175))
-- Live background terminal-process count in status bar. ([#32061](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/32061))
-- Append session recap to `/status` output. (salvage of [#18587](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18587)) ([#27176](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27176))
-- Configurable paste-collapse thresholds (TUI + CLI). (salvage [#29723](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/29723)) ([#32087](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/32087))
-- `/resume` accepts position numbers. ([#31709](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31709))
-- Bring tool-call display back — verbose mode, specific failure reasons, todo progress. ([#31293](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31293))
-- Validate runtime token refresh in Qwen auth status. ([#31196](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31196))
-
-### TUI
-
-- **TUI session orchestrator** — multiple live sessions in one TUI window. (salvages [#27642](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27642)) ([#32980](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/32980))
-- `mouse_tracking` DEC mode presets. (salvage of [#26681](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26681) by @OutThisLife) ([#30084](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30084))
-- Termux scrollback preservation + touch-friendly defaults. ([#28910](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28910))
-- Full assistant text in scrollback (no history truncation). ([#28829](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28829))
-- Preserve scrollback when branching sessions. ([#30162](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30162))
-- Preserve Python dunder identifiers in markdown. ([#28582](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28582))
-- Active profile shown in TUI prompt. ([#28581](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28581))
-- Improve Charizard completion menu contrast. ([#28346](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28346))
-- Stop slash dropdown chopping last char of `/goal`. ([#31311](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31311))
-- Clipboard copy on linux/wayland. ([#29342](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/29342))
-- Anchor `splitReasoning` unclosed-tag regex; stop eating last paragraph. ([#29426](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/29426))
-- Surface verbose tool details. ([#30225](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30225))
-- Load Linux skills on Termux + salvage @adybag14-cyber's Termux gates. ([#30166](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30166))
-- Handle images with codex app-server. ([#31220](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31220))
-- Refresh virtual transcript on viewport resize. ([#31077](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31077))
-- Ignore late thinking deltas after completion. ([#31055](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31055))
-- Commit composer input bursts immediately. ([#31053](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31053))
-- Log parent gateway lifecycle exits. ([#31051](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31051))
-- Clear TTS env var on voice off + TTS indicator in status bar. ([#30987](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30987))
-- Pass `--expose-gc` as node argv instead of NODE_OPTIONS. ([#29998](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/29998))
-- Align composer cursorLayout with wrap-ansi to kill multiline cursor drift. ([#27489](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27489))
-- Harden Terminal.app rendering and color paths. ([#27251](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27251))
-- Keep `/goal` verdict out of compact status row. ([#27971](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27971))
-- Clamp curses color 8 for 8-color terminals (Docker). ([#30260](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30260))
-
----
-
-## 🔒 Security & Reliability
-
-### Promptware & memory hardening
-
-- **Promptware defense** — shared threat patterns + memory load-time scan + tool-result delimiters. ([#32269](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/32269))
-- Expand memory content scanning patterns to parity with skills guard. ([#9151](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/9151))
-- Harden Skills Guard multi-word prompt patterns. (@YLChen-007) ([#26852](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26852))
-- Split cron scanner so skill prose stops false-positiving exfil patterns. ([#32339](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/32339))
-
-### File safety
-
-- Protect Hermes control-plane files from prompt injection (`auth.json`, `config.yaml`, `webhook_subscriptions.json`, `mcp-tokens/`). (salvages @PratikRai0101's [#14157](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14157)) ([#30397](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30397))
-- Write-deny `<root>/.env` when running under a profile. ([#29687](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/29687))
-- Defense-in-depth read-deny on credential stores. (salvages [#17659](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17659) + [#8055](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8055)) ([#30721](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30721))
-- TTS `output_path` traversal + update ZIP symlink reject. (salvage [#6693](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6693) + [#15881](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15881)) ([#32056](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/32056))
-- Reject symlinked audio inputs. ([#10082](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10082))
-
-### Credential safety
-
-- Avoid persisting borrowed credential secrets — runtime env-sourced keys no longer leak into `auth.json`. ([#31416](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31416))
-- Validate Nous Portal `inference_base_url` against host allowlist. (salvages [#27612](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27612)) ([#30611](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30611))
-- Harden API server key placeholder handling. ([#30738](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30738))
-- Harden Google Chat OAuth credential persistence. (@Zyrixtrex) ([#24788](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/24788))
-- xAI OAuth: pin inference `base_url` to x.ai origin. ([#28952](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28952))
-- Quarantine dead OAuth tokens on terminal refresh failure (xAI, Codex, MiniMax). ([#28116](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28116), [#28118](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28118), [#28119](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28119))
-
-### Supply-chain
-
-- **On-demand supply-chain audit via OSV.dev** — `hermes audit`. ([#31460](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31460))
-- `hermes update` syntax-validates critical files post-pull, auto-rollback on failure. ([#28669](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28669))
-- Quarantine `hermes.exe` vs concurrent Windows instance. ([#26677](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26677))
-
-### Other hardening
-
-- Restrict default webhook toolset capabilities. ([#30745](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30745))
-- Harden Microsoft Graph webhook auth requirements. ([#30169](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30169))
-- Require source CIDR allowlisting for public msgraph webhook binds. ([#33722](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33722))
-- Require `API_SERVER_KEY` before dispatching API server work. ([#33232](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33232))
-- env_passthrough: apply GHSA-rhgp-j443-p4rf filter to config.yaml path. (@roadhero) ([#27794](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27794))
-- Dashboard + WeCom: restrict markdown link schemes; safe-parse untrusted XML. ([#32442](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/32442))
-- Salvage project-plugin RCE bypass fix from PR [#29311](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/29311) (GHSA-5qr3-c538-wm9j). ([#30837](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30837))
-- Cross-profile soft guard on file-write tools + system-prompt hint. ([#31290](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31290))
-- Reject unsafe tar members in Android psutil compatibility installer. ([#33742](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33742))
-- Reject non-regular tar members during tirith auto-install. ([#33786](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33786))
-
----
-
-## 🪟 Native Windows (Beta Continued)
-
-- Complete Windows bootstrap — `dep_ensure` + `install.ps1` + detection. (@alt-glitch) ([#27845](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27845))
-- `install.ps1`: strip BOM, `-Commit`/`-Tag` pin params, harden git ops. (@jquesnelle) ([#28169](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28169))
-- Consolidate ACP browser bootstrap into `install.{sh,ps1}`. (@alt-glitch) ([#27851](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27851))
-- `hermes update` quarantines live `hermes.exe`. ([#26677](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26677))
-- Discord voice opus decoding on Windows. ([#33182](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33182))
-- Windows Docker Desktop compatible compose file. (@Sunil123135) ([#31031](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31031))
-
----
-
-## 🖥️ Web Dashboard
-
-- Hardened Slack socket recovery + Windows restart dedupe. ([#28873](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28873))
-- Web dashboard: migrate checkboxes to `@nous-research/ui` + design-system polish. (@austinpickett) ([#28814](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28814))
-- Web dashboard: collapsible sidebar. (@austinpickett) ([#33421](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33421))
-- Dashboard typography & contrast pass. (salvage of [#28832](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28832)) ([#30714](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30714))
-- Skills page: lazy-fetch catalog instead of bundling 34MB into JS. ([#33809](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33809))
-
----
-
-## 🐳 Docker
-
-- **s6-overlay container supervision** — abstract `ServiceManager` protocol (systemd/launchd/Windows/s6 backends), per-profile gateway supervision in-container, container-restart reconciliation, hadolint/shellcheck CI. (salvage of [#30136](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30136), @benbarclay) ([#31760](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31760))
-- Auto-redirect `gateway run` to supervised mode inside the s6 image. (@benbarclay) ([#33583](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33583))
-- Tee supervised gateway stdout to docker logs. (@benbarclay) ([#33621](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33621))
-- Drop `docker exec` to hermes uid before invoking the CLI. (@benbarclay) ([#33628](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33628))
-- Align HOME for dashboard and s6 gateway services. (@Dusk1e) ([#33481](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33481))
-- Bake build-time git SHA into image so `hermes dump` reports it. (@benbarclay) ([#33655](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33655))
-- `hermes update` prints `docker pull` guidance instead of bogus git error. (@benbarclay) ([#33659](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33659))
-- Upgrade Node to 22 LTS via multi-stage from `node:22-bookworm-slim`. (@benbarclay) ([#33060](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33060))
-- Drop `build-essential` from apt install. (@benbarclay) ([#33028](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33028))
-- Propagate env through s6 to cont-init and main CMD. ([#32412](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/32412))
-- Targeted chown to preserve host file ownership in `HERMES_HOME`. ([#33033](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33033))
-- `mkdir HERMES_HOME` as root in stage2 before chown / privilege drop. ([#33078](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33078))
-- chown `ui-tui` and `node_modules` on UID remap so TUI esbuild works. ([#33045](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33045))
-- Include `anthropic`, `bedrock`, `azure-identity` extras in image. ([#30504](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30504))
-- Stop pushing per-commit SHA tags to Docker Hub. ([#29387](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/29387))
-- Simplify Docker tagging — push both `:main` and `:latest` on main push. ([#33225](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33225))
-- Test slicing across GH actions jobs. (@ethernet8023) ([#30575](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30575))
-- Discover agent-browser Chromium binary at boot. ([#33184](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33184))
-
----
-
-## 🌐 API Server
-
-- **Session control API** — `/api/sessions/*` (list/create/read/patch/delete/fork) + SSE-streaming chat. (salvages [#29302](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/29302) by @Codename-11 + multimodal followup by @Schwartz10) ([#33134](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33134))
-- `GET /v1/skills` and `/v1/toolsets`. ([#33016](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33016))
-- Coerce stringified booleans in stream/store/approval payloads. (salvage [#26639](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26639)) ([#27293](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27293))
-- Honor `key_env` in auth-failure fallback resolution. ([#30840](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30840))
-
----
-
-## 🎟️ ACP (VS Code / Zed / JetBrains)
-
-- Session edit auto-approval modes. (salvage of [#27034](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27034)) ([#27862](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27862))
-- Enrich Zed permission cards — command in title + `reject_always`. ([#28148](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28148))
-- Replay session history before responding to `session/load`. ([#26957](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26957), [#26943](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26943))
-- Plugin-transformed final_response delivered through streaming gate. ([#31433](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31433))
-
----
-
-## 🔌 Plugin Surface
-
-- `register_tts_provider()` plugin hook. (salvage of [#30420](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30420)) ([#31745](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31745))
-- `register_transcription_provider()` hook + `stt.providers` command-provider registry. (salvage of [#30493](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30493)) ([#31907](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31907))
-- `register_auxiliary_task()` in PluginContext API. (salvage [#29817](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/29817)) ([#31177](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31177))
-- Bundled `security-guidance` plugin. ([#33131](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33131))
-- Discord and Mattermost migrated to bundled plugins. ([#30591](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30591), [#31748](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31748))
-- ntfy as platform plugin. ([#30867](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30867))
-- Surface category-namespaced plugins in `hermes plugins list`. ([#27187](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27187))
-- Plugin discovery failures raised to WARNING level. ([#28318](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28318))
-- `hermes_plugins` included in gateway.log component filter. ([#28313](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28313))
-- Seed plugin extras before `is_connected` gate. ([#31703](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31703))
-- Dashboard: allowlist plugin assets + denylist subprocess-influencing env vars. ([#32277](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/32277))
-
----
-
-## 📦 Distribution & Install
-
-- Install-method stamping + Docker detection. (@alt-glitch) ([#27843](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27843))
-- Nix `#messaging` and `#full` package variants. (@alt-glitch) ([#33108](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33108))
-- Pre-load messaging gateway deps via `--extra messaging`. (salvage [#26394](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/26394)) ([#27558](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27558))
-- Avoid piping installer directly into `iex` (Windows). ([#28347](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28347))
-- Ship bundled skills in wheel. ([#28421](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28421))
-- Ship dashboard plugin assets in wheel. ([#28406](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28406))
-- Make Camofox lazy-installed instead of eager. ([#27055](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27055))
-- Wire STT lazy-install into transcription_tools.py. ([#30256](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30256))
-
----
-
-## 🐛 Notable Bug Fixes (highlights only)
-
-- Match bare custom provider by active base URL in `hermes model`. ([#28908](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28908))
-- Route `auxiliary.vision.provider=openai` to api.openai.com, skip text-only main. ([#31452](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31452))
-- Lint: skip per-file shell linter when LSP will handle the file. ([#29054](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/29054))
-- Treat empty credential pool entries as unauthenticated in `/model` picker. ([#28312](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28312))
-- Reverted within window: Firecrawl integration tag, send_message @username auto-mentions, Telegram quick-command-only menus, Telegram pin-on-turn.
-
----
-
-## 🧪 Testing
-
-- Disarm lazy-install probe so `_HAS_FASTER_WHISPER` patches work. ([#30334](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30334))
-- Cover default board dashboard pin. ([#28361](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28361))
-- Cover `_task_dict` `task_age` fallback. ([#28365](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28365))
-- Allowlist `tmp_path` for `kanban_notify` artifact delivery tests. ([#30851](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30851), [#30852](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30852))
-- Cover null output stream terminal events in Codex. ([#33137](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33137))
-
----
-
-## 📚 Documentation
-
-- **30-day docs overhaul** — full correctness audit, every PR in the window covered, Nous Portal weave, sidebar reorg. ([#33782](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33782))
-- Dedicated Nous Portal integration page and setup guide. ([#31296](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31296))
-- Providers: move Nous Portal first, Google Gemini OAuth last. ([#31287](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31287))
-- `session_search` rewrite for single-shape tool. ([#27840](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/27840))
-- Kanban: document failure_limit, max_retries, inline create shortcuts, goals & kanban settings. ([#28357](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28357), [#28358](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28358), [#28359](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28359), [#28360](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28360), [#28362](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28362))
-- Kanban Codex lane skill. ([#28430](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28430))
-- xAI OAuth: note X Premium+ also unlocks Grok OAuth. ([#29055](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/29055))
-- Docs site: Docker audio bridge notes, "Installing more tools in the container", xurl auth HOME in Docker.
-- Email: clarify gateway vs Himalaya setup. (@helix4u) ([#33634](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33634))
-- Auth docs: replace stale `hermes login` references with `hermes auth add`. ([#32859](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/32859))
-
----
-
-## 👥 Contributors
-
-### Core
-- @teknium1 (lead)
-
-### Notable salvages & cherry-picks
-
-- **@benbarclay** — s6-overlay container supervision (29 commits salvaged), Node 22 LTS upgrade, build-essential cleanup, `gateway run` auto-redirect in s6, tee supervised stdout to docker logs, `hermes update` Docker guidance, build-time SHA stamping
-- **@OutThisLife** — `mouse_tracking` DEC mode presets
-- **@jquesnelle** — Windows installer hardening, `--branch` flag for `hermes update`, install.ps1 BOM strip / commit-pin
-- **@alt-glitch** — Windows `dep_ensure` bootstrap, Nix package variants (`.#messaging`, `.#full`), install-method stamping, ACP browser bootstrap consolidation
-- **@austinpickett** — `/update` slash command, dashboard checkboxes → `@nous-research/ui`, mobile dashboard polish, collapsible sidebar
-- **@ethernet8023** — CI test slicing across GH Actions jobs, TUI clipboard copy fix
-- **@kshitijk4poor** — doctor section banner + fail-and-issue helpers extraction, post-tag salvage cluster (curator-fallout, kanban SQLite hardening, install world-readable uv dirs, xAI bare-code paste)
-- **@rewbs** — Nous JWT inference switch + refresh-token replay fix
-- **@Codename-11** + **@Schwartz10** — session control API (REST + SSE + multimodal followup)
-- **@Niraven** — kanban swarm topology helper
-- **@Interstellar-code** — kanban worker visibility endpoints
-- **@adybag14-cyber** — termux cold-start optimizations (multiple PRs)
-- **@qike-ms** — Telegram in-place status edits design
-- **@sprmn24** — ntfy adapter
-- **@Jaaneek** — xAI Web Search provider plugin
-- **@yannsunn** — xAI upstream adapter for `hermes proxy`
-- **@Cybourgeoisie** — OpenRouter sticky routing via session_id
-- **@memosr** — Nous Portal base_url allowlist validation
-- **@Sunil123135** — Windows Docker Desktop compose file
-- **@Dusk1e** — Docker HOME alignment for dashboard + s6 gateway services
-- **@beardthelion** — opencode-go anthropic_messages routing
-- **@YLChen-007** — Skills Guard multi-word prompt patterns
-- **@roadhero** — env_passthrough GHSA-rhgp-j443-p4rf filter
-- **@Zyrixtrex** — Google Chat OAuth credential persistence hardening
-- **@briandevans**, **@tomqiaozc** — defense-in-depth read-deny on credential stores
-- **@PratikRai0101** — control-plane file write protection
-- **@helix4u**, **@Bartok9**, **@zccyman** — auxiliary fallback ladder components
-- **@ms-alan**, **@ticketclosed-wontfix**, **@donovan-yohan** — TUI session orchestrator + follow-ups
-- **@daimon-nous[bot]** — cron per-job profile support
-- **@bisko** — re-pad `reasoning_content` on cross-provider fallback
-
-### All Contributors
-
-@02356abc, @0xchainer, @0xDevNinja, @0xjackyang, @0xsir0000, @0z1-ghb, @8bit64k, @aaronlab, @AceWattGit,
-@ACR27, @adam91holt, @AdamPlatin123, @Ade5954, @AdityaRajeshGadgil, @adybag14-cyber, @AhmetArif0, @ai-hana-ai,
-@alaamohanad169-ship-it, @alber70g, @albert748, @alt-glitch, @aqilaziz, @argabor, @asdlem, @austinpickett,
-@avifenesh, @awizemann, @B0Tch1, @Bartok9, @BaxBit, @Beandon13, @beardthelion, @benbarclay, @bensargotest-sys,
-@binhnt92, @bird, @bisko, @BlackishGreen33, @booker1207, @bradhallett, @briandevans, @Brixyy, @brndnsvr,
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-@Gutslabs, @H-Ali13381, @hanzckernel, @haran2001, @hawknewton, @hayka-pacha, @hehehe0803, @helix4u, @HenkDz,
-@Hermes, @hermesagent26, @Hinotoi-agent, @hongchen1993, @honor2030, @houenyang-momo, @ht1072, @hueilau,
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-@krislidimo, @kronexoi, @kshitijk4poor, @kunci115, @Kylejeong2, @kylekahraman, @LaPhilosophie, @leeseoki0,
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-@Mind-Dragon, @momowind, @MoonJuhan, @MoonRay305, @moortekweb-art, @MorAlekss, @ms-alan, @Nami4D,
-@nehaaprasaad, @nekwo, @nftpoetrist, @NickLarcombe, @nidhi-singh02, @Niraven, @nnnet, @noctilust, @novax635,
-@nthrow, @nv-kasikritc, @nycomar, @OCWC22, @oemtalks, @OmX, @ooovenenoso, @orcool, @oseftg, @outsourc-e,
-@OutThisLife, @Paperclip, @PaTTeeL, @pepelax, @phoenixshen, @Pluviobyte, @pnascimento9596, @pochi-gio, @pr7426,
-@PratikRai0101, @Prithvi1994, @psionic73, @ptichalouf, @Que0x, @QuenVix, @quocanh261997, @qWaitCrypto, @Qwinty,
-@r266-tech, @rak135, @rdasilva1016-ui, @rewbs, @roadhero, @rodrigoeqnit, @RonHillDev, @roycepersonalassistant,
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-@tomqiaozc, @Tosko4, @Tranquil-Flow, @tw2818, @uzunkuyruk, @vaddisrinivas, @vanthinh6886, @vgocoder,
-@victorGPT, @vynxevainglory-ai, @waefrebeorn, @walli, @wangpuv, @wanwan2qq, @wesleysimplicio, @worlldz,
-@wpengpeng168, @WuKongAI-CMU, @wuli666, @Wysie, @wysie, @xxxigm, @yannsunn, @YanzhongSu, @YarrowQiao, @ygd58,
-@YLChen-007, @yoniebans, @yu-xin-c, @YuanHanzhong, @zapabob, @zccyman, @ziliangpeng, @zwolniony, @Zyrixtrex
-
----
-
-**Full Changelog**: [v2026.5.16...v2026.5.28](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/compare/v2026.5.16...v2026.5.28)

RELEASE_v0.15.1.md

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-# Hermes Agent v0.15.1 (v2026.5.29)
-
-**Release Date:** May 29, 2026
-**Since v0.15.0:** 28 commits · 21 merged PRs · hotfix release · 9 contributors
-
-> **The Patch Release.** A same-day hotfix for v0.15.0. Headline fix: the dashboard infinite-reload loop that hit anyone running v0.15.0 in loopback mode (Docker, hosted Hermes, fresh installs). A handful of other v0.15.0 follow-ups go along for the ride — kanban worker SIGTERM, `/model` picker unification, `/yolo` session bypass, the full 19,932-entry skills.sh catalog, `.md` media delivery restoration, gateway probe-stepdown safety, web-URL redaction passthrough, kanban worker vision on referenced images, hindsight observation-default. Docker users get an explicit `--insecure` opt-in env var (no more bind-host inference), MCP server bare-command PATH resolution, and arm64 PR-build cache fixes.
-
----
-
-## ✨ Highlights
-
-- **Dashboard 401 reload loop fixed** — In loopback mode the dashboard's identity probe (`/api/auth/me`) returns 401 by design, but v0.15.0's stale-token reload guard treated every 401 as a rotated session token and full-page-reloaded to pick up a fresh one. Every successful sibling call cleared the one-shot reload guard, so the page reload-looped forever (Firefox: "Navigated to /sessions" storm; Chrome: React re-render storm). Fix adds an `allowUnauthorized` opt-out to `fetchJSON` that skips only the loopback stale-token reload — 401 still throws so `AuthWidget` swallows it, gated-mode `login_url` redirects are unaffected. Closes [#34206](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/34206), [#34202](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/34202). ([#30698](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30698) — @austinpickett)
-
-- **Docker dashboard `--insecure` is now an explicit env opt-in, never derived from bind host** — Previously the Docker entrypoint inferred `--insecure` when the dashboard bound to a non-loopback host. That conflated "I want LAN access" with "I want to disable the same-origin guard." The fix splits them: bind host is bind host, and disabling the dashboard's loopback auth requires an explicit `HERMES_DASHBOARD_INSECURE=1`. Existing setups that genuinely wanted insecure binding must now set the env var. ([#34188](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/34188), [#34204](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/34204) — @benbarclay)
-
-- **MCP bare command resolution under Docker** — MCP servers configured with bare commands (`npx`, `npm`, `node`) now resolve against `/usr/local/bin` so they actually launch inside the Docker image where those binaries live. v0.15.0 left these failing silently in containers when the agent's effective PATH didn't include the Node toolchain location. ([#34186](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/34186) — @benbarclay)
-
-- **Skills page sidebar / source pills restored** — A stale `useMemo` dependency in the new dashboard skills page collapsed the source pills and category sidebar to "All" only. Fixed; both surfaces now reflect the live catalog state. ([#34194](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/34194))
-
-- **Kanban worker can be killed again** — `SIGTERM` on a kanban worker was being absorbed by an intermediate process and the worker stayed running. Closes [#28181](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/28181). ([#34045](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/34045))
-
-- **Full skills.sh catalog (858 → 19,932 entries)** — The skills hub page was pulling a partial paginated catalog. The fetch now walks the sitemap, so all 19,932 skills.sh entries surface in the picker instead of just the first 858. ([#34025](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/34025))
-
----
-
-## 🐛 Bug Fixes
-
-### Dashboard / Web
-
-- **`/api/auth/me` 401 no longer triggers reload loop** in loopback mode — ([#30698](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30698) — @austinpickett)
-- **Skills page source pills + category sidebar restored** — stale `useMemo` dep ([#34194](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/34194))
-
-### Docker
-
-- **`--insecure` is now explicit opt-in via env var**, not derived from bind host ([#34188](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/34188) — @benbarclay)
-- **Dashboard test suite repaired** to match the insecure-opt-in fix ([#34204](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/34204) — @benbarclay)
-- **arm64 PR builds skip the GHA cache** to avoid cache-thrash on cross-arch builders ([#33704](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33704) — @BROCCOLO1D)
-
-### MCP
-
-- **Bare `npx`/`npm`/`node` resolve against `/usr/local/bin`** for Docker compatibility ([#34186](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/34186) — @benbarclay)
-
-### Kanban
-
-- **Worker SIGTERM actually terminates the process** ([#34045](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/34045))
-- **Workers receive images referenced in task bodies** for vision-capable models ([#34210](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/34210))
-
-### Gateway
-
-- **`.md` files deliver again** — media-delivery validation defaults to denylist-only instead of an overly-narrow allowlist ([#34022](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/34022))
-- **Probe stepdown safety** — on a context-overflow without an explicit provider context limit, the agent no longer steps down to a smaller model based on an unknown ceiling (salvage of [#33673](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33673)) ([#33826](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33826))
-
-### CLI
-
-- **`/yolo` mid-session enables the per-session bypass** instead of just toggling the env var (which the running agent had already snapshotted) ([#33931](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33931) — @kshitijk4poor)
-- **`/model` and `hermes model` show the same list**, plus disk cache for picker startup ([#33867](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33867))
-
-### Skills
-
-- **Full skills.sh catalog via sitemap** — 858 → 19,932 entries ([#34025](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/34025))
-
-### Redaction
-
-- **Web URLs pass through unchanged** — the redactor was eating query parameters that looked credential-shaped ([#34029](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/34029))
-
----
-
-## ✨ Small Features
-
-- **Hindsight default narrowed to observation-only** for `recall_types` — tool path is also narrowed ([#34079](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/34079) — @nicoloboschi, follow-up [#34091](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4df62d239e38bf8c212a595721c9c01e176f6c3a) — @kshitijk4poor)
-- **Memory providers receive completed-turn message context** — salvage of [#28065](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/28065) ([#34097](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/34097) — @kshitijk4poor, credit to @devwdave)
-
----
-
-## 📚 Documentation
-
-- **`--no-supervise` / `HERMES_GATEWAY_NO_SUPERVISE` documented** in the reference docs (follow-up to [#33583](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33583)) ([#33751](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/33751) — @r266-tech)
-
----
-
-## 🛠️ Infrastructure
-
-- **Vercel deploy workflow accepts `workflow_dispatch`** so docs deploys can be manually triggered ([#34081](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/34081))
-- **`@nous-research/ui` bumped to 0.18.2** (Nix `npmDepsHash` also updated to match) ([#34193](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/34193) follow-ups — @austinpickett)
-
----
-
-## 👥 Contributors
-
-### Core
-- @teknium1
-
-### Community
-- @austinpickett — dashboard 401 reload-loop fix (the headline), `@nous-research/ui` bump, Nix `npmDepsHash` updates
-- @benbarclay — Docker `--insecure` opt-in, MCP bare-command resolution, dashboard test repair
-- @kshitijk4poor — `/yolo` session bypass, completed-turn memory context salvage, hindsight follow-up docs
-- @nicoloboschi — hindsight `recall_types` observation default
-- @BROCCOLO1D — arm64 PR build cache fix
-- @r266-tech — `--no-supervise` reference docs
-- @yangguangjin — probe stepdown safety (salvage of @yanghd's #33673)
-- @devwdave — completed-turn memory context (credited via salvage)
-- @andrewhosf — co-author
-
-### Issue Reporters (the 401 loop)
-- @routesmith ([#34206](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/34206))
-- @beeaton ([#34202](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/34202))
-
----
-
-**Full Changelog**: [v2026.5.28...v2026.5.29](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/compare/v2026.5.28...v2026.5.29)

RELEASE_v0.2.0.md

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-# Hermes Agent v0.2.0 (v2026.3.12)
-
-**Release Date:** March 12, 2026
-
-> First tagged release since v0.1.0 (the initial pre-public foundation). In just over two weeks, Hermes Agent went from a small internal project to a full-featured AI agent platform — thanks to an explosion of community contributions. This release covers **216 merged pull requests** from **63 contributors**, resolving **119 issues**.
-
----
-
-## ✨ Highlights
-
-- **Multi-Platform Messaging Gateway** — Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, Email (IMAP/SMTP), and Home Assistant platforms with unified session management, media attachments, and per-platform tool configuration.
-
-- **MCP (Model Context Protocol) Client** — Native MCP support with stdio and HTTP transports, reconnection, resource/prompt discovery, and sampling (server-initiated LLM requests). ([#291](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/291) — @0xbyt4, [#301](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/301), [#753](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/753))
-
-- **Skills Ecosystem** — 70+ bundled and optional skills across 15+ categories with a Skills Hub for community discovery, per-platform enable/disable, conditional activation based on tool availability, and prerequisite validation. ([#743](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/743) — @teyrebaz33, [#785](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/785) — @teyrebaz33)
-
-- **Centralized Provider Router** — Unified `call_llm()`/`async_call_llm()` API replaces scattered provider logic across vision, summarization, compression, and trajectory saving. All auxiliary consumers route through a single code path with automatic credential resolution. ([#1003](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1003))
-
-- **ACP Server** — VS Code, Zed, and JetBrains editor integration via the Agent Communication Protocol standard. ([#949](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/949))
-
-- **CLI Skin/Theme Engine** — Data-driven visual customization: banners, spinners, colors, branding. 7 built-in skins + custom YAML skins.
-
-- **Git Worktree Isolation** — `hermes -w` launches isolated agent sessions in git worktrees for safe parallel work on the same repo. ([#654](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/654))
-
-- **Filesystem Checkpoints & Rollback** — Automatic snapshots before destructive operations with `/rollback` to restore. ([#824](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/824))
-
-- **3,289 Tests** — From near-zero test coverage to a comprehensive test suite covering agent, gateway, tools, cron, and CLI.
-
----
-
-## 🏗️ Core Agent & Architecture
-
-### Provider & Model Support
-- Centralized provider router with `resolve_provider_client()` + `call_llm()` API ([#1003](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1003))
-- Nous Portal as first-class provider in setup ([#644](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/644))
-- OpenAI Codex (Responses API) with ChatGPT subscription support ([#43](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/43)) — @grp06
-- Codex OAuth vision support + multimodal content adapter
-- Validate `/model` against live API instead of hardcoded lists
-- Self-hosted Firecrawl support ([#460](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/460)) — @caentzminger
-- Kimi Code API support ([#635](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/635)) — @christomitov
-- MiniMax model ID update ([#473](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/473)) — @tars90percent
-- OpenRouter provider routing configuration (provider_preferences)
-- Nous credential refresh on 401 errors ([#571](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/571), [#269](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/269)) — @rewbs
-- z.ai/GLM, Kimi/Moonshot, MiniMax, Azure OpenAI as first-class providers
-- Unified `/model` and `/provider` into single view
-
-### Agent Loop & Conversation
-- Simple fallback model for provider resilience ([#740](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/740))
-- Shared iteration budget across parent + subagent delegation
-- Iteration budget pressure via tool result injection
-- Configurable subagent provider/model with full credential resolution
-- Handle 413 payload-too-large via compression instead of aborting ([#153](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/153)) — @tekelala
-- Retry with rebuilt payload after compression ([#616](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/616)) — @tripledoublev
-- Auto-compress pathologically large gateway sessions ([#628](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/628))
-- Tool call repair middleware — auto-lowercase and invalid tool handler
-- Reasoning effort configuration and `/reasoning` command ([#921](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/921))
-- Detect and block file re-read/search loops after context compression ([#705](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/705)) — @0xbyt4
-
-### Session & Memory
-- Session naming with unique titles, auto-lineage, rich listing, and resume by name ([#720](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/720))
-- Interactive session browser with search filtering ([#733](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/733))
-- Display previous messages when resuming a session ([#734](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/734))
-- Honcho AI-native cross-session user modeling ([#38](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/38)) — @erosika
-- Proactive async memory flush on session expiry
-- Smart context length probing with persistent caching + banner display
-- `/resume` command for switching to named sessions in gateway
-- Session reset policy for messaging platforms
-
----
-
-## 📱 Messaging Platforms (Gateway)
-
-### Telegram
-- Native file attachments: send_document + send_video
-- Document file processing for PDF, text, and Office files — @tekelala
-- Forum topic session isolation ([#766](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/766)) — @spanishflu-est1918
-- Browser screenshot sharing via MEDIA: protocol ([#657](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/657))
-- Location support for find-nearby skill
-- TTS voice message accumulation fix ([#176](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/176)) — @Bartok9
-- Improved error handling and logging ([#763](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/763)) — @aydnOktay
-- Italic regex newline fix + 43 format tests ([#204](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/204)) — @0xbyt4
-
-### Discord
-- Channel topic included in session context ([#248](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/248)) — @Bartok9
-- DISCORD_ALLOW_BOTS config for bot message filtering ([#758](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/758))
-- Document and video support ([#784](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/784))
-- Improved error handling and logging ([#761](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/761)) — @aydnOktay
-
-### Slack
-- App_mention 404 fix + document/video support ([#784](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/784))
-- Structured logging replacing print statements — @aydnOktay
-
-### WhatsApp
-- Native media sending — images, videos, documents ([#292](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/292)) — @satelerd
-- Multi-user session isolation ([#75](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/75)) — @satelerd
-- Cross-platform port cleanup replacing Linux-only fuser ([#433](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/433)) — @Farukest
-- DM interrupt key mismatch fix ([#350](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/350)) — @Farukest
-
-### Signal
-- Full Signal messenger gateway via signal-cli-rest-api ([#405](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/405))
-- Media URL support in message events ([#871](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/871))
-
-### Email (IMAP/SMTP)
-- New email gateway platform — @0xbyt4
-
-### Home Assistant
-- REST tools + WebSocket gateway integration ([#184](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/184)) — @0xbyt4
-- Service discovery and enhanced setup
-- Toolset mapping fix ([#538](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/538)) — @Himess
-
-### Gateway Core
-- Expose subagent tool calls and thinking to users ([#186](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/186)) — @cutepawss
-- Configurable background process watcher notifications ([#840](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/840))
-- `edit_message()` for Telegram/Discord/Slack with fallback
-- `/compress`, `/usage`, `/update` slash commands
-- Eliminated 3x SQLite message duplication in gateway sessions ([#873](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/873))
-- Stabilize system prompt across gateway turns for cache hits ([#754](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/754))
-- MCP server shutdown on gateway exit ([#796](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/796)) — @0xbyt4
-- Pass session_db to AIAgent, fixing session_search error ([#108](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/108)) — @Bartok9
-- Persist transcript changes in /retry, /undo; fix /reset attribute ([#217](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/217)) — @Farukest
-- UTF-8 encoding fix preventing Windows crashes ([#369](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/369)) — @ch3ronsa
-
----
-
-## 🖥️ CLI & User Experience
-
-### Interactive CLI
-- Data-driven skin/theme engine — 7 built-in skins (default, ares, mono, slate, poseidon, sisyphus, charizard) + custom YAML skins
-- `/personality` command with custom personality + disable support ([#773](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/773)) — @teyrebaz33
-- User-defined quick commands that bypass the agent loop ([#746](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/746)) — @teyrebaz33
-- `/reasoning` command for effort level and display toggle ([#921](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/921))
-- `/verbose` slash command to toggle debug at runtime ([#94](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/94)) — @cesareth
-- `/insights` command — usage analytics, cost estimation & activity patterns ([#552](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/552))
-- `/background` command for managing background processes
-- `/help` formatting with command categories
-- Bell-on-complete — terminal bell when agent finishes ([#738](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/738))
-- Up/down arrow history navigation
-- Clipboard image paste (Alt+V / Ctrl+V)
-- Loading indicators for slow slash commands ([#882](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/882))
-- Spinner flickering fix under patch_stdout ([#91](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/91)) — @0xbyt4
-- `--quiet/-Q` flag for programmatic single-query mode
-- `--fuck-it-ship-it` flag to bypass all approval prompts ([#724](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/724)) — @dmahan93
-- Tools summary flag ([#767](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/767)) — @luisv-1
-- Terminal blinking fix on SSH ([#284](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/284)) — @ygd58
-- Multi-line paste detection fix ([#84](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/84)) — @0xbyt4
-
-### Setup & Configuration
-- Modular setup wizard with section subcommands and tool-first UX
-- Container resource configuration prompts
-- Backend validation for required binaries
-- Config migration system (currently v7)
-- API keys properly routed to .env instead of config.yaml ([#469](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/469)) — @ygd58
-- Atomic write for .env to prevent API key loss on crash ([#954](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/954))
-- `hermes tools` — per-platform tool enable/disable with curses UI
-- `hermes doctor` for health checks across all configured providers
-- `hermes update` with auto-restart for gateway service
-- Show update-available notice in CLI banner
-- Multiple named custom providers
-- Shell config detection improvement for PATH setup ([#317](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/317)) — @mehmetkr-31
-- Consistent HERMES_HOME and .env path resolution ([#51](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/51), [#48](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/48)) — @deankerr
-- Docker backend fix on macOS + subagent auth for Nous Portal ([#46](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/46)) — @rsavitt
-
----
-
-## 🔧 Tool System
-
-### MCP (Model Context Protocol)
-- Native MCP client with stdio + HTTP transports ([#291](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/291) — @0xbyt4, [#301](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/301))
-- Sampling support — server-initiated LLM requests ([#753](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/753))
-- Resource and prompt discovery
-- Automatic reconnection and security hardening
-- Banner integration, `/reload-mcp` command
-- `hermes tools` UI integration
-
-### Browser
-- Local browser backend — zero-cost headless Chromium (no Browserbase needed)
-- Console/errors tool, annotated screenshots, auto-recording, dogfood QA skill ([#745](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/745))
-- Screenshot sharing via MEDIA: on all messaging platforms ([#657](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/657))
-
-### Terminal & Execution
-- `execute_code` sandbox with json_parse, shell_quote, retry helpers
-- Docker: custom volume mounts ([#158](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/158)) — @Indelwin
-- Daytona cloud sandbox backend ([#451](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/451)) — @rovle
-- SSH backend fix ([#59](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/59)) — @deankerr
-- Shell noise filtering and login shell execution for environment consistency
-- Head+tail truncation for execute_code stdout overflow
-- Configurable background process notification modes
-
-### File Operations
-- Filesystem checkpoints and `/rollback` command ([#824](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/824))
-- Structured tool result hints (next-action guidance) for patch and search_files ([#722](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/722))
-- Docker volumes passed to sandbox container config ([#687](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/687)) — @manuelschipper
-
----
-
-## 🧩 Skills Ecosystem
-
-### Skills System
-- Per-platform skill enable/disable ([#743](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/743)) — @teyrebaz33
-- Conditional skill activation based on tool availability ([#785](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/785)) — @teyrebaz33
-- Skill prerequisites — hide skills with unmet dependencies ([#659](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/659)) — @kshitijk4poor
-- Optional skills — shipped but not activated by default
-- `hermes skills browse` — paginated hub browsing
-- Skills sub-category organization
-- Platform-conditional skill loading
-- Atomic skill file writes ([#551](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/551)) — @aydnOktay
-- Skills sync data loss prevention ([#563](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/563)) — @0xbyt4
-- Dynamic skill slash commands for CLI and gateway
-
-### New Skills (selected)
-- **ASCII Art** — pyfiglet (571 fonts), cowsay, image-to-ascii ([#209](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/209)) — @0xbyt4
-- **ASCII Video** — Full production pipeline ([#854](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/854)) — @SHL0MS
-- **DuckDuckGo Search** — Firecrawl fallback ([#267](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/267)) — @gamedevCloudy; DDGS API expansion ([#598](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/598)) — @areu01or00
-- **Solana Blockchain** — Wallet balances, USD pricing, token names ([#212](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/212)) — @gizdusum
-- **AgentMail** — Agent-owned email inboxes ([#330](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/330)) — @teyrebaz33
-- **Polymarket** — Prediction market data (read-only) ([#629](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/629))
-- **OpenClaw Migration** — Official migration tool ([#570](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/570)) — @unmodeled-tyler
-- **Domain Intelligence** — Passive recon: subdomains, SSL, WHOIS, DNS ([#136](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/136)) — @FurkanL0
-- **Superpowers** — Software development skills ([#137](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/137)) — @kaos35
-- **Hermes-Atropos** — RL environment development skill ([#815](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/815))
-- Plus: arXiv search, OCR/documents, Excalidraw diagrams, YouTube transcripts, GIF search, Pokémon player, Minecraft modpack server, OpenHue (Philips Hue), Google Workspace, Notion, PowerPoint, Obsidian, find-nearby, and 40+ MLOps skills
-
----
-
-## 🔒 Security & Reliability
-
-### Security Hardening
-- Path traversal fix in skill_view — prevented reading arbitrary files ([#220](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/220)) — @Farukest
-- Shell injection prevention in sudo password piping ([#65](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/65)) — @leonsgithub
-- Dangerous command detection: multiline bypass fix ([#233](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/233)) — @Farukest; tee/process substitution patterns ([#280](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/280)) — @dogiladeveloper
-- Symlink boundary check fix in skills_guard ([#386](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/386)) — @Farukest
-- Symlink bypass fix in write deny list on macOS ([#61](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/61)) — @0xbyt4
-- Multi-word prompt injection bypass prevention ([#192](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/192)) — @0xbyt4
-- Cron prompt injection scanner bypass fix ([#63](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/63)) — @0xbyt4
-- Enforce 0600/0700 file permissions on sensitive files ([#757](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/757))
-- .env file permissions restricted to owner-only ([#529](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/529)) — @Himess
-- `--force` flag properly blocked from overriding dangerous verdicts ([#388](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/388)) — @Farukest
-- FTS5 query sanitization + DB connection leak fix ([#565](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/565)) — @0xbyt4
-- Expand secret redaction patterns + config toggle to disable
-- In-memory permanent allowlist to prevent data leak ([#600](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/600)) — @alireza78a
-
-### Atomic Writes (data loss prevention)
-- sessions.json ([#611](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/611)) — @alireza78a
-- Cron jobs ([#146](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/146)) — @alireza78a
-- .env config ([#954](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/954))
-- Process checkpoints ([#298](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/298)) — @aydnOktay
-- Batch runner ([#297](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/297)) — @aydnOktay
-- Skill files ([#551](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/551)) — @aydnOktay
-
-### Reliability
-- Guard all print() against OSError for systemd/headless environments ([#963](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/963))
-- Reset all retry counters at start of run_conversation ([#607](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/607)) — @0xbyt4
-- Return deny on approval callback timeout instead of None ([#603](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/603)) — @0xbyt4
-- Fix None message content crashes across codebase ([#277](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/277))
-- Fix context overrun crash with local LLM backends ([#403](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/403)) — @ch3ronsa
-- Prevent `_flush_sentinel` from leaking to external APIs ([#227](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/227)) — @Farukest
-- Prevent conversation_history mutation in callers ([#229](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/229)) — @Farukest
-- Fix systemd restart loop ([#614](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/614)) — @voidborne-d
-- Close file handles and sockets to prevent fd leaks ([#568](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/568) — @alireza78a, [#296](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/296) — @alireza78a, [#709](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/709) — @memosr)
-- Prevent data loss in clipboard PNG conversion ([#602](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/602)) — @0xbyt4
-- Eliminate shell noise from terminal output ([#293](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/293)) — @0xbyt4
-- Timezone-aware now() for prompt, cron, and execute_code ([#309](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/309)) — @areu01or00
-
-### Windows Compatibility
-- Guard POSIX-only process functions ([#219](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/219)) — @Farukest
-- Windows native support via Git Bash + ZIP-based update fallback
-- pywinpty for PTY support ([#457](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/457)) — @shitcoinsherpa
-- Explicit UTF-8 encoding on all config/data file I/O ([#458](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/458)) — @shitcoinsherpa
-- Windows-compatible path handling ([#354](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/354), [#390](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/390)) — @Farukest
-- Regex-based search output parsing for drive-letter paths ([#533](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/533)) — @Himess
-- Auth store file lock for Windows ([#455](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/455)) — @shitcoinsherpa
-
----
-
-## 🐛 Notable Bug Fixes
-
-- Fix DeepSeek V3 tool call parser silently dropping multi-line JSON arguments ([#444](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/444)) — @PercyDikec
-- Fix gateway transcript losing 1 message per turn due to offset mismatch ([#395](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/395)) — @PercyDikec
-- Fix /retry command silently discarding the agent's final response ([#441](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/441)) — @PercyDikec
-- Fix max-iterations retry returning empty string after think-block stripping ([#438](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/438)) — @PercyDikec
-- Fix max-iterations retry using hardcoded max_tokens ([#436](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/436)) — @Farukest
-- Fix Codex status dict key mismatch ([#448](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/448)) and visibility filter ([#446](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/446)) — @PercyDikec
-- Strip \<think\> blocks from final user-facing responses ([#174](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/174)) — @Bartok9
-- Fix \<think\> block regex stripping visible content when model discusses tags literally ([#786](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/786))
-- Fix Mistral 422 errors from leftover finish_reason in assistant messages ([#253](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/253)) — @Sertug17
-- Fix OPENROUTER_API_KEY resolution order across all code paths ([#295](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/295)) — @0xbyt4
-- Fix OPENAI_BASE_URL API key priority ([#420](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/420)) — @manuelschipper
-- Fix Anthropic "prompt is too long" 400 error not detected as context length error ([#813](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/813))
-- Fix SQLite session transcript accumulating duplicate messages — 3-4x token inflation ([#860](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/860))
-- Fix setup wizard skipping API key prompts on first install ([#748](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/748))
-- Fix setup wizard showing OpenRouter model list for Nous Portal ([#575](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/575)) — @PercyDikec
-- Fix provider selection not persisting when switching via hermes model ([#881](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/881))
-- Fix Docker backend failing when docker not in PATH on macOS ([#889](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/889))
-- Fix ClawHub Skills Hub adapter for API endpoint changes ([#286](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/286)) — @BP602
-- Fix Honcho auto-enable when API key is present ([#243](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/243)) — @Bartok9
-- Fix duplicate 'skills' subparser crash on Python 3.11+ ([#898](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/898))
-- Fix memory tool entry parsing when content contains section sign ([#162](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/162)) — @aydnOktay
-- Fix piped install silently aborting when interactive prompts fail ([#72](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/72)) — @cutepawss
-- Fix false positives in recursive delete detection ([#68](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/68)) — @cutepawss
-- Fix Ruff lint warnings across codebase ([#608](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/608)) — @JackTheGit
-- Fix Anthropic native base URL fail-fast ([#173](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/173)) — @adavyas
-- Fix install.sh creating ~/.hermes before moving Node.js directory ([#53](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/53)) — @JoshuaMart
-- Fix SystemExit traceback during atexit cleanup on Ctrl+C ([#55](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/55)) — @bierlingm
-- Restore missing MIT license file ([#620](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/620)) — @stablegenius49
-
----
-
-## 🧪 Testing
-
-- **3,289 tests** across agent, gateway, tools, cron, and CLI
-- Parallelized test suite with pytest-xdist ([#802](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/802)) — @OutThisLife
-- Unit tests batch 1: 8 core modules ([#60](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/60)) — @0xbyt4
-- Unit tests batch 2: 8 more modules ([#62](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/62)) — @0xbyt4
-- Unit tests batch 3: 8 untested modules ([#191](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/191)) — @0xbyt4
-- Unit tests batch 4: 5 security/logic-critical modules ([#193](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/193)) — @0xbyt4
-- AIAgent (run_agent.py) unit tests ([#67](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/67)) — @0xbyt4
-- Trajectory compressor tests ([#203](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/203)) — @0xbyt4
-- Clarify tool tests ([#121](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/121)) — @Bartok9
-- Telegram format tests — 43 tests for italic/bold/code rendering ([#204](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/204)) — @0xbyt4
-- Vision tools type hints + 42 tests ([#792](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/792))
-- Compressor tool-call boundary regression tests ([#648](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/648)) — @intertwine
-- Test structure reorganization ([#34](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/34)) — @0xbyt4
-- Shell noise elimination + fix 36 test failures ([#293](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/293)) — @0xbyt4
-
----
-
-## 🔬 RL & Evaluation Environments
-
-- WebResearchEnv — Multi-step web research RL environment ([#434](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/434)) — @jackx707
-- Modal sandbox concurrency limits to avoid deadlocks ([#621](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/621)) — @voteblake
-- Hermes-atropos-environments bundled skill ([#815](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/815))
-- Local vLLM instance support for evaluation — @dmahan93
-- YC-Bench long-horizon agent benchmark environment
-- OpenThoughts-TBLite evaluation environment and scripts
-
----
-
-## 📚 Documentation
-
-- Full documentation website (Docusaurus) with 37+ pages
-- Comprehensive platform setup guides for Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, Email
-- AGENTS.md — development guide for AI coding assistants
-- CONTRIBUTING.md ([#117](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/117)) — @Bartok9
-- Slash commands reference ([#142](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/142)) — @Bartok9
-- Comprehensive AGENTS.md accuracy audit ([#732](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/732))
-- Skin/theme system documentation
-- MCP documentation and examples
-- Docs accuracy audit — 35+ corrections
-- Documentation typo fixes ([#825](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/825), [#439](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/439)) — @JackTheGit
-- CLI config precedence and terminology standardization ([#166](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/166), [#167](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/167), [#168](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/168)) — @Jr-kenny
-- Telegram token regex documentation ([#713](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/713)) — @VolodymyrBg
-
----
-
-## 👥 Contributors
-
-Thank you to the 63 contributors who made this release possible! In just over two weeks, the Hermes Agent community came together to ship an extraordinary amount of work.
-
-### Core
-- **@teknium1** — 43 PRs: Project lead, core architecture, provider router, sessions, skills, CLI, documentation
-
-### Top Community Contributors
-- **@0xbyt4** — 40 PRs: MCP client, Home Assistant, security fixes (symlink, prompt injection, cron), extensive test coverage (6 batches), ascii-art skill, shell noise elimination, skills sync, Telegram formatting, and dozens more
-- **@Farukest** — 16 PRs: Security hardening (path traversal, dangerous command detection, symlink boundary), Windows compatibility (POSIX guards, path handling), WhatsApp fixes, max-iterations retry, gateway fixes
-- **@aydnOktay** — 11 PRs: Atomic writes (process checkpoints, batch runner, skill files), error handling improvements across Telegram, Discord, code execution, transcription, TTS, and skills
-- **@Bartok9** — 9 PRs: CONTRIBUTING.md, slash commands reference, Discord channel topics, think-block stripping, TTS fix, Honcho fix, session count fix, clarify tests
-- **@PercyDikec** — 7 PRs: DeepSeek V3 parser fix, /retry response discard, gateway transcript offset, Codex status/visibility, max-iterations retry, setup wizard fix
-- **@teyrebaz33** — 5 PRs: Skills enable/disable system, quick commands, personality customization, conditional skill activation
-- **@alireza78a** — 5 PRs: Atomic writes (cron, sessions), fd leak prevention, security allowlist, code execution socket cleanup
-- **@shitcoinsherpa** — 3 PRs: Windows support (pywinpty, UTF-8 encoding, auth store lock)
-- **@Himess** — 3 PRs: Cron/HomeAssistant/Daytona fix, Windows drive-letter parsing, .env permissions
-- **@satelerd** — 2 PRs: WhatsApp native media, multi-user session isolation
-- **@rovle** — 1 PR: Daytona cloud sandbox backend (4 commits)
-- **@erosika** — 1 PR: Honcho AI-native memory integration
-- **@dmahan93** — 1 PR: --fuck-it-ship-it flag + RL environment work
-- **@SHL0MS** — 1 PR: ASCII video skill
-
-### All Contributors
-@0xbyt4, @BP602, @Bartok9, @Farukest, @FurkanL0, @Himess, @Indelwin, @JackTheGit, @JoshuaMart, @Jr-kenny, @OutThisLife, @PercyDikec, @SHL0MS, @Sertug17, @VencentSoliman, @VolodymyrBg, @adavyas, @alireza78a, @areu01or00, @aydnOktay, @batuhankocyigit, @bierlingm, @caentzminger, @cesareth, @ch3ronsa, @christomitov, @cutepawss, @deankerr, @dmahan93, @dogiladeveloper, @dragonkhoi, @erosika, @gamedevCloudy, @gizdusum, @grp06, @intertwine, @jackx707, @jdblackstar, @johnh4098, @kaos35, @kshitijk4poor, @leonsgithub, @luisv-1, @manuelschipper, @mehmetkr-31, @memosr, @PeterFile, @rewbs, @rovle, @rsavitt, @satelerd, @spanishflu-est1918, @stablegenius49, @tars90percent, @tekelala, @teknium1, @teyrebaz33, @tripledoublev, @unmodeled-tyler, @voidborne-d, @voteblake, @ygd58
-
----
-
-**Full Changelog**: [v0.1.0...v2026.3.12](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/compare/v0.1.0...v2026.3.12)

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-# Hermes Agent v0.3.0 (v2026.3.17)
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-**Release Date:** March 17, 2026
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-> 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, live Chrome CDP browser connect, ACP IDE integration, Honcho memory, voice mode, persistent shell, and 50+ bug fixes across every platform.
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-## ✨ Highlights
-
-- **Unified Streaming Infrastructure** — Real-time token-by-token delivery in CLI and all gateway platforms. Responses stream as they're generated instead of arriving as a block. ([#1538](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1538))
-
-- **First-Class Plugin Architecture** — Drop Python files into `~/.hermes/plugins/` to extend Hermes with custom tools, commands, and hooks. No forking required. ([#1544](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1544), [#1555](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1555))
-
-- **Native Anthropic Provider** — Direct Anthropic API calls with Claude Code credential auto-discovery, OAuth PKCE flows, and native prompt caching. No OpenRouter middleman needed. ([#1097](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1097))
-
-- **Smart Approvals + /stop Command** — Codex-inspired approval system that learns which commands are safe and remembers your preferences. `/stop` kills the current agent run immediately. ([#1543](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1543))
-
-- **Honcho Memory Integration** — Async memory writes, configurable recall modes, session title integration, and multi-user isolation in gateway mode. By @erosika. ([#736](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/736))
-
-- **Voice Mode** — Push-to-talk in CLI, voice notes in Telegram/Discord, Discord voice channel support, and local Whisper transcription via faster-whisper. ([#1299](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1299), [#1185](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1185), [#1429](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1429))
-
-- **Concurrent Tool Execution** — Multiple independent tool calls now run in parallel via ThreadPoolExecutor, significantly reducing latency for multi-tool turns. ([#1152](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1152))
-
-- **PII Redaction** — When `privacy.redact_pii` is enabled, personally identifiable information is automatically scrubbed before sending context to LLM providers. ([#1542](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1542))
-
-- **`/browser connect` via CDP** — Attach browser tools to a live Chrome instance through Chrome DevTools Protocol. Debug, inspect, and interact with pages you already have open. ([#1549](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1549))
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-- **Vercel AI Gateway Provider** — Route Hermes through Vercel's AI Gateway for access to their model catalog and infrastructure. ([#1628](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1628))
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-- **Centralized Provider Router** — Rebuilt provider system with `call_llm` API, unified `/model` command, auto-detect provider on model switch, and direct endpoint overrides for auxiliary/delegation clients. ([#1003](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1003), [#1506](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1506), [#1375](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1375))
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-- **ACP Server (IDE Integration)** — VS Code, Zed, and JetBrains can now connect to Hermes as an agent backend, with full slash command support. ([#1254](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1254), [#1532](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1532))
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-- **Persistent Shell Mode** — Local and SSH terminal backends can maintain shell state across tool calls — cd, env vars, and aliases persist. By @alt-glitch. ([#1067](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1067), [#1483](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1483))
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-- **Agentic On-Policy Distillation (OPD)** — New RL training environment for distilling agent policies, expanding the Atropos training ecosystem. ([#1149](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1149))
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-
-## 🏗️ Core Agent & Architecture
-
-### Provider & Model Support
-- **Centralized provider router** with `call_llm` API and unified `/model` command — switch models and providers seamlessly ([#1003](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1003))
-- **Vercel AI Gateway** provider support ([#1628](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1628))
-- **Auto-detect provider** when switching models via `/model` ([#1506](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1506))
-- **Direct endpoint overrides** for auxiliary and delegation clients — point vision/subagent calls at specific endpoints ([#1375](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1375))
-- **Native Anthropic auxiliary vision** — use Claude's native vision API instead of routing through OpenAI-compatible endpoints ([#1377](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1377))
-- Anthropic OAuth flow improvements — auto-run `claude setup-token`, reauthentication, PKCE state persistence, identity fingerprinting ([#1132](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1132), [#1360](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1360), [#1396](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1396), [#1597](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1597))
-- Fix adaptive thinking without `budget_tokens` for Claude 4.6 models — by @ASRagab ([#1128](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1128))
-- Fix Anthropic cache markers through adapter — by @brandtcormorant ([#1216](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1216))
-- Retry Anthropic 429/529 errors and surface details to users — by @0xbyt4 ([#1585](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1585))
-- Fix Anthropic adapter max_tokens, fallback crash, proxy base_url — by @0xbyt4 ([#1121](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1121))
-- Fix DeepSeek V3 parser dropping multiple parallel tool calls — by @mr-emmett-one ([#1365](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1365), [#1300](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1300))
-- Accept unlisted models with warning instead of rejecting ([#1047](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1047), [#1102](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1102))
-- Skip reasoning params for unsupported OpenRouter models ([#1485](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1485))
-- MiniMax Anthropic API compatibility fix ([#1623](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1623))
-- Custom endpoint `/models` verification and `/v1` base URL suggestion ([#1480](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1480))
-- Resolve delegation providers from `custom_providers` config ([#1328](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1328))
-- Kimi model additions and User-Agent fix ([#1039](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1039))
-- Strip `call_id`/`response_item_id` for Mistral compatibility ([#1058](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1058))
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-### Agent Loop & Conversation
-- **Anthropic Context Editing API** support ([#1147](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1147))
-- Improved context compaction handoff summaries — compressor now preserves more actionable state ([#1273](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1273))
-- Sync session_id after mid-run context compression ([#1160](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1160))
-- Session hygiene threshold tuned to 50% for more proactive compression ([#1096](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1096), [#1161](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1161))
-- Include session ID in system prompt via `--pass-session-id` flag ([#1040](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1040))
-- Prevent closed OpenAI client reuse across retries ([#1391](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1391))
-- Sanitize chat payloads and provider precedence ([#1253](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1253))
-- Handle dict tool call arguments from Codex and local backends ([#1393](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1393), [#1440](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1440))
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-### Memory & Sessions
-- **Improve memory prioritization** — user preferences and corrections weighted above procedural knowledge ([#1548](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1548))
-- Tighter memory and session recall guidance in system prompts ([#1329](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1329))
-- Persist CLI token counts to session DB for `/insights` ([#1498](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1498))
-- Keep Honcho recall out of the cached system prefix ([#1201](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1201))
-- Correct `seed_ai_identity` to use `session.add_messages()` ([#1475](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1475))
-- Isolate Honcho session routing for multi-user gateway ([#1500](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1500))
-
----
-
-## 📱 Messaging Platforms (Gateway)
-
-### Gateway Core
-- **System gateway service mode** — run as a system-level systemd service, not just user-level ([#1371](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1371))
-- **Gateway install scope prompts** — choose user vs system scope during setup ([#1374](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1374))
-- **Reasoning hot reload** — change reasoning settings without restarting the gateway ([#1275](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1275))
-- Default group sessions to per-user isolation — no more shared state across users in group chats ([#1495](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1495), [#1417](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1417))
-- Harden gateway restart recovery ([#1310](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1310))
-- Cancel active runs during shutdown ([#1427](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1427))
-- SSL certificate auto-detection for NixOS and non-standard systems ([#1494](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1494))
-- Auto-detect D-Bus session bus for `systemctl --user` on headless servers ([#1601](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1601))
-- Auto-enable systemd linger during gateway install on headless servers ([#1334](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1334))
-- Fall back to module entrypoint when `hermes` is not on PATH ([#1355](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1355))
-- Fix dual gateways on macOS launchd after `hermes update` ([#1567](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1567))
-- Remove recursive ExecStop from systemd units ([#1530](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1530))
-- Prevent logging handler accumulation in gateway mode ([#1251](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1251))
-- Restart on retryable startup failures — by @jplew ([#1517](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1517))
-- Backfill model on gateway sessions after agent runs ([#1306](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1306))
-- PID-based gateway kill and deferred config write ([#1499](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1499))
-
-### Telegram
-- Buffer media groups to prevent self-interruption from photo bursts ([#1341](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1341), [#1422](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1422))
-- Retry on transient TLS failures during connect and send ([#1535](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1535))
-- Harden polling conflict handling ([#1339](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1339))
-- Escape chunk indicators and inline code in MarkdownV2 ([#1478](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1478), [#1626](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1626))
-- Check updater/app state before disconnect ([#1389](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1389))
-
-### Discord
-- `/thread` command with `auto_thread` config and media metadata fixes ([#1178](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1178))
-- Auto-thread on @mention, skip mention text in bot threads ([#1438](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1438))
-- Retry without reply reference for system messages ([#1385](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1385))
-- Preserve native document and video attachment support ([#1392](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1392))
-- Defer discord adapter annotations to avoid optional import crashes ([#1314](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1314))
-
-### Slack
-- Thread handling overhaul — progress messages, responses, and session isolation all respect threads ([#1103](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1103))
-- Formatting, reactions, user resolution, and command improvements ([#1106](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1106))
-- Fix MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH 3900 → 39000 ([#1117](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1117))
-- File upload fallback preserves thread context — by @0xbyt4 ([#1122](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1122))
-- Improve setup guidance ([#1387](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1387))
-
-### Email
-- Fix IMAP UID tracking and SMTP TLS verification ([#1305](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1305))
-- Add `skip_attachments` option via config.yaml ([#1536](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1536))
-
-### Home Assistant
-- Event filtering closed by default ([#1169](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1169))
-
----
-
-## 🖥️ CLI & User Experience
-
-### Interactive CLI
-- **Persistent CLI status bar** — always-visible model, provider, and token counts ([#1522](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1522))
-- **File path autocomplete** in the input prompt ([#1545](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1545))
-- **`/plan` command** — generate implementation plans from specs ([#1372](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1372), [#1381](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1381))
-- **Major `/rollback` improvements** — richer checkpoint history, clearer UX ([#1505](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1505))
-- **Preload CLI skills on launch** — skills are ready before the first prompt ([#1359](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1359))
-- **Centralized slash command registry** — all commands defined once, consumed everywhere ([#1603](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1603))
-- `/bg` alias for `/background` ([#1590](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1590))
-- Prefix matching for slash commands — `/mod` resolves to `/model` ([#1320](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1320))
-- `/new`, `/reset`, `/clear` now start genuinely fresh sessions ([#1237](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1237))
-- Accept session ID prefixes for session actions ([#1425](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1425))
-- TUI prompt and accent output now respect active skin ([#1282](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1282))
-- Centralize tool emoji metadata in registry + skin integration ([#1484](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1484))
-- "View full command" option added to dangerous command approval — by @teknium1 based on design by community ([#887](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/887))
-- Non-blocking startup update check and banner deduplication ([#1386](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1386))
-- `/reasoning` command output ordering and inline think extraction fixes ([#1031](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1031))
-- Verbose mode shows full untruncated output ([#1472](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1472))
-- Fix `/status` to report live state and tokens ([#1476](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1476))
-- Seed a default global SOUL.md ([#1311](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1311))
-
-### Setup & Configuration
-- **OpenClaw migration** during first-time setup — by @kshitijk4poor ([#981](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/981))
-- `hermes claw migrate` command + migration docs ([#1059](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1059))
-- Smart vision setup that respects the user's chosen provider ([#1323](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1323))
-- Handle headless setup flows end-to-end ([#1274](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1274))
-- Prefer curses over `simple_term_menu` in setup.py ([#1487](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1487))
-- Show effective model and provider in `/status` ([#1284](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1284))
-- Config set examples use placeholder syntax ([#1322](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1322))
-- Reload .env over stale shell overrides ([#1434](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1434))
-- Fix is_coding_plan NameError crash — by @0xbyt4 ([#1123](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1123))
-- Add missing packages to setuptools config — by @alt-glitch ([#912](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/912))
-- Installer: clarify why sudo is needed at every prompt ([#1602](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1602))
-
----
-
-## 🔧 Tool System
-
-### Terminal & Execution
-- **Persistent shell mode** for local and SSH backends — maintain shell state across tool calls — by @alt-glitch ([#1067](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1067), [#1483](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1483))
-- **Tirith pre-exec command scanning** — security layer that analyzes commands before execution ([#1256](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1256))
-- Strip Hermes provider env vars from all subprocess environments ([#1157](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1157), [#1172](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1172), [#1399](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1399), [#1419](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1419)) — initial fix by @eren-karakus0
-- SSH preflight check ([#1486](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1486))
-- Docker backend: make cwd workspace mount explicit opt-in ([#1534](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1534))
-- Add project root to PYTHONPATH in execute_code sandbox ([#1383](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1383))
-- Eliminate execute_code progress spam on gateway platforms ([#1098](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1098))
-- Clearer docker backend preflight errors ([#1276](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1276))
-
-### Browser
-- **`/browser connect`** — attach browser tools to a live Chrome instance via CDP ([#1549](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1549))
-- Improve browser cleanup, local browser PATH setup, and screenshot recovery ([#1333](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1333))
-
-### MCP
-- **Selective tool loading** with utility policies — filter which MCP tools are available ([#1302](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1302))
-- Auto-reload MCP tools when `mcp_servers` config changes without restart ([#1474](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1474))
-- Resolve npx stdio connection failures ([#1291](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1291))
-- Preserve MCP toolsets when saving platform tool config ([#1421](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1421))
-
-### Vision
-- Unify vision backend gating ([#1367](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1367))
-- Surface actual error reason instead of generic message ([#1338](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1338))
-- Make Claude image handling work end-to-end ([#1408](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1408))
-
-### Cron
-- **Compress cron management into one tool** — single `cronjob` tool replaces multiple commands ([#1343](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1343))
-- Suppress duplicate cron sends to auto-delivery targets ([#1357](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1357))
-- Persist cron sessions to SQLite ([#1255](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1255))
-- Per-job runtime overrides (provider, model, base_url) ([#1398](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1398))
-- Atomic write in `save_job_output` to prevent data loss on crash ([#1173](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1173))
-- Preserve thread context for `deliver=origin` ([#1437](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1437))
-
-### Patch Tool
-- Avoid corrupting pipe chars in V4A patch apply ([#1286](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1286))
-- Permissive `block_anchor` thresholds and unicode normalization ([#1539](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1539))
-
-### Delegation
-- Add observability metadata to subagent results (model, tokens, duration, tool trace) ([#1175](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1175))
-
----
-
-## 🧩 Skills Ecosystem
-
-### Skills System
-- **Integrate skills.sh** as a hub source alongside ClawHub ([#1303](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1303))
-- Secure skill env setup on load ([#1153](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1153))
-- Honor policy table for dangerous verdicts ([#1330](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1330))
-- Harden ClawHub skill search exact matches ([#1400](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1400))
-- Fix ClawHub skill install — use `/download` ZIP endpoint ([#1060](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1060))
-- Avoid mislabeling local skills as builtin — by @arceus77-7 ([#862](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/862))
-
-### New Skills
-- **Linear** project management ([#1230](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1230))
-- **X/Twitter** via x-cli ([#1285](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1285))
-- **Telephony** — Twilio, SMS, and AI calls ([#1289](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1289))
-- **1Password** — by @arceus77-7 ([#883](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/883), [#1179](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1179))
-- **NeuroSkill BCI** integration ([#1135](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1135))
-- **Blender MCP** for 3D modeling ([#1531](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1531))
-- **OSS Security Forensics** ([#1482](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1482))
-- **Parallel CLI** research skill ([#1301](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1301))
-- **OpenCode** CLI skill ([#1174](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1174))
-- **ASCII Video** skill refactored — by @SHL0MS ([#1213](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1213), [#1598](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1598))
-
----
-
-## 🎙️ Voice Mode
-
-- Voice mode foundation — push-to-talk CLI, Telegram/Discord voice notes ([#1299](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1299))
-- Free local Whisper transcription via faster-whisper ([#1185](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1185))
-- Discord voice channel reliability fixes ([#1429](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1429))
-- Restore local STT fallback for gateway voice notes ([#1490](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1490))
-- Honor `stt.enabled: false` across gateway transcription ([#1394](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1394))
-- Fix bogus incapability message on Telegram voice notes (Issue [#1033](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1033))
-
----
-
-## 🔌 ACP (IDE Integration)
-
-- Restore ACP server implementation ([#1254](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1254))
-- Support slash commands in ACP adapter ([#1532](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1532))
-
----
-
-## 🧪 RL Training
-
-- **Agentic On-Policy Distillation (OPD)** environment — new RL training environment for agent policy distillation ([#1149](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1149))
-- Make tinker-atropos RL training fully optional ([#1062](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1062))
-
----
-
-## 🔒 Security & Reliability
-
-### Security Hardening
-- **Tirith pre-exec command scanning** — static analysis of terminal commands before execution ([#1256](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1256))
-- **PII redaction** when `privacy.redact_pii` is enabled ([#1542](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1542))
-- Strip Hermes provider/gateway/tool env vars from all subprocess environments ([#1157](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1157), [#1172](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1172), [#1399](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1399), [#1419](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1419))
-- Docker cwd workspace mount now explicit opt-in — never auto-mount host directories ([#1534](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1534))
-- Escape parens and braces in fork bomb regex pattern ([#1397](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1397))
-- Harden `.worktreeinclude` path containment ([#1388](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1388))
-- Use description as `pattern_key` to prevent approval collisions ([#1395](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1395))
-
-### Reliability
-- Guard init-time stdio writes ([#1271](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1271))
-- Session log writes reuse shared atomic JSON helper ([#1280](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1280))
-- Atomic temp cleanup protected on interrupts ([#1401](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1401))
-
----
-
-## 🐛 Notable Bug Fixes
-
-- **`/status` always showing 0 tokens** — now reports live state (Issue [#1465](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1465), [#1476](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1476))
-- **Custom model endpoints not working** — restored config-saved endpoint resolution (Issue [#1460](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1460), [#1373](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1373))
-- **MCP tools not visible until restart** — auto-reload on config change (Issue [#1036](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1036), [#1474](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1474))
-- **`hermes tools` removing MCP tools** — preserve MCP toolsets when saving (Issue [#1247](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1247), [#1421](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1421))
-- **Terminal subprocesses inheriting `OPENAI_BASE_URL`** breaking external tools (Issue [#1002](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1002), [#1399](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1399))
-- **Background process lost on gateway restart** — improved recovery (Issue [#1144](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1144))
-- **Cron jobs not persisting state** — now stored in SQLite (Issue [#1416](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1416), [#1255](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1255))
-- **Cronjob `deliver: origin` not preserving thread context** (Issue [#1219](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1219), [#1437](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1437))
-- **Gateway systemd service failing to auto-restart** when browser processes orphaned (Issue [#1617](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1617))
-- **`/background` completion report cut off in Telegram** (Issue [#1443](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1443))
-- **Model switching not taking effect** (Issue [#1244](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1244), [#1183](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1183))
-- **`hermes doctor` reporting cronjob as unavailable** (Issue [#878](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/878), [#1180](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1180))
-- **WhatsApp bridge messages not received** from mobile (Issue [#1142](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1142))
-- **Setup wizard hanging on headless SSH** (Issue [#905](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/905), [#1274](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1274))
-- **Log handler accumulation** degrading gateway performance (Issue [#990](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/990), [#1251](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1251))
-- **Gateway NULL model in DB** (Issue [#987](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/987), [#1306](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1306))
-- **Strict endpoints rejecting replayed tool_calls** (Issue [#893](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/893))
-- **Remaining hardcoded `~/.hermes` paths** — all now respect `HERMES_HOME` (Issue [#892](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/892), [#1233](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1233))
-- **Delegate tool not working with custom inference providers** (Issue [#1011](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1011), [#1328](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1328))
-- **Skills Guard blocking official skills** (Issue [#1006](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1006), [#1330](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1330))
-- **Setup writing provider before model selection** (Issue [#1182](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1182))
-- **`GatewayConfig.get()` AttributeError** crashing all message handling (Issue [#1158](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1158), [#1287](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1287))
-- **`/update` hard-failing with "command not found"** (Issue [#1049](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1049))
-- **Image analysis failing silently** (Issue [#1034](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1034), [#1338](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1338))
-- **API `BadRequestError` from `'dict'` object has no attribute `'strip'`** (Issue [#1071](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1071))
-- **Slash commands requiring exact full name** — now uses prefix matching (Issue [#928](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/928), [#1320](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1320))
-- **Gateway stops responding when terminal is closed on headless** (Issue [#1005](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1005))
-
----
-
-## 🧪 Testing
-
-- Cover empty cached Anthropic tool-call turns ([#1222](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1222))
-- Fix stale CI assumptions in parser and quick-command coverage ([#1236](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1236))
-- Fix gateway async tests without implicit event loop ([#1278](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1278))
-- Make gateway async tests xdist-safe ([#1281](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1281))
-- Cross-timezone naive timestamp regression for cron ([#1319](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1319))
-- Isolate codex provider tests from local env ([#1335](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1335))
-- Lock retry replacement semantics ([#1379](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1379))
-- Improve error logging in session search tool — by @aydnOktay ([#1533](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1533))
-
----
-
-## 📚 Documentation
-
-- Comprehensive SOUL.md guide ([#1315](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1315))
-- Voice mode documentation ([#1316](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1316), [#1362](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1362))
-- Provider contribution guide ([#1361](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1361))
-- ACP and internal systems implementation guides ([#1259](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1259))
-- Expand Docusaurus coverage across CLI, tools, skills, and skins ([#1232](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1232))
-- Terminal backend and Windows troubleshooting ([#1297](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1297))
-- Skills hub reference section ([#1317](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1317))
-- Checkpoint, /rollback, and git worktrees guide ([#1493](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1493), [#1524](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1524))
-- CLI status bar and /usage reference ([#1523](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1523))
-- Fallback providers + /background command docs ([#1430](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1430))
-- Gateway service scopes docs ([#1378](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1378))
-- Slack thread reply behavior docs ([#1407](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1407))
-- Redesigned landing page with Nous blue palette — by @austinpickett ([#974](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/974))
-- Fix several documentation typos — by @JackTheGit ([#953](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/953))
-- Stabilize website diagrams ([#1405](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1405))
-- CLI vs messaging quick reference in README ([#1491](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1491))
-- Add search to Docusaurus ([#1053](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1053))
-- Home Assistant integration docs ([#1170](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1170))
-
----
-
-## 👥 Contributors
-
-### Core
-- **@teknium1** — 220+ PRs spanning every area of the codebase
-
-### Top Community Contributors
-
-- **@0xbyt4** (4 PRs) — Anthropic adapter fixes (max_tokens, fallback crash, 429/529 retry), Slack file upload thread context, setup NameError fix
-- **@erosika** (1 PR) — Honcho memory integration: async writes, memory modes, session title integration
-- **@SHL0MS** (2 PRs) — ASCII video skill design patterns and refactoring
-- **@alt-glitch** (2 PRs) — Persistent shell mode for local/SSH backends, setuptools packaging fix
-- **@arceus77-7** (2 PRs) — 1Password skill, fix skills list mislabeling
-- **@kshitijk4poor** (1 PR) — OpenClaw migration during setup wizard
-- **@ASRagab** (1 PR) — Fix adaptive thinking for Claude 4.6 models
-- **@eren-karakus0** (1 PR) — Strip Hermes provider env vars from subprocess environment
-- **@mr-emmett-one** (1 PR) — Fix DeepSeek V3 parser multi-tool call support
-- **@jplew** (1 PR) — Gateway restart on retryable startup failures
-- **@brandtcormorant** (1 PR) — Fix Anthropic cache control for empty text blocks
-- **@aydnOktay** (1 PR) — Improve error logging in session search tool
-- **@austinpickett** (1 PR) — Landing page redesign with Nous blue palette
-- **@JackTheGit** (1 PR) — Documentation typo fixes
-
-### All Contributors
-
-@0xbyt4, @alt-glitch, @arceus77-7, @ASRagab, @austinpickett, @aydnOktay, @brandtcormorant, @eren-karakus0, @erosika, @JackTheGit, @jplew, @kshitijk4poor, @mr-emmett-one, @SHL0MS, @teknium1
-
----
-
-**Full Changelog**: [v2026.3.12...v2026.3.17](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/compare/v2026.3.12...v2026.3.17)

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-# Hermes Agent v0.4.0 (v2026.3.23)
-
-**Release Date:** March 23, 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, gateway prompt caching, streaming enabled by default, and a sweeping reliability pass with 200+ bug fixes.
-
----
-
-## ✨ Highlights
-
-- **OpenAI-compatible API server** — Expose Hermes as an `/v1/chat/completions` endpoint with a new `/api/jobs` REST API for cron job management, hardened with input limits, field whitelists, SQLite-backed response persistence, and CORS origin protection ([#1756](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1756), [#2450](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2450), [#2456](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2456), [#2451](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2451), [#2472](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2472))
-
-- **6 new messaging platform adapters** — Signal, DingTalk, SMS (Twilio), Mattermost, Matrix, and Webhook adapters join Telegram, Discord, and WhatsApp. Gateway auto-reconnects failed platforms with exponential backoff ([#2206](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2206), [#1685](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1685), [#1688](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1688), [#1683](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1683), [#2166](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2166), [#2584](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2584))
-
-- **@ context references** — Claude Code-style `@file` and `@url` context injection with tab completions in the CLI ([#2343](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2343), [#2482](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2482))
-
-- **4 new inference providers** — GitHub Copilot (OAuth + token validation), Alibaba Cloud / DashScope, Kilo Code, and OpenCode Zen/Go ([#1924](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1924), [#1879](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1879) by @mchzimm, [#1673](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1673), [#1666](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1666), [#1650](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1650))
-
-- **MCP server management CLI** — `hermes mcp` commands for installing, configuring, and authenticating MCP servers with full OAuth 2.1 PKCE flow ([#2465](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2465))
-
-- **Gateway prompt caching** — Cache AIAgent instances per session, preserving Anthropic prompt cache across turns for dramatic cost reduction on long conversations ([#2282](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2282), [#2284](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2284), [#2361](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2361))
-
-- **Context compression overhaul** — Structured summaries with iterative updates, token-budget tail protection, configurable summary endpoint, and fallback model support ([#2323](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2323), [#1727](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1727), [#2224](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2224))
-
-- **Streaming enabled by default** — CLI streaming on by default with proper spinner/tool progress display during streaming mode, plus extensive linebreak and concatenation fixes ([#2340](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2340), [#2161](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2161), [#2258](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2258))
-
----
-
-## 🖥️ CLI & User Experience
-
-### New Commands & Interactions
-- **@ context completions** — Tab-completable `@file`/`@url` references that inject file content or web pages into the conversation ([#2482](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2482), [#2343](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2343))
-- **`/statusbar`** — Toggle a persistent config bar showing model + provider info in the prompt ([#2240](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2240), [#1917](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1917))
-- **`/queue`** — Queue prompts for the agent without interrupting the current run ([#2191](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2191), [#2469](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2469))
-- **`/permission`** — Switch approval mode dynamically during a session ([#2207](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2207))
-- **`/browser`** — Interactive browser sessions from the CLI ([#2273](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2273), [#1814](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1814))
-- **`/cost`** — Live pricing and usage tracking in gateway mode ([#2180](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2180))
-- **`/approve` and `/deny`** — Replaced bare text approval in gateway with explicit commands ([#2002](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2002))
-
-### Streaming & Display
-- Streaming enabled by default in CLI ([#2340](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2340))
-- Show spinners and tool progress during streaming mode ([#2161](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2161))
-- Show reasoning/thinking blocks when `show_reasoning` enabled ([#2118](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2118))
-- Context pressure warnings for CLI and gateway ([#2159](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2159))
-- Fix: streaming chunks concatenated without whitespace ([#2258](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2258))
-- Fix: iteration boundary linebreak prevents stream concatenation ([#2413](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2413))
-- Fix: defer streaming linebreak to prevent blank line stacking ([#2473](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2473))
-- Fix: suppress spinner animation in non-TTY environments ([#2216](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2216))
-- Fix: display provider and endpoint in API error messages ([#2266](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2266))
-- Fix: resolve garbled ANSI escape codes in status printouts ([#2448](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2448))
-- Fix: update gold ANSI color to true-color format ([#2246](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2246))
-- Fix: normalize toolset labels and use skin colors in banner ([#1912](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1912))
-
-### CLI Polish
-- Fix: prevent 'Press ENTER to continue...' on exit ([#2555](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2555))
-- Fix: flush stdout during agent loop to prevent macOS display freeze ([#1654](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1654))
-- Fix: show human-readable error when `hermes setup` hits permissions error ([#2196](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2196))
-- Fix: `/stop` command crash + UnboundLocalError in streaming media delivery ([#2463](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2463))
-- Fix: allow custom/local endpoints without API key ([#2556](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2556))
-- Fix: Kitty keyboard protocol Shift+Enter for Ghostty/WezTerm (attempted + reverted due to prompt_toolkit crash) ([#2345](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2345), [#2349](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2349))
-
-### Configuration
-- **`${ENV_VAR}` substitution** in config.yaml ([#2684](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2684))
-- **Real-time config reload** — config.yaml changes apply without restart ([#2210](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2210))
-- **`custom_models.yaml`** for user-managed model additions ([#2214](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2214))
-- **Priority-based context file selection** + CLAUDE.md support ([#2301](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2301))
-- **Merge nested YAML sections** instead of replacing on config update ([#2213](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2213))
-- Fix: config.yaml provider key overrides env var silently ([#2272](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2272))
-- Fix: log warning instead of silently swallowing config.yaml errors ([#2683](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2683))
-- Fix: disabled toolsets re-enable themselves after `hermes tools` ([#2268](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2268))
-- Fix: platform default toolsets silently override tool deselection ([#2624](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2624))
-- Fix: honor bare YAML `approvals.mode: off` ([#2620](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2620))
-- Fix: `hermes update` use `.[all]` extras with fallback ([#1728](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1728))
-- Fix: `hermes update` prompt before resetting working tree on stash conflicts ([#2390](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2390))
-- Fix: use git pull --rebase in update/install to avoid divergent branch error ([#2274](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2274))
-- Fix: add zprofile fallback and create zshrc on fresh macOS installs ([#2320](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2320))
-- Fix: remove `ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL` env var to avoid collisions ([#1675](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1675))
-- Fix: don't ask IMAP password if already in keyring or env ([#2212](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2212))
-- Fix: OpenCode Zen/Go show OpenRouter models instead of their own ([#2277](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2277))
-
----
-
-## 🏗️ Core Agent & Architecture
-
-### New Providers
-- **GitHub Copilot** — Full OAuth auth, API routing, token validation, and 400k context. ([#1924](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1924), [#1896](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1896), [#1879](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1879) by @mchzimm, [#2507](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2507))
-- **Alibaba Cloud / DashScope** — Full integration with DashScope v1 runtime, model dot preservation, and 401 auth fixes ([#1673](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1673), [#2332](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2332), [#2459](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2459))
-- **Kilo Code** — First-class inference provider ([#1666](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1666))
-- **OpenCode Zen and OpenCode Go** — New provider backends ([#1650](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1650), [#2393](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2393) by @0xbyt4)
-- **NeuTTS** — Local TTS provider backend with built-in setup flow, replacing the old optional skill ([#1657](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1657), [#1664](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1664))
-
-### Provider Improvements
-- **Eager fallback** to backup model on rate-limit errors ([#1730](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1730))
-- **Endpoint metadata** for custom model context and pricing; query local servers for actual context window size ([#1906](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1906), [#2091](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2091) by @dusterbloom)
-- **Context length detection overhaul** — models.dev integration, provider-aware resolution, fuzzy matching for custom endpoints, `/v1/props` for llama.cpp ([#2158](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2158), [#2051](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2051), [#2403](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2403))
-- **Model catalog updates** — gpt-5.4-mini, gpt-5.4-nano, healer-alpha, haiku-4.5, minimax-m2.7, claude 4.6 at 1M context ([#1913](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1913), [#1915](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1915), [#1900](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1900), [#2155](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2155), [#2474](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2474))
-- **Custom endpoint improvements** — `model.base_url` in config.yaml, `api_mode` override for responses API, allow endpoints without API key, fail fast on missing keys ([#2330](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2330), [#1651](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1651), [#2556](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2556), [#2445](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2445), [#1994](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1994), [#1998](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1998))
-- Inject model and provider into system prompt ([#1929](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1929))
-- Tie `api_mode` to provider config instead of env var ([#1656](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1656))
-- Fix: prevent Anthropic token leaking to third-party `anthropic_messages` providers ([#2389](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2389))
-- Fix: prevent Anthropic fallback from inheriting non-Anthropic `base_url` ([#2388](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2388))
-- Fix: `auxiliary_is_nous` flag never resets — leaked Nous tags to other providers ([#1713](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1713))
-- Fix: Anthropic `tool_choice 'none'` still allowed tool calls ([#1714](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1714))
-- Fix: Mistral parser nested JSON fallback extraction ([#2335](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2335))
-- Fix: MiniMax 401 auth resolved by defaulting to `anthropic_messages` ([#2103](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2103))
-- Fix: case-insensitive model family matching ([#2350](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2350))
-- Fix: ignore placeholder provider keys in activation checks ([#2358](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2358))
-- Fix: Preserve Ollama model:tag colons in context length detection ([#2149](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2149))
-- Fix: recognize Claude Code OAuth credentials in startup gate ([#1663](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1663))
-- Fix: detect Claude Code version dynamically for OAuth user-agent ([#1670](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1670))
-- Fix: OAuth flag stale after refresh/fallback ([#1890](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1890))
-- Fix: auxiliary client skips expired Codex JWT ([#2397](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2397))
-
-### Agent Loop
-- **Gateway prompt caching** — Cache AIAgent per session, keep assistant turns, fix session restore ([#2282](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2282), [#2284](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2284), [#2361](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2361))
-- **Context compression overhaul** — Structured summaries, iterative updates, token-budget tail protection, configurable `summary_base_url` ([#2323](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2323), [#1727](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1727), [#2224](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2224))
-- **Pre-call sanitization and post-call tool guardrails** ([#1732](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1732))
-- **Auto-recover** from provider-rejected `tool_choice` by retrying without ([#2174](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2174))
-- **Background memory/skill review** replaces inline nudges ([#2235](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2235))
-- **SOUL.md as primary agent identity** instead of hardcoded default ([#1922](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1922))
-- Fix: prevent silent tool result loss during context compression ([#1993](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1993))
-- Fix: handle empty/null function arguments in tool call recovery ([#2163](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2163))
-- Fix: handle API refusal responses gracefully instead of crashing ([#2156](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2156))
-- Fix: prevent stuck agent loop on malformed tool calls ([#2114](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2114))
-- Fix: return JSON parse error to model instead of dispatching with empty args ([#2342](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2342))
-- Fix: consecutive assistant message merge drops content on mixed types ([#1703](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1703))
-- Fix: message role alternation violations in JSON recovery and error handler ([#1722](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1722))
-- Fix: `compression_attempts` resets each iteration — allowed unlimited compressions ([#1723](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1723))
-- Fix: `length_continue_retries` never resets — later truncations got fewer retries ([#1717](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1717))
-- Fix: compressor summary role violated consecutive-role constraint ([#1720](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1720), [#1743](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1743))
-- Fix: remove hardcoded `gemini-3-flash-preview` as default summary model ([#2464](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2464))
-- Fix: correctly handle empty tool results ([#2201](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2201))
-- Fix: crash on None entry in `tool_calls` list ([#2209](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2209) by @0xbyt4, [#2316](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2316))
-- Fix: per-thread persistent event loops in worker threads ([#2214](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2214) by @jquesnelle)
-- Fix: prevent 'event loop already running' when async tools run in parallel ([#2207](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2207))
-- Fix: strip ANSI at the source — clean terminal output before it reaches the model ([#2115](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2115))
-- Fix: skip top-level `cache_control` on role:tool for OpenRouter ([#2391](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2391))
-- Fix: delegate tool — save parent tool names before child construction mutates global ([#2083](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2083) by @ygd58, [#1894](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1894))
-- Fix: only strip last assistant message if empty string ([#2326](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2326))
-
-### Session & Memory
-- **Session search** and management slash commands ([#2198](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2198))
-- **Auto session titles** and `.hermes.md` project config ([#1712](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1712))
-- Fix: concurrent memory writes silently drop entries — added file locking ([#1726](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1726))
-- Fix: search all sources by default in `session_search` ([#1892](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1892))
-- Fix: handle hyphenated FTS5 queries and preserve quoted literals ([#1776](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1776))
-- Fix: skip corrupt lines in `load_transcript` instead of crashing ([#1744](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1744))
-- Fix: normalize session keys to prevent case-sensitive duplicates ([#2157](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2157))
-- Fix: prevent `session_search` crash when no sessions exist ([#2194](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2194))
-- Fix: reset token counters on new session for accurate usage display ([#2101](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2101) by @InB4DevOps)
-- Fix: prevent stale memory overwrites by flush agent ([#2687](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2687))
-- Fix: remove synthetic error message injection, fix session resume after repeated failures ([#2303](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2303))
-- Fix: quiet mode with `--resume` now passes conversation_history ([#2357](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2357))
-- Fix: unify resume logic in batch mode ([#2331](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2331))
-
-### Honcho Memory
-- Honcho config fixes and @ context reference integration ([#2343](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2343))
-- Self-hosted / Docker configuration documentation ([#2475](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2475))
-
----
-
-## 📱 Messaging Platforms (Gateway)
-
-### New Platform Adapters
-- **Signal Messenger** — Full adapter with attachment handling, group message filtering, and Note to Self echo-back protection ([#2206](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2206), [#2400](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2400), [#2297](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2297), [#2156](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2156))
-- **DingTalk** — Adapter with gateway wiring and setup docs ([#1685](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1685), [#1690](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1690), [#1692](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1692))
-- **SMS (Twilio)** ([#1688](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1688))
-- **Mattermost** — With @-mention-only channel filter ([#1683](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1683), [#2443](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2443))
-- **Matrix** — With vision support and image caching ([#1683](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1683), [#2520](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2520))
-- **Webhook** — Platform adapter for external event triggers ([#2166](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2166))
-- **OpenAI-compatible API server** — `/v1/chat/completions` endpoint with `/api/jobs` cron management ([#1756](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1756), [#2450](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2450), [#2456](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2456))
-
-### Telegram Improvements
-- MarkdownV2 support — strikethrough, spoiler, blockquotes, escape parentheses/braces/backslashes/backticks ([#2199](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2199), [#2200](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2200) by @llbn, [#2386](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2386))
-- Auto-detect HTML tags and use `parse_mode=HTML` ([#1709](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1709))
-- Telegram group vision support + thread-based sessions ([#2153](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2153))
-- Auto-reconnect polling after network interruption ([#2517](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2517))
-- Aggregate split text messages before dispatching ([#1674](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1674))
-- Fix: streaming config bridge, not-modified, flood control ([#1782](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1782), [#1783](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1783))
-- Fix: edited_message event crashes ([#2074](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2074))
-- Fix: retry 409 polling conflicts before giving up ([#2312](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2312))
-- Fix: topic delivery via `platform:chat_id:thread_id` format ([#2455](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2455))
-
-### Discord Improvements
-- Document caching and text-file injection ([#2503](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2503))
-- Persistent typing indicator for DMs ([#2468](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2468))
-- Discord DM vision — inline images + attachment analysis ([#2186](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2186))
-- Persist thread participation across gateway restarts ([#1661](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1661))
-- Fix: gateway crash on non-ASCII guild names ([#2302](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2302))
-- Fix: thread permission errors ([#2073](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2073))
-- Fix: slash event routing in threads ([#2460](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2460))
-- Fix: remove bugged followup messages + `/ask` command ([#1836](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1836))
-- Fix: graceful WebSocket reconnection ([#2127](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2127))
-- Fix: voice channel TTS when streaming enabled ([#2322](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2322))
-
-### WhatsApp & Other Adapters
-- WhatsApp: outbound `send_message` routing ([#1769](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1769) by @sai-samarth), LID format self-chat ([#1667](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1667)), `reply_prefix` config fix ([#1923](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1923)), restart on bridge child exit ([#2334](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2334)), image/bridge improvements ([#2181](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2181))
-- Matrix: correct `reply_to_message_id` parameter ([#1895](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1895)), bare media types fix ([#1736](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1736))
-- Mattermost: MIME types for media attachments ([#2329](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2329))
-
-### Gateway Core
-- **Auto-reconnect** failed platforms with exponential backoff ([#2584](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2584))
-- **Notify users when session auto-resets** ([#2519](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2519))
-- **Reply-to message context** for out-of-session replies ([#1662](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1662))
-- **Ignore unauthorized DMs** config option ([#1919](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1919))
-- Fix: `/reset` in thread-mode resets global session instead of thread ([#2254](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2254))
-- Fix: deliver MEDIA: files after streaming responses ([#2382](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2382))
-- Fix: cap interrupt recursion depth to prevent resource exhaustion ([#1659](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1659))
-- Fix: detect stopped processes and release stale locks on `--replace` ([#2406](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2406), [#1908](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1908))
-- Fix: PID-based wait with force-kill for gateway restart ([#1902](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1902))
-- Fix: prevent `--replace` mode from killing the caller process ([#2185](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2185))
-- Fix: `/model` shows active fallback model instead of config default ([#1660](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1660))
-- Fix: `/title` command fails when session doesn't exist in SQLite yet ([#2379](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2379) by @ten-jampa)
-- Fix: process `/queue`'d messages after agent completion ([#2469](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2469))
-- Fix: strip orphaned `tool_results` + let `/reset` bypass running agent ([#2180](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2180))
-- Fix: prevent agents from starting gateway outside systemd management ([#2617](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2617))
-- Fix: prevent systemd restart storm on gateway connection failure ([#2327](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2327))
-- Fix: include resolved node path in systemd unit ([#1767](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1767) by @sai-samarth)
-- Fix: send error details to user in gateway outer exception handler ([#1966](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1966))
-- Fix: improve error handling for 429 usage limits and 500 context overflow ([#1839](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1839))
-- Fix: add all missing platform allowlist env vars to startup warning check ([#2628](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2628))
-- Fix: media delivery fails for file paths containing spaces ([#2621](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2621))
-- Fix: duplicate session-key collision in multi-platform gateway ([#2171](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2171))
-- Fix: Matrix and Mattermost never report as connected ([#1711](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1711))
-- Fix: PII redaction config never read — missing yaml import ([#1701](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1701))
-- Fix: NameError on skill slash commands ([#1697](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1697))
-- Fix: persist watcher metadata in checkpoint for crash recovery ([#1706](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1706))
-- Fix: pass `message_thread_id` in send_image_file, send_document, send_video ([#2339](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2339))
-- Fix: media-group aggregation on rapid successive photo messages ([#2160](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2160))
-
----
-
-## 🔧 Tool System
-
-### MCP Enhancements
-- **MCP server management CLI** + OAuth 2.1 PKCE auth ([#2465](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2465))
-- **Expose MCP servers as standalone toolsets** ([#1907](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1907))
-- **Interactive MCP tool configuration** in `hermes tools` ([#1694](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1694))
-- Fix: MCP-OAuth port mismatch, path traversal, and shared handler state ([#2552](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2552))
-- Fix: preserve MCP tool registrations across session resets ([#2124](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2124))
-- Fix: concurrent file access crash + duplicate MCP registration ([#2154](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2154))
-- Fix: normalise MCP schemas + expand session list columns ([#2102](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2102))
-- Fix: `tool_choice` `mcp_` prefix handling ([#1775](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1775))
-
-### Web Tool Backends
-- **Tavily** as web search/extract/crawl backend ([#1731](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1731))
-- **Parallel** as alternative web search/extract backend ([#1696](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1696))
-- **Configurable web backend** — Firecrawl/BeautifulSoup/Playwright selection ([#2256](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2256))
-- Fix: whitespace-only env vars bypass web backend detection ([#2341](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2341))
-
-### New Tools
-- **IMAP email** reading and sending ([#2173](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2173))
-- **STT (speech-to-text)** tool using Whisper API ([#2072](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2072))
-- **Route-aware pricing estimates** ([#1695](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1695))
-
-### Tool Improvements
-- TTS: `base_url` support for OpenAI TTS provider ([#2064](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2064) by @hanai)
-- Vision: configurable timeout, tilde expansion in file paths, DM vision with multi-image and base64 fallback ([#2480](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2480), [#2585](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2585), [#2211](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2211))
-- Browser: race condition fix in session creation ([#1721](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1721)), TypeError on unexpected LLM params ([#1735](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1735))
-- File tools: strip ANSI escape codes from write_file and patch content ([#2532](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2532)), include pagination args in repeated search key ([#1824](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1824) by @cutepawss), improve fuzzy matching accuracy + position calculation refactor ([#2096](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2096), [#1681](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1681))
-- Code execution: resource leak and double socket close fix ([#2381](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2381))
-- Delegate: thread safety for concurrent subagent delegation ([#1672](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1672)), preserve parent agent's tool list after delegation ([#1778](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1778))
-- Fix: make concurrent tool batching path-aware for file mutations ([#1914](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1914))
-- Fix: chunk long messages in `send_message_tool` before platform dispatch ([#1646](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1646))
-- Fix: add missing 'messaging' toolset ([#1718](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1718))
-- Fix: prevent unavailable tool names from leaking into model schemas ([#2072](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2072))
-- Fix: pass visited set by reference to prevent diamond dependency duplication ([#2311](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2311))
-- Fix: Daytona sandbox lookup migrated from `find_one` to `get/list` ([#2063](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2063) by @rovle)
-
----
-
-## 🧩 Skills Ecosystem
-
-### Skills System Improvements
-- **Agent-created skills** — Caution-level findings allowed, dangerous skills ask instead of block ([#1840](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1840), [#2446](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2446))
-- **`--yes` flag** to bypass confirmation in `/skills install` and uninstall ([#1647](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1647))
-- **Disabled skills respected** across banner, system prompt, and slash commands ([#1897](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1897))
-- Fix: skills custom_tools import crash + sandbox file_tools integration ([#2239](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2239))
-- Fix: agent-created skills with pip requirements crash on install ([#2145](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2145))
-- Fix: race condition in `Skills.__init__` when `hub.yaml` missing ([#2242](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2242))
-- Fix: validate skill metadata before install and block duplicates ([#2241](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2241))
-- Fix: skills hub inspect/resolve — 4 bugs in inspect, redirects, discovery, tap list ([#2447](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2447))
-- Fix: agent-created skills keep working after session reset ([#2121](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2121))
-
-### New Skills
-- **OCR-and-documents** — PDF/DOCX/XLS/PPTX/image OCR with optional GPU ([#2236](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2236), [#2461](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2461))
-- **Huggingface-hub** bundled skill ([#1921](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1921))
-- **Sherlock OSINT** username search ([#1671](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1671))
-- **Meme-generation** — Image generator with Pillow ([#2344](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2344))
-- **Bioinformatics** gateway skill — index to 400+ bio skills ([#2387](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2387))
-- **Inference.sh** skill (terminal-based) ([#1686](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1686))
-- **Base blockchain** optional skill ([#1643](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1643))
-- **3D-model-viewer** optional skill ([#2226](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2226))
-- **FastMCP** optional skill ([#2113](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2113))
-- **Hermes-agent-setup** skill ([#1905](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1905))
-
----
-
-## 🔌 Plugin System Enhancements
-
-- **TUI extension hooks** — Build custom CLIs on top of Hermes ([#2333](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2333))
-- **`hermes plugins install/remove/list`** commands ([#2337](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2337))
-- **Slash command registration** for plugins ([#2359](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2359))
-- **`session:end` lifecycle event** hook ([#1725](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1725))
-- Fix: require opt-in for project plugin discovery ([#2215](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2215))
-
----
-
-## 🔒 Security & Reliability
-
-### Security
-- **SSRF protection** for vision_tools and web_tools ([#2679](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2679))
-- **Shell injection prevention** in `_expand_path` via `~user` path suffix ([#2685](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2685))
-- **Block untrusted browser-origin** API server access ([#2451](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2451))
-- **Block sandbox backend creds** from subprocess env ([#1658](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1658))
-- **Block @ references** from reading secrets outside workspace ([#2601](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2601) by @Gutslabs)
-- **Malicious code pattern pre-exec scanner** for terminal_tool ([#2245](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2245))
-- **Harden terminal safety** and sandbox file writes ([#1653](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1653))
-- **PKCE verifier leak** fix + OAuth refresh Content-Type ([#1775](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1775))
-- **Eliminate SQL string formatting** in `execute()` calls ([#2061](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2061) by @dusterbloom)
-- **Harden jobs API** — input limits, field whitelist, startup check ([#2456](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2456))
-
-### Reliability
-- Thread locks on 4 SessionDB methods ([#1704](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1704))
-- File locking for concurrent memory writes ([#1726](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1726))
-- Handle OpenRouter errors gracefully ([#2112](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2112))
-- Guard print() calls against OSError ([#1668](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1668))
-- Safely handle non-string inputs in redacting formatter ([#2392](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2392), [#1700](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1700))
-- ACP: preserve session provider on model switch, persist sessions to disk ([#2380](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2380), [#2071](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2071))
-- API server: persist ResponseStore to SQLite across restarts ([#2472](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2472))
-- Fix: `fetch_nous_models` always TypeError from positional args ([#1699](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1699))
-- Fix: resolve merge conflict markers in cli.py breaking startup ([#2347](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2347))
-- Fix: `minisweagent_path.py` missing from wheel ([#2098](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2098) by @JiwaniZakir)
-
-### Cron System
-- **`[SILENT]` response** — cron agents can suppress delivery ([#1833](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1833))
-- **Scale missed-job grace window** with schedule frequency ([#2449](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2449))
-- **Recover recent one-shot jobs** ([#1918](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1918))
-- Fix: normalize `repeat<=0` to None — jobs deleted after first run when LLM passes -1 ([#2612](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2612) by @Mibayy)
-- Fix: Matrix added to scheduler delivery platform_map ([#2167](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2167) by @buntingszn)
-- Fix: naive ISO timestamps without timezone — jobs fire at wrong time ([#1729](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1729))
-- Fix: `get_due_jobs` reads `jobs.json` twice — race condition ([#1716](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1716))
-- Fix: silent jobs return empty response for delivery skip ([#2442](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2442))
-- Fix: stop injecting cron outputs into gateway session history ([#2313](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2313))
-- Fix: close abandoned coroutine when `asyncio.run()` raises RuntimeError ([#2317](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2317))
-
----
-
-## 🧪 Testing
-
-- Resolve all consistently failing tests ([#2488](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2488))
-- Replace `FakePath` with `monkeypatch` for Python 3.12 compat ([#2444](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2444))
-- Align Hermes setup and full-suite expectations ([#1710](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1710))
-
----
-
-## 📚 Documentation
-
-- Comprehensive docs update for recent features ([#1693](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1693), [#2183](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2183))
-- Alibaba Cloud and DingTalk setup guides ([#1687](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1687), [#1692](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1692))
-- Detailed skills documentation ([#2244](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2244))
-- Honcho self-hosted / Docker configuration ([#2475](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2475))
-- Context length detection FAQ and quickstart references ([#2179](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2179))
-- Fix docs inconsistencies across reference and user guides ([#1995](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1995))
-- Fix MCP install commands — use uv, not bare pip ([#1909](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1909))
-- Replace ASCII diagrams with Mermaid/lists ([#2402](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2402))
-- Gemini OAuth provider implementation plan ([#2467](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2467))
-- Discord Server Members Intent marked as required ([#2330](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2330))
-- Fix MDX build error in api-server.md ([#1787](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1787))
-- Align venv path to match installer ([#2114](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2114))
-- New skills added to hub index ([#2281](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2281))
-
----
-
-## 👥 Contributors
-
-### Core
-- **@teknium1** (Teknium) — 280 PRs
-
-### Community Contributors
-- **@mchzimm** (to_the_max) — GitHub Copilot provider integration ([#1879](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1879))
-- **@jquesnelle** (Jeffrey Quesnelle) — Per-thread persistent event loops fix ([#2214](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2214))
-- **@llbn** (lbn) — Telegram MarkdownV2 strikethrough, spoiler, blockquotes, and escape fixes ([#2199](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2199), [#2200](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2200))
-- **@dusterbloom** — SQL injection prevention + local server context window querying ([#2061](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2061), [#2091](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2091))
-- **@0xbyt4** — Anthropic tool_calls None guard + OpenCode-Go provider config fix ([#2209](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2209), [#2393](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2393))
-- **@sai-samarth** (Saisamarth) — WhatsApp send_message routing + systemd node path ([#1769](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1769), [#1767](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1767))
-- **@Gutslabs** (Guts) — Block @ references from reading secrets ([#2601](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2601))
-- **@Mibayy** (Mibay) — Cron job repeat normalization ([#2612](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2612))
-- **@ten-jampa** (Tenzin Jampa) — Gateway /title command fix ([#2379](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2379))
-- **@cutepawss** (lila) — File tools search pagination fix ([#1824](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1824))
-- **@hanai** (Hanai) — OpenAI TTS base_url support ([#2064](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2064))
-- **@rovle** (Lovre Pešut) — Daytona sandbox API migration ([#2063](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2063))
-- **@buntingszn** (bunting szn) — Matrix cron delivery support ([#2167](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2167))
-- **@InB4DevOps** — Token counter reset on new session ([#2101](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2101))
-- **@JiwaniZakir** (Zakir Jiwani) — Missing file in wheel fix ([#2098](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2098))
-- **@ygd58** (buray) — Delegate tool parent tool names fix ([#2083](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2083))
-
----
-
-**Full Changelog**: [v2026.3.17...v2026.3.23](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/compare/v2026.3.17...v2026.3.23)

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-# Hermes Agent v0.5.0 (v2026.3.28)
-
-**Release Date:** March 28, 2026
-
-> The hardening release — Hugging Face provider, /model command overhaul, Telegram Private Chat Topics, native Modal SDK, plugin lifecycle hooks, tool-use enforcement for GPT models, Nix flake, 50+ security and reliability fixes, and a comprehensive supply chain audit.
-
----
-
-## ✨ Highlights
-
-- **Nous Portal now supports 400+ models** — The Nous Research inference portal has expanded dramatically, giving Hermes Agent users access to over 400 models through a single provider endpoint
-
-- **Hugging Face as a first-class inference provider** — Full integration with HF Inference API including curated agentic model picker that maps to OpenRouter analogues, live `/models` endpoint probe, and setup wizard flow ([#3419](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3419), [#3440](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3440))
-
-- **Telegram Private Chat Topics** — Project-based conversations with functional skill binding per topic, enabling isolated workflows within a single Telegram chat ([#3163](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3163))
-
-- **Native Modal SDK backend** — Replaced swe-rex dependency with native Modal SDK (`Sandbox.create.aio` + `exec.aio`), eliminating tunnels and simplifying the Modal terminal backend ([#3538](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3538))
-
-- **Plugin lifecycle hooks activated** — `pre_llm_call`, `post_llm_call`, `on_session_start`, and `on_session_end` hooks now fire in the agent loop and CLI/gateway, completing the plugin hook system ([#3542](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3542))
-
-- **Improved OpenAI Model Reliability** — Added `GPT_TOOL_USE_GUIDANCE` to prevent GPT models from describing intended actions instead of making tool calls, plus automatic stripping of stale budget warnings from conversation history that caused models to avoid tools across turns ([#3528](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3528))
-
-- **Nix flake** — Full uv2nix build, NixOS module with persistent container mode, auto-generated config keys from Python source, and suffix PATHs for agent-friendliness ([#20](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20), [#3274](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3274), [#3061](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3061)) by @alt-glitch
-
-- **Supply chain hardening** — Removed compromised `litellm` dependency, pinned all dependency version ranges, regenerated `uv.lock` with hashes, added CI workflow scanning PRs for supply chain attack patterns, and bumped deps to fix CVEs ([#2796](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2796), [#2810](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2810), [#2812](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2812), [#2816](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2816), [#3073](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3073))
-
-- **Anthropic output limits fix** — Replaced hardcoded 16K `max_tokens` with per-model native output limits (128K for Opus 4.6, 64K for Sonnet 4.6), fixing "Response truncated" and thinking-budget exhaustion on direct Anthropic API ([#3426](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3426), [#3444](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3444))
-
----
-
-## 🏗️ Core Agent & Architecture
-
-### New Provider: Hugging Face
-- First-class Hugging Face Inference API integration with auth, setup wizard, and model picker ([#3419](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3419))
-- Curated model list mapping OpenRouter agentic defaults to HF equivalents — providers with 8+ curated models skip live `/models` probe for speed ([#3440](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3440))
-- Added glm-5-turbo to Z.AI provider model list ([#3095](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3095))
-
-### Provider & Model Improvements
-- `/model` command overhaul — extracted shared `switch_model()` pipeline for CLI and gateway, custom endpoint support, provider-aware routing ([#2795](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2795), [#2799](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2799))
-- Removed `/model` slash command from CLI and gateway in favor of `hermes model` subcommand ([#3080](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3080))
-- Preserve `custom` provider instead of silently remapping to `openrouter` ([#2792](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2792))
-- Read root-level `provider` and `base_url` from config.yaml into model config ([#3112](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3112))
-- Align Nous Portal model slugs with OpenRouter naming ([#3253](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3253))
-- Fix Alibaba provider default endpoint and model list ([#3484](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3484))
-- Allow MiniMax users to override `/v1` → `/anthropic` auto-correction ([#3553](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3553))
-- Migrate OAuth token refresh to `platform.claude.com` with fallback ([#3246](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3246))
-
-### Agent Loop & Conversation
-- **Improved OpenAI model reliability** — `GPT_TOOL_USE_GUIDANCE` prevents GPT models from describing actions instead of calling tools + automatic budget warning stripping from history ([#3528](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3528))
-- **Surface lifecycle events** — All retry, fallback, and compression events now surface to the user as formatted messages ([#3153](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3153))
-- **Anthropic output limits** — Per-model native output limits instead of hardcoded 16K `max_tokens` ([#3426](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3426))
-- **Thinking-budget exhaustion detection** — Skip useless continuation retries when model uses all output tokens on reasoning ([#3444](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3444))
-- Always prefer streaming for API calls to prevent hung subagents ([#3120](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3120))
-- Restore safe non-streaming fallback after stream failures ([#3020](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3020))
-- Give subagents independent iteration budgets ([#3004](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3004))
-- Update `api_key` in `_try_activate_fallback` for subagent auth ([#3103](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3103))
-- Graceful return on max retries instead of crashing thread ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
-- Count compression restarts toward retry limit ([#3070](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3070))
-- Include tool tokens in preflight estimate, guard context probe persistence ([#3164](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3164))
-- Update context compressor limits after fallback activation ([#3305](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3305))
-- Validate empty user messages to prevent Anthropic API 400 errors ([#3322](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3322))
-- GLM reasoning-only and max-length handling ([#3010](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3010))
-- Increase API timeout default from 900s to 1800s for slow-thinking models ([#3431](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3431))
-- Send `max_tokens` for Claude/OpenRouter + retry SSE connection errors ([#3497](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3497))
-- Prevent AsyncOpenAI/httpx cross-loop deadlock in gateway mode ([#2701](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2701)) by @ctlst
-
-### Streaming & Reasoning
-- **Persist reasoning across gateway session turns** with new schema v6 columns (`reasoning`, `reasoning_details`, `codex_reasoning_items`) ([#2974](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2974))
-- Detect and kill stale SSE connections ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
-- Fix stale stream detector race causing spurious `RemoteProtocolError` ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
-- Skip duplicate callback for `<think>`-extracted reasoning during streaming ([#3116](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3116))
-- Preserve reasoning fields in `rewrite_transcript` ([#3311](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3311))
-- Preserve Gemini thought signatures in streamed tool calls ([#2997](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2997))
-- Ensure first delta is fired during reasoning updates ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
-
-### Session & Memory
-- **Session search recent sessions mode** — Omit query to browse recent sessions with titles, previews, and timestamps ([#2533](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2533))
-- **Session config surfacing** on `/new`, `/reset`, and auto-reset ([#3321](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3321))
-- **Third-party session isolation** — `--source` flag for isolating sessions by origin ([#3255](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3255))
-- Add `/resume` CLI handler, session log truncation guard, `reopen_session` API ([#3315](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3315))
-- Clear compressor summary and turn counter on `/clear` and `/new` ([#3102](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3102))
-- Surface silent SessionDB failures that cause session data loss ([#2999](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2999))
-- Session search fallback preview on summarization failure ([#3478](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3478))
-- Prevent stale memory overwrites by flush agent ([#2687](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2687))
-
-### Context Compression
-- Replace dead `summary_target_tokens` with ratio-based scaling ([#2554](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2554))
-- Expose `compression.target_ratio`, `protect_last_n`, and `threshold` in `DEFAULT_CONFIG` ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
-- Restore sane defaults and cap summary at 12K tokens ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
-- Preserve transcript on `/compress` and hygiene compression ([#3556](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3556))
-- Update context pressure warnings and token estimates after compaction ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
-
-### Architecture & Dependencies
-- **Remove mini-swe-agent dependency** — Inline Docker and Modal backends directly ([#2804](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2804))
-- **Replace swe-rex with native Modal SDK** for Modal backend ([#3538](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3538))
-- **Plugin lifecycle hooks** — `pre_llm_call`, `post_llm_call`, `on_session_start`, `on_session_end` now fire in the agent loop ([#3542](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3542))
-- Fix plugin toolsets invisible in `hermes tools` and standalone processes ([#3457](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3457))
-- Consolidate `get_hermes_home()` and `parse_reasoning_effort()` ([#3062](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3062))
-- Remove unused Hermes-native PKCE OAuth flow ([#3107](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3107))
-- Remove ~100 unused imports across 55 files ([#3016](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3016))
-- Fix 154 f-strings, simplify getattr/URL patterns, remove dead code ([#3119](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3119))
-
----
-
-## 📱 Messaging Platforms (Gateway)
-
-### Telegram
-- **Private Chat Topics** — Project-based conversations with functional skill binding per topic, enabling isolated workflows within a single Telegram chat ([#3163](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3163))
-- **Auto-discover fallback IPs via DNS-over-HTTPS** when `api.telegram.org` is unreachable ([#3376](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3376))
-- **Configurable reply threading mode** ([#2907](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2907))
-- Fall back to no `thread_id` on "Message thread not found" BadRequest ([#3390](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3390))
-- Self-reschedule reconnect when `start_polling` fails after 502 ([#3268](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3268))
-
-### Discord
-- Stop phantom typing indicator after agent turn completes ([#3003](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3003))
-
-### Slack
-- Send tool call progress messages to correct Slack thread ([#3063](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3063))
-- Scope progress thread fallback to Slack only ([#3488](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3488))
-
-### WhatsApp
-- Download documents, audio, and video media from messages ([#2978](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2978))
-
-### Matrix
-- Add missing Matrix entry in `PLATFORMS` dict ([#3473](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3473))
-- Harden e2ee access-token handling ([#3562](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3562))
-- Add backoff for `SyncError` in sync loop ([#3280](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3280))
-
-### Signal
-- Track SSE keepalive comments as connection activity ([#3316](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3316))
-
-### Email
-- Prevent unbounded growth of `_seen_uids` in EmailAdapter ([#3490](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3490))
-
-### Gateway Core
-- **Config-gated `/verbose` command** for messaging platforms — toggle tool output verbosity from chat ([#3262](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3262))
-- **Background review notifications** delivered to user chat ([#3293](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3293))
-- **Retry transient send failures** and notify user on exhaustion ([#3288](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3288))
-- Recover from hung agents — `/stop` hard-kills session lock ([#3104](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3104))
-- Thread-safe `SessionStore` — protect `_entries` with `threading.Lock` ([#3052](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3052))
-- Fix gateway token double-counting with cached agents — use absolute set instead of increment ([#3306](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3306), [#3317](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3317))
-- Fingerprint full auth token in agent cache signature ([#3247](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3247))
-- Silence background agent terminal output ([#3297](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3297))
-- Include per-platform `ALLOW_ALL` and `SIGNAL_GROUP` in startup allowlist check ([#3313](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3313))
-- Include user-local bin paths in systemd unit PATH ([#3527](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3527))
-- Track background task references in `GatewayRunner` ([#3254](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3254))
-- Add request timeouts to HA, Email, Mattermost, SMS adapters ([#3258](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3258))
-- Add media download retry to Mattermost, Slack, and base cache ([#3323](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3323))
-- Detect virtualenv path instead of hardcoding `venv/` ([#2797](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2797))
-- Use `TERMINAL_CWD` for context file discovery, not process cwd ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
-- Stop loading hermes repo AGENTS.md into gateway sessions (~10k wasted tokens) ([#2891](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2891))
-
----
-
-## 🖥️ CLI & User Experience
-
-### Interactive CLI
-- **Configurable busy input mode** + fix `/queue` always working ([#3298](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3298))
-- **Preserve user input on multiline paste** ([#3065](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3065))
-- **Tool generation callback** — streaming "preparing terminal…" updates during tool argument generation ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
-- Show tool progress for substantive tools, not just "preparing" ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
-- Buffer reasoning preview chunks and fix duplicate display ([#3013](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3013))
-- Prevent reasoning box from rendering 3x during tool-calling loops ([#3405](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3405))
-- Eliminate "Event loop is closed" / "Press ENTER to continue" during idle — three-layer fix with `neuter_async_httpx_del()`, custom exception handler, and stale client cleanup ([#3398](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3398))
-- Fix status bar shows 26K instead of 260K for token counts with trailing zeros ([#3024](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3024))
-- Fix status bar duplicates and degrades during long sessions ([#3291](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3291))
-- Refresh TUI before background task output to prevent status bar overlap ([#3048](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3048))
-- Suppress KawaiiSpinner animation under `patch_stdout` ([#2994](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2994))
-- Skip KawaiiSpinner when TUI handles tool progress ([#2973](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2973))
-- Guard `isatty()` against closed streams via `_is_tty` property ([#3056](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3056))
-- Ensure single closure of streaming boxes during tool generation ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
-- Cap context pressure percentage at 100% in display ([#3480](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3480))
-- Clean up HTML error messages in CLI display ([#3069](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3069))
-- Show HTTP status code and 400 body in API error output ([#3096](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3096))
-- Extract useful info from HTML error pages, dump debug on max retries ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
-- Prevent TypeError on startup when `base_url` is None ([#3068](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3068))
-- Prevent update crash in non-TTY environments ([#3094](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3094))
-- Handle EOFError in sessions delete/prune confirmation prompts ([#3101](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3101))
-- Catch KeyboardInterrupt during `flush_memories` on exit and in exit cleanup handlers ([#3025](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3025), [#3257](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3257))
-- Guard `.strip()` against None values from YAML config ([#3552](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3552))
-- Guard `config.get()` against YAML null values to prevent AttributeError ([#3377](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3377))
-- Store asyncio task references to prevent GC mid-execution ([#3267](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3267))
-
-### Setup & Configuration
-- Use explicit key mapping for returning-user menu dispatch instead of positional index ([#3083](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3083))
-- Use `sys.executable` for pip in update commands to fix PEP 668 ([#3099](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3099))
-- Harden `hermes update` against diverged history, non-main branches, and gateway edge cases ([#3492](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3492))
-- OpenClaw migration overwrites defaults and setup wizard skips imported sections — fixed ([#3282](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3282))
-- Stop recursive AGENTS.md walk, load top-level only ([#3110](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3110))
-- Add macOS Homebrew paths to browser and terminal PATH resolution ([#2713](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2713))
-- YAML boolean handling for `tool_progress` config ([#3300](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3300))
-- Reset default SOUL.md to baseline identity text ([#3159](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3159))
-- Reject relative cwd paths for container terminal backends ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
-- Add explicit `hermes-api-server` toolset for API server platform ([#3304](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3304))
-- Reorder setup wizard providers — OpenRouter first ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
-
----
-
-## 🔧 Tool System
-
-### API Server
-- **Idempotency-Key support**, body size limit, and OpenAI error envelope ([#2903](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2903))
-- Allow Idempotency-Key in CORS headers ([#3530](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3530))
-- Cancel orphaned agent + true interrupt on SSE disconnect ([#3427](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3427))
-- Fix streaming breaks when agent makes tool calls ([#2985](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2985))
-
-### Terminal & File Operations
-- Handle addition-only hunks in V4A patch parser ([#3325](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3325))
-- Exponential backoff for persistent shell polling ([#2996](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2996))
-- Add timeout to subprocess calls in `context_references` ([#3469](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3469))
-
-### Browser & Vision
-- Handle 402 insufficient credits error in vision tool ([#2802](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2802))
-- Fix `browser_vision` ignores `auxiliary.vision.timeout` config ([#2901](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2901))
-- Make browser command timeout configurable via config.yaml ([#2801](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2801))
-
-### MCP
-- MCP toolset resolution for runtime and config ([#3252](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3252))
-- Add MCP tool name collision protection ([#3077](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3077))
-
-### Auxiliary LLM
-- Guard aux LLM calls against None content + reasoning fallback + retry ([#3449](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3449))
-- Catch ImportError from `build_anthropic_client` in vision auto-detection ([#3312](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3312))
-
-### Other Tools
-- Add request timeouts to `send_message_tool` HTTP calls ([#3162](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3162)) by @memosr
-- Auto-repair `jobs.json` with invalid control characters ([#3537](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3537))
-- Enable fine-grained tool streaming for Claude/OpenRouter ([#3497](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3497))
-
----
-
-## 🧩 Skills Ecosystem
-
-### Skills System
-- **Env var passthrough** for skills and user config — skills can declare environment variables to pass through ([#2807](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2807))
-- Cache skills prompt with shared `skill_utils` module for faster TTFT ([#3421](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3421))
-- Avoid redundant file re-read for skill conditions ([#2992](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2992))
-- Use Git Trees API to prevent silent subdirectory loss during install ([#2995](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2995))
-- Fix skills-sh install for deeply nested repo structures ([#2980](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2980))
-- Handle null metadata in skill frontmatter ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
-- Preserve trust for skills-sh identifiers + reduce resolution churn ([#3251](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3251))
-- Agent-created skills were incorrectly treated as untrusted community content — fixed ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
-
-### New Skills
-- **G0DM0D3 godmode jailbreaking skill** + docs ([#3157](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3157))
-- **Docker management skill** added to optional-skills ([#3060](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3060))
-- **OpenClaw migration v2** — 17 new modules, terminal recap for migrating from OpenClaw to Hermes ([#2906](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2906))
-
----
-
-## 🔒 Security & Reliability
-
-### Security Hardening
-- **SSRF protection** added to `browser_navigate` ([#3058](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3058))
-- **SSRF protection** added to `vision_tools` and `web_tools` (hardened) ([#2679](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2679))
-- **Restrict subagent toolsets** to parent's enabled set ([#3269](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3269))
-- **Prevent zip-slip path traversal** in self-update ([#3250](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3250))
-- **Prevent shell injection** in `_expand_path` via `~user` path suffix ([#2685](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2685))
-- **Normalize input** before dangerous command detection ([#3260](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3260))
-- Make tirith block verdicts approvable instead of hard-blocking ([#3428](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3428))
-- Remove compromised `litellm`/`typer`/`platformdirs` from deps ([#2796](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2796))
-- Pin all dependency version ranges ([#2810](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2810))
-- Regenerate `uv.lock` with hashes, use lockfile in setup ([#2812](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2812))
-- Bump dependencies to fix CVEs + regenerate `uv.lock` ([#3073](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3073))
-- Supply chain audit CI workflow for PR scanning ([#2816](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2816))
-
-### Reliability
-- **SQLite WAL write-lock contention** causing 15-20s TUI freeze — fixed ([#3385](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3385))
-- **SQLite concurrency hardening** + session transcript integrity ([#3249](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3249))
-- Prevent recurring cron job re-fire on gateway crash/restart loop ([#3396](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3396))
-- Mark cron session as ended after job completes ([#2998](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2998))
-
----
-
-## ⚡ Performance
-
-- **TTFT startup optimizations** — salvaged easy-win startup improvements ([#3395](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3395))
-- Cache skills prompt with shared `skill_utils` module ([#3421](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3421))
-- Avoid redundant file re-read for skill conditions in prompt builder ([#2992](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2992))
-
----
-
-## 🐛 Notable Bug Fixes
-
-- Fix gateway token double-counting with cached agents ([#3306](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3306), [#3317](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3317))
-- Fix "Event loop is closed" / "Press ENTER to continue" during idle sessions ([#3398](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3398))
-- Fix reasoning box rendering 3x during tool-calling loops ([#3405](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3405))
-- Fix status bar shows 26K instead of 260K for token counts ([#3024](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3024))
-- Fix `/queue` always working regardless of config ([#3298](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3298))
-- Fix phantom Discord typing indicator after agent turn ([#3003](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3003))
-- Fix Slack progress messages appearing in wrong thread ([#3063](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3063))
-- Fix WhatsApp media downloads (documents, audio, video) ([#2978](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2978))
-- Fix Telegram "Message thread not found" killing progress messages ([#3390](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3390))
-- Fix OpenClaw migration overwriting defaults ([#3282](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3282))
-- Fix returning-user setup menu dispatching wrong section ([#3083](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3083))
-- Fix `hermes update` PEP 668 "externally-managed-environment" error ([#3099](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3099))
-- Fix subagents hitting `max_iterations` prematurely via shared budget ([#3004](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3004))
-- Fix YAML boolean handling for `tool_progress` config ([#3300](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3300))
-- Fix `config.get()` crashes on YAML null values ([#3377](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3377))
-- Fix `.strip()` crash on None values from YAML config ([#3552](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3552))
-- Fix hung agents on gateway — `/stop` now hard-kills session lock ([#3104](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3104))
-- Fix `_custom` provider silently remapped to `openrouter` ([#2792](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2792))
-- Fix Matrix missing from `PLATFORMS` dict ([#3473](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3473))
-- Fix Email adapter unbounded `_seen_uids` growth ([#3490](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3490))
-
----
-
-## 🧪 Testing
-
-- Pin `agent-client-protocol` < 0.9 to handle breaking upstream release ([#3320](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3320))
-- Catch anthropic ImportError in vision auto-detection tests ([#3312](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3312))
-- Update retry-exhaust test for new graceful return behavior ([#3320](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3320))
-- Add regression tests for null metadata frontmatter ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
-
----
-
-## 📚 Documentation
-
-- Update all docs for `/model` command overhaul and custom provider support ([#2800](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2800))
-- Fix stale and incorrect documentation across 18 files ([#2805](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2805))
-- Document 9 previously undocumented features ([#2814](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2814))
-- Add missing skills, CLI commands, and messaging env vars to docs ([#2809](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2809))
-- Fix api-server response storage documentation — SQLite, not in-memory ([#2819](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2819))
-- Quote pip install extras to fix zsh glob errors ([#2815](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2815))
-- Unify hooks documentation — add plugin hooks to hooks page, add `session:end` event ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
-- Clarify two-mode behavior in `session_search` schema description ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
-- Fix Discord Public Bot setting for Discord-provided invite link ([#3519](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3519)) by @mehmoodosman
-- Revise v0.4.0 changelog — fix feature attribution, reorder sections ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
-
----
-
-## 👥 Contributors
-
-### Core
-- **@teknium1** — 157 PRs covering the full scope of this release
-
-### Community Contributors
-- **@alt-glitch** (Siddharth Balyan) — 2 PRs: Nix flake with uv2nix build, NixOS module, and persistent container mode ([#20](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20)); auto-generated config keys and suffix PATHs for Nix builds ([#3061](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3061), [#3274](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3274))
-- **@ctlst** — 1 PR: Prevent AsyncOpenAI/httpx cross-loop deadlock in gateway mode ([#2701](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2701))
-- **@memosr** (memosr.eth) — 1 PR: Add request timeouts to `send_message_tool` HTTP calls ([#3162](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3162))
-- **@mehmoodosman** (Osman Mehmood) — 1 PR: Fix Discord docs for Public Bot setting ([#3519](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3519))
-
-### All Contributors
-@alt-glitch, @ctlst, @mehmoodosman, @memosr, @teknium1
-
----
-
-**Full Changelog**: [v2026.3.23...v2026.3.28](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/compare/v2026.3.23...v2026.3.28)

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-# Hermes Agent v0.6.0 (v2026.3.30)
-
-**Release Date:** March 30, 2026
-
-> The multi-instance release — Profiles for running isolated agent instances, MCP server mode, Docker container, fallback provider chains, two new messaging platforms (Feishu/Lark and WeCom), Telegram webhook mode, Slack multi-workspace OAuth, 95 PRs and 16 resolved issues in 2 days.
-
----
-
-## ✨ Highlights
-
-- **Profiles — Multi-Instance Hermes** — Run multiple isolated Hermes instances from the same installation. Each profile gets its own config, memory, sessions, skills, and gateway service. Create with `hermes profile create`, switch with `hermes -p <name>`, export/import for sharing. Full token-lock isolation prevents two profiles from using the same bot credential. ([#3681](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3681))
-
-- **MCP Server Mode** — Expose Hermes conversations and sessions to any MCP-compatible client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, etc.) via `hermes mcp serve`. Browse conversations, read messages, search across sessions, and manage attachments — all through the Model Context Protocol. Supports both stdio and Streamable HTTP transports. ([#3795](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3795))
-
-- **Docker Container** — Official Dockerfile for running Hermes Agent in a container. Supports both CLI and gateway modes with volume-mounted config. ([#3668](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3668), closes [#850](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/850))
-
-- **Ordered Fallback Provider Chain** — Configure multiple inference providers with automatic failover. When your primary provider returns errors or is unreachable, Hermes automatically tries the next provider in the chain. Configure via `fallback_providers` in config.yaml. ([#3813](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3813), closes [#1734](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1734))
-
-- **Feishu/Lark Platform Support** — Full gateway adapter for Feishu (飞书) and Lark with event subscriptions, message cards, group chat, image/file attachments, and interactive card callbacks. ([#3799](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3799), [#3817](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3817), closes [#1788](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1788))
-
-- **WeCom (Enterprise WeChat) Platform Support** — New gateway adapter for WeCom (企业微信) with text/image/voice messages, group chats, and callback verification. ([#3847](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3847))
-
-- **Slack Multi-Workspace OAuth** — Connect a single Hermes gateway to multiple Slack workspaces via OAuth token file. Each workspace gets its own bot token, resolved dynamically per incoming event. ([#3903](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3903))
-
-- **Telegram Webhook Mode & Group Controls** — Run the Telegram adapter in webhook mode as an alternative to polling — faster response times and better for production deployments behind a reverse proxy. New group mention gating controls when the bot responds: always, only when @mentioned, or via regex triggers. ([#3880](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3880), [#3870](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3870))
-
-- **Exa Search Backend** — Add Exa as an alternative web search and content extraction backend alongside Firecrawl and DuckDuckGo. Set `EXA_API_KEY` and configure as preferred backend. ([#3648](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3648))
-
-- **Skills & Credentials on Remote Backends** — Mount skill directories and credential files into Modal and Docker containers, so remote terminal sessions have access to the same skills and secrets as local execution. ([#3890](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3890), [#3671](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3671), closes [#3665](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3665), [#3433](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3433))
-
----
-
-## 🏗️ Core Agent & Architecture
-
-### Provider & Model Support
-- **Ordered fallback provider chain** — automatic failover across multiple configured providers ([#3813](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3813))
-- **Fix api_mode on provider switch** — switching providers via `hermes model` now correctly clears stale `api_mode` instead of hardcoding `chat_completions`, fixing 404s for providers with Anthropic-compatible endpoints ([#3726](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3726), [#3857](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3857), closes [#3685](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3685))
-- **Stop silent OpenRouter fallback** — when no provider is configured, Hermes now raises a clear error instead of silently routing to OpenRouter ([#3807](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3807), [#3862](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3862))
-- **Gemini 3.1 preview models** — added to OpenRouter and Nous Portal catalogs ([#3803](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3803), closes [#3753](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3753))
-- **Gemini direct API context length** — full context length resolution for direct Google AI endpoints ([#3876](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3876))
-- **gpt-5.4-mini** added to Codex fallback catalog ([#3855](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3855))
-- **Curated model lists preferred** over live API probe when the probe returns fewer models ([#3856](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3856), [#3867](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3867))
-- **User-friendly 429 rate limit messages** with Retry-After countdown ([#3809](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3809))
-- **Auxiliary client placeholder key** for local servers without auth requirements ([#3842](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3842))
-- **INFO-level logging** for auxiliary provider resolution ([#3866](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3866))
-
-### Agent Loop & Conversation
-- **Subagent status reporting** — reports `completed` status when summary exists instead of generic failure ([#3829](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3829))
-- **Session log file updated during compression** — prevents stale file references after context compression ([#3835](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3835))
-- **Omit empty tools param** — sends no `tools` parameter when empty instead of `None`, fixing compatibility with strict providers ([#3820](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3820))
-
-### Profiles & Multi-Instance
-- **Profiles system** — `hermes profile create/list/switch/delete/export/import/rename`. Each profile gets isolated HERMES_HOME, gateway service, CLI wrapper. Token locks prevent credential collisions. Tab completion for profile names. ([#3681](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3681))
-- **Profile-aware display paths** — all user-facing `~/.hermes` paths replaced with `display_hermes_home()` to show the correct profile directory ([#3623](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3623))
-- **Lazy display_hermes_home imports** — prevents `ImportError` during `hermes update` when modules cache stale bytecode ([#3776](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3776))
-- **HERMES_HOME for protected paths** — `.env` write-deny path now respects HERMES_HOME instead of hardcoded `~/.hermes` ([#3840](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3840))
-
----
-
-## 📱 Messaging Platforms (Gateway)
-
-### New Platforms
-- **Feishu/Lark** — Full adapter with event subscriptions, message cards, group chat, image/file attachments, interactive card callbacks ([#3799](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3799), [#3817](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3817))
-- **WeCom (Enterprise WeChat)** — Text/image/voice messages, group chats, callback verification ([#3847](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3847))
-
-### Telegram
-- **Webhook mode** — run as webhook endpoint instead of polling for production deployments ([#3880](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3880))
-- **Group mention gating & regex triggers** — configurable bot response behavior in groups: always, @mention-only, or regex-matched ([#3870](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3870))
-- **Gracefully handle deleted reply targets** — no more crashes when the message being replied to was deleted ([#3858](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3858), closes [#3229](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3229))
-
-### Discord
-- **Message processing reactions** — adds a reaction emoji while processing and removes it when done, giving visual feedback in channels ([#3871](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3871))
-- **DISCORD_IGNORE_NO_MENTION** — skip messages that @mention other users/bots but not Hermes ([#3640](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3640))
-- **Clean up deferred "thinking..."** — properly removes the "thinking..." indicator after slash commands complete ([#3674](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3674), closes [#3595](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3595))
-
-### Slack
-- **Multi-workspace OAuth** — connect to multiple Slack workspaces from a single gateway via OAuth token file ([#3903](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3903))
-
-### WhatsApp
-- **Persistent aiohttp session** — reuse HTTP sessions across requests instead of creating new ones per message ([#3818](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3818))
-- **LID↔phone alias resolution** — correctly match Linked ID and phone number formats in allowlists ([#3830](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3830))
-- **Skip reply prefix in bot mode** — cleaner message formatting when running as a WhatsApp bot ([#3931](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3931))
-
-### Matrix
-- **Native voice messages via MSC3245** — send voice messages as proper Matrix voice events instead of file attachments ([#3877](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3877))
-
-### Mattermost
-- **Configurable mention behavior** — respond to messages without requiring @mention ([#3664](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3664))
-
-### Signal
-- **URL-encode phone numbers** and correct attachment RPC parameter — fixes delivery failures with certain phone number formats ([#3670](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3670)) — @kshitijk4poor
-
-### Email
-- **Close SMTP/IMAP connections on failure** — prevents connection leaks during error scenarios ([#3804](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3804))
-
-### Gateway Core
-- **Atomic config writes** — use atomic file writes for config.yaml to prevent data loss during crashes ([#3800](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3800))
-- **Home channel env overrides** — apply environment variable overrides for home channels consistently ([#3796](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3796), [#3808](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3808))
-- **Replace print() with logger** — BasePlatformAdapter now uses proper logging instead of print statements ([#3669](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3669))
-- **Cron delivery labels** — resolve human-friendly delivery labels via channel directory ([#3860](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3860), closes [#1945](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1945))
-- **Cron [SILENT] tightening** — prevent agents from prefixing reports with [SILENT] to suppress delivery ([#3901](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3901))
-- **Background task media delivery** and vision download timeout fixes ([#3919](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3919))
-- **Boot-md hook** — example built-in hook to run a BOOT.md file on gateway startup ([#3733](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3733))
-
----
-
-## 🖥️ CLI & User Experience
-
-### Interactive CLI
-- **Configurable tool preview length** — show full file paths by default instead of truncating at 40 chars ([#3841](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3841))
-- **Tool token context display** — `hermes tools` checklist now shows estimated token cost per toolset ([#3805](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3805))
-- **/bg spinner TUI fix** — route background task spinner through the TUI widget to prevent status bar collision ([#3643](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3643))
-- **Prevent status bar wrapping** into duplicate rows ([#3883](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3883)) — @kshitijk4poor
-- **Handle closed stdout ValueError** in safe print paths — fixes crashes when stdout is closed during gateway thread shutdown ([#3843](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3843), closes [#3534](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3534))
-- **Remove input() from /tools disable** — eliminates freeze in terminal when disabling tools ([#3918](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3918))
-- **TTY guard for interactive CLI commands** — prevent CPU spin when launched without a terminal ([#3933](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3933))
-- **Argparse entrypoint** — use argparse in the top-level launcher for cleaner error handling ([#3874](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3874))
-- **Lazy-initialized tools show yellow** in banner instead of red, reducing false alarm about "missing" tools ([#3822](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3822))
-- **Honcho tools shown in banner** when configured ([#3810](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3810))
-
-### Setup & Configuration
-- **Auto-install matrix-nio** during `hermes setup` when Matrix is selected ([#3802](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3802), [#3873](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3873))
-- **Session export stdout support** — export sessions to stdout with `-` for piping ([#3641](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3641), closes [#3609](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3609))
-- **Configurable approval timeouts** — set how long dangerous command approval prompts wait before auto-denying ([#3886](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3886), closes [#3765](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3765))
-- **Clear __pycache__ during update** — prevents stale bytecode ImportError after `hermes update` ([#3819](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3819))
-
----
-
-## 🔧 Tool System
-
-### MCP
-- **MCP Server Mode** — `hermes mcp serve` exposes conversations, sessions, and attachments to MCP clients via stdio or Streamable HTTP ([#3795](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3795))
-- **Dynamic tool discovery** — respond to `notifications/tools/list_changed` events to pick up new tools from MCP servers without reconnecting ([#3812](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3812))
-- **Non-deprecated HTTP transport** — switched from `sse_client` to `streamable_http_client` ([#3646](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3646))
-
-### Web Tools
-- **Exa search backend** — alternative to Firecrawl and DuckDuckGo for web search and extraction ([#3648](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3648))
-
-### Browser
-- **Guard against None LLM responses** in browser snapshot and vision tools ([#3642](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3642))
-
-### Terminal & Remote Backends
-- **Mount skill directories** into Modal and Docker containers ([#3890](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3890))
-- **Mount credential files** into remote backends with mtime+size caching ([#3671](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3671))
-- **Preserve partial output** when commands time out instead of losing everything ([#3868](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3868))
-- **Stop marking persisted env vars as missing** on remote backends ([#3650](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3650))
-
-### Audio
-- **.aac format support** in transcription tool ([#3865](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3865), closes [#1963](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1963))
-- **Audio download retry** — retry logic for `cache_audio_from_url` matching the existing image download pattern ([#3401](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3401)) — @binhnt92
-
-### Vision
-- **Reject non-image files** and enforce website-only policy for vision analysis ([#3845](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3845))
-
-### Tool Schema
-- **Ensure name field** always present in tool definitions, fixing `KeyError: 'name'` crashes ([#3811](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3811), closes [#3729](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3729))
-
-### ACP (Editor Integration)
-- **Complete session management surface** for VS Code/Zed/JetBrains clients — proper task lifecycle, cancel support, session persistence ([#3675](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3675))
-
----
-
-## 🧩 Skills & Plugins
-
-### Skills System
-- **External skill directories** — configure additional skill directories via `skills.external_dirs` in config.yaml ([#3678](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3678))
-- **Category path traversal blocked** — prevents `../` attacks in skill category names ([#3844](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3844))
-- **parallel-cli moved to optional-skills** — reduces default skill footprint ([#3673](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3673)) — @kshitijk4poor
-
-### New Skills
-- **memento-flashcards** — spaced repetition flashcard system ([#3827](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3827))
-- **songwriting-and-ai-music** — songwriting craft and AI music generation prompts ([#3834](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3834))
-- **SiYuan Note** — integration with SiYuan note-taking app ([#3742](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3742))
-- **Scrapling** — web scraping skill using Scrapling library ([#3742](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3742))
-- **one-three-one-rule** — communication framework skill ([#3797](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3797))
-
-### Plugin System
-- **Plugin enable/disable commands** — `hermes plugins enable/disable <name>` for managing plugin state without removing them ([#3747](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3747))
-- **Plugin message injection** — plugins can now inject messages into the conversation stream on behalf of the user via `ctx.inject_message()` ([#3778](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3778)) — @winglian
-- **Honcho self-hosted support** — allow local Honcho instances without requiring an API key ([#3644](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3644))
-
----
-
-## 🔒 Security & Reliability
-
-### Security Hardening
-- **Hardened dangerous command detection** — expanded pattern matching for risky shell commands and added file tool path guards for sensitive locations (`/etc/`, `/boot/`, docker.sock) ([#3872](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3872))
-- **Sensitive path write checks** in approval system — catch writes to system config files through file tools, not just terminal ([#3859](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3859))
-- **Secret redaction expansion** — now covers ElevenLabs, Tavily, and Exa API keys ([#3920](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3920))
-- **Vision file rejection** — reject non-image files passed to vision analysis to prevent information disclosure ([#3845](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3845))
-- **Category path traversal blocking** — prevent directory traversal in skill category names ([#3844](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3844))
-
-### Reliability
-- **Atomic config.yaml writes** — prevent data loss during gateway crashes ([#3800](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3800))
-- **Clear __pycache__ on update** — prevent stale bytecode from causing ImportError after updates ([#3819](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3819))
-- **Lazy imports for update safety** — prevent ImportError chains during `hermes update` when modules reference new functions ([#3776](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3776))
-- **Restore terminalbench2 from patch corruption** — recovered file damaged by patch tool's secret redaction ([#3801](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3801))
-- **Terminal timeout preserves partial output** — no more lost command output on timeout ([#3868](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3868))
-
----
-
-## 🐛 Notable Bug Fixes
-
-- **OpenClaw migration model config overwrite** — migration no longer overwrites model config dict with a string ([#3924](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3924)) — @0xbyt4
-- **OpenClaw migration expanded** — covers full data footprint including sessions, cron, memory ([#3869](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3869))
-- **Telegram deleted reply targets** — gracefully handle replies to deleted messages instead of crashing ([#3858](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3858))
-- **Discord "thinking..." persistence** — properly cleans up deferred response indicators ([#3674](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3674))
-- **WhatsApp LID↔phone aliases** — fixes allowlist matching failures with Linked ID format ([#3830](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3830))
-- **Signal URL-encoded phone numbers** — fixes delivery failures with certain formats ([#3670](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3670))
-- **Email connection leaks** — properly close SMTP/IMAP connections on error ([#3804](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3804))
-- **_safe_print ValueError** — no more gateway thread crashes on closed stdout ([#3843](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3843))
-- **Tool schema KeyError 'name'** — ensure name field always present in tool definitions ([#3811](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3811))
-- **api_mode stale on provider switch** — correctly clear when switching providers via `hermes model` ([#3857](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3857))
-
----
-
-## 🧪 Testing
-
-- Resolved 10+ CI failures across hooks, tiktoken, plugins, and skill tests ([#3848](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3848), [#3721](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3721), [#3936](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3936))
-
----
-
-## 📚 Documentation
-
-- **Comprehensive OpenClaw migration guide** — step-by-step guide for migrating from OpenClaw/Claw3D to Hermes Agent ([#3864](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3864), [#3900](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3900))
-- **Credential file passthrough docs** — document how to forward credential files and env vars to remote backends ([#3677](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3677))
-- **DuckDuckGo requirements clarified** — note runtime dependency on duckduckgo-search package ([#3680](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3680))
-- **Skills catalog updated** — added red-teaming category and optional skills listing ([#3745](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3745))
-- **Feishu docs MDX fix** — escape angle-bracket URLs that break Docusaurus build ([#3902](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3902))
-
----
-
-## 👥 Contributors
-
-### Core
-- **@teknium1** — 90 PRs across all subsystems
-
-### Community Contributors
-- **@kshitijk4poor** — 3 PRs: Signal phone number fix ([#3670](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3670)), parallel-cli to optional-skills ([#3673](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3673)), status bar wrapping fix ([#3883](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3883))
-- **@winglian** — 1 PR: Plugin message injection interface ([#3778](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3778))
-- **@binhnt92** — 1 PR: Audio download retry logic ([#3401](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3401))
-- **@0xbyt4** — 1 PR: OpenClaw migration model config fix ([#3924](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3924))
-
-### Issues Resolved from Community
-@Material-Scientist ([#850](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/850)), @hanxu98121 ([#1734](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1734)), @penwyp ([#1788](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1788)), @dan-and ([#1945](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1945)), @AdrianScott ([#1963](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1963)), @clawdbot47 ([#3229](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3229)), @alanfwilliams ([#3404](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3404)), @kentimsit ([#3433](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3433)), @hayka-pacha ([#3534](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3534)), @primmer ([#3595](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3595)), @dagelf ([#3609](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3609)), @HenkDz ([#3685](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3685)), @tmdgusya ([#3729](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3729)), @TypQxQ ([#3753](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3753)), @acsezen ([#3765](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3765))
-
----
-
-**Full Changelog**: [v2026.3.28...v2026.3.30](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/compare/v2026.3.28...v2026.3.30)

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-# Hermes Agent v0.7.0 (v2026.4.3)
-
-**Release Date:** April 3, 2026
-
-> The resilience release — pluggable memory providers, credential pool rotation, Camofox anti-detection browser, inline diff previews, gateway hardening across race conditions and approval routing, and deep security fixes across 168 PRs and 46 resolved issues.
-
----
-
-## ✨ Highlights
-
-- **Pluggable Memory Provider Interface** — Memory is now an extensible plugin system. Third-party memory backends (Honcho, vector stores, custom DBs) implement a simple provider ABC and register via the plugin system. Built-in memory is the default provider. Honcho integration restored to full parity as the reference plugin with profile-scoped host/peer resolution. ([#4623](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4623), [#4616](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4616), [#4355](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4355))
-
-- **Same-Provider Credential Pools** — Configure multiple API keys for the same provider with automatic rotation. Thread-safe `least_used` strategy distributes load across keys, and 401 failures trigger automatic rotation to the next credential. Set up via the setup wizard or `credential_pool` config. ([#4188](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4188), [#4300](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4300), [#4361](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4361))
-
-- **Camofox Anti-Detection Browser Backend** — New local browser backend using Camoufox for stealth browsing. Persistent sessions with VNC URL discovery for visual debugging, configurable SSRF bypass for local backends, auto-install via `hermes tools`. ([#4008](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4008), [#4419](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4419), [#4292](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4292))
-
-- **Inline Diff Previews** — File write and patch operations now show inline diffs in the tool activity feed, giving you visual confirmation of what changed before the agent moves on. ([#4411](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4411), [#4423](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4423))
-
-- **API Server Session Continuity & Tool Streaming** — The API server (Open WebUI integration) now streams tool progress events in real-time and supports `X-Hermes-Session-Id` headers for persistent sessions across requests. Sessions persist to the shared SessionDB. ([#4092](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4092), [#4478](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4478), [#4802](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4802))
-
-- **ACP: Client-Provided MCP Servers** — Editor integrations (VS Code, Zed, JetBrains) can now register their own MCP servers, which Hermes picks up as additional agent tools. Your editor's MCP ecosystem flows directly into the agent. ([#4705](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4705))
-
-- **Gateway Hardening** — Major stability pass across race conditions, photo media delivery, flood control, stuck sessions, approval routing, and compression death spirals. The gateway is substantially more reliable in production. ([#4727](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4727), [#4750](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4750), [#4798](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4798), [#4557](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4557))
-
-- **Security: Secret Exfiltration Blocking** — Browser URLs and LLM responses are now scanned for secret patterns, blocking exfiltration attempts via URL encoding, base64, or prompt injection. Credential directory protections expanded to `.docker`, `.azure`, `.config/gh`. Execute_code sandbox output is redacted. ([#4483](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4483), [#4360](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4360), [#4305](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4305), [#4327](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4327))
-
----
-
-## 🏗️ Core Agent & Architecture
-
-### Provider & Model Support
-- **Same-provider credential pools** — configure multiple API keys with automatic `least_used` rotation and 401 failover ([#4188](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4188), [#4300](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4300))
-- **Credential pool preserved through smart routing** — pool state survives fallback provider switches and defers eager fallback on 429 ([#4361](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4361))
-- **Per-turn primary runtime restoration** — after fallback provider use, the agent automatically restores the primary provider on the next turn with transport recovery ([#4624](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4624))
-- **`developer` role for GPT-5 and Codex models** — uses OpenAI's recommended system message role for newer models ([#4498](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4498))
-- **Google model operational guidance** — Gemini and Gemma models get provider-specific prompting guidance ([#4641](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4641))
-- **Anthropic long-context tier 429 handling** — automatically reduces context to 200k when hitting tier limits ([#4747](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4747))
-- **URL-based auth for third-party Anthropic endpoints** + CI test fixes ([#4148](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4148))
-- **Bearer auth for MiniMax Anthropic endpoints** ([#4028](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4028))
-- **Fireworks context length detection** ([#4158](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4158))
-- **Standard DashScope international endpoint** for Alibaba provider ([#4133](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4133), closes [#3912](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3912))
-- **Custom providers context_length** honored in hygiene compression ([#4085](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4085))
-- **Non-sk-ant keys** treated as regular API keys, not OAuth tokens ([#4093](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4093))
-- **Claude-sonnet-4.6** added to OpenRouter and Nous model lists ([#4157](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4157))
-- **Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview** added to model lists ([#4376](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4376))
-- **MiniMax M2.7** added to hermes model picker and OpenCode ([#4208](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4208))
-- **Auto-detect models from server probe** in custom endpoint setup ([#4218](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4218))
-- **Config.yaml single source of truth** for endpoint URLs — no more env var vs config.yaml conflicts ([#4165](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4165))
-- **Setup wizard no longer overwrites** custom endpoint config ([#4180](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4180), closes [#4172](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4172))
-- **Unified setup wizard provider selection** with `hermes model` — single code path for both flows ([#4200](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4200))
-- **Root-level provider config** no longer overrides `model.provider` ([#4329](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4329))
-- **Rate-limit pairing rejection messages** to prevent spam ([#4081](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4081))
-
-### Agent Loop & Conversation
-- **Preserve Anthropic thinking block signatures** across tool-use turns ([#4626](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4626))
-- **Classify think-only empty responses** before retrying — prevents infinite retry loops on models that produce thinking blocks without content ([#4645](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4645))
-- **Prevent compression death spiral** from API disconnects — stops the loop where compression triggers, fails, compresses again ([#4750](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4750), closes [#2153](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/2153))
-- **Persist compressed context** to gateway session after mid-run compression ([#4095](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4095))
-- **Context-exceeded error messages** now include actionable guidance ([#4155](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4155), closes [#4061](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4061))
-- **Strip orphaned think/reasoning tags** from user-facing responses ([#4311](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4311), closes [#4285](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4285))
-- **Harden Codex responses preflight** and stream error handling ([#4313](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4313))
-- **Deterministic call_id fallbacks** instead of random UUIDs for prompt cache consistency ([#3991](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3991))
-- **Context pressure warning spam** prevented after compression ([#4012](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4012))
-- **AsyncOpenAI created lazily** in trajectory compressor to avoid closed event loop errors ([#4013](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4013))
-
-### Memory & Sessions
-- **Pluggable memory provider interface** — ABC-based plugin system for custom memory backends with profile isolation ([#4623](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4623))
-- **Honcho full integration parity** restored as reference memory provider plugin ([#4355](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4355)) — @erosika
-- **Honcho profile-scoped** host and peer resolution ([#4616](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4616))
-- **Memory flush state persisted** to prevent redundant re-flushes on gateway restart ([#4481](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4481))
-- **Memory provider tools** routed through sequential execution path ([#4803](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4803))
-- **Honcho config** written to instance-local path for profile isolation ([#4037](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4037))
-- **API server sessions** persist to shared SessionDB ([#4802](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4802))
-- **Token usage persisted** for non-CLI sessions ([#4627](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4627))
-- **Quote dotted terms in FTS5 queries** — fixes session search for terms containing dots ([#4549](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4549))
-
----
-
-## 📱 Messaging Platforms (Gateway)
-
-### Gateway Core
-- **Race condition fixes** — photo media loss, flood control, stuck sessions, and STT config issues resolved in one hardening pass ([#4727](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4727))
-- **Approval routing through running-agent guard** — `/approve` and `/deny` now route correctly when the agent is blocked waiting for approval instead of being swallowed as interrupts ([#4798](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4798), [#4557](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4557), closes [#4542](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4542))
-- **Resume agent after /approve** — tool result is no longer lost when executing blocked commands ([#4418](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4418))
-- **DM thread sessions seeded** with parent transcript to preserve context ([#4559](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4559))
-- **Skill-aware slash commands** — gateway dynamically registers installed skills as slash commands with paginated `/commands` list and Telegram 100-command cap ([#3934](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3934), [#4005](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4005), [#4006](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4006), [#4010](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4010), [#4023](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4023))
-- **Per-platform disabled skills** respected in Telegram menu and gateway dispatch ([#4799](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4799))
-- **Remove user-facing compression warnings** — cleaner message flow ([#4139](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4139))
-- **`-v/-q` flags wired to stderr logging** for gateway service ([#4474](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4474))
-- **HERMES_HOME remapped** to target user in system service unit ([#4456](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4456))
-- **Honor default for invalid bool-like config values** ([#4029](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4029))
-- **setsid instead of systemd-run** for `/update` command to avoid systemd permission issues ([#4104](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4104), closes [#4017](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4017))
-- **'Initializing agent...'** shown on first message for better UX ([#4086](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4086))
-- **Allow running gateway service as root** for LXC/container environments ([#4732](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4732))
-
-### Telegram
-- **32-char limit on command names** with collision avoidance ([#4211](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4211))
-- **Priority order enforced** in menu — core > plugins > skills ([#4023](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4023))
-- **Capped at 50 commands** — API rejects above ~60 ([#4006](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4006))
-- **Skip empty/whitespace text** to prevent 400 errors ([#4388](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4388))
-- **E2E gateway tests** added ([#4497](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4497)) — @pefontana
-
-### Discord
-- **Button-based approval UI** — register `/approve` and `/deny` slash commands with interactive button prompts ([#4800](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4800))
-- **Configurable reactions** — `discord.reactions` config option to disable message processing reactions ([#4199](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4199))
-- **Skip reactions and auto-threading** for unauthorized users ([#4387](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4387))
-
-### Slack
-- **Reply in thread** — `slack.reply_in_thread` config option for threaded responses ([#4643](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4643), closes [#2662](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/2662))
-
-### WhatsApp
-- **Enforce require_mention in group chats** ([#4730](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4730))
-
-### Webhook
-- **Platform support fixes** — skip home channel prompt, disable tool progress for webhook adapters ([#4660](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4660))
-
-### Matrix
-- **E2EE decryption hardening** — request missing keys, auto-trust devices, retry buffered events ([#4083](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4083))
-
----
-
-## 🖥️ CLI & User Experience
-
-### New Slash Commands
-- **`/yolo`** — toggle dangerous command approvals on/off for the session ([#3990](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3990))
-- **`/btw`** — ephemeral side questions that don't affect the main conversation context ([#4161](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4161))
-- **`/profile`** — show active profile info without leaving the chat session ([#4027](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4027))
-
-### Interactive CLI
-- **Inline diff previews** for write and patch operations in the tool activity feed ([#4411](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4411), [#4423](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4423))
-- **TUI pinned to bottom** on startup — no more large blank spaces between response and input ([#4412](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4412), [#4359](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4359), closes [#4398](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4398), [#4421](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4421))
-- **`/history` and `/resume`** now surface recent sessions directly instead of requiring search ([#4728](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4728))
-- **Cache tokens shown** in `/insights` overview so total adds up ([#4428](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4428))
-- **`--max-turns` CLI flag** for `hermes chat` to limit agent iterations ([#4314](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4314))
-- **Detect dragged file paths** instead of treating them as slash commands ([#4533](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4533)) — @rolme
-- **Allow empty strings and falsy values** in `config set` ([#4310](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4310), closes [#4277](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4277))
-- **Voice mode in WSL** when PulseAudio bridge is configured ([#4317](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4317))
-- **Respect `NO_COLOR` env var** and `TERM=dumb` for accessibility ([#4079](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4079), closes [#4066](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4066)) — @SHL0MS
-- **Correct shell reload instruction** for macOS/zsh users ([#4025](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4025))
-- **Zero exit code** on successful quiet mode queries ([#4613](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4613), closes [#4601](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4601)) — @devorun
-- **on_session_end hook fires** on interrupted exits ([#4159](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4159))
-- **Profile list display** reads `model.default` key correctly ([#4160](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4160))
-- **Browser and TTS** shown in reconfigure menu ([#4041](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4041))
-- **Web backend priority** detection simplified ([#4036](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4036))
-
-### Setup & Configuration
-- **Allowed_users preserved** during setup and quiet unconfigured provider warnings ([#4551](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4551)) — @kshitijk4poor
-- **Save API key to model config** for custom endpoints ([#4202](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4202), closes [#4182](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4182))
-- **Claude Code credentials gated** behind explicit Hermes config in wizard trigger ([#4210](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4210))
-- **Atomic writes in save_config_value** to prevent config loss on interrupt ([#4298](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4298), [#4320](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4320))
-- **Scopes field written** to Claude Code credentials on token refresh ([#4126](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4126))
-
-### Update System
-- **Fork detection and upstream sync** in `hermes update` ([#4744](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4744))
-- **Preserve working optional extras** when one extra fails during update ([#4550](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4550))
-- **Handle conflicted git index** during hermes update ([#4735](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4735))
-- **Avoid launchd restart race** on macOS ([#4736](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4736))
-- **Missing subprocess.run() timeouts** added to doctor and status commands ([#4009](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4009))
-
----
-
-## 🔧 Tool System
-
-### Browser
-- **Camofox anti-detection browser backend** — local stealth browsing with auto-install via `hermes tools` ([#4008](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4008))
-- **Persistent Camofox sessions** with VNC URL discovery for visual debugging ([#4419](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4419))
-- **Skip SSRF check for local backends** (Camofox, headless Chromium) ([#4292](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4292))
-- **Configurable SSRF check** via `browser.allow_private_urls` ([#4198](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4198)) — @nils010485
-- **CAMOFOX_PORT=9377** added to Docker commands ([#4340](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4340))
-
-### File Operations
-- **Inline diff previews** on write and patch actions ([#4411](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4411), [#4423](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4423))
-- **Stale file detection** on write and patch — warns when file was modified externally since last read ([#4345](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4345))
-- **Staleness timestamp refreshed** after writes ([#4390](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4390))
-- **Size guard, dedup, and device blocking** on read_file ([#4315](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4315))
-
-### MCP
-- **Stability fix pack** — reload timeout, shutdown cleanup, event loop handler, OAuth non-blocking ([#4757](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4757), closes [#4462](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4462), [#2537](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/2537))
-
-### ACP (Editor Integration)
-- **Client-provided MCP servers** registered as agent tools — editors pass their MCP servers to Hermes ([#4705](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4705))
-
-### Skills System
-- **Size limits for agent writes** and **fuzzy matching for skill patch** — prevents oversized skill writes and improves edit reliability ([#4414](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4414))
-- **Validate hub bundle paths** before install — blocks path traversal in skill bundles ([#3986](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3986))
-- **Unified hermes-agent and hermes-agent-setup** into single skill ([#4332](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4332))
-- **Skill metadata type check** in extract_skill_conditions ([#4479](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4479))
-
-### New/Updated Skills
-- **research-paper-writing** — full end-to-end research pipeline (replaced ml-paper-writing) ([#4654](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4654)) — @SHL0MS
-- **ascii-video** — text readability techniques and external layout oracle ([#4054](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4054)) — @SHL0MS
-- **youtube-transcript** updated for youtube-transcript-api v1.x ([#4455](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4455)) — @el-analista
-- **Skills browse and search page** added to documentation site ([#4500](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4500)) — @IAvecilla
-
----
-
-## 🔒 Security & Reliability
-
-### Security Hardening
-- **Block secret exfiltration** via browser URLs and LLM responses — scans for secret patterns in URL encoding, base64, and prompt injection vectors ([#4483](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4483))
-- **Redact secrets from execute_code sandbox output** ([#4360](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4360))
-- **Protect `.docker`, `.azure`, `.config/gh` credential directories** from read/write via file tools and terminal ([#4305](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4305), [#4327](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4327)) — @memosr
-- **GitHub OAuth token patterns** added to redaction + snapshot redact flag ([#4295](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4295))
-- **Reject private and loopback IPs** in Telegram DoH fallback ([#4129](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4129))
-- **Reject path traversal** in credential file registration ([#4316](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4316))
-- **Validate tar archive member paths** on profile import — blocks zip-slip attacks ([#4318](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4318))
-- **Exclude auth.json and .env** from profile exports ([#4475](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4475))
-
-### Reliability
-- **Prevent compression death spiral** from API disconnects ([#4750](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4750), closes [#2153](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/2153))
-- **Handle `is_closed` as method** in OpenAI SDK — prevents false positive client closure detection ([#4416](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4416), closes [#4377](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4377))
-- **Exclude matrix from [all] extras** — python-olm is upstream-broken, prevents install failures ([#4615](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4615), closes [#4178](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4178))
-- **OpenCode model routing** repaired ([#4508](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4508))
-- **Docker container image** optimized ([#4034](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4034)) — @bcross
-
-### Windows & Cross-Platform
-- **Voice mode in WSL** with PulseAudio bridge ([#4317](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4317))
-- **Homebrew packaging** preparation ([#4099](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4099))
-- **CI fork conditionals** to prevent workflow failures on forks ([#4107](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4107))
-
----
-
-## 🐛 Notable Bug Fixes
-
-- **Gateway approval blocked agent thread** — approval now blocks the agent thread like CLI does, preventing tool result loss ([#4557](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4557), closes [#4542](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4542))
-- **Compression death spiral** from API disconnects — detected and halted instead of looping ([#4750](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4750), closes [#2153](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/2153))
-- **Anthropic thinking blocks lost** across tool-use turns ([#4626](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4626))
-- **Profile model config ignored** with `-p` flag — model.model now promoted to model.default correctly ([#4160](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4160), closes [#4486](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4486))
-- **CLI blank space** between response and input area ([#4412](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4412), [#4359](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4359), closes [#4398](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4398))
-- **Dragged file paths** treated as slash commands instead of file references ([#4533](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4533)) — @rolme
-- **Orphaned `</think>` tags** leaking into user-facing responses ([#4311](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4311), closes [#4285](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4285))
-- **OpenAI SDK `is_closed`** is a method not property — false positive client closure ([#4416](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4416), closes [#4377](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4377))
-- **MCP OAuth server** could block Hermes startup instead of degrading gracefully ([#4757](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4757), closes [#4462](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4462))
-- **MCP event loop closed** on shutdown with HTTP servers ([#4757](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4757), closes [#2537](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/2537))
-- **Alibaba provider** hardcoded to wrong endpoint ([#4133](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4133), closes [#3912](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3912))
-- **Slack reply_in_thread** missing config option ([#4643](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4643), closes [#2662](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/2662))
-- **Quiet mode exit code** — successful `-q` queries no longer exit nonzero ([#4613](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4613), closes [#4601](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4601))
-- **Mobile sidebar** shows only close button due to backdrop-filter issue in docs site ([#4207](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4207)) — @xsmyile
-- **Config restore reverted** by stale-branch squash merge — `_config_version` fixed ([#4440](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4440))
-
----
-
-## 🧪 Testing
-
-- **Telegram gateway E2E tests** — full integration test suite for the Telegram adapter ([#4497](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4497)) — @pefontana
-- **11 real test failures fixed** plus sys.modules cascade poisoner resolved ([#4570](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4570))
-- **7 CI failures resolved** across hooks, plugins, and skill tests ([#3936](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3936))
-- **Codex 401 refresh tests** updated for CI compatibility ([#4166](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4166))
-- **Stale OPENAI_BASE_URL test** fixed ([#4217](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4217))
-
----
-
-## 📚 Documentation
-
-- **Comprehensive documentation audit** — 9 HIGH and 20+ MEDIUM gaps fixed across 21 files ([#4087](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4087))
-- **Site navigation restructured** — features and platforms promoted to top-level ([#4116](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4116))
-- **Tool progress streaming** documented for API server and Open WebUI ([#4138](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4138))
-- **Telegram webhook mode** documentation ([#4089](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4089))
-- **Local LLM provider guides** — comprehensive setup guides with context length warnings ([#4294](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4294))
-- **WhatsApp allowlist behavior** clarified with `WHATSAPP_ALLOW_ALL_USERS` documentation ([#4293](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4293))
-- **Slack configuration options** — new config section in Slack docs ([#4644](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4644))
-- **Terminal backends section** expanded + docs build fixes ([#4016](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4016))
-- **Adding-providers guide** updated for unified setup flow ([#4201](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4201))
-- **ACP Zed config** fixed ([#4743](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4743))
-- **Community FAQ** entries for common workflows and troubleshooting ([#4797](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4797))
-- **Skills browse and search page** on docs site ([#4500](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4500)) — @IAvecilla
-
----
-
-## 👥 Contributors
-
-### Core
-- **@teknium1** — 135 commits across all subsystems
-
-### Top Community Contributors
-- **@kshitijk4poor** — 13 commits: preserve allowed_users during setup ([#4551](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4551)), and various fixes
-- **@erosika** — 12 commits: Honcho full integration parity restored as memory provider plugin ([#4355](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4355))
-- **@pefontana** — 9 commits: Telegram gateway E2E test suite ([#4497](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4497))
-- **@bcross** — 5 commits: Docker container image optimization ([#4034](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4034))
-- **@SHL0MS** — 4 commits: NO_COLOR/TERM=dumb support ([#4079](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4079)), ascii-video skill updates ([#4054](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4054)), research-paper-writing skill ([#4654](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4654))
-
-### All Contributors
-@0xbyt4, @arasovic, @Bartok9, @bcross, @binhnt92, @camden-lowrance, @curtitoo, @Dakota, @Dave Tist, @Dean Kerr, @devorun, @dieutx, @Dilee, @el-analista, @erosika, @Gutslabs, @IAvecilla, @Jack, @Johannnnn506, @kshitijk4poor, @Laura Batalha, @Leegenux, @Lume, @MacroAnarchy, @maymuneth, @memosr, @NexVeridian, @Nick, @nils010485, @pefontana, @Penov, @rolme, @SHL0MS, @txchen, @xsmyile
-
-### Issues Resolved from Community
-@acsezen ([#2537](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/2537)), @arasovic ([#4285](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4285)), @camden-lowrance ([#4462](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4462)), @devorun ([#4601](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4601)), @eloklam ([#4486](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4486)), @HenkDz ([#3719](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3719)), @hypotyposis ([#2153](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/2153)), @kazamak ([#4178](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4178)), @lstep ([#4366](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4366)), @Mark-Lok ([#4542](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4542)), @NoJster ([#4421](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4421)), @patp ([#2662](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/2662)), @pr0n ([#4601](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4601)), @saulmc ([#4377](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4377)), @SHL0MS ([#4060](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4060), [#4061](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4061), [#4066](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4066), [#4172](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4172), [#4277](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4277)), @Z-Mackintosh ([#4398](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4398))
-
----
-
-**Full Changelog**: [v2026.3.30...v2026.4.3](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/compare/v2026.3.30...v2026.4.3)

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-# Hermes Agent v0.8.0 (v2026.4.8)
-
-**Release Date:** April 8, 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, MCP OAuth 2.1, and 209 merged PRs with 82 resolved issues.
-
----
-
-## ✨ Highlights
-
-- **Background Process Auto-Notifications (`notify_on_complete`)** — Background tasks can now automatically notify the agent when they finish. Start a long-running process (AI model training, test suites, deployments, builds) and the agent gets notified on completion — no polling needed. The agent can keep working on other things and pick up results when they land. ([#5779](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5779))
-
-- **Free Xiaomi MiMo v2 Pro on Nous Portal** — Nous Portal now supports the free-tier Xiaomi MiMo v2 Pro model for auxiliary tasks (compression, vision, summarization), with free-tier model gating and pricing display in model selection. ([#6018](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6018), [#5880](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5880))
-
-- **Live Model Switching (`/model` Command)** — Switch models and providers mid-session from CLI, Telegram, Discord, Slack, or any gateway platform. Aggregator-aware resolution keeps you on OpenRouter/Nous when possible, with automatic cross-provider fallback when needed. Interactive model pickers on Telegram and Discord with inline buttons. ([#5181](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5181), [#5742](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5742))
-
-- **Self-Optimized GPT/Codex Tool-Use Guidance** — The agent diagnosed and patched 5 failure modes in GPT and Codex tool calling through automated behavioral benchmarking, dramatically improving reliability on OpenAI models. Includes execution discipline guidance and thinking-only prefill continuation for structured reasoning. ([#6120](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6120), [#5414](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5414), [#5931](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5931))
-
-- **Google AI Studio (Gemini) Native Provider** — Direct access to Gemini models through Google's AI Studio API. Includes automatic models.dev registry integration for real-time context length detection across any provider. ([#5577](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5577))
-
-- **Inactivity-Based Agent Timeouts** — Gateway and cron timeouts now track actual tool activity instead of wall-clock time. Long-running tasks that are actively working will never be killed — only truly idle agents time out. ([#5389](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5389), [#5440](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5440))
-
-- **Approval Buttons on Slack & Telegram** — Dangerous command approval via native platform buttons instead of typing `/approve`. Slack gets thread context preservation; Telegram gets emoji reactions for approval status. ([#5890](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5890), [#5975](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5975))
-
-- **MCP OAuth 2.1 PKCE + OSV Malware Scanning** — Full standards-compliant OAuth for MCP server authentication, plus automatic malware scanning of MCP extension packages via the OSV vulnerability database. ([#5420](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5420), [#5305](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5305))
-
-- **Centralized Logging & Config Validation** — Structured logging to `~/.hermes/logs/` (agent.log + errors.log) with the `hermes logs` command for tailing and filtering. Config structure validation catches malformed YAML at startup before it causes cryptic failures. ([#5430](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5430), [#5426](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5426))
-
-- **Plugin System Expansion** — Plugins can now register CLI subcommands, receive request-scoped API hooks with correlation IDs, prompt for required env vars during install, and hook into session lifecycle events (finalize/reset). ([#5295](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5295), [#5427](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5427), [#5470](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5470), [#6129](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6129))
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-- **Matrix Tier 1 & Platform Hardening** — Matrix gets reactions, read receipts, rich formatting, and room management. Discord adds channel controls and ignored channels. Signal gets full MEDIA: tag delivery. Mattermost gets file attachments. Comprehensive reliability fixes across all platforms. ([#5275](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5275), [#5975](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5975), [#5602](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5602))
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-- **Security Hardening Pass** — Consolidated SSRF protections, timing attack mitigations, tar traversal prevention, credential leakage guards, cron path traversal hardening, and cross-session isolation. Terminal workdir sanitization across all backends. ([#5944](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5944), [#5613](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5613), [#5629](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5629))
-
----
-
-## 🏗️ Core Agent & Architecture
-
-### Provider & Model Support
-- **Native Google AI Studio (Gemini) provider** with models.dev integration for automatic context length detection ([#5577](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5577))
-- **`/model` command — full provider+model system overhaul** — live switching across CLI and all gateway platforms with aggregator-aware resolution ([#5181](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5181))
-- **Interactive model picker for Telegram and Discord** — inline button-based model selection ([#5742](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5742))
-- **Nous Portal free-tier model gating** with pricing display in model selection ([#5880](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5880))
-- **Model pricing display** for OpenRouter and Nous Portal providers ([#5416](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5416))
-- **xAI (Grok) prompt caching** via `x-grok-conv-id` header ([#5604](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5604))
-- **Grok added to tool-use enforcement models** for direct xAI usage ([#5595](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5595))
-- **MiniMax TTS provider** (speech-2.8) ([#4963](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4963))
-- **Non-agentic model warning** — warns users when loading Hermes LLM models not designed for tool use ([#5378](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5378))
-- **Ollama Cloud auth, /model switch persistence**, and alias tab completion ([#5269](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5269))
-- **Preserve dots in OpenCode Go model names** (minimax-m2.7, glm-4.5, kimi-k2.5) ([#5597](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5597))
-- **MiniMax models 404 fix** — strip /v1 from Anthropic base URL for OpenCode Go ([#4918](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4918))
-- **Provider credential reset windows** honored in pooled failover ([#5188](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5188))
-- **OAuth token sync** between credential pool and credentials file ([#4981](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4981))
-- **Stale OAuth credentials** no longer block OpenRouter users on auto-detect ([#5746](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5746))
-- **Codex OAuth credential pool disconnect** + expired token import fix ([#5681](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5681))
-- **Codex pool entry sync** from `~/.codex/auth.json` on exhaustion — @GratefulDave ([#5610](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5610))
-- **Auxiliary client payment fallback** — retry with next provider on 402 ([#5599](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5599))
-- **Auxiliary client resolves named custom providers** and 'main' alias ([#5978](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5978))
-- **Use mimo-v2-pro** for non-vision auxiliary tasks on Nous free tier ([#6018](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6018))
-- **Vision auto-detection** tries main provider first ([#6041](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6041))
-- **Provider re-ordering and Quick Install** — @austinpickett ([#4664](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4664))
-- **Nous OAuth access_token** no longer used as inference API key — @SHL0MS ([#5564](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5564))
-- **HERMES_PORTAL_BASE_URL env var** respected during Nous login — @benbarclay ([#5745](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5745))
-- **Env var overrides** for Nous portal/inference URLs ([#5419](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5419))
-- **Z.AI endpoint auto-detect** via probe and cache ([#5763](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5763))
-- **MiniMax context lengths, model catalog, thinking guard, aux model, and config base_url** corrections ([#6082](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6082))
-- **Community provider/model resolution fixes** — salvaged 4 community PRs + MiniMax aux URL ([#5983](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5983))
-
-### Agent Loop & Conversation
-- **Self-optimized GPT/Codex tool-use guidance** via automated behavioral benchmarking — agent self-diagnosed and patched 5 failure modes ([#6120](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6120))
-- **GPT/Codex execution discipline guidance** in system prompts ([#5414](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5414))
-- **Thinking-only prefill continuation** for structured reasoning responses ([#5931](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5931))
-- **Accept reasoning-only responses** without retries — set content to "(empty)" instead of infinite retry ([#5278](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5278))
-- **Jittered retry backoff** — exponential backoff with jitter for API retries ([#6048](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6048))
-- **Smart thinking block signature management** — preserve and manage Anthropic thinking signatures across turns ([#6112](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6112))
-- **Coerce tool call arguments** to match JSON Schema types — fixes models that send strings instead of numbers/booleans ([#5265](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5265))
-- **Save oversized tool results to file** instead of destructive truncation ([#5210](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5210))
-- **Sandbox-aware tool result persistence** ([#6085](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6085))
-- **Streaming fallback** improved after edit failures ([#6110](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6110))
-- **Codex empty-output gaps** covered in fallback + normalizer + auxiliary client ([#5724](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5724), [#5730](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5730), [#5734](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5734))
-- **Codex stream output backfill** from output_item.done events ([#5689](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5689))
-- **Stream consumer creates new message** after tool boundaries ([#5739](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5739))
-- **Codex validation aligned** with normalization for empty stream output ([#5940](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5940))
-- **Bridge tool-calls** in copilot-acp adapter ([#5460](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5460))
-- **Filter transcript-only roles** from chat-completions payload ([#4880](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4880))
-- **Context compaction failures fixed** on temperature-restricted models — @MadKangYu ([#5608](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5608))
-- **Sanitize tool_calls for all strict APIs** (Fireworks, Mistral, etc.) — @lumethegreat ([#5183](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5183))
-
-### Memory & Sessions
-- **Supermemory memory provider** — new memory plugin with multi-container, search_mode, identity template, and env var override ([#5737](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5737), [#5933](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5933))
-- **Shared thread sessions** by default — multi-user thread support across gateway platforms ([#5391](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5391))
-- **Subagent sessions linked to parent** and hidden from session list ([#5309](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5309))
-- **Profile-scoped memory isolation** and clone support ([#4845](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4845))
-- **Thread gateway user_id to memory plugins** for per-user scoping ([#5895](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5895))
-- **Honcho plugin drift overhaul** + plugin CLI registration system ([#5295](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5295))
-- **Honcho holographic prompt and trust score** rendering preserved ([#4872](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4872))
-- **Honcho doctor fix** — use recall_mode instead of memory_mode — @techguysimon ([#5645](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5645))
-- **RetainDB** — API routes, write queue, dialectic, agent model, file tools fixes ([#5461](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5461))
-- **Hindsight memory plugin overhaul** + memory setup wizard fixes ([#5094](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5094))
-- **mem0 API v2 compat**, prefetch context fencing, secret redaction ([#5423](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5423))
-- **mem0 env vars merged** with mem0.json instead of either/or ([#4939](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4939))
-- **Clean user message** used for all memory provider operations ([#4940](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4940))
-- **Silent memory flush failure** on /new and /resume fixed — @ryanautomated ([#5640](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5640))
-- **OpenViking atexit safety net** for session commit ([#5664](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5664))
-- **OpenViking tenant-scoping headers** for multi-tenant servers ([#4936](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4936))
-- **ByteRover brv query** runs synchronously before LLM call ([#4831](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4831))
-
----
-
-## 📱 Messaging Platforms (Gateway)
-
-### Gateway Core
-- **Inactivity-based agent timeout** — replaces wall-clock timeout with smart activity tracking; long-running active tasks never killed ([#5389](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5389))
-- **Approval buttons for Slack & Telegram** + Slack thread context preservation ([#5890](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5890))
-- **Live-stream /update output** + forward interactive prompts to user ([#5180](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5180))
-- **Infinite timeout support** + periodic notifications + actionable error messages ([#4959](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4959))
-- **Duplicate message prevention** — gateway dedup + partial stream guard ([#4878](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4878))
-- **Webhook delivery_info persistence** + full session id in /status ([#5942](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5942))
-- **Tool preview truncation** respects tool_preview_length in all/new progress modes ([#5937](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5937))
-- **Short preview truncation** restored for all/new tool progress modes ([#4935](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4935))
-- **Update-pending state** written atomically to prevent corruption ([#4923](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4923))
-- **Approval session key isolated** per turn ([#4884](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4884))
-- **Active-session guard bypass** for /approve, /deny, /stop, /new ([#4926](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4926), [#5765](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5765))
-- **Typing indicator paused** during approval waits ([#5893](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5893))
-- **Caption check** uses exact line-by-line match instead of substring (all platforms) ([#5939](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5939))
-- **MEDIA: tags stripped** from streamed gateway messages ([#5152](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5152))
-- **MEDIA: tags extracted** from cron delivery before sending ([#5598](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5598))
-- **Profile-aware service units** + voice transcription cleanup ([#5972](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5972))
-- **Thread-safe PairingStore** with atomic writes — @CharlieKerfoot ([#5656](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5656))
-- **Sanitize media URLs** in base platform logs — @WAXLYY ([#5631](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5631))
-- **Reduce Telegram fallback IP activation log noise** — @MadKangYu ([#5615](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5615))
-- **Cron static method wrappers** to prevent self-binding ([#5299](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5299))
-- **Stale 'hermes login' replaced** with 'hermes auth' + credential removal re-seeding fix ([#5670](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5670))
-
-### Telegram
-- **Group topics skill binding** for supergroup forum topics ([#4886](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4886))
-- **Emoji reactions** for approval status and notifications ([#5975](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5975))
-- **Duplicate message delivery prevented** on send timeout ([#5153](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5153))
-- **Command names sanitized** to strip invalid characters ([#5596](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5596))
-- **Per-platform disabled skills** respected in Telegram menu and gateway dispatch ([#4799](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4799))
-- **/approve and /deny** routed through running-agent guard ([#4798](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4798))
-
-### Discord
-- **Channel controls** — ignored_channels and no_thread_channels config options ([#5975](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5975))
-- **Skills registered as native slash commands** via shared gateway logic ([#5603](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5603))
-- **/approve, /deny, /queue, /background, /btw** registered as native slash commands ([#4800](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4800), [#5477](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5477))
-- **Unnecessary members intent** removed on startup + token lock leak fix ([#5302](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5302))
-
-### Slack
-- **Thread engagement** — auto-respond in bot-started and mentioned threads ([#5897](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5897))
-- **mrkdwn in edit_message** + thread replies without @mentions ([#5733](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5733))
-
-### Matrix
-- **Tier 1 feature parity** — reactions, read receipts, rich formatting, room management ([#5275](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5275))
-- **MATRIX_REQUIRE_MENTION and MATRIX_AUTO_THREAD** support ([#5106](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5106))
-- **Comprehensive reliability** — encrypted media, auth recovery, cron E2EE, Synapse compat ([#5271](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5271))
-- **CJK input, E2EE, and reconnect** fixes ([#5665](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5665))
-
-### Signal
-- **Full MEDIA: tag delivery** — send_image_file, send_voice, and send_video implemented ([#5602](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5602))
-
-### Mattermost
-- **File attachments** — set message type to DOCUMENT when post has file attachments — @nericervin ([#5609](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5609))
-
-### Feishu
-- **Interactive card approval buttons** ([#6043](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6043))
-- **Reconnect and ACL** fixes ([#5665](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5665))
-
-### Webhooks
-- **`{__raw__}` template token** and thread_id passthrough for forum topics ([#5662](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5662))
-
----
-
-## 🖥️ CLI & User Experience
-
-### Interactive CLI
-- **Defer response content** until reasoning block completes ([#5773](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5773))
-- **Ghost status-bar lines cleared** on terminal resize ([#4960](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4960))
-- **Normalise \r\n and \r line endings** in pasted text ([#4849](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4849))
-- **ChatConsole errors, curses scroll, skin-aware banner, git state** banner fixes ([#5974](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5974))
-- **Native Windows image paste** support ([#5917](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5917))
-- **--yolo and other flags** no longer silently dropped when placed before 'chat' subcommand ([#5145](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5145))
-
-### Setup & Configuration
-- **Config structure validation** — detect malformed YAML at startup with actionable error messages ([#5426](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5426))
-- **Centralized logging** to `~/.hermes/logs/` — agent.log (INFO+), errors.log (WARNING+) with `hermes logs` command ([#5430](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5430))
-- **Docs links added** to setup wizard sections ([#5283](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5283))
-- **Doctor diagnostics** — sync provider checks, config migration, WAL and mem0 diagnostics ([#5077](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5077))
-- **Timeout debug logging** and user-facing diagnostics improved ([#5370](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5370))
-- **Reasoning effort unified** to config.yaml only ([#6118](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6118))
-- **Permanent command allowlist** loaded on startup ([#5076](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5076))
-- **`hermes auth remove`** now clears env-seeded credentials permanently ([#5285](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5285))
-- **Bundled skills synced to all profiles** during update ([#5795](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5795))
-- **`hermes update` no longer kills** freshly-restarted gateway service ([#5448](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5448))
-- **Subprocess.run() timeouts** added to all gateway CLI commands ([#5424](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5424))
-- **Actionable error message** when Codex refresh token is reused — @tymrtn ([#5612](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5612))
-- **Google-workspace skill scripts** can now run directly — @xinbenlv ([#5624](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5624))
-
-### Cron System
-- **Inactivity-based cron timeout** — replaces wall-clock; active tasks run indefinitely ([#5440](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5440))
-- **Pre-run script injection** for data collection and change detection ([#5082](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5082))
-- **Delivery failure tracking** in job status ([#6042](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6042))
-- **Delivery guidance** in cron prompts — stops send_message thrashing ([#5444](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5444))
-- **MEDIA files delivered** as native platform attachments ([#5921](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5921))
-- **[SILENT] suppression** works anywhere in response — @auspic7 ([#5654](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5654))
-- **Cron path traversal** hardening ([#5147](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5147))
-
----
-
-## 🔧 Tool System
-
-### Terminal & Execution
-- **Execute_code on remote backends** — code execution now works on Docker, SSH, Modal, and other remote terminal backends ([#5088](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5088))
-- **Exit code context** for common CLI tools in terminal results — helps agent understand what went wrong ([#5144](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5144))
-- **Progressive subdirectory hint discovery** — agent learns project structure as it navigates ([#5291](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5291))
-- **notify_on_complete for background processes** — get notified when long-running tasks finish ([#5779](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5779))
-- **Docker env config** — explicit container environment variables via docker_env config ([#4738](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4738))
-- **Approval metadata included** in terminal tool results ([#5141](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5141))
-- **Workdir parameter sanitized** in terminal tool across all backends ([#5629](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5629))
-- **Detached process crash recovery** state corrected ([#6101](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6101))
-- **Agent-browser paths with spaces** preserved — @Vasanthdev2004 ([#6077](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6077))
-- **Portable base64 encoding** for image reading on macOS — @CharlieKerfoot ([#5657](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5657))
-
-### Browser
-- **Switch managed browser provider** from Browserbase to Browser Use — @benbarclay ([#5750](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5750))
-- **Firecrawl cloud browser** provider — @alt-glitch ([#5628](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5628))
-- **JS evaluation** via browser_console expression parameter ([#5303](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5303))
-- **Windows browser** fixes ([#5665](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5665))
-
-### MCP
-- **MCP OAuth 2.1 PKCE** — full standards-compliant OAuth client support ([#5420](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5420))
-- **OSV malware check** for MCP extension packages ([#5305](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5305))
-- **Prefer structuredContent over text** + no_mcp sentinel ([#5979](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5979))
-- **Unknown toolsets warning suppressed** for MCP server names ([#5279](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5279))
-
-### Web & Files
-- **.zip document support** + auto-mount cache dirs into remote backends ([#4846](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4846))
-- **Redact query secrets** in send_message errors — @WAXLYY ([#5650](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5650))
-
-### Delegation
-- **Credential pool sharing** + workspace path hints for subagents ([#5748](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5748))
-
-### ACP (VS Code / Zed / JetBrains)
-- **Aggregate ACP improvements** — auth compat, protocol fixes, command ads, delegation, SSE events ([#5292](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5292))
-
----
-
-## 🧩 Skills Ecosystem
-
-### Skills System
-- **Skill config interface** — skills can declare required config.yaml settings, prompted during setup, injected at load time ([#5635](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5635))
-- **Plugin CLI registration system** — plugins register their own CLI subcommands without touching main.py ([#5295](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5295))
-- **Request-scoped API hooks** with tool call correlation IDs for plugins ([#5427](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5427))
-- **Session lifecycle hooks** — on_session_finalize and on_session_reset for CLI + gateway ([#6129](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6129))
-- **Prompt for required env vars** during plugin install — @kshitijk4poor ([#5470](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5470))
-- **Plugin name validation** — reject names that resolve to plugins root ([#5368](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5368))
-- **pre_llm_call plugin context** moved to user message to preserve prompt cache ([#5146](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5146))
-
-### New & Updated Skills
-- **popular-web-designs** — 54 production website design systems ([#5194](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5194))
-- **p5js creative coding** — @SHL0MS ([#5600](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5600))
-- **manim-video** — mathematical and technical animations — @SHL0MS ([#4930](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4930))
-- **llm-wiki** — Karpathy's LLM Wiki skill ([#5635](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5635))
-- **gitnexus-explorer** — codebase indexing and knowledge serving ([#5208](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5208))
-- **research-paper-writing** — AI-Scientist & GPT-Researcher patterns — @SHL0MS ([#5421](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5421))
-- **blogwatcher** updated to JulienTant's fork ([#5759](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5759))
-- **claude-code skill** comprehensive rewrite v2.0 + v2.2 ([#5155](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5155), [#5158](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5158))
-- **Code verification skills** consolidated into one ([#4854](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4854))
-- **Manim CE reference docs** expanded — geometry, animations, LaTeX — @leotrs ([#5791](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5791))
-- **Manim-video references** — design thinking, updaters, paper explainer, decorations, production quality — @SHL0MS ([#5588](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5588), [#5408](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5408))
-
----
-
-## 🔒 Security & Reliability
-
-### Security Hardening
-- **Consolidated security** — SSRF protections, timing attack mitigations, tar traversal prevention, credential leakage guards ([#5944](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5944))
-- **Cross-session isolation** + cron path traversal hardening ([#5613](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5613))
-- **Workdir parameter sanitized** in terminal tool across all backends ([#5629](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5629))
-- **Approval 'once' session escalation** prevented + cron delivery platform validation ([#5280](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5280))
-- **Profile-scoped Google Workspace OAuth tokens** protected ([#4910](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4910))
-
-### Reliability
-- **Aggressive worktree and branch cleanup** to prevent accumulation ([#6134](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6134))
-- **O(n²) catastrophic backtracking** in redact regex fixed — 100x improvement on large outputs ([#4962](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4962))
-- **Runtime stability fixes** across core, web, delegate, and browser tools ([#4843](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4843))
-- **API server streaming fix** + conversation history support ([#5977](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5977))
-- **OpenViking API endpoint paths** and response parsing corrected ([#5078](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5078))
-
----
-
-## 🐛 Notable Bug Fixes
-
-- **9 community bugfixes salvaged** — gateway, cron, deps, macOS launchd in one batch ([#5288](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5288))
-- **Batch core bug fixes** — model config, session reset, alias fallback, launchctl, delegation, atomic writes ([#5630](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5630))
-- **Batch gateway/platform fixes** — matrix E2EE, CJK input, Windows browser, Feishu reconnect + ACL ([#5665](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5665))
-- **Stale test skips removed**, regex backtracking, file search bug, and test flakiness ([#4969](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4969))
-- **Nix flake** — read version, regen uv.lock, add hermes_logging — @alt-glitch ([#5651](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5651))
-- **Lowercase variable redaction** regression tests ([#5185](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5185))
-
----
-
-## 🧪 Testing
-
-- **57 failing CI tests repaired** across 14 files ([#5823](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5823))
-- **Test suite re-architecture** + CI failure fixes — @alt-glitch ([#5946](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5946))
-- **Codebase-wide lint cleanup** — unused imports, dead code, and inefficient patterns ([#5821](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5821))
-- **browser_close tool removed** — auto-cleanup handles it ([#5792](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5792))
-
----
-
-## 📚 Documentation
-
-- **Comprehensive documentation audit** — fix stale info, expand thin pages, add depth ([#5393](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5393))
-- **40+ discrepancies fixed** between documentation and codebase ([#5818](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5818))
-- **13 features documented** from last week's PRs ([#5815](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5815))
-- **Guides section overhaul** — fix existing + add 3 new tutorials ([#5735](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5735))
-- **Salvaged 4 docs PRs** — docker setup, post-update validation, local LLM guide, signal-cli install ([#5727](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5727))
-- **Discord configuration reference** ([#5386](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5386))
-- **Community FAQ entries** for common workflows and troubleshooting ([#4797](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4797))
-- **WSL2 networking guide** for local model servers ([#5616](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5616))
-- **Honcho CLI reference** + plugin CLI registration docs ([#5308](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5308))
-- **Obsidian Headless setup** for servers in llm-wiki ([#5660](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5660))
-- **Hermes Mod visual skin editor** added to skins page ([#6095](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6095))
-
----
-
-## 👥 Contributors
-
-### Core
-- **@teknium1** — 179 PRs
-
-### Top Community Contributors
-- **@SHL0MS** (7 PRs) — p5js creative coding skill, manim-video skill + 5 reference expansions, research-paper-writing, Nous OAuth fix, manim font fix
-- **@alt-glitch** (3 PRs) — Firecrawl cloud browser provider, test re-architecture + CI fixes, Nix flake fixes
-- **@benbarclay** (2 PRs) — Browser Use managed provider switch, Nous portal base URL fix
-- **@CharlieKerfoot** (2 PRs) — macOS portable base64 encoding, thread-safe PairingStore
-- **@WAXLYY** (2 PRs) — send_message secret redaction, gateway media URL sanitization
-- **@MadKangYu** (2 PRs) — Telegram log noise reduction, context compaction fix for temperature-restricted models
-
-### All Contributors
-@alt-glitch, @austinpickett, @auspic7, @benbarclay, @CharlieKerfoot, @GratefulDave, @kshitijk4poor, @leotrs, @lumethegreat, @MadKangYu, @nericervin, @ryanautomated, @SHL0MS, @techguysimon, @tymrtn, @Vasanthdev2004, @WAXLYY, @xinbenlv
-
----
-
-**Full Changelog**: [v2026.4.3...v2026.4.8](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/compare/v2026.4.3...v2026.4.8)

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-# Hermes Agent v0.9.0 (v2026.4.13)
-
-**Release Date:** April 13, 2026
-**Since v0.8.0:** 487 commits · 269 merged PRs · 167 resolved issues · 493 files changed · 63,281 insertions · 24 contributors
-
-> The everywhere release — Hermes goes mobile with Termux/Android, adds iMessage and WeChat, ships Fast Mode for OpenAI and Anthropic, introduces background process monitoring, launches a local web dashboard for managing your agent, and delivers the deepest security hardening pass yet across 16 supported platforms.
-
----
-
-## ✨ Highlights
-
-- **Local Web Dashboard** — A new browser-based dashboard for managing your Hermes Agent locally. Configure settings, monitor sessions, browse skills, and manage your gateway — all from a clean web interface without touching config files or the terminal. The easiest way to get started with Hermes.
-
-- **Fast Mode (`/fast`)** — Priority processing for OpenAI and Anthropic models. Toggle `/fast` to route through priority queues for significantly lower latency on supported models (GPT-5.4, Codex, Claude). Expands across all OpenAI Priority Processing models and Anthropic's fast tier. ([#6875](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6875), [#6960](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6960), [#7037](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7037))
-
-- **iMessage via BlueBubbles** — Full iMessage integration through BlueBubbles, bringing Hermes to Apple's messaging ecosystem. Auto-webhook registration, setup wizard integration, and crash resilience. ([#6437](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6437), [#6460](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6460), [#6494](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6494))
-
-- **WeChat (Weixin) & WeCom Callback Mode** — Native WeChat support via iLink Bot API and a new WeCom callback-mode adapter for self-built enterprise apps. Streaming cursor, media uploads, markdown link handling, and atomic state persistence. Hermes now covers the Chinese messaging ecosystem end-to-end. ([#7166](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7166), [#7943](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7943))
-
-- **Termux / Android Support** — Run Hermes natively on Android via Termux. Adapted install paths, TUI optimizations for mobile screens, voice backend support, and the `/image` command work on-device. ([#6834](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6834))
-
-- **Background Process Monitoring (`watch_patterns`)** — Set patterns to watch for in background process output and get notified in real-time when they match. Monitor for errors, wait for specific events ("listening on port"), or watch build logs — all without polling. ([#7635](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7635))
-
-- **Native xAI & Xiaomi MiMo Providers** — First-class provider support for xAI (Grok) and Xiaomi MiMo, with direct API access, model catalogs, and setup wizard integration. Plus Qwen OAuth with portal request support. ([#7372](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7372), [#7855](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7855))
-
-- **Pluggable Context Engine** — Context management is now a pluggable slot via `hermes plugins`. Swap in custom context engines that control what the agent sees each turn — filtering, summarization, or domain-specific context injection. ([#7464](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7464))
-
-- **Unified Proxy Support** — SOCKS proxy, `DISCORD_PROXY`, and system proxy auto-detection across all gateway platforms. Hermes behind corporate firewalls just works. ([#6814](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6814))
-
-- **Comprehensive Security Hardening** — Path traversal protection in checkpoint manager, shell injection neutralization in sandbox writes, SSRF redirect guards in Slack image uploads, Twilio webhook signature validation (SMS RCE fix), API server auth enforcement, git argument injection prevention, and approval button authorization. ([#7933](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7933), [#7944](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7944), [#7940](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7940), [#7151](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7151), [#7156](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7156))
-
-- **`hermes backup` & `hermes import`** — Full backup and restore of your Hermes configuration, sessions, skills, and memory. Migrate between machines or create snapshots before major changes. ([#7997](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7997))
-
-- **16 Supported Platforms** — With BlueBubbles (iMessage) and WeChat joining Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, Matrix, Email, SMS, DingTalk, Feishu, WeCom, Mattermost, Home Assistant, and Webhooks, Hermes now runs on 16 messaging platforms out of the box.
-
-- **`/debug` & `hermes debug share`** — New debugging toolkit: `/debug` slash command across all platforms for quick diagnostics, plus `hermes debug share` to upload a full debug report to a pastebin for easy sharing when troubleshooting. ([#8681](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8681))
-
----
-
-## 🏗️ Core Agent & Architecture
-
-### Provider & Model Support
-- **Native xAI (Grok) provider** with direct API access and model catalog ([#7372](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7372))
-- **Xiaomi MiMo as first-class provider** — setup wizard, model catalog, empty response recovery ([#7855](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7855))
-- **Qwen OAuth provider** with portal request support ([#6282](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6282))
-- **Fast Mode** — `/fast` toggle for OpenAI Priority Processing + Anthropic fast tier ([#6875](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6875), [#6960](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6960), [#7037](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7037))
-- **Structured API error classification** for smart failover decisions ([#6514](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6514))
-- **Rate limit header capture** shown in `/usage` ([#6541](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6541))
-- **API server model name** derived from profile name ([#6857](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6857))
-- **Custom providers** now included in `/model` listings and resolution ([#7088](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7088))
-- **Fallback provider activation** on repeated empty responses with user-visible status ([#7505](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7505))
-- **OpenRouter variant tags** (`:free`, `:extended`, `:fast`) preserved during model switch ([#6383](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6383))
-- **Credential exhaustion TTL** reduced from 24 hours to 1 hour ([#6504](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6504))
-- **OAuth credential lifecycle** hardening — stale pool keys, auth.json sync, Codex CLI race fixes ([#6874](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6874))
-- Empty response recovery for reasoning models (MiMo, Qwen, GLM) ([#8609](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8609))
-- MiniMax context lengths, thinking guard, endpoint corrections ([#6082](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6082), [#7126](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7126))
-- Z.AI endpoint auto-detect via probe and cache ([#5763](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5763))
-
-### Agent Loop & Conversation
-- **Pluggable context engine slot** via `hermes plugins` ([#7464](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7464))
-- **Background process monitoring** — `watch_patterns` for real-time output alerts ([#7635](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7635))
-- **Improved context compression** — higher limits, tool tracking, degradation warnings, token-budget tail protection ([#6395](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6395), [#6453](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6453))
-- **`/compress <focus>`** — guided compression with a focus topic ([#8017](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8017))
-- **Tiered context pressure warnings** with gateway dedup ([#6411](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6411))
-- **Staged inactivity warning** before timeout escalation ([#6387](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6387))
-- **Prevent agent from stopping mid-task** — compression floor, budget overhaul, activity tracking ([#7983](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7983))
-- **Propagate child activity to parent** during `delegate_task` ([#7295](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7295))
-- **Truncated streaming tool call detection** before execution ([#6847](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6847))
-- Empty response retry (3 attempts with nudge) ([#6488](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6488))
-- Adaptive streaming backoff + cursor strip to prevent message truncation ([#7683](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7683))
-- Compression uses live session model instead of stale persisted config ([#8258](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8258))
-- Strip `<thought>` tags from Gemma 4 responses ([#8562](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8562))
-- Prevent `<think>` in prose from suppressing response output ([#6968](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6968))
-- Turn-exit diagnostic logging to agent loop ([#6549](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6549))
-- Scope tool interrupt signal per-thread to prevent cross-session leaks ([#7930](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7930))
-
-### Memory & Sessions
-- **Hindsight memory plugin** — feature parity, setup wizard, config improvements — @nicoloboschi ([#6428](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6428))
-- **Honcho** — opt-in `initOnSessionStart` for tools mode — @Kathie-yu ([#6995](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6995))
-- Orphan children instead of cascade-deleting in prune/delete ([#6513](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6513))
-- Doctor command only checks the active memory provider ([#6285](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6285))
-
----
-
-## 📱 Messaging Platforms (Gateway)
-
-### New Platforms
-- **BlueBubbles (iMessage)** — full adapter with auto-webhook registration, setup wizard, and crash resilience ([#6437](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6437), [#6460](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6460), [#6494](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6494), [#7107](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7107))
-- **Weixin (WeChat)** — native support via iLink Bot API with streaming, media uploads, markdown links ([#7166](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7166), [#8665](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8665))
-- **WeCom Callback Mode** — self-built enterprise app adapter with atomic state persistence ([#7943](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7943), [#7928](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7928))
-
-### Discord
-- **Allowed channels whitelist** config — @jarvis-phw ([#7044](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7044))
-- **Forum channel topic inheritance** in thread sessions — @hermes-agent-dhabibi ([#6377](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6377))
-- **DISCORD_REPLY_TO_MODE** setting ([#6333](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6333))
-- Accept `.log` attachments, raise document size limit — @kira-ariaki ([#6467](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6467))
-- Decouple readiness from slash sync ([#8016](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8016))
-
-### Slack
-- **Consolidated Slack improvements** — 7 community PRs salvaged into one ([#6809](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6809))
-- Handle assistant thread lifecycle events ([#6433](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6433))
-
-### Matrix
-- **Migrated from matrix-nio to mautrix-python** ([#7518](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7518))
-- SQLite crypto store replacing pickle (fixes E2EE decryption) — @alt-glitch ([#7981](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7981))
-- Cross-signing recovery key verification for E2EE migration ([#8282](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8282))
-- DM mention threads + group chat events for Feishu ([#7423](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7423))
-
-### Gateway Core
-- **Unified proxy support** — SOCKS, DISCORD_PROXY, multi-platform with macOS auto-detection ([#6814](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6814))
-- **Inbound text batching** for Discord, Matrix, WeCom + adaptive delay ([#6979](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6979))
-- **Surface natural mid-turn assistant messages** in chat platforms ([#7978](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7978))
-- **WSL-aware gateway** with smart systemd detection ([#7510](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7510))
-- **All missing platforms added to setup wizard** ([#7949](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7949))
-- **Per-platform `tool_progress` overrides** ([#6348](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6348))
-- **Configurable 'still working' notification interval** ([#8572](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8572))
-- `/model` switch persists across messages ([#7081](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7081))
-- `/usage` shows rate limits, cost, and token details between turns ([#7038](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7038))
-- Drain in-flight work before restart ([#7503](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7503))
-- Don't evict cached agent on failed runs — prevents MCP restart loop ([#7539](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7539))
-- Replace `os.environ` session state with `contextvars` ([#7454](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7454))
-- Derive channel directory platforms from enum instead of hardcoded list ([#7450](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7450))
-- Validate image downloads before caching (cross-platform) ([#7125](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7125))
-- Cross-platform webhook delivery for all platforms ([#7095](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7095))
-- Cron Discord thread_id delivery support ([#7106](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7106))
-- Feishu QR-based bot onboarding ([#8570](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8570))
-- Gateway status scoped to active profile ([#7951](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7951))
-- Prevent background process notifications from triggering false pairing requests ([#6434](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6434))
-
----
-
-## 🖥️ CLI & User Experience
-
-### Interactive CLI
-- **Termux / Android support** — adapted install paths, TUI, voice, `/image` ([#6834](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6834))
-- **Native `/model` picker modal** for provider → model selection ([#8003](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8003))
-- **Live per-tool elapsed timer** restored in TUI spinner ([#7359](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7359))
-- **Stacked tool progress scrollback** in TUI ([#8201](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8201))
-- **Random tips on new session start** (CLI + gateway, 279 tips) ([#8225](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8225), [#8237](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8237))
-- **`hermes dump`** — copy-pasteable setup summary for debugging ([#6550](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6550))
-- **`hermes backup` / `hermes import`** — full config backup and restore ([#7997](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7997))
-- **WSL environment hint** in system prompt ([#8285](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8285))
-- **Profile creation UX** — seed SOUL.md + credential warning ([#8553](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8553))
-- Shell-aware sudo detection, empty password support ([#6517](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6517))
-- Flush stdin after curses/terminal menus to prevent escape sequence leakage ([#7167](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7167))
-- Handle broken stdin in prompt_toolkit startup ([#8560](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8560))
-
-### Setup & Configuration
-- **Per-platform display verbosity** configuration ([#8006](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8006))
-- **Component-separated logging** with session context and filtering ([#7991](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7991))
-- **`network.force_ipv4`** config to fix IPv6 timeout issues ([#8196](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8196))
-- **Standardize message whitespace and JSON formatting** ([#7988](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7988))
-- **Rebrand OpenClaw → Hermes** during migration ([#8210](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8210))
-- Config.yaml takes priority over env vars for auxiliary settings ([#7889](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7889))
-- Harden setup provider flows + live OpenRouter catalog refresh ([#7078](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7078))
-- Normalize reasoning effort ordering across all surfaces ([#6804](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6804))
-- Remove dead `LLM_MODEL` env var + migration to clear stale entries ([#6543](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6543))
-- Remove `/prompt` slash command — prefix expansion footgun ([#6752](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6752))
-- `HERMES_HOME_MODE` env var to override permissions — @ygd58 ([#6993](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6993))
-- Fall back to default model when model config is empty ([#8303](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8303))
-- Warn when compression model context is too small ([#7894](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7894))
-
----
-
-## 🔧 Tool System
-
-### Environments & Execution
-- **Unified spawn-per-call execution layer** for environments ([#6343](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6343))
-- **Unified file sync** with mtime tracking, deletion, and transactional state ([#7087](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7087))
-- **Persistent sandbox envs** survive between turns ([#6412](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6412))
-- **Bulk file sync** via tar pipe for SSH/Modal backends — @alt-glitch ([#8014](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8014))
-- **Daytona** — bulk upload, config bridge, silent disk cap ([#7538](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7538))
-- Foreground timeout cap to prevent session deadlocks ([#7082](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7082))
-- Guard invalid command values ([#6417](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6417))
-
-### MCP
-- **`hermes mcp add --env` and `--preset`** support ([#7970](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7970))
-- Combine `content` and `structuredContent` when both present ([#7118](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7118))
-- MCP tool name deconfliction fixes ([#7654](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7654))
-
-### Browser
-- Browser hardening — dead code removal, caching, scroll perf, security, thread safety ([#7354](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7354))
-- `/browser connect` auto-launch uses dedicated Chrome profile dir ([#6821](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6821))
-- Reap orphaned browser sessions on startup ([#7931](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7931))
-
-### Voice & Vision
-- **Voxtral TTS provider** (Mistral AI) ([#7653](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7653))
-- **TTS speed support** for Edge TTS, OpenAI TTS, MiniMax ([#8666](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8666))
-- **Vision auto-resize** for oversized images, raise limit to 20 MB, retry-on-failure ([#7883](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7883), [#7902](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7902))
-- STT provider-model mismatch fix (whisper-1 vs faster-whisper) ([#7113](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7113))
-
-### Other Tools
-- **`hermes dump`** command for setup summary ([#6550](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6550))
-- TODO store enforces ID uniqueness during replace operations ([#7986](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7986))
-- List all available toolsets in `delegate_task` schema description ([#8231](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8231))
-- API server: tool progress as custom SSE event to prevent model corruption ([#7500](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7500))
-- API server: share one Docker container across all conversations ([#7127](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7127))
-
----
-
-## 🧩 Skills Ecosystem
-
-- **Centralized skills index + tree cache** — eliminates rate-limit failures on install ([#8575](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8575))
-- **More aggressive skill loading instructions** in system prompt (v3) ([#8209](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8209), [#8286](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8286))
-- **Google Workspace skill** migrated to GWS CLI backend ([#6788](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6788))
-- **Creative divergence strategies** skill — @SHL0MS ([#6882](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6882))
-- **Creative ideation** — constraint-driven project generation — @SHL0MS ([#7555](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7555))
-- Parallelize skills browse/search to prevent hanging ([#7301](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7301))
-- Read name from SKILL.md frontmatter in skills_sync ([#7623](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7623))
-
----
-
-## 🔒 Security & Reliability
-
-### Security Hardening
-- **Twilio webhook signature validation** — SMS RCE fix ([#7933](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7933))
-- **Shell injection neutralization** in `_write_to_sandbox` via path quoting ([#7940](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7940))
-- **Git argument injection** and path traversal prevention in checkpoint manager ([#7944](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7944))
-- **SSRF redirect bypass** in Slack image uploads + base.py cache helpers ([#7151](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7151))
-- **Path traversal, credential gate, DANGEROUS_PATTERNS gaps** ([#7156](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7156))
-- **API bind guard** — enforce `API_SERVER_KEY` for non-loopback binding ([#7455](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7455))
-- **Approval button authorization** — require auth for session continuation — @Cafexss ([#6930](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6930))
-- Path boundary enforcement in skill manager operations ([#7156](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7156))
-- DingTalk/API webhook URL origin validation, header injection rejection ([#7455](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7455))
-
-### Reliability
-- **Contextual error diagnostics** for invalid API responses ([#8565](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8565))
-- **Prevent 400 format errors** from triggering compression loop on Codex ([#6751](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6751))
-- **Don't halve context_length** on output-cap-too-large errors — @KUSH42 ([#6664](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6664))
-- **Recover primary client** on OpenAI transport errors ([#7108](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7108))
-- **Credential pool rotation** on billing-classified 400s ([#7112](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7112))
-- **Auto-increase stream read timeout** for local LLM providers ([#6967](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6967))
-- **Fall back to default certs** when CA bundle path doesn't exist ([#7352](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7352))
-- **Disambiguate usage-limit patterns** in error classifier — @sprmn24 ([#6836](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6836))
-- Harden cron script timeout and provider recovery ([#7079](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7079))
-- Gateway interrupt detection resilient to monitor task failures ([#8208](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8208))
-- Prevent unwanted session auto-reset after graceful gateway restarts ([#8299](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8299))
-- Prevent duplicate update prompt spam in gateway watcher ([#8343](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8343))
-- Deduplicate reasoning items in Responses API input ([#7946](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7946))
-
-### Infrastructure
-- **Multi-arch Docker image** — amd64 + arm64 ([#6124](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6124))
-- **Docker runs as non-root user** with virtualenv — @benbarclay contributing ([#8226](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8226))
-- **Use `uv`** for Docker dependency resolution to fix resolution-too-deep ([#6965](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6965))
-- **Container-aware Nix CLI** — auto-route into managed container — @alt-glitch ([#7543](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7543))
-- **Nix shared-state permission model** for interactive CLI users — @alt-glitch ([#6796](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6796))
-- **Per-profile subprocess HOME isolation** ([#7357](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7357))
-- Profile paths fixed in Docker — profiles go to mounted volume ([#7170](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7170))
-- Docker container gateway pathway hardened ([#8614](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8614))
-- Enable unbuffered stdout for live Docker logs ([#6749](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6749))
-- Install procps in Docker image — @HiddenPuppy ([#7032](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7032))
-- Shallow git clone for faster installation — @sosyz ([#8396](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8396))
-- `hermes update` always reset on stash conflict ([#7010](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7010))
-- Write update exit code before gateway restart (cgroup kill race) ([#8288](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8288))
-- Nix: `setupSecrets` optional, tirith runtime dep — @devorun, @ethernet8023 ([#6261](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6261), [#6721](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6721))
-- launchd stop uses `bootout` so `KeepAlive` doesn't respawn ([#7119](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7119))
-
----
-
-## 🐛 Notable Bug Fixes
-
-- Fix: `/model` switch not persisting across gateway messages ([#7081](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7081))
-- Fix: session-scoped gateway model overrides ignored — @Hygaard ([#7662](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7662))
-- Fix: compaction model context length ignoring config — 3 related issues ([#8258](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8258), [#8107](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8107))
-- Fix: OpenCode.ai context window resolved to 128K instead of 1M ([#6472](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6472))
-- Fix: Codex fallback auth-store lookup — @cherifya ([#6462](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6462))
-- Fix: duplicate completion notifications when process killed ([#7124](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7124))
-- Fix: agent daemon thread prevents orphan CLI processes on tab close ([#8557](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8557))
-- Fix: stale image attachment on text paste and voice input ([#7077](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7077))
-- Fix: DM thread session seeding causing cross-thread contamination ([#7084](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7084))
-- Fix: OpenClaw migration shows dry-run preview before executing ([#6769](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6769))
-- Fix: auth errors misclassified as retryable — @kuishou68 ([#7027](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7027))
-- Fix: Copilot-Integration-Id header missing ([#7083](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7083))
-- Fix: ACP session capabilities — @luyao618 ([#6985](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6985))
-- Fix: ACP PromptResponse usage from top-level fields ([#7086](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7086))
-- Fix: several failing/flaky tests on main — @dsocolobsky ([#6777](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6777))
-- Fix: backup marker filenames — @sprmn24 ([#8600](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8600))
-- Fix: `NoneType` in fast_mode check — @0xbyt4 ([#7350](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7350))
-- Fix: missing imports in uninstall.py — @JiayuuWang ([#7034](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7034))
-
----
-
-## 📚 Documentation
-
-- Platform adapter developer guide + WeCom Callback docs ([#7969](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7969))
-- Cron troubleshooting guide ([#7122](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7122))
-- Streaming timeout auto-detection for local LLMs ([#6990](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6990))
-- Tool-use enforcement documentation expanded ([#7984](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7984))
-- BlueBubbles pairing instructions ([#6548](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6548))
-- Telegram proxy support section ([#6348](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6348))
-- `hermes dump` and `hermes logs` CLI reference ([#6552](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6552))
-- `tool_progress_overrides` configuration reference ([#6364](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6364))
-- Compression model context length warning docs ([#7879](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7879))
-
----
-
-## 👥 Contributors
-
-**269 merged PRs** from **24 contributors** across **487 commits**.
-
-### Community Contributors
-- **@alt-glitch** (6 PRs) — Nix container-aware CLI, shared-state permissions, Matrix SQLite crypto store, bulk SSH/Modal file sync, Matrix mautrix compat
-- **@SHL0MS** (2 PRs) — Creative divergence strategies skill, creative ideation skill
-- **@sprmn24** (2 PRs) — Error classifier disambiguation, backup marker fix
-- **@nicoloboschi** — Hindsight memory plugin feature parity
-- **@Hygaard** — Session-scoped gateway model override fix
-- **@jarvis-phw** — Discord allowed_channels whitelist
-- **@Kathie-yu** — Honcho initOnSessionStart for tools mode
-- **@hermes-agent-dhabibi** — Discord forum channel topic inheritance
-- **@kira-ariaki** — Discord .log attachments and size limit
-- **@cherifya** — Codex fallback auth-store lookup
-- **@Cafexss** — Security: auth for session continuation
-- **@KUSH42** — Compaction context_length fix
-- **@kuishou68** — Auth error retryable classification fix
-- **@luyao618** — ACP session capabilities
-- **@ygd58** — HERMES_HOME_MODE env var override
-- **@0xbyt4** — Fast mode NoneType fix
-- **@JiayuuWang** — CLI uninstall import fix
-- **@HiddenPuppy** — Docker procps installation
-- **@dsocolobsky** — Test suite fixes
-- **@bobashopcashier** (1 PR) — Graceful gateway drain before restart (salvaged into #7503 from #7290)
-- **@benbarclay** — Docker image tag simplification
-- **@sosyz** — Shallow git clone for faster install
-- **@devorun** — Nix setupSecrets optional
-- **@ethernet8023** — Nix tirith runtime dep
-
----
-
-**Full Changelog**: [v2026.4.8...v2026.4.13](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/compare/v2026.4.8...v2026.4.13)

agent/agent_runtime_helpers.py

@@ -47,6 +47,20 @@ def _ra():
     return run_agent
 
 
+AGENT_RUNTIME_POST_HOOK_TOOL_NAMES = frozenset(
+    {"todo", "session_search", "memory", "clarify", "delegate_task"}
+)
+
+
+def agent_runtime_owns_post_tool_hook(agent: Any, function_name: str) -> bool:
+    """Return True when an agent-level tool path emits its own post hook."""
+    if function_name in AGENT_RUNTIME_POST_HOOK_TOOL_NAMES:
+        return True
+    if getattr(agent, "_context_engine_tool_names", None) and function_name in agent._context_engine_tool_names:
+        return True
+    memory_manager = getattr(agent, "_memory_manager", None)
+    return bool(memory_manager and memory_manager.has_tool(function_name))
+
 
 def convert_to_trajectory_format(agent, messages: List[Dict[str, Any]], user_query: str, completed: bool) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
     """
@@ -1618,36 +1632,84 @@ def invoke_tool(agent, function_name: str, function_args: dict, effective_task_i
         try:
             from hermes_cli.plugins import get_pre_tool_call_block_message
             block_message = get_pre_tool_call_block_message(
-                function_name, function_args, task_id=effective_task_id or "",
+                function_name,
+                function_args,
+                task_id=effective_task_id or "",
+                session_id=getattr(agent, "session_id", "") or "",
+                tool_call_id=tool_call_id or "",
+                turn_id=getattr(agent, "_current_turn_id", "") or "",
+                api_request_id=getattr(agent, "_current_api_request_id", "") or "",
             )
         except Exception:
             pass
     if block_message is not None:
-        return json.dumps({"error": block_message}, ensure_ascii=False)
+        result = json.dumps({"error": block_message}, ensure_ascii=False)
+        try:
+            from model_tools import _emit_post_tool_call_hook
+            _emit_post_tool_call_hook(
+                function_name=function_name,
+                function_args=function_args,
+                result=result,
+                task_id=effective_task_id or "",
+                session_id=getattr(agent, "session_id", "") or "",
+                tool_call_id=tool_call_id or "",
+                turn_id=getattr(agent, "_current_turn_id", "") or "",
+                api_request_id=getattr(agent, "_current_api_request_id", "") or "",
+                status="blocked",
+                error_type="plugin_block",
+                error_message=block_message,
+            )
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+        return result
+
+    tool_start_time = time.monotonic()
+
+    def _finish_agent_tool(result: Any) -> Any:
+        try:
+            from model_tools import _emit_post_tool_call_hook
+            _emit_post_tool_call_hook(
+                function_name=function_name,
+                function_args=function_args,
+                result=result,
+                task_id=effective_task_id or "",
+                session_id=getattr(agent, "session_id", "") or "",
+                tool_call_id=tool_call_id or "",
+                turn_id=getattr(agent, "_current_turn_id", "") or "",
+                api_request_id=getattr(agent, "_current_api_request_id", "") or "",
+                duration_ms=int((time.monotonic() - tool_start_time) * 1000),
+            )
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+        return result
 
     if function_name == "todo":
         from tools.todo_tool import todo_tool as _todo_tool
-        return _todo_tool(
-            todos=function_args.get("todos"),
-            merge=function_args.get("merge", False),
-            store=agent._todo_store,
+        return _finish_agent_tool(
+            _todo_tool(
+                todos=function_args.get("todos"),
+                merge=function_args.get("merge", False),
+                store=agent._todo_store,
+            )
         )
     elif function_name == "session_search":
         session_db = agent._get_session_db_for_recall()
         if not session_db:
             from hermes_state import format_session_db_unavailable
-            return json.dumps({"success": False, "error": format_session_db_unavailable()})
+            return _finish_agent_tool(json.dumps({"success": False, "error": format_session_db_unavailable()}))
         from tools.session_search_tool import session_search as _session_search
-        return _session_search(
-            query=function_args.get("query", ""),
-            role_filter=function_args.get("role_filter"),
-            limit=function_args.get("limit", 3),
-            session_id=function_args.get("session_id"),
-            around_message_id=function_args.get("around_message_id"),
-            window=function_args.get("window", 5),
-            sort=function_args.get("sort"),
-            db=session_db,
-            current_session_id=agent.session_id,
+        return _finish_agent_tool(
+            _session_search(
+                query=function_args.get("query", ""),
+                role_filter=function_args.get("role_filter"),
+                limit=function_args.get("limit", 3),
+                session_id=function_args.get("session_id"),
+                around_message_id=function_args.get("around_message_id"),
+                window=function_args.get("window", 5),
+                sort=function_args.get("sort"),
+                db=session_db,
+                current_session_id=agent.session_id,
+            )
         )
     elif function_name == "memory":
         target = function_args.get("target", "memory")
@@ -1673,23 +1735,27 @@ def invoke_tool(agent, function_name: str, function_args: dict, effective_task_i
                 )
             except Exception:
                 pass
-        return result
+        return _finish_agent_tool(result)
     elif agent._memory_manager and agent._memory_manager.has_tool(function_name):
-        return agent._memory_manager.handle_tool_call(function_name, function_args)
+        return _finish_agent_tool(agent._memory_manager.handle_tool_call(function_name, function_args))
     elif function_name == "clarify":
         from tools.clarify_tool import clarify_tool as _clarify_tool
-        return _clarify_tool(
-            question=function_args.get("question", ""),
-            choices=function_args.get("choices"),
-            callback=agent.clarify_callback,
+        return _finish_agent_tool(
+            _clarify_tool(
+                question=function_args.get("question", ""),
+                choices=function_args.get("choices"),
+                callback=agent.clarify_callback,
+            )
         )
     elif function_name == "delegate_task":
-        return agent._dispatch_delegate_task(function_args)
+        return _finish_agent_tool(agent._dispatch_delegate_task(function_args))
     else:
         return _ra().handle_function_call(
             function_name, function_args, effective_task_id,
             tool_call_id=tool_call_id,
             session_id=agent.session_id or "",
+            turn_id=getattr(agent, "_current_turn_id", "") or "",
+            api_request_id=getattr(agent, "_current_api_request_id", "") or "",
             enabled_tools=list(agent.valid_tool_names) if agent.valid_tool_names else None,
             skip_pre_tool_call_hook=True,
             enabled_toolsets=getattr(agent, "enabled_toolsets", None),

agent/chat_completion_helpers.py

@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@ def handle_max_iterations(agent, messages: list, api_call_count: int) -> str:
             for internal_key in [k for k in api_msg if isinstance(k, str) and k.startswith("_")]:
                 api_msg.pop(internal_key, None)
             if _needs_sanitize:
-                agent._sanitize_tool_calls_for_strict_api(api_msg)
+                agent._sanitize_tool_calls_for_strict_api(api_msg, model=agent.model)
             api_messages.append(api_msg)
 
         effective_system = agent._cached_system_prompt or ""

agent/conversation_loop.py

@@ -435,6 +435,9 @@ def run_conversation(
     # state registry.  Set BEFORE any tool dispatch so snapshots taken at
     # child-launch time see the parent's real id, not None.
     agent._current_task_id = effective_task_id
+    turn_id = f"{agent.session_id or 'session'}:{effective_task_id}:{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}"
+    agent._current_turn_id = turn_id
+    agent._current_api_request_id = ""
     
     # Reset retry counters and iteration budget at the start of each turn
     # so subagent usage from a previous turn doesn't eat into the next one.
@@ -702,6 +705,8 @@ def run_conversation(
         _pre_results = _invoke_hook(
             "pre_llm_call",
             session_id=agent.session_id,
+            task_id=effective_task_id,
+            turn_id=turn_id,
             user_message=original_user_message,
             conversation_history=list(messages),
             is_first_turn=(not bool(conversation_history)),
@@ -977,7 +982,7 @@ def run_conversation(
             # Uses new dicts so the internal messages list retains the fields
             # for Codex Responses compatibility.
             if agent._should_sanitize_tool_calls():
-                agent._sanitize_tool_calls_for_strict_api(api_msg)
+                agent._sanitize_tool_calls_for_strict_api(api_msg, model=agent.model)
             # Keep 'reasoning_details' - OpenRouter uses this for multi-turn reasoning context
             # The signature field helps maintain reasoning continuity
             api_messages.append(api_msg)
@@ -1153,6 +1158,8 @@ def run_conversation(
         finish_reason = "stop"
         response = None  # Guard against UnboundLocalError if all retries fail
         api_kwargs = None  # Guard against UnboundLocalError in except handler
+        api_request_id = f"{turn_id}:api:{api_call_count}"
+        agent._current_api_request_id = api_request_id
 
         while retry_count < max_retries:
             # ── Nous Portal rate limit guard ──────────────────────
@@ -1220,37 +1227,58 @@ def run_conversation(
                     api_kwargs = agent._get_transport().preflight_kwargs(api_kwargs, allow_stream=False)
 
                 try:
-                    from hermes_cli.plugins import invoke_hook as _invoke_hook
-                    request_messages = api_kwargs.get("messages")
-                    if not isinstance(request_messages, list):
-                        request_messages = api_kwargs.get("input")
-                    if not isinstance(request_messages, list):
-                        request_messages = api_messages
-                    # Shallow-copy the outer list so plugins that retain the
-                    # reference for async snapshotting don't observe later
-                    # mutations of api_messages.  The inner dicts are not
-                    # mutated by the agent loop, so a shallow copy is
-                    # sufficient; a deepcopy would walk every tool result
-                    # and base64 image on every API call.
-                    _invoke_hook(
-                        "pre_api_request",
-                        task_id=effective_task_id,
-                        session_id=agent.session_id or "",
-                        user_message=original_user_message,
-                        conversation_history=list(messages),
-                        platform=agent.platform or "",
-                        model=agent.model,
-                        provider=agent.provider,
-                        base_url=agent.base_url,
-                        api_mode=agent.api_mode,
-                        api_call_count=api_call_count,
-                        request_messages=list(request_messages) if isinstance(request_messages, list) else [],
-                        message_count=len(api_messages),
-                        tool_count=len(agent.tools or []),
-                        approx_input_tokens=approx_tokens,
-                        request_char_count=total_chars,
-                        max_tokens=agent.max_tokens,
+                    from hermes_cli.plugins import (
+                        has_hook,
+                        invoke_hook as _invoke_hook,
                     )
+                    if has_hook("pre_api_request"):
+                        request_messages = api_kwargs.get("messages")
+                        if not isinstance(request_messages, list):
+                            request_messages = api_kwargs.get("input")
+                        if not isinstance(request_messages, list):
+                            request_messages = api_messages
+                        # Shallow-copy the outer list so plugins that retain the
+                        # reference for async snapshotting don't observe later
+                        # mutations of api_messages.  The inner dicts are not
+                        # mutated by the agent loop, so a shallow copy is
+                        # sufficient; a deepcopy would walk every tool result
+                        # and base64 image on every API call.
+                        #
+                        # The ``request_messages`` and ``conversation_history``
+                        # kwargs below are pre-existing raw passthroughs
+                        # consumed by the bundled langfuse plugin
+                        # (``plugins/observability/langfuse/__init__.py:_coerce_request_messages``).
+                        # They predate ``request`` and are intentionally NOT
+                        # sanitised — secrets are not expected here because
+                        # ``api_kwargs`` is the same object passed to the
+                        # provider client.  New consumers should read the
+                        # sanitised view from ``request["body"]["messages"]``.
+                        _request_payload = agent._api_request_payload_for_hook(api_kwargs)
+                        _invoke_hook(
+                            "pre_api_request",
+                            task_id=effective_task_id,
+                            turn_id=turn_id,
+                            api_request_id=api_request_id,
+                            session_id=agent.session_id or "",
+                            user_message=original_user_message,
+                            conversation_history=list(messages),
+                            platform=agent.platform or "",
+                            model=agent.model,
+                            provider=agent.provider,
+                            base_url=agent.base_url,
+                            api_mode=agent.api_mode,
+                            api_call_count=api_call_count,
+                            request_messages=list(request_messages)
+                            if isinstance(request_messages, list)
+                            else [],
+                            message_count=len(api_messages),
+                            tool_count=len(agent.tools or []),
+                            approx_input_tokens=approx_tokens,
+                            request_char_count=total_chars,
+                            max_tokens=agent.max_tokens,
+                            started_at=api_start_time,
+                            request=_request_payload,
+                        )
                 except Exception:
                     pass
 
@@ -1300,12 +1328,14 @@ def run_conversation(
                     if isinstance(getattr(agent, "client", None), Mock):
                         _use_streaming = False
 
-                if _use_streaming:
-                    response = agent._interruptible_streaming_api_call(
-                        api_kwargs, on_first_delta=_stop_spinner
-                    )
-                else:
-                    response = agent._interruptible_api_call(api_kwargs)
+                def _perform_api_call(next_api_kwargs):
+                    if _use_streaming:
+                        return agent._interruptible_streaming_api_call(
+                            next_api_kwargs, on_first_delta=_stop_spinner
+                        )
+                    return agent._interruptible_api_call(next_api_kwargs)
+
+                response = _perform_api_call(api_kwargs)
                 
                 api_duration = time.time() - api_start_time
                 
@@ -1406,6 +1436,21 @@ def run_conversation(
                             error_details.append("response.choices is empty")
 
                 if response_invalid:
+                    agent._invoke_api_request_error_hook(
+                        task_id=effective_task_id,
+                        turn_id=turn_id,
+                        api_request_id=api_request_id,
+                        api_call_count=api_call_count,
+                        api_start_time=api_start_time,
+                        api_kwargs=api_kwargs,
+                        error_type="InvalidAPIResponse",
+                        error_message=", ".join(error_details) or "Invalid API response",
+                        status_code=getattr(getattr(response, "error", None), "code", None),
+                        retry_count=retry_count,
+                        max_retries=max_retries,
+                        retryable=True,
+                        reason="invalid_response",
+                    )
                     # Stop spinner silently — retry status is now buffered
                     # and only surfaced if every retry+fallback exhausts.
                     if thinking_spinner:
@@ -2278,6 +2323,21 @@ def run_conversation(
                     classified.retryable, classified.should_compress,
                     classified.should_rotate_credential, classified.should_fallback,
                 )
+                agent._invoke_api_request_error_hook(
+                    task_id=effective_task_id,
+                    turn_id=turn_id,
+                    api_request_id=api_request_id,
+                    api_call_count=api_call_count,
+                    api_start_time=api_start_time,
+                    api_kwargs=api_kwargs,
+                    error_type=type(api_error).__name__,
+                    error_message=str(api_error),
+                    status_code=status_code,
+                    retry_count=retry_count,
+                    max_retries=max_retries,
+                    retryable=classified.retryable,
+                    reason=classified.reason.value,
+                )
 
                 if (
                     classified.reason == FailoverReason.billing
@@ -3195,7 +3255,7 @@ def run_conversation(
                             else:  # nous
                                 agent._vprint(f"{agent.log_prefix}   💡 Nous Portal OAuth token was rejected (HTTP 401). Your token may be", force=True)
                                 agent._vprint(f"{agent.log_prefix}      expired, revoked, or your account may be out of credits. To fix:", force=True)
-                                agent._vprint(f"{agent.log_prefix}      1. Re-authenticate: hermes auth add nous --type oauth", force=True)
+                                agent._vprint(f"{agent.log_prefix}      1. Re-authenticate: hermes portal", force=True)
                                 agent._vprint(f"{agent.log_prefix}      2. Check your portal account: https://portal.nousresearch.com", force=True)
                                 # ``:free`` is OpenRouter slug syntax; Nous Portal will reject
                                 # the model name even after a successful re-auth.
@@ -3378,6 +3438,12 @@ def run_conversation(
                         "completed": False,
                         "failed": True,
                         "error": _final_summary,
+                        # Surface the classified reason so callers (notably the
+                        # kanban worker path in cli.py) can distinguish a
+                        # transient throttle from a real failure and choose a
+                        # different exit code. ``rate_limit`` / ``billing`` here
+                        # mean "quota wall, not a task error".
+                        "failure_reason": classified.reason.value,
                     }
 
                 # For rate limits, respect the Retry-After header if present
@@ -3501,29 +3567,44 @@ def run_conversation(
                     assistant_message.content = str(raw)
 
             try:
-                from hermes_cli.plugins import invoke_hook as _invoke_hook
-                _assistant_tool_calls = getattr(assistant_message, "tool_calls", None) or []
-                _assistant_text = assistant_message.content or ""
-                _invoke_hook(
-                    "post_api_request",
-                    task_id=effective_task_id,
-                    session_id=agent.session_id or "",
-                    platform=agent.platform or "",
-                    model=agent.model,
-                    provider=agent.provider,
-                    base_url=agent.base_url,
-                    api_mode=agent.api_mode,
-                    api_call_count=api_call_count,
-                    api_duration=api_duration,
-                    finish_reason=finish_reason,
-                    message_count=len(api_messages),
-                    response_model=getattr(response, "model", None),
-                    response=response,
-                    usage=agent._usage_summary_for_api_request_hook(response),
-                    assistant_message=assistant_message,
-                    assistant_content_chars=len(_assistant_text),
-                    assistant_tool_call_count=len(_assistant_tool_calls),
+                from hermes_cli.plugins import (
+                    has_hook,
+                    invoke_hook as _invoke_hook,
                 )
+                if has_hook("post_api_request"):
+                    _assistant_tool_calls = (
+                        getattr(assistant_message, "tool_calls", None) or []
+                    )
+                    _assistant_text = assistant_message.content or ""
+                    _api_ended_at = api_start_time + api_duration
+                    _invoke_hook(
+                        "post_api_request",
+                        task_id=effective_task_id,
+                        turn_id=turn_id,
+                        api_request_id=api_request_id,
+                        session_id=agent.session_id or "",
+                        platform=agent.platform or "",
+                        model=agent.model,
+                        provider=agent.provider,
+                        base_url=agent.base_url,
+                        api_mode=agent.api_mode,
+                        api_call_count=api_call_count,
+                        api_duration=api_duration,
+                        started_at=api_start_time,
+                        ended_at=_api_ended_at,
+                        finish_reason=finish_reason,
+                        message_count=len(api_messages),
+                        response_model=getattr(response, "model", None),
+                        response=agent._api_response_payload_for_hook(
+                            response,
+                            assistant_message,
+                            finish_reason=finish_reason,
+                        ),
+                        usage=agent._usage_summary_for_api_request_hook(response),
+                        assistant_message=assistant_message,
+                        assistant_content_chars=len(_assistant_text),
+                        assistant_tool_call_count=len(_assistant_tool_calls),
+                    )
             except Exception:
                 pass
 
@@ -4617,6 +4698,8 @@ def run_conversation(
             _invoke_hook(
                 "post_llm_call",
                 session_id=agent.session_id,
+                task_id=effective_task_id,
+                turn_id=turn_id,
                 user_message=original_user_message,
                 assistant_response=final_response,
                 conversation_history=list(messages),
@@ -4736,6 +4819,8 @@ def run_conversation(
         _invoke_hook(
             "on_session_end",
             session_id=agent.session_id,
+            task_id=effective_task_id,
+            turn_id=turn_id,
             completed=completed,
             interrupted=interrupted,
             model=agent.model,

agent/i18n.py

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import logging
 import os
+import sysconfig
 import threading
 from functools import lru_cache
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -87,11 +88,54 @@ _catalog_lock = threading.Lock()
 def _locales_dir() -> Path:
     """Return the directory containing locale YAML files.
 
-    Lives next to the repo root so both the bundled install and editable
-    checkouts find it without PYTHONPATH gymnastics.
+    Resolution order, first existing wins:
+
+    1. ``HERMES_BUNDLED_LOCALES`` env var -- set by the Nix wrapper (or any
+       sealed-packaging system) to point at the installed catalog directory.
+    2. ``<repo-root>/locales`` -- source checkouts and ``pip install -e .``,
+       where the working tree sits next to ``agent/``.
+    3. ``<sysconfig data|purelib|platlib>/locales`` -- pip wheel installs.
+       setuptools ``data-files`` extracts ``locales/*.yaml`` under the
+       interpreter's ``data`` scheme; the other schemes are checked as a
+       safety net for nonstandard layouts.
+
+    Falling through to the source-style path (even when missing) keeps
+    ``_load_catalog`` error messages informative -- it logs the path it
+    looked at -- rather than raising.
     """
-    # agent/i18n.py -> agent/ -> repo root
-    return Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / "locales"
+    override = os.getenv("HERMES_BUNDLED_LOCALES", "").strip()
+    if override:
+        candidate = Path(override)
+        if candidate.is_dir():
+            return candidate
+        logger.warning(
+            "HERMES_BUNDLED_LOCALES points to a non-directory path (%s); "
+            "falling back to bundled/source locale resolution",
+            override,
+        )
+
+    # agent/i18n.py -> agent/ -> repo root (source checkout, editable install)
+    source_dir = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / "locales"
+    if source_dir.is_dir():
+        return source_dir
+
+    # pip wheel install: data-files lands under the interpreter data scheme.
+    # ``data`` (== sys.prefix in a venv) is where setuptools data-files extract
+    # and is checked first. ``purelib``/``platlib`` (site-packages) are a safety
+    # net for nonstandard layouts. NOTE: this does NOT cover ``pip install
+    # --user`` (user scheme, ~/.local/locales) or ``pip install --target`` --
+    # both are out of scope; see the plan header.
+    for scheme in ("data", "purelib", "platlib"):
+        raw = sysconfig.get_path(scheme)
+        if not raw:
+            continue
+        candidate = Path(raw) / "locales"
+        if candidate.is_dir():
+            return candidate
+
+    # Last resort: return the source-style path so _load_catalog's catalog-missing
+    # log (logger.debug "i18n catalog missing for %s at %s") stays informative.
+    return source_dir
 
 
 def _normalize_lang(value: Any) -> str:

agent/prompt_builder.py

@@ -129,9 +129,14 @@ DEFAULT_AGENT_IDENTITY = (
 )
 
 HERMES_AGENT_HELP_GUIDANCE = (
-    "If the user asks about configuring, setting up, or using Hermes Agent "
-    "itself, load the `hermes-agent` skill with skill_view(name='hermes-agent') "
-    "before answering. Docs: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs"
+    "You run on Hermes Agent (by Nous Research). When the user needs help with "
+    "Hermes itself — configuring, setting up, using, extending, or troubleshooting "
+    "it — or when you need to understand your own features, tools, or capabilities, "
+    "the documentation at https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs is your "
+    "authoritative reference and always holds the latest, most up-to-date "
+    "information. Load the `hermes-agent` skill with skill_view(name='hermes-agent') "
+    "for additional guidance and proven workflows, but treat the docs as the source "
+    "of truth when the two differ."
 )
 
 MEMORY_GUIDANCE = (

agent/tool_executor.py

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import os
 import random
 import threading
 import time
-from typing import Optional
+from typing import Any, Optional
 
 from agent.display import (
     KawaiiSpinner,
@@ -58,6 +58,76 @@ def _ra():
     return run_agent
 
 
+def _emit_terminal_post_tool_call(
+    agent,
+    *,
+    function_name: str,
+    function_args: dict,
+    result: Any,
+    effective_task_id: str,
+    tool_call_id: str,
+    duration_ms: int = 0,
+    status: str | None = None,
+    error_type: str | None = None,
+    error_message: str | None = None,
+) -> None:
+    try:
+        from model_tools import _emit_post_tool_call_hook
+        _emit_post_tool_call_hook(
+            function_name=function_name,
+            function_args=function_args,
+            result=result,
+            task_id=effective_task_id or "",
+            session_id=getattr(agent, "session_id", "") or "",
+            tool_call_id=tool_call_id or "",
+            turn_id=getattr(agent, "_current_turn_id", "") or "",
+            api_request_id=getattr(agent, "_current_api_request_id", "") or "",
+            duration_ms=duration_ms,
+            status=status,
+            error_type=error_type,
+            error_message=error_message,
+        )
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
+
+def _cancelled_tool_result(reason: str = "user interrupt") -> str:
+    return json.dumps(
+        {
+            "error": f"Tool execution cancelled by {reason}",
+            "status": "cancelled",
+        },
+        ensure_ascii=False,
+    )
+
+
+def _emit_cancelled_terminal_post_tool_call(
+    agent,
+    *,
+    function_name: str,
+    function_args: dict,
+    effective_task_id: str,
+    tool_call_id: str,
+    start_time: float,
+    reason: str = "user interrupt",
+    error_type: str = "keyboard_interrupt",
+) -> str:
+    result = _cancelled_tool_result(reason)
+    _emit_terminal_post_tool_call(
+        agent,
+        function_name=function_name,
+        function_args=function_args,
+        result=result,
+        effective_task_id=effective_task_id,
+        tool_call_id=tool_call_id,
+        duration_ms=int((time.time() - start_time) * 1000),
+        status="cancelled",
+        error_type=error_type,
+        error_message=f"Tool execution cancelled by {reason}",
+    )
+    return result
+
+
 def _tool_search_scoped_names(agent) -> frozenset:
     """Return the deferrable tool names the session may invoke via tool_call.
 
@@ -188,22 +258,61 @@ def execute_tool_calls_concurrent(agent, assistant_message, messages: list, effe
         if _ts_scope_block is not None:
             # Out-of-scope tool_call: reject before hooks/guardrails/dispatch.
             block_result = _ts_scope_block
+            _emit_terminal_post_tool_call(
+                agent,
+                function_name=function_name,
+                function_args=function_args,
+                result=block_result,
+                effective_task_id=effective_task_id,
+                tool_call_id=getattr(tool_call, "id", "") or "",
+                status="blocked",
+                error_type="tool_scope_block",
+                error_message=_ts_scope_block,
+            )
         else:
             try:
                 from hermes_cli.plugins import get_pre_tool_call_block_message
                 block_message = get_pre_tool_call_block_message(
-                    function_name, function_args, task_id=effective_task_id or "",
+                    function_name,
+                    function_args,
+                    task_id=effective_task_id or "",
+                    session_id=getattr(agent, "session_id", "") or "",
+                    tool_call_id=getattr(tool_call, "id", "") or "",
+                    turn_id=getattr(agent, "_current_turn_id", "") or "",
+                    api_request_id=getattr(agent, "_current_api_request_id", "") or "",
                 )
             except Exception:
                 block_message = None
 
             if block_message is not None:
                 block_result = json.dumps({"error": block_message}, ensure_ascii=False)
+                _emit_terminal_post_tool_call(
+                    agent,
+                    function_name=function_name,
+                    function_args=function_args,
+                    result=block_result,
+                    effective_task_id=effective_task_id,
+                    tool_call_id=getattr(tool_call, "id", "") or "",
+                    status="blocked",
+                    error_type="plugin_block",
+                    error_message=block_message,
+                )
             else:
                 guardrail_decision = agent._tool_guardrails.before_call(function_name, function_args)
                 if not guardrail_decision.allows_execution:
                     block_result = agent._guardrail_block_result(guardrail_decision)
                     blocked_by_guardrail = True
+                    _emit_terminal_post_tool_call(
+                        agent,
+                        function_name=function_name,
+                        function_args=function_args,
+                        result=block_result,
+                        effective_task_id=effective_task_id,
+                        tool_call_id=getattr(tool_call, "id", "") or "",
+                        status="blocked",
+                        error_type="guardrail_block",
+                        error_message=getattr(guardrail_decision, "message", None) or "Tool blocked by guardrail policy",
+                    )
 
         # ── Checkpoint preflight (only for tools that will execute) ──
         if block_result is None:
@@ -315,6 +424,23 @@ def execute_tool_calls_concurrent(agent, assistant_message, messages: list, effe
                     messages=messages,
                     pre_tool_block_checked=True,
                 )
+            except KeyboardInterrupt:
+                try:
+                    agent.interrupt("keyboard interrupt")
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+                result = _emit_cancelled_terminal_post_tool_call(
+                    agent,
+                    function_name=function_name,
+                    function_args=function_args,
+                    effective_task_id=effective_task_id,
+                    tool_call_id=getattr(tool_call, "id", "") or "",
+                    start_time=start,
+                )
+                duration = time.time() - start
+                logger.info("tool %s cancelled (%.2fs)", function_name, duration)
+                results[index] = (function_name, function_args, result, duration, True, False)
+                return
             except Exception as tool_error:
                 result = f"Error executing tool '{function_name}': {tool_error}"
                 logger.error("_invoke_tool raised for %s: %s", function_name, tool_error, exc_info=True)
@@ -426,8 +552,30 @@ def execute_tool_calls_concurrent(agent, assistant_message, messages: list, effe
             # Tool was cancelled (interrupt) or thread didn't return
             if agent._interrupt_requested:
                 function_result = f"[Tool execution cancelled — {name} was skipped due to user interrupt]"
+                _emit_terminal_post_tool_call(
+                    agent,
+                    function_name=name,
+                    function_args=args,
+                    result=function_result,
+                    effective_task_id=effective_task_id,
+                    tool_call_id=getattr(tc, "id", "") or "",
+                    status="cancelled",
+                    error_type="keyboard_interrupt",
+                    error_message="Tool execution cancelled by user interrupt",
+                )
             else:
                 function_result = f"Error executing tool '{name}': thread did not return a result"
+                _emit_terminal_post_tool_call(
+                    agent,
+                    function_name=name,
+                    function_args=args,
+                    result=function_result,
+                    effective_task_id=effective_task_id,
+                    tool_call_id=getattr(tc, "id", "") or "",
+                    status="error",
+                    error_type="thread_missing_result",
+                    error_message=function_result,
+                )
             tool_duration = 0.0
         else:
             function_name, function_args, function_result, tool_duration, is_error, blocked = r
@@ -592,13 +740,21 @@ def execute_tool_calls_sequential(agent, assistant_message, messages: list, effe
 
         # Check plugin hooks for a block directive before executing.
         _block_msg: Optional[str] = None
+        _block_error_type = "plugin_block"
         if _ts_scope_block is not None:
             _block_msg = _ts_scope_block
+            _block_error_type = "tool_scope_block"
         else:
             try:
                 from hermes_cli.plugins import get_pre_tool_call_block_message
                 _block_msg = get_pre_tool_call_block_message(
-                    function_name, function_args, task_id=effective_task_id or "",
+                    function_name,
+                    function_args,
+                    task_id=effective_task_id or "",
+                    session_id=getattr(agent, "session_id", "") or "",
+                    tool_call_id=getattr(tool_call, "id", "") or "",
+                    turn_id=getattr(agent, "_current_turn_id", "") or "",
+                    api_request_id=getattr(agent, "_current_api_request_id", "") or "",
                 )
             except Exception:
                 pass
@@ -687,11 +843,33 @@ def execute_tool_calls_sequential(agent, assistant_message, messages: list, effe
             # Tool blocked by plugin policy — return error without executing.
             function_result = json.dumps({"error": _block_msg}, ensure_ascii=False)
             tool_duration = 0.0
+            _emit_terminal_post_tool_call(
+                agent,
+                function_name=function_name,
+                function_args=function_args,
+                result=function_result,
+                effective_task_id=effective_task_id,
+                tool_call_id=getattr(tool_call, "id", "") or "",
+                status="blocked",
+                error_type=_block_error_type,
+                error_message=_block_msg,
+            )
         elif _guardrail_block_decision is not None:
             # Tool blocked by tool-loop guardrail — synthesize exactly one
             # tool result for the original tool_call_id without executing.
             function_result = agent._guardrail_block_result(_guardrail_block_decision)
             tool_duration = 0.0
+            _emit_terminal_post_tool_call(
+                agent,
+                function_name=function_name,
+                function_args=function_args,
+                result=function_result,
+                effective_task_id=effective_task_id,
+                tool_call_id=getattr(tool_call, "id", "") or "",
+                status="blocked",
+                error_type="guardrail_block",
+                error_message=getattr(_guardrail_block_decision, "message", None) or "Tool blocked by guardrail policy",
+            )
         elif function_name == "todo":
             from tools.todo_tool import todo_tool as _todo_tool
             function_result = _todo_tool(
@@ -850,12 +1028,29 @@ def execute_tool_calls_sequential(agent, assistant_message, messages: list, effe
                     function_name, function_args, effective_task_id,
                     tool_call_id=tool_call.id,
                     session_id=agent.session_id or "",
+                    turn_id=getattr(agent, "_current_turn_id", "") or "",
+                    api_request_id=getattr(agent, "_current_api_request_id", "") or "",
                     enabled_tools=list(agent.valid_tool_names) if agent.valid_tool_names else None,
                     skip_pre_tool_call_hook=True,
                     enabled_toolsets=getattr(agent, "enabled_toolsets", None),
                     disabled_toolsets=getattr(agent, "disabled_toolsets", None),
                 )
                 _spinner_result = function_result
+            except KeyboardInterrupt:
+                function_result = _emit_cancelled_terminal_post_tool_call(
+                    agent,
+                    function_name=function_name,
+                    function_args=function_args,
+                    effective_task_id=effective_task_id,
+                    tool_call_id=getattr(tool_call, "id", "") or "",
+                    start_time=tool_start_time,
+                )
+                _spinner_result = function_result
+                try:
+                    agent.interrupt("keyboard interrupt")
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+                raise
             except Exception as tool_error:
                 function_result = f"Error executing tool '{function_name}': {tool_error}"
                 logger.error("handle_function_call raised for %s: %s", function_name, tool_error, exc_info=True)
@@ -872,11 +1067,27 @@ def execute_tool_calls_sequential(agent, assistant_message, messages: list, effe
                     function_name, function_args, effective_task_id,
                     tool_call_id=tool_call.id,
                     session_id=agent.session_id or "",
+                    turn_id=getattr(agent, "_current_turn_id", "") or "",
+                    api_request_id=getattr(agent, "_current_api_request_id", "") or "",
                     enabled_tools=list(agent.valid_tool_names) if agent.valid_tool_names else None,
                     skip_pre_tool_call_hook=True,
                     enabled_toolsets=getattr(agent, "enabled_toolsets", None),
                     disabled_toolsets=getattr(agent, "disabled_toolsets", None),
                 )
+            except KeyboardInterrupt:
+                _emit_cancelled_terminal_post_tool_call(
+                    agent,
+                    function_name=function_name,
+                    function_args=function_args,
+                    effective_task_id=effective_task_id,
+                    tool_call_id=getattr(tool_call, "id", "") or "",
+                    start_time=tool_start_time,
+                )
+                try:
+                    agent.interrupt("keyboard interrupt")
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+                raise
             except Exception as tool_error:
                 function_result = f"Error executing tool '{function_name}': {tool_error}"
                 logger.error("handle_function_call raised for %s: %s", function_name, tool_error, exc_info=True)
@@ -895,6 +1106,27 @@ def execute_tool_calls_sequential(agent, assistant_message, messages: list, effe
         # Log tool errors to the persistent error log so [error] tags
         # in the UI always have a corresponding detailed entry on disk.
         _is_error_result, _ = _detect_tool_failure(function_name, function_result)
+        # The agent-runtime tools above (todo, session_search, memory,
+        # context-engine, memory-manager, clarify, delegate_task) are
+        # dispatched inline — they never reach handle_function_call, so the
+        # executor is the one that has to fire post_tool_call. For
+        # registry-dispatched tools the else-branch above invoked
+        # handle_function_call, which already fires the hook.
+        from agent.agent_runtime_helpers import agent_runtime_owns_post_tool_hook
+        _executor_must_emit_post_hook = (
+            not _execution_blocked
+            and agent_runtime_owns_post_tool_hook(agent, function_name)
+        )
+        if _executor_must_emit_post_hook:
+            _emit_terminal_post_tool_call(
+                agent,
+                function_name=function_name,
+                function_args=function_args,
+                result=function_result,
+                effective_task_id=effective_task_id,
+                tool_call_id=getattr(tool_call, "id", "") or "",
+                duration_ms=int(tool_duration * 1000),
+            )
         if not _execution_blocked:
             function_result = agent._append_guardrail_observation(
                 function_name,

agent/transports/chat_completions.py

@@ -99,6 +99,22 @@ def _is_gemini_openai_compat_base_url(base_url: Any) -> bool:
     return normalized.endswith("/openai")
 
 
+def _model_consumes_thought_signature(model: Any) -> bool:
+    """True when the outgoing model is a Gemini family model that requires
+    ``extra_content`` (thought_signature) to be replayed on tool calls.
+
+    Gemini 3 thinking models attach ``extra_content`` to each tool call and
+    reject subsequent requests with HTTP 400 if it is missing. Every other
+    strict OpenAI-compatible provider (Fireworks, Mistral, ...) rejects the
+    request with 400 if ``extra_content`` *is* present. So the field must be
+    kept only when the target model is itself Gemini-family, and stripped
+    otherwise — including when a non-Gemini model inherits stale Gemini
+    ``extra_content`` from earlier in a mixed-provider session.
+    """
+    m = str(model or "").lower()
+    return "gemini" in m or "gemma" in m
+
+
 class ChatCompletionsTransport(ProviderTransport):
     """Transport for api_mode='chat_completions'.
 
@@ -119,6 +135,14 @@ class ChatCompletionsTransport(ProviderTransport):
         - Codex Responses API fields: ``codex_reasoning_items`` /
           ``codex_message_items`` on the message, ``call_id`` /
           ``response_item_id`` on ``tool_calls`` entries.
+        - ``extra_content`` on ``tool_calls`` (Gemini thought_signature) —
+          stripped unless the outgoing ``model`` is itself Gemini-family.
+          Gemini 3 thinking models attach it for replay, but strict providers
+          (Fireworks, Mistral) reject any payload containing it with
+          ``Extra inputs are not permitted, field: 'messages[N].tool_calls[M].extra_content'``.
+          It must be kept for Gemini targets (replay required) and dropped for
+          everyone else, including non-Gemini models that inherited stale
+          Gemini ``extra_content`` earlier in a mixed-provider session.
         - ``tool_name`` on tool-result messages — written by
           ``make_tool_result_message()`` for the SQLite FTS index, but not
           part of the Chat Completions schema. Strict providers (Fireworks,
@@ -137,6 +161,9 @@ class ChatCompletionsTransport(ProviderTransport):
           ``Extra inputs are not permitted, field: 'messages[N]._empty_recovery_synthetic'``,
           which then poisons every subsequent request in the session.
         """
+        strip_extra_content = not _model_consumes_thought_signature(
+            kwargs.get("model")
+        )
         needs_sanitize = False
         for msg in messages:
             if not isinstance(msg, dict):
@@ -155,7 +182,9 @@ class ChatCompletionsTransport(ProviderTransport):
             if isinstance(tool_calls, list):
                 for tc in tool_calls:
                     if isinstance(tc, dict) and (
-                        "call_id" in tc or "response_item_id" in tc
+                        "call_id" in tc
+                        or "response_item_id" in tc
+                        or (strip_extra_content and "extra_content" in tc)
                     ):
                         needs_sanitize = True
                         break
@@ -183,6 +212,8 @@ class ChatCompletionsTransport(ProviderTransport):
                     if isinstance(tc, dict):
                         tc.pop("call_id", None)
                         tc.pop("response_item_id", None)
+                        if strip_extra_content:
+                            tc.pop("extra_content", None)
         return sanitized
 
     def convert_tools(self, tools: list[dict[str, Any]]) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
@@ -240,8 +271,10 @@ class ChatCompletionsTransport(ProviderTransport):
             anthropic_max_output: int | None
             extra_body_additions: dict | None
         """
-        # Codex sanitization: drop reasoning_items / call_id / response_item_id
-        sanitized = self.convert_messages(messages)
+        # Codex sanitization: drop reasoning_items / call_id / response_item_id.
+        # Pass model so the Gemini thought_signature (extra_content) is kept for
+        # Gemini targets and stripped for strict non-Gemini providers.
+        sanitized = self.convert_messages(messages, model=model)
 
         # ── Provider profile: single-path when present ──────────────────
         _profile = params.get("provider_profile")

apps/bootstrap-installer/src-tauri/src/bootstrap.rs

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use tauri::{AppHandle, Emitter, State};
 use tokio::sync::{mpsc, Mutex};
 
-use crate::events::{BootstrapEvent, Manifest, StageState};
+use crate::events::{BootstrapEvent, LogStream, Manifest, StageState};
 use crate::install_script::{self, Pin, ScriptKind, ScriptSource};
 use crate::powershell::{self, StreamSink};
 use crate::AppState;
@@ -179,9 +179,11 @@ pub async fn launch_hermes_desktop(
 
     tracing::info!(?exe_path, "launching Hermes desktop");
 
-    // Detach from us — the installer is about to exit.
-    let mut cmd = tokio::process::Command::new(&exe_path);
-    cmd.current_dir(exe_path.parent().unwrap_or(&install_root));
+    // Detach from us — the installer is about to exit. On macOS launch the
+    // bundle through LaunchServices instead of exec'ing Contents/MacOS/Hermes
+    // directly; this matches user double-click/open behavior and avoids cwd /
+    // quarantine oddities after a self-update rebuild.
+    let mut cmd = desktop_launch_command(&exe_path, &install_root);
     #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
     {
         use std::os::windows::process::CommandExt;
@@ -232,6 +234,24 @@ pub(crate) fn resolve_hermes_desktop_exe(install_root: &std::path::Path) -> Opti
     None
 }
 
+pub(crate) fn resolve_hermes_desktop_app(install_root: &std::path::Path) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+    let exe = resolve_hermes_desktop_exe(install_root)?;
+    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    {
+        // .../Hermes.app/Contents/MacOS/Hermes -> .../Hermes.app
+        let app = exe.parent()?.parent()?.parent()?.to_path_buf();
+        if app.extension().and_then(|e| e.to_str()) == Some("app") && app.is_dir() {
+            return Some(app);
+        }
+    }
+    #[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
+    {
+        return Some(exe);
+    }
+    #[allow(unreachable_code)]
+    None
+}
+
 /// True when a prior install completed (bootstrap-complete marker present) AND a
 /// launchable desktop app exists on disk. Used by the installer's launcher fast
 /// path so a bare re-open just opens Hermes instead of re-running setup.
@@ -247,8 +267,7 @@ pub(crate) fn spawn_installed_desktop(install_root: &std::path::Path) -> std::io
     let exe = resolve_hermes_desktop_exe(install_root).ok_or_else(|| {
         std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound, "no built Hermes desktop app")
     })?;
-    let mut cmd = std::process::Command::new(&exe);
-    cmd.current_dir(exe.parent().unwrap_or(install_root));
+    let mut cmd = desktop_launch_command_std(&exe, install_root);
     #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
     {
         use std::os::windows::process::CommandExt;
@@ -261,6 +280,62 @@ pub(crate) fn spawn_installed_desktop(install_root: &std::path::Path) -> std::io
     cmd.spawn().map(|_child| ())
 }
 
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+pub(crate) fn open_macos_app_detached(app_bundle: &std::path::Path) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    let mut cmd = std::process::Command::new("/usr/bin/open");
+    cmd.arg(app_bundle);
+    cmd.current_dir(crate::paths::hermes_home());
+    cmd.spawn().map(|_child| ())
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+fn app_bundle_for_exe(exe: &std::path::Path) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+    let app = exe.parent()?.parent()?.parent()?.to_path_buf();
+    if app.extension().and_then(|e| e.to_str()) == Some("app") && app.is_dir() {
+        Some(app)
+    } else {
+        None
+    }
+}
+
+fn desktop_launch_command(
+    exe_path: &std::path::Path,
+    install_root: &std::path::Path,
+) -> tokio::process::Command {
+    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    {
+        if let Some(app_bundle) = app_bundle_for_exe(exe_path) {
+            let mut cmd = tokio::process::Command::new("/usr/bin/open");
+            cmd.arg(app_bundle);
+            cmd.current_dir(crate::paths::hermes_home());
+            return cmd;
+        }
+    }
+
+    let mut cmd = tokio::process::Command::new(exe_path);
+    cmd.current_dir(exe_path.parent().unwrap_or(install_root));
+    cmd
+}
+
+fn desktop_launch_command_std(
+    exe_path: &std::path::Path,
+    install_root: &std::path::Path,
+) -> std::process::Command {
+    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    {
+        if let Some(app_bundle) = app_bundle_for_exe(exe_path) {
+            let mut cmd = std::process::Command::new("/usr/bin/open");
+            cmd.arg(app_bundle);
+            cmd.current_dir(crate::paths::hermes_home());
+            return cmd;
+        }
+    }
+
+    let mut cmd = std::process::Command::new(exe_path);
+    cmd.current_dir(exe_path.parent().unwrap_or(install_root));
+    cmd
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Bootstrap implementation
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -291,6 +366,7 @@ async fn run_bootstrap(
             BootstrapEvent::Log {
                 stage: None,
                 line: line.to_string(),
+                stream: LogStream::Stdout,
             },
         );
         // Bump to info-level so the line shows in bootstrap-installer.log
@@ -625,6 +701,7 @@ async fn run_install_script(
                 BootstrapEvent::Log {
                     stage: stage_for_stdout.clone(),
                     line: line.to_string(),
+                    stream: LogStream::Stdout,
                 },
             );
             // Tee to the rolling installer log so we have a persistent
@@ -643,7 +720,8 @@ async fn run_install_script(
                 &app_for_stderr,
                 BootstrapEvent::Log {
                     stage: stage_for_stderr.clone(),
-                    line: format!("stderr: {line}"),
+                    line: line.to_string(),
+                    stream: LogStream::Stderr,
                 },
             );
             // stderr-level lines get warn! so they're visually distinct
@@ -739,3 +817,90 @@ fn truncate(s: &str, max: usize) -> String {
         format!("{}...", &s[..max])
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use std::path::PathBuf;
+    use std::path::Path;
+
+    fn unique_tmp_dir(tag: &str) -> PathBuf {
+        let base = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!(
+            "hermes-bootstrap-test-{tag}-{}-{}",
+            std::process::id(),
+            std::time::SystemTime::now()
+                .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
+                .unwrap()
+                .as_nanos()
+        ));
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(&base).unwrap();
+        base
+    }
+
+    // Build a fake built-desktop release tree at the platform's expected path
+    // and return (install_root, expected_app_bundle_or_exe).
+    fn make_release_tree(install_root: &Path) -> PathBuf {
+        let release = install_root.join("apps").join("desktop").join("release");
+        if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
+            let macos_dir = release
+                .join("mac-arm64")
+                .join("Hermes.app")
+                .join("Contents")
+                .join("MacOS");
+            std::fs::create_dir_all(&macos_dir).unwrap();
+            std::fs::write(macos_dir.join("Hermes"), b"#!/bin/sh\n").unwrap();
+            macos_dir.parent().unwrap().parent().unwrap().to_path_buf() // .../Hermes.app
+        } else if cfg!(target_os = "windows") {
+            let dir = release.join("win-unpacked");
+            std::fs::create_dir_all(&dir).unwrap();
+            let exe = dir.join("Hermes.exe");
+            std::fs::write(&exe, b"stub").unwrap();
+            exe
+        } else {
+            let dir = release.join("linux-unpacked");
+            std::fs::create_dir_all(&dir).unwrap();
+            let exe = dir.join("hermes");
+            std::fs::write(&exe, b"stub").unwrap();
+            exe
+        }
+    }
+
+    // The relaunch / install target is derived from the rebuilt desktop app.
+    // On macOS this MUST resolve to the .app bundle (what `open` relaunches and
+    // what the updater ditto's over /Applications/Hermes.app). A regression in
+    // this derivation breaks the post-update auto-relaunch, so guard it.
+    #[test]
+    fn resolve_hermes_desktop_app_finds_built_bundle() {
+        let root = unique_tmp_dir("app-ok");
+        let expected = make_release_tree(&root);
+
+        let resolved = resolve_hermes_desktop_app(&root)
+            .expect("should resolve the freshly-built desktop app");
+
+        #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+        {
+            assert_eq!(resolved, expected, "must resolve to the .app bundle");
+            assert_eq!(
+                resolved.extension().and_then(|e| e.to_str()),
+                Some("app"),
+                "relaunch target must be a .app bundle on macOS"
+            );
+        }
+        #[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
+        {
+            assert_eq!(resolved, expected);
+        }
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&root);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn resolve_hermes_desktop_app_is_none_without_a_build() {
+        let root = unique_tmp_dir("app-none");
+        // No release tree created.
+        assert!(
+            resolve_hermes_desktop_app(&root).is_none(),
+            "no resolved app when nothing has been built"
+        );
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&root);
+    }
+}

apps/bootstrap-installer/src-tauri/src/events.rs

@@ -51,6 +51,16 @@ pub enum StageState {
     Failed,
 }
 
+/// Which pipe a raw log line came from. Reported as structured metadata so
+/// the UI can style stderr subtly rather than mislabeling it as an error:
+/// uv/pip/git/npm write normal progress to stderr by design.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
+pub enum LogStream {
+    Stdout,
+    Stderr,
+}
+
 /// The single event channel `bootstrap` emits these. `type` discriminates.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize)]
 #[serde(tag = "type", rename_all = "lowercase")]
@@ -72,11 +82,14 @@ pub enum BootstrapEvent {
         #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
         error: Option<String>,
     },
-    /// Raw stdout/stderr line from install.ps1 (or our wrapper).
+    /// Raw stdout/stderr line from install.ps1 (or our wrapper). `stream`
+    /// tells the UI which pipe it came from so stderr can be styled subtly
+    /// instead of being mislabeled as an error.
     Log {
         #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
         stage: Option<String>,
         line: String,
+        stream: LogStream,
     },
     /// Sent once when all stages complete successfully.
     Complete {

apps/bootstrap-installer/src-tauri/src/powershell.rs

@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@ pub async fn run_script(
 ) -> Result<ScriptResult> {
     let mut cmd = build_command(script_path, args);
 
+    // The installer can be launched from a .app bundle that is later replaced
+    // during self-update. Pin child scripts to a stable directory so bash/zsh
+    // never starts from a deleted cwd and emits getcwd/job-working-directory
+    // errors at the end of an otherwise successful install.
+    if let Some(cwd) = stable_script_cwd(script_path, hermes_home_override) {
+        cmd.current_dir(cwd);
+    }
+
     if let Some(home) = hermes_home_override {
         cmd.env("HERMES_HOME", home);
     }
@@ -146,6 +154,16 @@ pub async fn run_script(
     })
 }
 
+fn stable_script_cwd<'a>(script_path: &'a Path, hermes_home_override: Option<&'a str>) -> Option<&'a Path> {
+    if let Some(home) = hermes_home_override {
+        let path = Path::new(home);
+        if path.is_dir() {
+            return Some(path);
+        }
+    }
+    script_path.parent().filter(|p| p.is_dir())
+}
+
 async fn recv_cancel(rx: &mut Option<CancelRx>) {
     match rx {
         Some(r) => {
@@ -264,4 +282,11 @@ info line
         assert!(parse_stage_result("just banner\n").is_none());
         assert!(parse_manifest("just banner\n").is_none());
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn stable_script_cwd_prefers_existing_hermes_home() {
+        let script = Path::new("/tmp/install.sh");
+        let cwd = stable_script_cwd(script, Some("/"));
+        assert_eq!(cwd, Some(Path::new("/")));
+    }
 }

apps/bootstrap-installer/src-tauri/src/update.rs

@@ -19,8 +19,11 @@
 //! the no-window creation flag — both already cfg-gated. Keep new logic
 //! OS-agnostic so the mac/linux port stays "fill in the paths".
 
+use std::env;
+use std::ffi::OsString;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::process::Stdio;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
@@ -28,7 +31,7 @@ use tauri::{AppHandle, Emitter};
 use tokio::io::{AsyncBufReadExt, BufReader};
 use tokio::process::Command;
 
-use crate::events::{BootstrapEvent, StageInfo, StageState};
+use crate::events::{BootstrapEvent, LogStream, StageInfo, StageState};
 
 /// `hermes update` exit code meaning "another hermes process is holding the
 /// venv shim open / dirty precondition" — see _cmd_update_impl in
@@ -40,10 +43,48 @@ const UPDATE_EXIT_CONCURRENT: i32 = 2;
 const DESKTOP_EXIT_WAIT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(20);
 const DESKTOP_EXIT_POLL: Duration = Duration::from_millis(500);
 
+/// Guards against concurrent update runs. The frontend kicks `startUpdate()`
+/// from a mount effect, which can fire more than once (React strict-mode
+/// double-invokes effects in dev; a window reload or stray re-init can do it
+/// in prod). Two `run_update` tasks racing on `git stash` corrupt the working
+/// tree — one stashes the changes the other then can't find. Exactly one task
+/// may hold this flag at a time.
+static UPDATE_RUNNING: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
+
 /// Frontend → Rust: kick off the update flow. Mirrors `start_bootstrap`'s
 /// fire-and-forget shape; progress arrives on the `bootstrap` event channel.
 #[tauri::command]
 pub async fn start_update(app: AppHandle) -> Result<(), String> {
+    // Re-entrancy guard (see UPDATE_RUNNING). compare_exchange lets exactly one
+    // caller flip false→true; any concurrent caller no-ops instead of spawning
+    // a second racing update.
+    if UPDATE_RUNNING
+        .compare_exchange(false, true, Ordering::SeqCst, Ordering::SeqCst)
+        .is_err()
+    {
+        // Already running: re-emit the manifest so a duplicate startUpdate()
+        // call (which resets the frontend store) can recover its stage list.
+        let target_app = if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
+            target_app_from_args(std::env::args().skip(1))
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
+        let mut stages = vec![
+            stage_info("update", "Updating Hermes"),
+            stage_info("rebuild", "Rebuilding the desktop app"),
+        ];
+        if cfg!(target_os = "macos") && target_app.is_some() {
+            stages.push(stage_info("install", "Installing the updated app"));
+        }
+        emit(
+            &app,
+            BootstrapEvent::Manifest {
+                stages,
+                protocol_version: None,
+            },
+        );
+        return Ok(());
+    }
     tokio::spawn(async move {
         if let Err(err) = run_update(app.clone()).await {
             // run_update already emits a Failed event on the paths that matter;
@@ -56,6 +97,7 @@ pub async fn start_update(app: AppHandle) -> Result<(), String> {
                 },
             );
         }
+        UPDATE_RUNNING.store(false, Ordering::SeqCst);
     });
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -63,6 +105,14 @@ pub async fn start_update(app: AppHandle) -> Result<(), String> {
 async fn run_update(app: AppHandle) -> Result<()> {
     let hermes_home = crate::paths::hermes_home();
     let install_root = hermes_home.join("hermes-agent");
+    let update_branch = update_branch_from_args(std::env::args().skip(1))
+        .or_else(|| option_env_string("BUILD_PIN_BRANCH"))
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| "main".to_string());
+    let target_app = if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
+        target_app_from_args(std::env::args().skip(1))
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
 
     let hermes = resolve_hermes(&install_root).ok_or_else(|| {
         let msg = format!(
@@ -81,13 +131,18 @@ async fn run_update(app: AppHandle) -> Result<()> {
     })?;
 
     // Synthetic manifest so the existing progress UI renders our two stages.
+    let mut stages = vec![
+        stage_info("update", "Updating Hermes"),
+        stage_info("rebuild", "Rebuilding the desktop app"),
+    ];
+    if cfg!(target_os = "macos") && target_app.is_some() {
+        stages.push(stage_info("install", "Installing the updated app"));
+    }
+
     emit(
         &app,
         BootstrapEvent::Manifest {
-            stages: vec![
-                stage_info("update", "Updating Hermes"),
-                stage_info("rebuild", "Rebuilding the desktop app"),
-            ],
+            stages,
             protocol_version: None,
         },
     );
@@ -107,12 +162,17 @@ async fn run_update(app: AppHandle) -> Result<()> {
     // reports "already up to date" against the wrong branch. The desktop
     // detected the update against this same branch, so we must update against
     // it too.
-    let pin_branch = option_env_string("BUILD_PIN_BRANCH");
-    let mut update_args: Vec<&str> = vec!["update", "--yes", "--gateway"];
-    if let Some(b) = pin_branch.as_deref() {
-        update_args.push("--branch");
-        update_args.push(b);
-    }
+    emit_log(
+        &app,
+        Some("update"),
+        LogStream::Stdout,
+        &format!("[update] updating against branch {update_branch}"),
+    );
+    let child_env = update_child_env(&install_root);
+    let mut update_args: Vec<String> =
+        vec!["update".into(), "--yes".into(), "--gateway".into()];
+    update_args.push("--branch".into());
+    update_args.push(update_branch);
 
     emit_stage(&app, "update", StageState::Running, None, None);
     let started = Instant::now();
@@ -121,6 +181,7 @@ async fn run_update(app: AppHandle) -> Result<()> {
         &hermes,
         &update_args,
         &install_root,
+        &child_env,
         Some("update"),
     )
     .await?;
@@ -182,11 +243,13 @@ async fn run_update(app: AppHandle) -> Result<()> {
     // repo-root deps with --workspaces=false). This is the rebuild it skips.
     emit_stage(&app, "rebuild", StageState::Running, None, None);
     let started = Instant::now();
+    let rebuild_args: Vec<String> = vec!["desktop".into(), "--build-only".into()];
     let rebuild = run_streamed(
         &app,
         &hermes,
-        &["desktop", "--build-only"],
+        &rebuild_args,
         &install_root,
+        &child_env,
         Some("rebuild"),
     )
     .await?;
@@ -217,6 +280,43 @@ async fn run_update(app: AppHandle) -> Result<()> {
     }
     emit_stage(&app, "rebuild", StageState::Succeeded, Some(rebuild_ms), None);
 
+    let launch_target = if let Some(target_app) = target_app {
+        let started = Instant::now();
+        emit_stage(&app, "install", StageState::Running, None, None);
+        match install_macos_app_update(&app, &install_root, &target_app).await {
+            Ok(installed_app) => {
+                emit_stage(
+                    &app,
+                    "install",
+                    StageState::Succeeded,
+                    Some(started.elapsed().as_millis() as u64),
+                    None,
+                );
+                Some(installed_app)
+            }
+            Err(err) => {
+                let msg = format!("{err:#}");
+                emit_stage(
+                    &app,
+                    "install",
+                    StageState::Failed,
+                    Some(started.elapsed().as_millis() as u64),
+                    Some(msg.clone()),
+                );
+                emit(
+                    &app,
+                    BootstrapEvent::Failed {
+                        stage: Some("install".into()),
+                        error: msg.clone(),
+                    },
+                );
+                return Err(anyhow!(msg));
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
     // ---- done: signal complete, then launch the fresh desktop ------------
     emit(
         &app,
@@ -226,10 +326,17 @@ async fn run_update(app: AppHandle) -> Result<()> {
         },
     );
 
-    // Reuse the same detached-launch + app.exit(0) used post-install.
-    if let Err(err) =
-        crate::bootstrap::launch_hermes_desktop(app.clone(), install_root.to_string_lossy().into_owned())
-            .await
+    if let Some(target_app) = launch_target {
+        if let Err(err) = launch_macos_app_and_exit(&app, &target_app).await {
+            emit_log(
+                &app,
+                None,
+                LogStream::Stderr,
+                &format!("[update] could not auto-launch desktop: {err}. Launch Hermes manually."),
+            );
+        }
+    } else if let Err(err) =
+        crate::bootstrap::launch_hermes_desktop(app.clone(), install_root.to_string_lossy().into_owned()).await
     {
         // Launch failed: don't hard-fail the update (it succeeded); surface a
         // log line so the success screen can still tell the user to launch
@@ -237,6 +344,7 @@ async fn run_update(app: AppHandle) -> Result<()> {
         emit_log(
             &app,
             None,
+            LogStream::Stdout,
             &format!("[update] could not auto-launch desktop: {err}. Launch Hermes manually."),
         );
     }
@@ -251,7 +359,7 @@ async fn wait_for_venv_free(install_root: &Path, app: &AppHandle) {
     let shim = venv_hermes(install_root);
     let deadline = Instant::now() + DESKTOP_EXIT_WAIT;
 
-    emit_log(app, Some("update"), "[update] waiting for Hermes to exit…");
+    emit_log(app, Some("update"), LogStream::Stdout, "[update] waiting for Hermes to exit…");
 
     loop {
         if !is_locked(&shim) {
@@ -261,6 +369,7 @@ async fn wait_for_venv_free(install_root: &Path, app: &AppHandle) {
             emit_log(
                 app,
                 Some("update"),
+                LogStream::Stdout,
                 "[update] timed out waiting for Hermes to exit; proceeding anyway",
             );
             return;
@@ -289,8 +398,9 @@ fn is_locked(path: &Path) -> bool {
 async fn run_streamed(
     app: &AppHandle,
     program: &Path,
-    args: &[&str],
+    args: &[String],
     cwd: &Path,
+    envs: &[(String, OsString)],
     stage: Option<&str>,
 ) -> Result<CmdResult> {
     let mut cmd = Command::new(program);
@@ -299,6 +409,9 @@ async fn run_streamed(
         .stdin(Stdio::null())
         .stdout(Stdio::piped())
         .stderr(Stdio::piped());
+    for (key, value) in envs {
+        cmd.env(key, value);
+    }
 
     #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
     {
@@ -320,22 +433,22 @@ async fn run_streamed(
     loop {
         tokio::select! {
             line = out.next_line() => match line {
-                Ok(Some(l)) => emit_log(app, stage_owned.as_deref(), &l),
+                Ok(Some(l)) => emit_log(app, stage_owned.as_deref(), LogStream::Stdout, &l),
                 Ok(None) => break,
                 Err(e) => { tracing::warn!("stdout read error: {e}"); break; }
             },
             line = err.next_line() => match line {
-                Ok(Some(l)) => emit_log(app, stage_owned.as_deref(), &format!("stderr: {l}")),
+                Ok(Some(l)) => emit_log(app, stage_owned.as_deref(), LogStream::Stderr, &l),
                 Ok(None) => {}
                 Err(e) => { tracing::warn!("stderr read error: {e}"); }
             },
         }
     }
     while let Ok(Some(l)) = out.next_line().await {
-        emit_log(app, stage_owned.as_deref(), &l);
+        emit_log(app, stage_owned.as_deref(), LogStream::Stdout, &l);
     }
     while let Ok(Some(l)) = err.next_line().await {
-        emit_log(app, stage_owned.as_deref(), &format!("stderr: {l}"));
+        emit_log(app, stage_owned.as_deref(), LogStream::Stderr, &l);
     }
 
     let status = child.wait().await.map_err(|e| anyhow!("waiting for child: {e}"))?;
@@ -378,6 +491,225 @@ fn resolve_hermes(install_root: &Path) -> Option<PathBuf> {
     None
 }
 
+fn update_child_env(install_root: &Path) -> Vec<(String, OsString)> {
+    let hermes_home = crate::paths::hermes_home();
+    let mut envs = vec![(
+        "HERMES_HOME".to_string(),
+        hermes_home.as_os_str().to_os_string(),
+    )];
+    if let Some(path) = path_with_prepended_entries(&[
+        hermes_home.join("node").join("bin"),
+        venv_bin_dir(install_root),
+    ]) {
+        envs.push(("PATH".to_string(), path));
+    }
+    envs
+}
+
+fn venv_bin_dir(install_root: &Path) -> PathBuf {
+    if cfg!(target_os = "windows") {
+        install_root.join("venv").join("Scripts")
+    } else {
+        install_root.join("venv").join("bin")
+    }
+}
+
+fn path_with_prepended_entries(entries: &[PathBuf]) -> Option<OsString> {
+    let mut parts: Vec<PathBuf> = entries.to_vec();
+    if let Some(existing) = env::var_os("PATH") {
+        parts.extend(env::split_paths(&existing));
+    }
+    env::join_paths(parts).ok()
+}
+
+fn update_branch_from_args<I, S>(args: I) -> Option<String>
+where
+    I: IntoIterator<Item = S>,
+    S: AsRef<str>,
+{
+    arg_value_from_args(args, "--branch")
+        .map(|s| s.trim().to_string())
+        .filter(|s| !s.is_empty())
+}
+
+fn target_app_from_args<I, S>(args: I) -> Option<PathBuf>
+where
+    I: IntoIterator<Item = S>,
+    S: AsRef<str>,
+{
+    arg_value_from_args(args, "--target-app")
+        .map(PathBuf::from)
+        .filter(|p| p.extension().and_then(|e| e.to_str()) == Some("app"))
+}
+
+fn arg_value_from_args<I, S>(args: I, name: &str) -> Option<String>
+where
+    I: IntoIterator<Item = S>,
+    S: AsRef<str>,
+{
+    let mut iter = args.into_iter().map(|s| s.as_ref().to_string()).peekable();
+    while let Some(arg) = iter.next() {
+        if arg == name {
+            return iter.next();
+        }
+        if let Some(value) = arg.strip_prefix(&format!("{name}=")) {
+            return Some(value.to_string());
+        }
+    }
+    None
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+async fn install_macos_app_update(
+    app: &AppHandle,
+    install_root: &Path,
+    target_app: &Path,
+) -> Result<PathBuf> {
+    if target_app.extension().and_then(|e| e.to_str()) != Some("app") {
+        return Err(anyhow!(
+            "refusing to install update into non-app path: {}",
+            target_app.display()
+        ));
+    }
+
+    let rebuilt_app = crate::bootstrap::resolve_hermes_desktop_app(install_root).ok_or_else(|| {
+        anyhow!(
+            "desktop rebuild succeeded but no Hermes.app was found under {}",
+            install_root.join("apps").join("desktop").join("release").display()
+        )
+    })?;
+
+    let same = match (rebuilt_app.canonicalize(), target_app.canonicalize()) {
+        (Ok(a), Ok(b)) => a == b,
+        _ => rebuilt_app == target_app,
+    };
+    if same {
+        emit_log(
+            app,
+            Some("install"),
+            LogStream::Stdout,
+            &format!(
+                "[update] rebuilt app is already the launch target: {}",
+                target_app.display()
+            ),
+        );
+        return Ok(target_app.to_path_buf());
+    }
+
+    emit_log(
+        app,
+        Some("install"),
+        LogStream::Stdout,
+        &format!(
+            "[update] installing rebuilt app {} -> {}",
+            rebuilt_app.display(),
+            target_app.display()
+        ),
+    );
+
+    if let Some(parent) = target_app.parent() {
+        tokio::fs::create_dir_all(parent).await?;
+    }
+    let tmp = PathBuf::from(format!("{}.hermes-update-new", target_app.display()));
+    let old = PathBuf::from(format!("{}.hermes-update-old", target_app.display()));
+    remove_dir_if_exists(&tmp).await;
+    remove_dir_if_exists(&old).await;
+
+    let ditto = Command::new("/usr/bin/ditto")
+        .arg(&rebuilt_app)
+        .arg(&tmp)
+        .current_dir(crate::paths::hermes_home())
+        .status()
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| anyhow!("running ditto: {e}"))?;
+    if !ditto.success() {
+        return Err(anyhow!(
+            "ditto failed while copying updated app into {}",
+            tmp.display()
+        ));
+    }
+
+    // Atomic-as-possible swap with rollback. Extracted so the invariant
+    // (target is never left deleted-with-no-replacement) can be unit-tested
+    // without ditto / a real .app bundle.
+    swap_in_new_bundle(&tmp, target_app, &old).await?;
+
+    let _ = Command::new("/usr/bin/xattr")
+        .arg("-dr")
+        .arg("com.apple.quarantine")
+        .arg(target_app)
+        .current_dir(crate::paths::hermes_home())
+        .status()
+        .await;
+
+    Ok(target_app.to_path_buf())
+}
+
+/// Move a freshly-staged bundle (`tmp`) into place at `target`, parking any
+/// existing bundle at `old` so the move can succeed (macOS `rename` won't
+/// overwrite a non-empty directory).
+///
+/// Invariant: on ANY failure path, `target` is left pointing at a working
+/// bundle — either the original (rolled back from `old`) or untouched — and we
+/// never delete the running app with no replacement in place. The staged `tmp`
+/// copy is cleaned up on failure.
+async fn swap_in_new_bundle(tmp: &Path, target: &Path, old: &Path) -> Result<()> {
+    let moved_old = if target.exists() {
+        if let Err(err) = tokio::fs::rename(target, old).await {
+            // Could not move the existing app aside. Leave it untouched and
+            // bail — a failed update must not brick the install.
+            remove_dir_if_exists(tmp).await;
+            return Err(anyhow!(
+                "could not move existing app aside at {} (leaving it in place): {err}",
+                target.display()
+            ));
+        }
+        true
+    } else {
+        false
+    };
+    if let Err(err) = tokio::fs::rename(tmp, target).await {
+        // Restore the original app from the backup so the user keeps a working
+        // install, and clean up the staged copy.
+        if moved_old {
+            let _ = tokio::fs::rename(old, target).await;
+        }
+        remove_dir_if_exists(tmp).await;
+        return Err(anyhow!("installing updated app at {}: {err}", target.display()));
+    }
+    remove_dir_if_exists(old).await;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
+async fn install_macos_app_update(
+    _app: &AppHandle,
+    _install_root: &Path,
+    target_app: &Path,
+) -> Result<PathBuf> {
+    Ok(target_app.to_path_buf())
+}
+
+async fn remove_dir_if_exists(path: &Path) {
+    if path.exists() {
+        let _ = tokio::fs::remove_dir_all(path).await;
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+async fn launch_macos_app_and_exit(app: &AppHandle, target_app: &Path) -> Result<()> {
+    crate::bootstrap::open_macos_app_detached(target_app)
+        .map_err(|e| anyhow!("launching {}: {e}", target_app.display()))?;
+    tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(150)).await;
+    app.exit(0);
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
+async fn launch_macos_app_and_exit(_app: &AppHandle, _target_app: &Path) -> Result<()> {
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Event helpers — keep emit shape identical to bootstrap.rs so the UI is reused
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -429,7 +761,7 @@ fn emit_stage(
     );
 }
 
-fn emit_log(app: &AppHandle, stage: Option<&str>, line: &str) {
+fn emit_log(app: &AppHandle, stage: Option<&str>, stream: LogStream, line: &str) {
     match stage {
         Some(s) => tracing::info!(target: "bootstrap.log", stage = %s, "{line}"),
         None => tracing::info!(target: "bootstrap.log", "{line}"),
@@ -439,6 +771,7 @@ fn emit_log(app: &AppHandle, stage: Option<&str>, line: &str) {
         BootstrapEvent::Log {
             stage: stage.map(|s| s.to_string()),
             line: line.to_string(),
+            stream,
         },
     );
 }
@@ -459,4 +792,118 @@ mod tests {
     fn missing_file_is_not_locked() {
         assert!(!is_locked(Path::new("/nonexistent/does/not/exist/xyz")));
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parses_update_branch_from_space_or_equals_args() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            update_branch_from_args(["--update", "--branch", "bb/test"]),
+            Some("bb/test".to_string())
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            update_branch_from_args(["--update", "--branch=main"]),
+            Some("main".to_string())
+        );
+        assert_eq!(update_branch_from_args(["--update"]), None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parses_only_app_targets() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            target_app_from_args(["--update", "--target-app", "/Applications/Hermes.app"]),
+            Some(PathBuf::from("/Applications/Hermes.app"))
+        );
+        assert_eq!(target_app_from_args(["--target-app", "/tmp/not-an-app"]), None);
+    }
+
+    // Helpers for the swap tests: make a throwaway dir tree we can rename.
+    fn unique_tmp_dir(tag: &str) -> PathBuf {
+        let base = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!(
+            "hermes-swap-test-{tag}-{}-{}",
+            std::process::id(),
+            std::time::SystemTime::now()
+                .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
+                .unwrap()
+                .as_nanos()
+        ));
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(&base).unwrap();
+        base
+    }
+
+    fn write_marker(dir: &Path, contents: &str) {
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(dir).unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(dir.join("marker.txt"), contents).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn swap_installs_new_bundle_and_cleans_up() {
+        let base = unique_tmp_dir("ok");
+        let target = base.join("Hermes.app");
+        let tmp = base.join("Hermes.app.hermes-update-new");
+        let old = base.join("Hermes.app.hermes-update-old");
+        write_marker(&target, "OLD");
+        write_marker(&tmp, "NEW");
+
+        swap_in_new_bundle(&tmp, &target, &old).await.unwrap();
+
+        // New bundle is now at target; staging + backup dirs are gone.
+        assert_eq!(
+            std::fs::read_to_string(target.join("marker.txt")).unwrap(),
+            "NEW"
+        );
+        assert!(!tmp.exists(), "staged copy should be cleaned up");
+        assert!(!old.exists(), "backup should be cleaned up on success");
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&base);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn swap_failure_never_leaves_target_missing() {
+        // Regression guard for the catastrophic path: the move-aside of the
+        // existing app fails AND the staged bundle can't be installed. The
+        // buggy version deleted `target` when move-aside failed and then
+        // skipped rollback, bricking the install. The fixed version must leave
+        // the original app intact on disk.
+        //
+        // Trigger both failures deterministically:
+        //  - `old` is a NON-EMPTY dir  -> rename(target, old) fails
+        //  - `tmp` does not exist       -> rename(tmp, target) fails
+        let base = unique_tmp_dir("fail");
+        let target = base.join("Hermes.app");
+        let tmp = base.join("Hermes.app.hermes-update-new"); // intentionally absent
+        let old = base.join("Hermes.app.hermes-update-old");
+        write_marker(&target, "OLD");
+        write_marker(&old, "OCCUPIED"); // non-empty => rename(target,old) fails
+
+        let result = swap_in_new_bundle(&tmp, &target, &old).await;
+
+        assert!(result.is_err(), "swap should fail when neither move can complete");
+        assert!(target.exists(), "original app must NOT be deleted on failure");
+        assert_eq!(
+            std::fs::read_to_string(target.join("marker.txt")).unwrap(),
+            "OLD",
+            "original app contents must be intact after a failed swap"
+        );
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&base);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn swap_rolls_back_when_install_step_fails() {
+        // Move-aside succeeds but installing the staged bundle fails (tmp
+        // absent). The original must be rolled back from `old` to `target`.
+        let base = unique_tmp_dir("rollback");
+        let target = base.join("Hermes.app");
+        let tmp = base.join("Hermes.app.hermes-update-new"); // absent
+        let old = base.join("Hermes.app.hermes-update-old");
+        write_marker(&target, "OLD");
+
+        let result = swap_in_new_bundle(&tmp, &target, &old).await;
+
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+        assert!(target.exists(), "original must be restored after failed install");
+        assert_eq!(
+            std::fs::read_to_string(target.join("marker.txt")).unwrap(),
+            "OLD"
+        );
+        assert!(!old.exists(), "backup should be rolled back, not left behind");
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&base);
+    }
 }

apps/bootstrap-installer/src/routes/failure.tsx

@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ import { useStore } from '@nanostores/react'
 import { Button } from '../components/button'
 import {
   $logPath,
+  $mode,
   openLogDir,
   startInstall,
+  startUpdate,
   type BootstrapStateModel
 } from '../store'
 import { RefreshCw, FileText } from 'lucide-react'
@@ -22,6 +24,8 @@ interface FailureProps {
  */
 export default function Failure({ bootstrap }: FailureProps) {
   const logPath = useStore($logPath)
+  const mode = useStore($mode)
+  const isUpdate = mode === 'update'
 
   return (
     <div className="hermes-fade-in flex h-full flex-col items-center justify-center gap-6 px-12 py-10">
@@ -37,24 +41,27 @@ export default function Failure({ bootstrap }: FailureProps) {
           }
         >
           <span>
-            <span>Install didn&rsquo;t finish</span>
+            <span>{isUpdate ? 'Update didn\u2019t finish' : 'Install didn\u2019t finish'}</span>
           </span>
-          <span aria-hidden="true">Install didn&rsquo;t finish</span>
+          <span aria-hidden="true">{isUpdate ? 'Update didn\u2019t finish' : 'Install didn\u2019t finish'}</span>
         </p>
 
         <p className="m-0 mx-auto max-w-xl text-center text-sm leading-normal tracking-tight text-muted-foreground">
-          {bootstrap.error ?? 'Something went wrong during installation.'}
+          {bootstrap.error ??
+            (isUpdate
+              ? 'Something went wrong during the update.'
+              : 'Something went wrong during installation.')}
         </p>
       </div>
 
       <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
         <Button
-          onClick={() => void startInstall()}
+          onClick={() => void (isUpdate ? startUpdate() : startInstall())}
           size="lg"
           className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 px-6"
         >
           <RefreshCw size={16} />
-          Retry install
+          {isUpdate ? 'Retry update' : 'Retry install'}
         </Button>
         <Button
           variant="outline"

apps/bootstrap-installer/src/routes/progress.tsx

@@ -115,9 +115,7 @@ export default function ProgressScreen({ bootstrap }: ProgressProps) {
                   key={idx}
                   className={clsx(
                     'whitespace-pre-wrap',
-                    entry.line.startsWith('stderr:')
-                      ? 'text-destructive'
-                      : 'text-foreground/70'
+                    entry.stream === 'stderr' ? 'text-foreground/45' : 'text-foreground/70'
                   )}
                 >
                   {entry.line}

apps/bootstrap-installer/src/store.ts

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export interface BootstrapStateModel {
   currentStage: string | null
   installRoot: string | null
   error: string | null
-  logs: Array<{ stage?: string; line: string }>
+  logs: Array<{ stage?: string; line: string; stream?: 'stdout' | 'stderr' }>
 }
 
 const INITIAL: BootstrapStateModel = {
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ interface BootstrapLogEvent {
   type: 'log'
   stage?: string
   line: string
+  stream?: 'stdout' | 'stderr'
 }
 
 interface BootstrapCompleteEvent {
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ export async function initialize(): Promise<void> {
         break
       }
       case 'log': {
-        const logs = [...cur.logs, { stage: payload.stage, line: payload.line }]
+        const logs = [...cur.logs, { stage: payload.stage, line: payload.line, stream: payload.stream }]
         // Keep the rolling buffer bounded so the UI doesn't get OOM'd
         // during a long install (playwright chromium download is ~10k lines).
         const trimmed = logs.length > 2000 ? logs.slice(-2000) : logs

apps/desktop/electron/bootstrap-runner.cjs

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  *   { type: 'manifest',  stages: [{name, title, category, needs_user_input}, ...] }
  *   { type: 'stage',     name, state: 'running'|'succeeded'|'skipped'|'failed',
  *                        json?, durationMs?, error? }
- *   { type: 'log',       stage?, line }      // raw line from install.ps1
+ *   { type: 'log',       stage?, line, stream: 'stdout'|'stderr' } // raw line from install.ps1
  *   { type: 'complete',  marker: <written marker payload> }
  *   { type: 'failed',    stage?, error }     // bootstrap aborted
  *
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ function spawnPowerShell(scriptPath, args, { emit, stageName, abortSignal, herme
       while ((nl = stdoutBuf.indexOf('\n')) !== -1) {
         const line = stdoutBuf.slice(0, nl).replace(/\r$/, '')
         stdoutBuf = stdoutBuf.slice(nl + 1)
-        if (line) emit && emit({ type: 'log', stage: stageName, line })
+        if (line) emit && emit({ type: 'log', stage: stageName, line, stream: 'stdout' })
       }
     })
 
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ function spawnPowerShell(scriptPath, args, { emit, stageName, abortSignal, herme
       while ((nl = stderrBuf.indexOf('\n')) !== -1) {
         const line = stderrBuf.slice(0, nl).replace(/\r$/, '')
         stderrBuf = stderrBuf.slice(nl + 1)
-        if (line) emit && emit({ type: 'log', stage: stageName, line: `stderr: ${line}` })
+        if (line) emit && emit({ type: 'log', stage: stageName, line, stream: 'stderr' })
       }
     })
 
@@ -253,8 +253,8 @@ function spawnPowerShell(scriptPath, args, { emit, stageName, abortSignal, herme
     child.on('close', (code, signal) => {
       if (abortSignal) abortSignal.removeEventListener('abort', onAbort)
       // Flush any trailing bytes
-      if (stdoutBuf) emit && emit({ type: 'log', stage: stageName, line: stdoutBuf })
-      if (stderrBuf) emit && emit({ type: 'log', stage: stageName, line: `stderr: ${stderrBuf}` })
+      if (stdoutBuf) emit && emit({ type: 'log', stage: stageName, line: stdoutBuf, stream: 'stdout' })
+      if (stderrBuf) emit && emit({ type: 'log', stage: stageName, line: stderrBuf, stream: 'stderr' })
       resolve({ stdout, stderr, code, signal, killed })
     })
   })
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ function spawnBash(scriptPath, args, { emit, stageName, abortSignal, hermesHome
       while ((nl = stdoutBuf.indexOf('\n')) !== -1) {
         const line = stdoutBuf.slice(0, nl).replace(/\r$/, '')
         stdoutBuf = stdoutBuf.slice(nl + 1)
-        if (line) emit && emit({ type: 'log', stage: stageName, line })
+        if (line) emit && emit({ type: 'log', stage: stageName, line, stream: 'stdout' })
       }
     })
 
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ function spawnBash(scriptPath, args, { emit, stageName, abortSignal, hermesHome
       while ((nl = stderrBuf.indexOf('\n')) !== -1) {
         const line = stderrBuf.slice(0, nl).replace(/\r$/, '')
         stderrBuf = stderrBuf.slice(nl + 1)
-        if (line) emit && emit({ type: 'log', stage: stageName, line: `stderr: ${line}` })
+        if (line) emit && emit({ type: 'log', stage: stageName, line, stream: 'stderr' })
       }
     })
 
@@ -322,8 +322,8 @@ function spawnBash(scriptPath, args, { emit, stageName, abortSignal, hermesHome
 
     child.on('close', (code, signal) => {
       if (abortSignal) abortSignal.removeEventListener('abort', onAbort)
-      if (stdoutBuf) emit && emit({ type: 'log', stage: stageName, line: stdoutBuf })
-      if (stderrBuf) emit && emit({ type: 'log', stage: stageName, line: `stderr: ${stderrBuf}` })
+      if (stdoutBuf) emit && emit({ type: 'log', stage: stageName, line: stdoutBuf, stream: 'stdout' })
+      if (stderrBuf) emit && emit({ type: 'log', stage: stageName, line: stderrBuf, stream: 'stderr' })
       resolve({ stdout, stderr, code, signal, killed })
     })
   })

apps/desktop/electron/main.cjs

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const {
   nativeImage,
   nativeTheme,
   net: electronNet,
+  powerMonitor,
   protocol,
   safeStorage,
   session,
@@ -722,7 +723,7 @@ function broadcastBootstrapEvent(ev) {
       error: ev.error ?? null
     }
   } else if (ev.type === 'log') {
-    bootstrapState.log.push({ ts: Date.now(), stage: ev.stage || null, line: ev.line })
+    bootstrapState.log.push({ ts: Date.now(), stage: ev.stage || null, line: ev.line, stream: ev.stream || 'stdout' })
     if (bootstrapState.log.length > BOOTSTRAP_LOG_RING_MAX) {
       bootstrapState.log.splice(0, bootstrapState.log.length - BOOTSTRAP_LOG_RING_MAX)
     }
@@ -1319,16 +1320,34 @@ async function applyUpdates(opts = {}) {
 
     emitUpdateProgress({ stage: 'restart', message: 'Handing off to the Hermes updater…', percent: 100 })
 
+    const updateRoot = resolveUpdateRoot()
+    const { branch: configuredBranch } = readDesktopUpdateConfig()
+    const branch = await resolveHealedBranch(updateRoot, configuredBranch || DEFAULT_UPDATE_BRANCH)
+    const updaterArgs = ['--update', '--branch', branch]
+    const targetApp = IS_MAC ? runningAppBundle() : null
+    if (targetApp) {
+      updaterArgs.push('--target-app', targetApp)
+    }
+    const venvBin = path.join(updateRoot, 'venv', IS_WINDOWS ? 'Scripts' : 'bin')
+
     // Detached so the updater outlives this process — it needs us GONE before
     // `hermes update` will run (the venv shim is locked while we live).
-    const child = spawn(updater, ['--update'], {
+    const child = spawn(updater, updaterArgs, {
+      cwd: HERMES_HOME,
+      env: {
+        ...process.env,
+        HERMES_HOME,
+        PATH: [path.join(HERMES_HOME, 'node', 'bin'), venvBin, process.env.PATH]
+          .filter(Boolean)
+          .join(path.delimiter)
+      },
       detached: true,
       stdio: 'ignore',
       windowsHide: false
     })
     child.unref()
 
-    rememberLog(`[updates] launched updater: ${updater} --update; exiting desktop to release venv shim`)
+    rememberLog(`[updates] launched updater: ${updater} ${updaterArgs.join(' ')}; exiting desktop to release venv shim`)
 
     // Give the OS a beat to register the new process, then quit. The updater
     // rebuilds and relaunches us when it's done.
@@ -1412,6 +1431,18 @@ async function applyUpdatesPosixInApp(opts = {}) {
     PATH: [extraPath, process.env.PATH].filter(Boolean).join(path.delimiter)
   }
 
+  // `hermes update` reaps stale `hermes dashboard` backends (a code update
+  // leaves the running process serving old Python against the freshly-updated
+  // JS bundle). But OUR backend is one of those processes, and killing it
+  // mid-update produces the boot→kill→crash loop in #37532 — the desktop
+  // already restarts its own backend via the rebuild+relaunch below, so the
+  // reap must spare it. Hand the live backend's PID to the update process;
+  // _kill_stale_dashboard_processes reads HERMES_DESKTOP_CHILD_PID and excludes
+  // it while still reaping any genuinely-orphaned dashboards. (#37532)
+  if (hermesProcess && Number.isInteger(hermesProcess.pid)) {
+    env.HERMES_DESKTOP_CHILD_PID = String(hermesProcess.pid)
+  }
+
   // Branch-pin so a non-main checkout doesn't get switched to main (and self-heal
   // to main when the pinned branch no longer exists on origin).
   let branchArgs = []
@@ -2663,6 +2694,32 @@ function sendClosePreviewRequested() {
   webContents.send('hermes:close-preview-requested')
 }
 
+// Tell the renderer the machine just woke. Sleep silently drops the
+// renderer's WebSocket to the local backend; the renderer reconnects on this
+// signal so the chat composer doesn't stay stuck on "Starting Hermes...".
+function sendPowerResume() {
+  if (!mainWindow || mainWindow.isDestroyed()) return
+  const { webContents } = mainWindow
+  if (!webContents || webContents.isDestroyed()) return
+  webContents.send('hermes:power-resume')
+}
+
+let powerResumeRegistered = false
+
+function registerPowerResumeListeners() {
+  if (powerResumeRegistered) return
+  powerResumeRegistered = true
+  try {
+    // 'resume' covers sleep/wake; 'unlock-screen' covers lock/unlock without a
+    // full suspend. Either can drop an idle socket.
+    powerMonitor.on('resume', sendPowerResume)
+    powerMonitor.on('unlock-screen', sendPowerResume)
+  } catch {
+    // powerMonitor is unavailable before app 'ready' on some platforms; the
+    // caller registers after 'ready', so this should not normally throw.
+  }
+}
+
 function getAppIconPath() {
   return APP_ICON_PATHS.find(fileExists)
 }
@@ -4175,6 +4232,7 @@ app.whenReady().then(() => {
   registerMediaProtocol()
   ensureWslWindowsFonts()
   configureSpellChecker()
+  registerPowerResumeListeners()
   createWindow()
 
   app.on('activate', () => {

apps/desktop/electron/preload.cjs

@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('hermesDesktop', {
     ipcRenderer.on('hermes:backend-exit', listener)
     return () => ipcRenderer.removeListener('hermes:backend-exit', listener)
   },
+  onPowerResume: callback => {
+    const listener = () => callback()
+    ipcRenderer.on('hermes:power-resume', listener)
+    return () => ipcRenderer.removeListener('hermes:power-resume', listener)
+  },
   onBootProgress: callback => {
     const listener = (_event, payload) => callback(payload)
     ipcRenderer.on('hermes:boot-progress', listener)

apps/desktop/package.json

@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
   "author": "Nous Research",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "electron/main.cjs",
+  "engines": {
+    "node": "^20.19.0 || >=22.12.0"
+  },
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "concurrently -k \"npm:dev:renderer\" \"npm:dev:electron\"",
     "dev:fake-boot": "cross-env HERMES_DESKTOP_BOOT_FAKE=1 HERMES_DESKTOP_BOOT_FAKE_STEP_MS=650 npm run dev",
@@ -97,6 +100,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@eslint/js": "^9.39.4",
+    "@testing-library/dom": "^10.4.0",
     "@testing-library/react": "^16.3.2",
     "@types/hast": "^3.0.4",
     "@types/node": "^24.12.2",

apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/index.tsx

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import {
   shouldAutoDrainOnSettle,
   updateQueuedPrompt
 } from '@/store/composer-queue'
-import { $messages } from '@/store/session'
+import { $gatewayState, $messages } from '@/store/session'
 import { $threadScrolledUp } from '@/store/thread-scroll'
 
 import { extractDroppedFiles, HERMES_PATHS_MIME } from '../hooks/use-composer-actions'
@@ -156,7 +156,15 @@ export function ChatBar({
   const busyAction = busy && hasComposerPayload ? 'queue' : 'stop'
   const showHelpHint = draft === '?'
 
-  const placeholder = disabled ? 'Starting Hermes...' : 'Send follow-up'
+  const gatewayState = useStore($gatewayState)
+  // When the bar is disabled it's because the gateway isn't open. Distinguish a
+  // cold start ("Starting Hermes...") from a dropped connection we're trying to
+  // restore (e.g. after the Mac slept) so the stuck state reads as recoverable.
+  const placeholder = disabled
+    ? gatewayState === 'closed' || gatewayState === 'error'
+      ? 'Reconnecting to Hermes…'
+      : 'Starting Hermes...'
+    : 'Send follow-up'
 
   const focusInput = useCallback(() => {
     focusComposerInput(editorRef.current)
@@ -567,6 +575,13 @@ export function ChatBar({
   }
 
   const handleEditorKeyDown = (event: KeyboardEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
+    // IME composition: Enter confirms composed text, not a message submission.
+    // Without this guard, pressing Enter to finalise a Korean/Japanese/Chinese
+    // IME preedit fires submitDraft() and splits the message mid-word.
+    if (event.nativeEvent.isComposing) {
+      return
+    }
+
     if ((event.metaKey || event.ctrlKey) && !event.altKey && !event.shiftKey && event.key.toLowerCase() === 'k') {
       event.preventDefault()
 
@@ -1082,8 +1097,8 @@ export function ChatBar({
     <div className={cn('relative', stacked ? 'w-full' : 'min-w-(--composer-input-inline-min-width) flex-1')}>
       <div
         aria-label="Message"
-        autoCorrect="off"
         autoCapitalize="off"
+        autoCorrect="off"
         className={cn(
           'min-h-(--composer-input-min-height) max-h-(--composer-input-max-height) overflow-y-auto bg-transparent pb-1 pr-1 pt-1 leading-normal text-foreground outline-none disabled:cursor-not-allowed',
           'empty:before:content-[attr(data-placeholder)] empty:before:text-muted-foreground/60',
@@ -1123,7 +1138,7 @@ export function ChatBar({
 
         `asChild` swaps TextareaAutosize for a Radix Slot wrapping our
         plain <textarea>, which carries the binding but skips autosize. */}
-      <ComposerPrimitive.Input asChild tabIndex={-1} unstable_focusOnScrollToBottom={false}>
+      <ComposerPrimitive.Input asChild submitMode="ctrlEnter" tabIndex={-1} unstable_focusOnScrollToBottom={false}>
         <textarea aria-hidden className="sr-only" tabIndex={-1} />
       </ComposerPrimitive.Input>
     </div>

apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/text-utils.test.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
 
-import { detectTrigger } from './text-utils'
+import { blobDedupeKey, detectTrigger, extractClipboardImageBlobs } from './text-utils'
 
 describe('detectTrigger', () => {
   it('detects a bare slash trigger with an empty query', () => {
@@ -23,3 +23,55 @@ describe('detectTrigger', () => {
     expect(detectTrigger('hello there')).toBeNull()
   })
 })
+
+describe('extractClipboardImageBlobs', () => {
+  it('dedupes the same image exposed on both items and files', () => {
+    const image = new File([new Uint8Array([1, 2, 3])], 'paste.png', {
+      type: 'image/png',
+      lastModified: 1_700_000_000_000
+    })
+
+    const clipboard = {
+      files: {
+        length: 1,
+        item: (index: number) => (index === 0 ? image : null)
+      },
+      getData: () => '',
+      items: [
+        {
+          kind: 'file',
+          type: 'image/png',
+          getAsFile: () => image
+        }
+      ]
+    } as unknown as DataTransfer
+
+    expect(extractClipboardImageBlobs(clipboard)).toEqual([image])
+  })
+
+  it('falls back to files when items has no image', () => {
+    const image = new File([new Uint8Array([4, 5])], 'shot.jpg', {
+      type: 'image/jpeg',
+      lastModified: 1_700_000_000_001
+    })
+
+    const clipboard = {
+      files: {
+        length: 1,
+        item: (index: number) => (index === 0 ? image : null)
+      },
+      getData: () => '',
+      items: []
+    } as unknown as DataTransfer
+
+    expect(extractClipboardImageBlobs(clipboard)).toEqual([image])
+  })
+})
+
+describe('blobDedupeKey', () => {
+  it('uses file metadata for File blobs', () => {
+    const file = new File([], 'a.png', { type: 'image/png', lastModified: 42 })
+
+    expect(blobDedupeKey(file)).toBe('file:a.png:0:image/png:42')
+  })
+})

apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/text-utils.ts

@@ -8,16 +8,31 @@ export interface TriggerState {
 
 const TRIGGER_RE = /(?:^|[\s])([@/])([^\s@/]*)$/
 
+/** Stable key for paste dedupe — `items` and `files` often mirror the same image as different objects. */
+export function blobDedupeKey(blob: Blob): string {
+  if (blob instanceof File) {
+    return `file:${blob.name}:${blob.size}:${blob.type}:${blob.lastModified}`
+  }
+
+  return `blob:${blob.size}:${blob.type}`
+}
+
 export function extractClipboardImageBlobs(clipboard: DataTransfer): Blob[] {
   const blobs: Blob[] = []
-  const seen = new Set<Blob>()
+  const seen = new Set<string>()
 
   const push = (blob: Blob | null) => {
-    if (!blob || blob.size === 0 || seen.has(blob)) {
+    if (!blob || blob.size === 0) {
       return
     }
 
-    seen.add(blob)
+    const key = blobDedupeKey(blob)
+
+    if (seen.has(key)) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    seen.add(key)
     blobs.push(blob)
   }
 
@@ -29,7 +44,8 @@ export function extractClipboardImageBlobs(clipboard: DataTransfer): Blob[] {
     }
   }
 
-  if (clipboard.files?.length) {
+  // Chromium/Electron expose the same pasted image on both `items` and `files`.
+  if (blobs.length === 0 && clipboard.files?.length) {
     for (let i = 0; i < clipboard.files.length; i += 1) {
       const file = clipboard.files.item(i)
 

apps/desktop/src/app/chat/index.tsx

@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ import {
   $introSeed,
   $messages,
   $selectedStoredSessionId,
-  $sessions
+  $sessions,
+  sessionPinId
 } from '@/store/session'
 import type { ModelOptionsResponse } from '@/types/hermes'
 
@@ -96,9 +97,17 @@ function ChatHeader({
 }: ChatHeaderProps) {
   const sessions = useStore($sessions)
   const pinnedSessionIds = useStore($pinnedSessionIds)
-  const activeStoredSession = sessions.find(session => session.id === selectedSessionId) || null
+  const activeStoredSession =
+    sessions.find(session => session.id === selectedSessionId || session._lineage_root_id === selectedSessionId) || null
   const title = activeStoredSession ? sessionTitle(activeStoredSession) : 'New session'
-  const selectedIsPinned = selectedSessionId ? pinnedSessionIds.includes(selectedSessionId) : false
+  // Pins live on the durable lineage-root id, but selectedSessionId is the live
+  // (tip) id — resolve through the loaded row so the menu reflects the pin
+  // state after auto-compression rotates the id.
+  const selectedIsPinned = activeStoredSession
+    ? pinnedSessionIds.includes(sessionPinId(activeStoredSession))
+    : selectedSessionId
+      ? pinnedSessionIds.includes(selectedSessionId)
+      : false
 
   return (
     <header className={cn(titlebarHeaderBaseClass, isRoutedSessionView && titlebarHeaderShadowClass)}>

apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/index.tsx

@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ function searchResultToSession(result: SessionSearchResult): SessionInfo {
     cwd: null,
     ended_at: null,
     id: result.session_id,
+    _lineage_root_id: result.lineage_root ?? null,
     input_tokens: 0,
     is_active: false,
     last_active: ts,

apps/desktop/src/app/command-center/index.tsx

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import { exportSession } from '@/lib/session-export'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 import { upsertDesktopActionTask } from '@/store/activity'
 import { $pinnedSessionIds, pinSession, unpinSession } from '@/store/layout'
-import { $sessions } from '@/store/session'
+import { $sessions, sessionPinId } from '@/store/session'
 
 import { useRouteEnumParam } from '../hooks/use-route-enum-param'
 import { OverlayActionButton, OverlayCard, overlayCardClass, OverlayIconButton } from '../overlays/overlay-chrome'
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ const SECTION_SEARCH_ENTRIES: readonly SectionSearchEntry[] = [
 interface SessionSearchHit {
   detail?: string
   kind: 'session'
+  /** Durable lineage-root id used for pinning so the pin survives compression. */
+  pinId: string
   sessionId: string
   snippet: string
   title: string
@@ -260,6 +262,7 @@ export function CommandCenterView({
             return {
               detail,
               kind: 'session',
+              pinId: result.lineage_root || result.session_id,
               sessionId: result.session_id,
               snippet: result.snippet || '',
               title
@@ -491,7 +494,7 @@ export function CommandCenterView({
                       </h3>
                       {group.results.map(result => {
                         if (result.kind === 'session') {
-                          const pinned = pinnedSessionIds.includes(result.sessionId)
+                          const pinned = pinnedSessionIds.includes(result.pinId)
 
                           return (
                             <OverlayCard className="p-2.5" key={`${group.id}:${result.sessionId}:${result.snippet}`}>
@@ -515,7 +518,7 @@ export function CommandCenterView({
                                   onClick={event => {
                                     event.preventDefault()
                                     event.stopPropagation()
-                                    pinned ? unpinSession(result.sessionId) : pinSession(result.sessionId)
+                                    pinned ? unpinSession(result.pinId) : pinSession(result.pinId)
                                   }}
                                   title={pinned ? 'Unpin session' : 'Pin session'}
                                 >
@@ -580,7 +583,8 @@ export function CommandCenterView({
               ) : (
                 <div className="grid gap-1.5">
                   {filteredSessions.map(session => {
-                    const pinned = pinnedSessionIds.includes(session.id)
+                    const pinId = sessionPinId(session)
+                    const pinned = pinnedSessionIds.includes(pinId)
 
                     return (
                       <OverlayCard className="flex items-center gap-2 px-2.5 py-2" key={session.id}>
@@ -595,7 +599,7 @@ export function CommandCenterView({
                           </div>
                         </button>
                         <OverlayIconButton
-                          onClick={() => (pinned ? unpinSession(session.id) : pinSession(session.id))}
+                          onClick={() => (pinned ? unpinSession(pinId) : pinSession(pinId))}
                           title={pinned ? 'Unpin session' : 'Pin session'}
                         >
                           {pinned ? <IconBookmarkFilled className="size-3.5" /> : <IconBookmark className="size-3.5" />}

apps/desktop/src/app/desktop-controller.tsx

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import {
   $selectedStoredSessionId,
   $sessions,
   $workingSessionIds,
-  mergeWorkingSessions,
+  mergeSessionPage,
   sessionPinId,
   setAwaitingResponse,
   setBusy,
@@ -208,12 +208,13 @@ export function DesktopController() {
       const result = await listSessions(limit, 1)
 
       if (refreshSessionsRequestRef.current === requestId) {
-        // Don't hard-replace: a session whose first turn is still in flight has
-        // message_count 0 in the DB, so min_messages=1 omits it. Since every
-        // message.complete refreshes the list, a plain replace would drop the
-        // other still-running new chats the moment one of them finishes. Keep
-        // any working session the server hasn't surfaced yet.
-        setSessions(prev => mergeWorkingSessions(prev, result.sessions, $workingSessionIds.get()))
+        // Don't hard-replace. Two kinds of rows must survive a refresh the
+        // server didn't return: (1) sessions whose first turn is still in
+        // flight (message_count 0, so min_messages=1 omits them) and (2)
+        // pinned sessions that have aged off the most-recent page — otherwise
+        // the pin "disappears until you refresh". mergeSessionPage keeps both.
+        const keepIds = new Set<string>([...$workingSessionIds.get(), ...$pinnedSessionIds.get()])
+        setSessions(prev => mergeSessionPage(prev, result.sessions, keepIds))
         setSessionsTotal(typeof result.total === 'number' ? result.total : result.sessions.length)
       }
     } finally {
@@ -524,7 +525,9 @@ export function DesktopController() {
     inferenceStatus,
     modelMenuContent,
     openAgents,
+    freshDraftReady,
     openCommandCenterSection,
+    requestGateway,
     statusSnapshot,
     toggleCommandCenter
   })
@@ -611,7 +614,7 @@ export function DesktopController() {
       onAddUrl={url => composer.addContextRefAttachment(`@url:${formatRefValue(url)}`, url)}
       onAttachDroppedItems={composer.attachDroppedItems}
       onAttachImageBlob={composer.attachImageBlob}
-      onBranchInNewChat={messageId => void branchInNewChat(messageId)}
+      onBranchInNewChat={branchInNewChat}
       onCancel={cancelRun}
       onDeleteSelectedSession={() => {
         if (selectedStoredSessionId) {

apps/desktop/src/app/gateway/hooks/use-gateway-boot.ts

@@ -63,6 +63,94 @@ export function useGatewayBoot({
       return () => void (cancelled = true)
     }
 
+    // --- Reconnect-after-sleep machinery -------------------------------------
+    // macOS sleep silently drops the renderer's WebSocket. The backend Python
+    // process keeps running, but nothing re-opened the socket on wake, so the
+    // composer stayed disabled forever on "Starting Hermes...". Once the
+    // initial boot succeeds we treat any non-open state as recoverable and
+    // reconnect with backoff, and we nudge a reconnect on the OS/browser
+    // signals that fire around wake (power resume, network online, the window
+    // becoming visible).
+    let bootCompleted = false
+    let reconnecting = false
+    let reconnectTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null
+    let reconnectAttempt = 0
+
+    // Wrap the live getter in a call so TS control-flow analysis doesn't narrow
+    // `connectionState` to a constant across the early-return guards (the state
+    // genuinely changes between reads).
+    const gatewayOpen = () => gateway.connectionState === 'open'
+
+    const clearReconnectTimer = () => {
+      if (reconnectTimer !== null) {
+        clearTimeout(reconnectTimer)
+        reconnectTimer = null
+      }
+    }
+
+    const attemptReconnect = async () => {
+      if (cancelled || reconnecting || gatewayOpen()) {
+        return
+      }
+
+      reconnecting = true
+
+      try {
+        const conn = await desktop.getConnection()
+
+        if (cancelled) {
+          return
+        }
+
+        publish(conn)
+        await gateway.connect(conn.wsUrl)
+
+        if (cancelled) {
+          return
+        }
+
+        reconnectAttempt = 0
+        // Resync state that may have moved on the backend while we were asleep.
+        await callbacksRef.current.refreshHermesConfig().catch(() => undefined)
+        await callbacksRef.current.refreshSessions().catch(() => undefined)
+      } catch {
+        // Fall through to scheduleReconnect's backoff below.
+      } finally {
+        reconnecting = false
+
+        if (!cancelled && !gatewayOpen()) {
+          scheduleReconnect()
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    function scheduleReconnect() {
+      if (cancelled || reconnecting || reconnectTimer !== null || gatewayOpen()) {
+        return
+      }
+
+      // 1s, 2s, 4s … capped at 15s.
+      const delay = Math.min(15_000, 1_000 * 2 ** Math.min(reconnectAttempt, 4))
+      reconnectAttempt += 1
+      reconnectTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+        reconnectTimer = null
+        void attemptReconnect()
+      }, delay)
+    }
+
+    const reconnectNow = () => {
+      if (cancelled || !bootCompleted) {
+        return
+      }
+
+      clearReconnectTimer()
+      reconnectAttempt = 0
+
+      if (!gatewayOpen()) {
+        void attemptReconnect()
+      }
+    }
+
     const offBootProgress = desktop.onBootProgress(payload => applyDesktopBootProgress(payload))
     void desktop
       .getBootProgress()
@@ -79,9 +167,34 @@ export function useGatewayBoot({
     callbacksRef.current.onGatewayReady(gateway)
     setGateway(gateway)
 
-    const offState = gateway.onState(st => void setGatewayState(st))
+    const offState = gateway.onState(st => {
+      setGatewayState(st)
+
+      if (st === 'open') {
+        reconnectAttempt = 0
+        clearReconnectTimer()
+      } else if (bootCompleted && (st === 'closed' || st === 'error')) {
+        // The socket dropped after a healthy boot (typically sleep/wake). Try
+        // to bring it back instead of leaving the composer stuck disabled.
+        scheduleReconnect()
+      }
+    })
     const offEvent = gateway.onEvent(event => callbacksRef.current.handleGatewayEvent(event))
 
+    // Wake signals: power resume (macOS/Windows), network coming back, and the
+    // window regaining focus/visibility. Each nudges an immediate reconnect.
+    const offPowerResume = desktop.onPowerResume?.(() => reconnectNow())
+
+    const onOnline = () => reconnectNow()
+    const onVisible = () => {
+      if (document.visibilityState === 'visible') {
+        reconnectNow()
+      }
+    }
+
+    window.addEventListener('online', onOnline)
+    document.addEventListener('visibilitychange', onVisible)
+
     const offWindowState = desktop.onWindowStateChanged?.(payload => {
       const current = $connection.get()
 
@@ -141,6 +254,7 @@ export function useGatewayBoot({
         })
         await callbacksRef.current.refreshSessions()
         completeDesktopBoot()
+        bootCompleted = true
       } catch (err) {
         if (!cancelled) {
           const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)
@@ -155,6 +269,10 @@ export function useGatewayBoot({
 
     return () => {
       cancelled = true
+      clearReconnectTimer()
+      window.removeEventListener('online', onOnline)
+      document.removeEventListener('visibilitychange', onVisible)
+      offPowerResume?.()
       offState()
       offEvent()
       offExit()

apps/desktop/src/app/right-sidebar/index.tsx

@@ -35,11 +35,7 @@ const RIGHT_SIDEBAR_TABS: readonly RightSidebarTab[] = [
   { id: 'terminal', label: 'Terminal', icon: 'terminal' }
 ]
 
-export function RightSidebarPane({
-  onActivateFile,
-  onActivateFolder,
-  onChangeCwd
-}: RightSidebarPaneProps) {
+export function RightSidebarPane({ onActivateFile, onActivateFolder, onChangeCwd }: RightSidebarPaneProps) {
   const activeTab = useStore($rightSidebarTab)
   const terminalTakeover = useStore($terminalTakeover)
   const currentBranch = useStore($currentBranch).trim()
@@ -53,8 +49,17 @@ export function RightSidebarPane({
         .pop() ?? currentCwd)
     : 'No folder selected'
 
-  const { collapseAll, collapseNonce, data, loadChildren, openState, refreshRoot, rootError, rootLoading, setNodeOpen } =
-    useProjectTree(currentCwd)
+  const {
+    collapseAll,
+    collapseNonce,
+    data,
+    loadChildren,
+    openState,
+    refreshRoot,
+    rootError,
+    rootLoading,
+    setNodeOpen
+  } = useProjectTree(currentCwd)
 
   const canCollapse = Object.values(openState).some(Boolean)
   const effectiveTab: RightSidebarTabId = terminalTakeover ? 'files' : activeTab
@@ -86,14 +91,12 @@ export function RightSidebarPane({
     }
   }
 
-  const tabs = terminalTakeover
-    ? RIGHT_SIDEBAR_TABS.filter(tab => tab.id !== 'terminal')
-    : RIGHT_SIDEBAR_TABS
+  const tabs = terminalTakeover ? RIGHT_SIDEBAR_TABS.filter(tab => tab.id !== 'terminal') : RIGHT_SIDEBAR_TABS
 
   return (
     <aside
       aria-label="Right sidebar"
-      className="before:pointer-events-none relative flex h-full w-full min-w-0 flex-col overflow-hidden border-l border-(--ui-stroke-secondary) bg-(--ui-sidebar-surface-background) pt-(--titlebar-height) text-(--ui-text-tertiary) shadow-[inset_0.0625rem_0_0_color-mix(in_srgb,white_18%,transparent)] before:absolute before:inset-x-0 before:top-(--titlebar-height) before:z-1 before:h-px before:bg-(--ui-stroke-tertiary)"
+      className="before:pointer-events-none relative flex h-full w-full min-w-0 flex-col overflow-hidden border-l border-(--ui-stroke-secondary) bg-(--ui-sidebar-surface-background) pt-(--titlebar-height) text-(--ui-text-tertiary) shadow-[inset_0.0625rem_0_0_color-mix(in_srgb,white_18%,transparent)]"
     >
       <RightSidebarChrome activeTab={effectiveTab} branch={currentBranch} tabs={tabs} />
 
@@ -135,7 +138,7 @@ function RightSidebarChrome({
 }) {
   return (
     <header className="shrink-0 bg-transparent text-[0.75rem]">
-      <div className="flex items-center gap-2 border-b border-(--ui-stroke-tertiary) px-2.5 py-1">
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-2 px-2.5 py-1">
         <nav aria-label="Right sidebar panels" className="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-1">
           {tabs.map(tab => (
             <button

apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream.ts

@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ import {
   setCurrentReasoningEffort,
   setCurrentServiceTier,
   setCurrentUsage,
-  setTurnStartedAt
+  setTurnStartedAt,
+  setYoloActive
 } from '@/store/session'
 import { clearSessionSubagents, pruneDelegateFallbackSubagents, upsertSubagent } from '@/store/subagents'
 import { recordToolDiff } from '@/store/tool-diffs'
@@ -655,6 +656,10 @@ export function useMessageStream({
             setCurrentFastMode(payload.fast)
           }
 
+          if (typeof payload?.yolo === 'boolean') {
+            setYoloActive(payload.yolo)
+          }
+
           if (runningChanged && sessionId) {
             updateSessionState(sessionId, state => {
               const busy = Boolean(payload!.running)

apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-prompt-actions.ts

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {
 } from '@/lib/desktop-slash-commands'
 import { triggerHaptic } from '@/lib/haptics'
 import { isProviderSetupErrorMessage } from '@/lib/provider-setup-errors'
+import { setSessionYolo } from '@/lib/yolo-session'
 import {
   $composerAttachments,
   addComposerAttachment,
@@ -28,7 +29,15 @@ import {
 } from '@/store/composer'
 import { clearNotifications, notify, notifyError } from '@/store/notifications'
 import { requestDesktopOnboarding } from '@/store/onboarding'
-import { $busy, $messages, setAwaitingResponse, setBusy, setMessages } from '@/store/session'
+import {
+  $busy,
+  $messages,
+  $yoloActive,
+  setAwaitingResponse,
+  setBusy,
+  setMessages,
+  setYoloActive
+} from '@/store/session'
 
 import type { ClientSessionState, ImageAttachResponse, SlashExecResponse } from '../../types'
 
@@ -400,6 +409,30 @@ export function usePromptActions({
           return
         }
 
+        // /yolo maps to the status-bar YOLO control — a per-session approval
+        // bypass, same scope as the TUI's Shift+Tab. With no session yet we arm
+        // it locally; the session-create path applies it on the first message.
+        if (normalizedName === 'yolo') {
+          const sid = sessionHint || activeSessionIdRef.current
+          const next = !$yoloActive.get()
+
+          if (!sid) {
+            setYoloActive(next)
+            notify({ kind: 'success', message: next ? 'YOLO armed for this chat' : 'YOLO off' })
+
+            return
+          }
+
+          try {
+            const active = await setSessionYolo(requestGateway, sid, next)
+            appendSessionTextMessage(sid, 'system', `YOLO ${active ? 'on' : 'off'} for this session`)
+          } catch {
+            notify({ kind: 'error', title: 'YOLO', message: 'Could not toggle YOLO' })
+          }
+
+          return
+        }
+
         if (normalizedName === 'skin' && !sessionHint && !activeSessionIdRef.current) {
           notify({ kind: 'success', message: handleSkinCommand(arg) })
 

apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { deleteSession, getSessionMessages, setSessionArchived } from '@/hermes'
 import { type ChatMessage, chatMessageText, preserveLocalAssistantErrors, toChatMessages } from '@/lib/chat-messages'
 import { normalizePersonalityValue } from '@/lib/chat-runtime'
 import { embeddedImageUrls, textWithoutEmbeddedImages } from '@/lib/embedded-images'
+import { setSessionYolo } from '@/lib/yolo-session'
 import { clearComposerAttachments, clearComposerDraft } from '@/store/composer'
 import { clearQueuedPrompts } from '@/store/composer-queue'
 import { $pinnedSessionIds } from '@/store/layout'
@@ -15,7 +16,9 @@ import {
   $currentCwd,
   $messages,
   $sessions,
+  $yoloActive,
   getRememberedWorkspaceCwd,
+  sessionPinId,
   setActiveSessionId,
   setAwaitingResponse,
   setBusy,
@@ -35,7 +38,8 @@ import {
   setSessions,
   setSessionsTotal,
   setSessionStartedAt,
-  setTurnStartedAt
+  setTurnStartedAt,
+  setYoloActive
 } from '@/store/session'
 import { reportBackendContract } from '@/store/updates'
 import type { SessionCreateResponse, SessionInfo, SessionResumeResponse, UsageStats } from '@/types/hermes'
@@ -247,6 +251,10 @@ function applyRuntimeInfo(
     setCurrentFastMode(info.fast)
   }
 
+  if (typeof info.yolo === 'boolean') {
+    setYoloActive(info.yolo)
+  }
+
   if (info.usage) {
     setCurrentUsage(current => ({ ...current, ...info.usage }))
   }
@@ -342,12 +350,19 @@ export function useSessionActions({
       setActiveSessionId(created.session_id)
       setSelectedStoredSessionId(stored)
       setSessionStartedAt(Date.now())
+      const yoloArmed = $yoloActive.get()
       const runtimeInfo = applyRuntimeInfo(created.info)
 
       if (runtimeInfo) {
         updateSessionState(created.session_id, state => ({ ...state, ...runtimeInfo }), stored)
       }
 
+      // User may have armed YOLO on the new-chat draft before the runtime
+      // session existed — apply it to the freshly created session.
+      if (yoloArmed) {
+        await setSessionYolo(requestGateway, created.session_id, true).catch(() => undefined)
+      }
+
       return created.session_id
     } finally {
       window.setTimeout(() => {
@@ -692,12 +707,15 @@ export function useSessionActions({
       const closingRuntimeId = wasSelected ? activeSessionId : null
       const previousMessages = $messages.get()
       const previousPinned = $pinnedSessionIds.get()
+      // Pins are keyed on the durable lineage-root id; the stored id may be the
+      // live tip after compression. Drop both so the pin can't linger.
+      const removedPinId = removed ? sessionPinId(removed) : storedSessionId
 
       setSessions(prev => prev.filter(s => s.id !== storedSessionId))
       // Keep $sessionsTotal in sync so the sidebar's "Load N more" footer
       // doesn't keep claiming the removed row is still on the server.
       setSessionsTotal(prev => Math.max(0, prev - 1))
-      $pinnedSessionIds.set(previousPinned.filter(id => id !== storedSessionId))
+      $pinnedSessionIds.set(previousPinned.filter(id => id !== storedSessionId && id !== removedPinId))
 
       // Tear down before awaiting so the route effect can't resume the
       // doomed session via the stale /<sid> URL.
@@ -769,6 +787,9 @@ export function useSessionActions({
       const archived = $sessions.get().find(s => s.id === storedSessionId)
       const wasSelected = selectedStoredSessionId === storedSessionId
       const previousPinned = $pinnedSessionIds.get()
+      // Pins are keyed on the durable lineage-root id; the stored id may be the
+      // live tip after compression. Drop both so the pin can't linger.
+      const archivedPinId = archived ? sessionPinId(archived) : storedSessionId
 
       // Soft-hide: drop from the sidebar immediately, keep the data.
       setSessions(prev => prev.filter(s => s.id !== storedSessionId))
@@ -776,7 +797,7 @@ export function useSessionActions({
       // on the next refresh, so they count as "removed" for the load-more
       // footer math.
       setSessionsTotal(prev => Math.max(0, prev - 1))
-      $pinnedSessionIds.set(previousPinned.filter(id => id !== storedSessionId))
+      $pinnedSessionIds.set(previousPinned.filter(id => id !== storedSessionId && id !== archivedPinId))
 
       if (wasSelected) {
         startFreshSessionDraft(true)

apps/desktop/src/app/shell/hooks/use-statusbar-items.tsx

@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 import { useStore } from '@nanostores/react'
 import type { ReactNode } from 'react'
-import { useMemo } from 'react'
+import { useCallback, useMemo } from 'react'
 
 import type { CommandCenterSection } from '@/app/command-center'
 import { GatewayMenuPanel } from '@/app/shell/gateway-menu-panel'
-import { Activity, AlertCircle, ChevronDown, Clock, Command, Hash, Loader2, Sparkles } from '@/lib/icons'
+import { Activity, AlertCircle, ChevronDown, Clock, Command, Hash, Loader2, Sparkles, Zap, ZapFilled } from '@/lib/icons'
 import { formatModelStatusLabel } from '@/lib/model-status-label'
 import type { RuntimeReadinessResult } from '@/lib/runtime-readiness'
 import { contextBarLabel, LiveDuration, usageContextLabel } from '@/lib/statusbar'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
+import { setSessionYolo } from '@/lib/yolo-session'
 import { $desktopActionTasks } from '@/store/activity'
 import { $previewServerRestartStatus } from '@/store/preview'
 import {
+  $activeSessionId,
   $busy,
   $currentFastMode,
   $currentModel,
@@ -21,7 +23,9 @@ import {
   $sessionStartedAt,
   $turnStartedAt,
   $workingSessionIds,
-  setModelPickerOpen
+  $yoloActive,
+  setModelPickerOpen,
+  setYoloActive
 } from '@/store/session'
 import { $subagentsBySession, activeSubagentCount } from '@/store/subagents'
 import { $desktopVersion, $updateApply, $updateStatus, setUpdateOverlayOpen } from '@/store/updates'
@@ -41,6 +45,8 @@ interface StatusbarItemsOptions {
   modelMenuContent?: ReactNode
   openAgents: () => void
   openCommandCenterSection: (section: CommandCenterSection) => void
+  freshDraftReady: boolean
+  requestGateway: <T = unknown>(method: string, params?: Record<string, unknown>) => Promise<T>
   statusSnapshot: StatusResponse | null
   toggleCommandCenter: () => void
 }
@@ -56,9 +62,13 @@ export function useStatusbarItems({
   modelMenuContent,
   openAgents,
   openCommandCenterSection,
+  freshDraftReady,
+  requestGateway,
   statusSnapshot,
   toggleCommandCenter
 }: StatusbarItemsOptions) {
+  const activeSessionId = useStore($activeSessionId)
+  const yoloActive = useStore($yoloActive)
   const busy = useStore($busy)
   const currentFastMode = useStore($currentFastMode)
   const currentModel = useStore($currentModel)
@@ -78,6 +88,28 @@ export function useStatusbarItems({
   const contextUsage = useMemo(() => usageContextLabel(currentUsage), [currentUsage])
   const contextBar = useMemo(() => contextBarLabel(currentUsage), [currentUsage])
 
+  // Per-session approval bypass (same scope as the TUI's Shift+Tab). On a
+  // new-chat draft (no runtime session yet) we arm locally; the session-create
+  // path applies it once the backend session exists.
+  const toggleYolo = useCallback(async () => {
+    const next = !$yoloActive.get()
+    const sid = $activeSessionId.get()
+
+    setYoloActive(next)
+
+    if (!sid) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    try {
+      await setSessionYolo(requestGateway, sid, next)
+    } catch {
+      setYoloActive(!next)
+    }
+  }, [requestGateway])
+
+  const showYoloToggle = gatewayState === 'open' && (!!activeSessionId || freshDraftReady)
+
   const gatewayMenuContent = useMemo(
     () => (
       <GatewayMenuPanel
@@ -276,6 +308,17 @@ export function useStatusbarItems({
         title: 'Runtime session elapsed',
         variant: 'text'
       },
+      {
+        className: cn('px-1', yoloActive && 'bg-(--chrome-action-hover)'),
+        hidden: !showYoloToggle,
+        icon: yoloActive ? <ZapFilled className="size-3.5 shrink-0" /> : <Zap className="size-3.5 shrink-0 opacity-70" />,
+        id: 'yolo',
+        onSelect: () => void toggleYolo(),
+        title: yoloActive
+          ? 'YOLO on — auto-approving dangerous commands. Click to turn off.'
+          : 'YOLO off — click to auto-approve dangerous commands.',
+        variant: 'action'
+      },
       {
         id: 'model-summary',
         label: (
@@ -294,16 +337,12 @@ export function useStatusbarItems({
               menuAlign: 'end' as const,
               menuClassName: 'w-64',
               menuContent: modelMenuContent,
-              title: currentProvider
-                ? `Model · ${currentProvider}: ${currentModel || 'none'}`
-                : 'Switch model',
+              title: currentProvider ? `Model · ${currentProvider}: ${currentModel || 'none'}` : 'Switch model',
               variant: 'menu' as const
             }
           : {
               onSelect: () => setModelPickerOpen(true),
-              title: currentProvider
-                ? `${currentProvider} · ${currentModel || 'no model'}`
-                : 'Open model picker',
+              title: currentProvider ? `${currentProvider} · ${currentModel || 'no model'}` : 'Open model picker',
               variant: 'action' as const
             })
       },
@@ -319,8 +358,11 @@ export function useStatusbarItems({
       currentReasoningEffort,
       modelMenuContent,
       sessionStartedAt,
+      showYoloToggle,
+      toggleYolo,
       turnStartedAt,
-      versionItem
+      versionItem,
+      yoloActive
     ]
   )
 

apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/markdown-text.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use client'
 
-import { TextMessagePartProvider, useAuiState, useMessagePartText } from '@assistant-ui/react'
+import { TextMessagePartProvider, useMessagePartText } from '@assistant-ui/react'
 import {
   type StreamdownTextComponents,
   StreamdownTextPrimitive,
@@ -259,6 +259,11 @@ function DeferStreamingText({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
   )
 }
 
+interface MarkdownTextSurfaceProps {
+  containerClassName?: string
+  containerProps?: ComponentProps<'div'>
+}
+
 // Headings shrink to chat scale rather than the prose default (h1≈xl). Kept
 // table-driven so adding/tweaking levels is one row.
 const HEADING_SIZES: Record<'h1' | 'h2' | 'h3' | 'h4', string> = {
@@ -268,15 +273,24 @@ const HEADING_SIZES: Record<'h1' | 'h2' | 'h3' | 'h4', string> = {
   h4: 'text-[0.8125rem]'
 }
 
-const MarkdownTextImpl = () => {
-  const isStreaming = useAuiState(s => s.message.status?.type === 'running')
+const MARKDOWN_CONTAINER_CLASS_NAME = cn(
+  'aui-md prose w-full max-w-none overflow-hidden text-[length:var(--conversation-text-font-size)] leading-(--dt-line-height) text-foreground',
+  'prose-p:leading-(--dt-line-height) prose-li:leading-(--dt-line-height)',
+  'prose-headings:text-foreground prose-strong:text-foreground',
+  'prose-a:break-words prose-p:[overflow-wrap:anywhere]',
+  'prose-li:marker:text-muted-foreground/70',
+  'prose-code:rounded-[0.25rem] prose-code:px-[0.1875rem] prose-code:py-px prose-code:font-mono prose-code:text-[0.9em] prose-code:font-normal prose-code:before:content-none prose-code:after:content-none',
+  '[&>*:first-child]:mt-0 [&>*:last-child]:mb-0 [&>*+*]:mt-1'
+)
 
-  // Stable per-state plugin object. The previous inline `{ math: mathPlugin,
-  // ...(isStreaming ? {} : { code }) }` created a new object identity on every
-  // render, which churns Streamdown's outer memo + propagates new prop
-  // identities into every Block. The plugin set really only varies on
-  // `isStreaming`, so memoize on that.
-  const plugins = useMemo(() => (isStreaming ? { math: mathPlugin } : { math: mathPlugin, code }), [isStreaming])
+function MarkdownTextSurface({ containerClassName, containerProps }: MarkdownTextSurfaceProps) {
+  const { status } = useMessagePartText()
+  const isStreaming = status.type === 'running'
+
+  // Keep code parsing enabled while streaming so incomplete fenced blocks still
+  // render as code cards. The expensive Shiki pass is deferred by
+  // `SyntaxHighlighter` below when `isStreaming` is true.
+  const plugins = useMemo(() => ({ math: mathPlugin, code }), [])
 
   const components = useMemo(
     () =>
@@ -347,33 +361,47 @@ const MarkdownTextImpl = () => {
     [isStreaming]
   )
 
+  return (
+    <StreamdownTextPrimitive
+      components={components}
+      containerClassName={cn(MARKDOWN_CONTAINER_CLASS_NAME, containerClassName)}
+      containerProps={containerProps}
+      lineNumbers={false}
+      mode="streaming"
+      // Always auto-close incomplete fences — even during streaming.
+      // Without this, an unclosed ```python ... ``` whose body contains
+      // `$` (very common: shell snippets, JS template strings, dollar
+      // amounts) leaks those dollars out to the math parser and they
+      // get rendered as broken inline math until the closing fence
+      // arrives. Shiki is independently deferred via `defer={isStreaming}`
+      // on the SyntaxHighlighter component, so we don't pay code-block
+      // tokenization on every token even with this set.
+      parseIncompleteMarkdown
+      plugins={plugins}
+      preprocess={preprocessMarkdown}
+    />
+  )
+}
+
+interface MarkdownTextContentProps extends MarkdownTextSurfaceProps {
+  isRunning: boolean
+  text: string
+}
+
+export function MarkdownTextContent({ isRunning, text, ...surfaceProps }: MarkdownTextContentProps) {
+  return (
+    <TextMessagePartProvider isRunning={isRunning} text={text}>
+      <DeferStreamingText>
+        <MarkdownTextSurface {...surfaceProps} />
+      </DeferStreamingText>
+    </TextMessagePartProvider>
+  )
+}
+
+const MarkdownTextImpl = () => {
   return (
     <DeferStreamingText>
-      <StreamdownTextPrimitive
-        components={components}
-        containerClassName={cn(
-          'aui-md prose w-full max-w-none overflow-hidden text-[length:var(--conversation-text-font-size)] leading-(--dt-line-height) text-foreground',
-          'prose-p:leading-(--dt-line-height) prose-li:leading-(--dt-line-height)',
-          'prose-headings:text-foreground prose-strong:text-foreground',
-          'prose-a:break-words prose-p:[overflow-wrap:anywhere]',
-          'prose-li:marker:text-muted-foreground/70',
-          'prose-code:rounded-[0.25rem] prose-code:px-[0.1875rem] prose-code:py-px prose-code:font-mono prose-code:text-[0.9em] prose-code:font-normal prose-code:before:content-none prose-code:after:content-none',
-          '[&>*:first-child]:mt-0 [&>*:last-child]:mb-0 [&>*+*]:mt-1'
-        )}
-        lineNumbers={false}
-        mode="streaming"
-        // Always auto-close incomplete fences — even during streaming.
-        // Without this, an unclosed ```python ... ``` whose body contains
-        // `$` (very common: shell snippets, JS template strings, dollar
-        // amounts) leaks those dollars out to the math parser and they
-        // get rendered as broken inline math until the closing fence
-        // arrives. Shiki is independently deferred via `defer={isStreaming}`
-        // on the SyntaxHighlighter component, so we don't pay code-block
-        // tokenization on every token even with this set.
-        parseIncompleteMarkdown
-        plugins={plugins}
-        preprocess={preprocessMarkdown}
-      />
+      <MarkdownTextSurface />
     </DeferStreamingText>
   )
 }

apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/streaming.test.tsx

@@ -130,12 +130,12 @@ function assistantErrorMessage(error: string): ThreadMessage {
   } as ThreadMessage
 }
 
-function assistantReasoningMessage(text: string): ThreadMessage {
+function assistantReasoningMessage(text: string, running = false): ThreadMessage {
   return {
     id: 'assistant-reasoning-1',
     role: 'assistant',
     content: [{ type: 'reasoning', text }],
-    status: { type: 'complete', reason: 'stop' },
+    status: running ? { type: 'running' } : { type: 'complete', reason: 'stop' },
     createdAt,
     metadata: {
       unstable_state: null,
@@ -263,6 +263,20 @@ function StreamingHarness() {
   )
 }
 
+function StaticThreadHarness() {
+  const runtime = useExternalStoreRuntime<ThreadMessage>({
+    messages: [userMessage(), assistantMessage('complete response', false)],
+    isRunning: false,
+    onNew: async () => {}
+  })
+
+  return (
+    <AssistantRuntimeProvider runtime={runtime}>
+      <Thread />
+    </AssistantRuntimeProvider>
+  )
+}
+
 function TodoHarness({ message }: { message: ThreadMessage }) {
   const runtime = useExternalStoreRuntime<ThreadMessage>({
     messages: [message],
@@ -291,6 +305,20 @@ function MessageHarness({ message }: { message: ThreadMessage }) {
   )
 }
 
+function RunningMessageHarness({ message }: { message: ThreadMessage }) {
+  const runtime = useExternalStoreRuntime<ThreadMessage>({
+    messages: [message],
+    isRunning: true,
+    onNew: async () => {}
+  })
+
+  return (
+    <AssistantRuntimeProvider runtime={runtime}>
+      <Thread />
+    </AssistantRuntimeProvider>
+  )
+}
+
 function ReasoningHarness() {
   const runtime = useExternalStoreRuntime<ThreadMessage>({
     messages: [assistantReasoningMessage(' The user is asking what this file is.')],
@@ -305,6 +333,20 @@ function ReasoningHarness() {
   )
 }
 
+function RunningReasoningHarness() {
+  const runtime = useExternalStoreRuntime<ThreadMessage>({
+    messages: [assistantReasoningMessage('```ts\nconst answer = 42\n', true)],
+    isRunning: true,
+    onNew: async () => {}
+  })
+
+  return (
+    <AssistantRuntimeProvider runtime={runtime}>
+      <Thread />
+    </AssistantRuntimeProvider>
+  )
+}
+
 function GroupedReasoningHarness() {
   const runtime = useExternalStoreRuntime<ThreadMessage>({
     messages: [assistantMultiReasoningMessage([' First thought.', ' Second thought.'])],
@@ -415,10 +457,207 @@ describe('assistant-ui streaming renderer', () => {
     expect(viewport.scrollTop).toBe(420)
   })
 
+  it('does not auto-follow idle layout shifts', async () => {
+    const { container } = render(<StaticThreadHarness />)
+
+    const content = container.querySelector('[data-slot="aui_thread-content"]') as HTMLDivElement
+    const viewport = content.parentElement as HTMLDivElement
+    let scrollHeight = 1_000
+
+    Object.defineProperty(viewport, 'clientHeight', { configurable: true, value: 200 })
+    Object.defineProperty(viewport, 'scrollHeight', {
+      configurable: true,
+      get: () => scrollHeight
+    })
+
+    await wait(80)
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      viewport.scrollTop = 420
+      fireEvent.scroll(viewport)
+    })
+
+    scrollHeight = 1_200
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      for (const observer of resizeObservers) {
+        observer.trigger(1_200)
+      }
+    })
+    await wait(0)
+
+    expect(viewport.scrollTop).toBe(420)
+  })
+
+  it('keeps sticky-bottom armed through viewport height changes during streaming', async () => {
+    const { container } = render(<StreamingHarness />)
+
+    const content = container.querySelector('[data-slot="aui_thread-content"]') as HTMLDivElement
+    const viewport = content.parentElement as HTMLDivElement
+    let clientHeight = 200
+    let scrollHeight = 1_000
+
+    Object.defineProperty(viewport, 'clientHeight', {
+      configurable: true,
+      get: () => clientHeight
+    })
+    Object.defineProperty(viewport, 'scrollHeight', {
+      configurable: true,
+      get: () => scrollHeight
+    })
+
+    await wait(80)
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      viewport.scrollTop = 800
+      fireEvent.scroll(viewport)
+    })
+
+    clientHeight = 240
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      viewport.scrollTop = 760
+      fireEvent.scroll(viewport)
+    })
+
+    scrollHeight = 1_200
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      for (const observer of resizeObservers) {
+        observer.trigger(1_200)
+      }
+    })
+    await wait(0)
+
+    expect(viewport.scrollTop).toBe(1_200)
+  })
+
+  it('honors the first upward wheel scroll even when a programmatic bottom-pin scroll event is still pending', async () => {
+    const { container } = render(<StreamingHarness />)
+
+    const content = container.querySelector('[data-slot="aui_thread-content"]') as HTMLDivElement
+    const viewport = content.parentElement as HTMLDivElement
+    let scrollHeight = 1_000
+
+    Object.defineProperty(viewport, 'clientHeight', { configurable: true, value: 200 })
+    Object.defineProperty(viewport, 'scrollHeight', {
+      configurable: true,
+      get: () => scrollHeight
+    })
+
+    await wait(80)
+    await wait(0)
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      fireEvent.wheel(viewport, { deltaY: -120 })
+      viewport.scrollTop = 420
+      fireEvent.scroll(viewport)
+    })
+
+    scrollHeight = 1_200
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      for (const observer of resizeObservers) {
+        observer.trigger(1_200)
+      }
+    })
+    await wait(0)
+
+    expect(viewport.scrollTop).toBe(420)
+  })
+
+  it('keeps following final code-highlight growth when a run completes at bottom', async () => {
+    const { container } = render(<StreamingHarness />)
+
+    const content = container.querySelector('[data-slot="aui_thread-content"]') as HTMLDivElement
+    const viewport = content.parentElement as HTMLDivElement
+    let scrollHeight = 1_000
+
+    Object.defineProperty(viewport, 'clientHeight', { configurable: true, value: 200 })
+    Object.defineProperty(viewport, 'scrollHeight', {
+      configurable: true,
+      get: () => scrollHeight
+    })
+
+    await wait(80)
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      viewport.scrollTop = 800
+      fireEvent.scroll(viewport)
+    })
+
+    await wait(650)
+
+    scrollHeight = 1_700
+    await wait(0)
+
+    expect(viewport.scrollTop).toBe(1_700)
+  })
+
+  it('does not restart bottom-follow after completion when the user scrolled up', async () => {
+    const { container } = render(<StreamingHarness />)
+
+    const content = container.querySelector('[data-slot="aui_thread-content"]') as HTMLDivElement
+    const viewport = content.parentElement as HTMLDivElement
+    let scrollHeight = 1_000
+
+    Object.defineProperty(viewport, 'clientHeight', { configurable: true, value: 200 })
+    Object.defineProperty(viewport, 'scrollHeight', {
+      configurable: true,
+      get: () => scrollHeight
+    })
+
+    await wait(80)
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      viewport.scrollTop = 800
+      fireEvent.scroll(viewport)
+    })
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      fireEvent.wheel(viewport, { deltaY: -120 })
+      viewport.scrollTop = 420
+      fireEvent.scroll(viewport)
+    })
+
+    await wait(650)
+
+    scrollHeight = 1_700
+    await wait(0)
+
+    expect(viewport.scrollTop).toBe(420)
+  })
+
+  it('renders an incomplete streaming fenced code block as a code card', async () => {
+    const { container } = render(<RunningMessageHarness message={assistantMessage('```ts\nconst answer = 42\n')} />)
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(container.querySelector('[data-slot="code-card"]')).toBeTruthy()
+    })
+
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('const answer = 42')
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain('```ts')
+  })
+
+  it('renders an incomplete streaming reasoning fenced code block as a code card', async () => {
+    const { container } = render(<RunningReasoningHarness />)
+    const ui = within(container)
+
+    fireEvent.click(ui.getByRole('button', { name: /thinking/i }))
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(container.querySelector('[data-slot="code-card"]')).toBeTruthy()
+    })
+
+    expect(container.querySelector('[data-slot="aui_reasoning-text"]')?.textContent).toContain('const answer = 42')
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain('```ts')
+  })
+
   it('renders reasoning text without a leading token space', () => {
     const { container } = render(<ReasoningHarness />)
+    const ui = within(container)
 
-    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /thinking/i }))
+    fireEvent.click(ui.getByRole('button', { name: /thinking/i }))
 
     expect(container.querySelector('[data-slot="aui_reasoning-text"]')?.textContent).toBe(
       'The user is asking what this file is.'

apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread-virtualizer.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { ThreadPrimitive, useAuiEvent, useAuiState } from '@assistant-ui/react'
 import { useVirtualizer, type Virtualizer } from '@tanstack/react-virtual'
-import { type ComponentProps, type FC, type ReactNode, useCallback, useEffect, useLayoutEffect, useMemo, useRef } from 'react'
+import { type ComponentProps, type FC, memo, type ReactNode, useCallback, useEffect, useLayoutEffect, useMemo, useRef } from 'react'
 
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 import { setThreadScrolledUp } from '@/store/thread-scroll'
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { setThreadScrolledUp } from '@/store/thread-scroll'
 const ESTIMATED_ITEM_HEIGHT = 220
 const OVERSCAN = 4
 const AT_BOTTOM_THRESHOLD = 4
+const POST_RUN_BOTTOM_LOCK_MS = 1_200
 
 type ThreadMessageComponents = ComponentProps<typeof ThreadPrimitive.MessageByIndex>['components']
 
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ function buildGroups(signature: string): MessageGroup[] {
   return groups
 }
 
-export const VirtualizedThread: FC<VirtualizedThreadProps> = ({
+const VirtualizedThreadInner: FC<VirtualizedThreadProps> = ({
   clampToComposer,
   components,
   emptyPlaceholder,
@@ -65,11 +66,16 @@ export const VirtualizedThread: FC<VirtualizedThreadProps> = ({
   const messageSignature = useAuiState(s =>
     s.thread.messages.map((message, index) => `${index}:${message.id}:${message.role}`).join('\n')
   )
+  const isRunning = useAuiState(s => s.thread.isRunning)
 
   const groups = useMemo(() => buildGroups(messageSignature), [messageSignature])
   const renderEmpty = groups.length === 0 && Boolean(emptyPlaceholder)
   const scrollerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null)
 
+  // Shared ref so scrollToFn can check whether the user is parked at the
+  // bottom without needing a ref from inside useThreadScrollAnchor.
+  const stickyBottomRef = useRef(true)
+
   const virtualizer = useVirtualizer({
     count: groups.length,
     estimateSize: () => ESTIMATED_ITEM_HEIGHT,
@@ -78,14 +84,39 @@ export const VirtualizedThread: FC<VirtualizedThreadProps> = ({
     // Seed the rect so the initial range mounts something before
     // `observeElementRect` reports the real layout (it overrides this).
     initialRect: { height: 600, width: 800 },
-    overscan: OVERSCAN
+    overscan: OVERSCAN,
+    // When the virtualizer adjusts scroll due to item measurement changes,
+    // skip the adjustment if the user is at the bottom. Our ResizeObserver +
+    // pinToBottom loop handles scroll anchoring; letting the virtualizer also
+    // adjust creates a feedback loop where the two fight each other,
+    // producing visible rubber-banding (the view snaps to the composer
+    // then jumps back up).
+    scrollToFn: (offset, _options, instance) => {
+      const el = instance.scrollElement
+      if (!el) {
+        return
+      }
+
+      if (stickyBottomRef.current) {
+        const maxScroll = el.scrollHeight - el.clientHeight
+        const distFromBottom = maxScroll - el.scrollTop
+
+        if (distFromBottom <= AT_BOTTOM_THRESHOLD && offset < maxScroll) {
+          return
+        }
+      }
+
+      ;(el as HTMLElement).scrollTo(0, offset)
+    }
   })
 
   useThreadScrollAnchor({
     enabled: !renderEmpty,
     groupCount: groups.length,
+    isRunning,
     scrollerRef,
     sessionKey: sessionKey ?? null,
+    stickyBottomRef,
     virtualizer
   })
 
@@ -169,19 +200,34 @@ export const VirtualizedThread: FC<VirtualizedThreadProps> = ({
   )
 }
 
+export const VirtualizedThread = memo(VirtualizedThreadInner)
+
 interface ScrollAnchorOptions {
   enabled: boolean
   groupCount: number
+  isRunning: boolean
   scrollerRef: React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement | null>
   sessionKey: string | null
+  stickyBottomRef: React.MutableRefObject<boolean>
   virtualizer: Virtualizer<HTMLDivElement, Element>
 }
 
-function useThreadScrollAnchor({ enabled, groupCount, scrollerRef, sessionKey, virtualizer }: ScrollAnchorOptions) {
-  // `armed` = parked at bottom, content growth should follow. Cleared on
+function useThreadScrollAnchor({
+  enabled,
+  groupCount,
+  isRunning,
+  scrollerRef,
+  sessionKey,
+  stickyBottomRef,
+  virtualizer
+}: ScrollAnchorOptions) {
+  // `stickyBottomRef` = parked at bottom, content growth should follow. Cleared on
   // user-driven upward scroll; re-armed when they reach bottom again.
-  const armedRef = useRef(true)
+  // This is a shared ref — scrollToFn reads it to prevent the virtualizer's
+  // measurement adjustments from fighting our pinToBottom.
   const lastTopRef = useRef(0)
+  const lastHeightRef = useRef(0)
+  const lastClientHeightRef = useRef(0)
   // Counter that tracks how many scroll events we expect to be ours rather
   // than the user's. `pinToBottom` writes `el.scrollTop`, which fires an
   // async `scroll` event; without this guard the on-scroll handler can race
@@ -206,21 +252,23 @@ function useThreadScrollAnchor({ enabled, groupCount, scrollerRef, sessionKey, v
     programmaticScrollPendingRef.current += 1
     el.scrollTop = el.scrollHeight
     lastTopRef.current = el.scrollTop
+    lastHeightRef.current = el.scrollHeight
+    lastClientHeightRef.current = el.clientHeight
   }, [scrollerRef])
 
   const jumpToBottom = useCallback(() => {
-    armedRef.current = true
+    stickyBottomRef.current = true
 
     if (groupCount > 0) {
       virtualizer.scrollToIndex(groupCount - 1, { align: 'end', behavior: 'auto' })
     }
 
     requestAnimationFrame(() => {
-      if (armedRef.current) {
+      if (stickyBottomRef.current) {
         pinToBottom()
       }
     })
-  }, [groupCount, pinToBottom, virtualizer])
+  }, [groupCount, pinToBottom, stickyBottomRef, virtualizer])
 
   useEffect(() => () => setThreadScrolledUp(false), [])
 
@@ -234,7 +282,8 @@ function useThreadScrollAnchor({ enabled, groupCount, scrollerRef, sessionKey, v
     }
 
     const disarm = () => {
-      armedRef.current = false
+      stickyBottomRef.current = false
+      programmaticScrollPendingRef.current = 0
     }
 
     const onScroll = () => {
@@ -250,24 +299,36 @@ function useThreadScrollAnchor({ enabled, groupCount, scrollerRef, sessionKey, v
       if (programmaticScrollPendingRef.current > 0) {
         programmaticScrollPendingRef.current -= 1
         lastTopRef.current = top
+        lastHeightRef.current = el.scrollHeight
+        lastClientHeightRef.current = el.clientHeight
         // Always re-arm — sticky-bottom should hold through clamp races.
-        armedRef.current = true
+        stickyBottomRef.current = true
         const atBottom = el.scrollHeight - (top + el.clientHeight) <= AT_BOTTOM_THRESHOLD
         setThreadScrolledUp(!atBottom)
 
         return
       }
 
-      if (top + 1 < lastTopRef.current) {
-        armedRef.current = false
+      // Disarm only when `scrollTop` decreases while both content height and
+      // viewport height are stable. A bare `top < lastTopRef.current` check is
+      // unsafe: virtualizer measurement, streaming markdown, composer resizing,
+      // window resizing, and toolbar/status updates can all move scrollTop as a
+      // layout side effect. Wheel-up and touchmove still disarm immediately via
+      // their own listeners below, so real user intent remains covered.
+      const heightGrew = el.scrollHeight > lastHeightRef.current
+      const clientHeightChanged = Math.abs(el.clientHeight - lastClientHeightRef.current) > 1
+      if (!heightGrew && !clientHeightChanged && top + 1 < lastTopRef.current) {
+        stickyBottomRef.current = false
       }
 
       lastTopRef.current = top
+      lastHeightRef.current = el.scrollHeight
+      lastClientHeightRef.current = el.clientHeight
 
       const atBottom = el.scrollHeight - (top + el.clientHeight) <= AT_BOTTOM_THRESHOLD
 
       if (atBottom) {
-        armedRef.current = true
+        stickyBottomRef.current = true
       }
 
       setThreadScrolledUp(!atBottom)
@@ -288,7 +349,7 @@ function useThreadScrollAnchor({ enabled, groupCount, scrollerRef, sessionKey, v
       el.removeEventListener('wheel', onWheel)
       el.removeEventListener('touchmove', disarm)
     }
-  }, [scrollerRef])
+  }, [scrollerRef, stickyBottomRef])
 
   // Follow content growth (streaming, item measurements, loading indicator)
   // while armed. During fast streaming the ResizeObserver can fire many
@@ -297,7 +358,7 @@ function useThreadScrollAnchor({ enabled, groupCount, scrollerRef, sessionKey, v
   // (~20+ ms self in `Virtualizer.getMaxScrollOffset`) several times per
   // token.
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!enabled) {
+    if (!enabled || !isRunning) {
       return undefined
     }
 
@@ -309,13 +370,13 @@ function useThreadScrollAnchor({ enabled, groupCount, scrollerRef, sessionKey, v
 
     let pinRafScheduled = false
     const schedulePin = () => {
-      if (pinRafScheduled || !armedRef.current) {
+      if (pinRafScheduled || !stickyBottomRef.current) {
         return
       }
       pinRafScheduled = true
       requestAnimationFrame(() => {
         pinRafScheduled = false
-        if (armedRef.current) {
+        if (stickyBottomRef.current) {
           pinToBottom()
         }
       })
@@ -323,14 +384,15 @@ function useThreadScrollAnchor({ enabled, groupCount, scrollerRef, sessionKey, v
 
     const observer = new ResizeObserver(schedulePin)
 
-    observer.observe(el)
-
+    // Observe ONLY the content (firstElementChild), not the scroller `el`
+    // itself. Resizes of the viewport/scroller (window resize, devtools
+    // panel toggle) shouldn't trigger a pin — only content growth should.
     if (el.firstElementChild) {
       observer.observe(el.firstElementChild)
     }
 
     return () => observer.disconnect()
-  }, [enabled, pinToBottom, scrollerRef])
+  }, [enabled, isRunning, pinToBottom, scrollerRef, stickyBottomRef])
 
   // Jump to bottom on session change OR when an empty thread first gets
   // content. Both share the same intent and the same effect.
@@ -367,16 +429,56 @@ function useThreadScrollAnchor({ enabled, groupCount, scrollerRef, sessionKey, v
     if (!enabled) {
       return
     }
-    if (groupCount > prevGroupCountForLayoutRef.current && armedRef.current) {
+    if (groupCount > prevGroupCountForLayoutRef.current && stickyBottomRef.current) {
       pinToBottom()
       requestAnimationFrame(() => {
-        if (armedRef.current) {
+        if (stickyBottomRef.current) {
           pinToBottom()
         }
       })
     }
     prevGroupCountForLayoutRef.current = groupCount
-  }, [enabled, groupCount, pinToBottom])
+  }, [enabled, groupCount, pinToBottom, stickyBottomRef])
+
+  // Completion swaps streaming placeholders/plain code for final rendered DOM
+  // (notably Shiki-highlighted code). Keep following the bottom briefly after
+  // `isRunning` flips false so that final measurement pass cannot strand the
+  // viewport near the top of a large code block.
+  const prevIsRunningForLayoutRef = useRef(isRunning)
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    const finishedRun = prevIsRunningForLayoutRef.current && !isRunning
+    prevIsRunningForLayoutRef.current = isRunning
+
+    if (!enabled || !finishedRun || !stickyBottomRef.current) {
+      return undefined
+    }
+
+    const lockUntil = performance.now() + POST_RUN_BOTTOM_LOCK_MS
+    let lockRaf: number | null = null
+
+    const lockFrame = () => {
+      lockRaf = null
+
+      if (!stickyBottomRef.current) {
+        return
+      }
+
+      pinToBottom()
+
+      if (performance.now() < lockUntil) {
+        lockRaf = requestAnimationFrame(lockFrame)
+      }
+    }
+
+    pinToBottom()
+    lockRaf = requestAnimationFrame(lockFrame)
+
+    return () => {
+      if (lockRaf !== null) {
+        cancelAnimationFrame(lockRaf)
+      }
+    }
+  }, [enabled, isRunning, pinToBottom, stickyBottomRef])
 
   useAuiEvent('thread.runStart', jumpToBottom)
 }

apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread.tsx

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { useStore } from '@nanostores/react'
 import { IconPlayerStopFilled } from '@tabler/icons-react'
 import {
   type ClipboardEvent,
+  type ComponentProps,
   type FC,
   type FocusEvent,
   type FormEvent,
@@ -48,14 +49,13 @@ import { detectTrigger, textBeforeCaret, type TriggerState } from '@/app/chat/co
 import { ComposerTriggerPopover } from '@/app/chat/composer/trigger-popover'
 import { extractDroppedFiles, HERMES_PATHS_MIME } from '@/app/chat/hooks/use-composer-actions'
 import { ClarifyTool } from '@/components/assistant-ui/clarify-tool'
-import { DirectiveContent } from '@/components/assistant-ui/directive-text'
-import { UserMessageText } from '@/components/assistant-ui/user-message-text'
-import { hermesDirectiveFormatter } from '@/components/assistant-ui/directive-text'
-import { MarkdownText } from '@/components/assistant-ui/markdown-text'
+import { DirectiveContent, hermesDirectiveFormatter } from '@/components/assistant-ui/directive-text'
+import { MarkdownText, MarkdownTextContent } from '@/components/assistant-ui/markdown-text'
 import { VirtualizedThread } from '@/components/assistant-ui/thread-virtualizer'
 import { HoistedTodoPanel, todosFromMessageContent } from '@/components/assistant-ui/todo-tool'
 import { ToolFallback, ToolGroupSlot } from '@/components/assistant-ui/tool-fallback'
 import { TooltipIconButton } from '@/components/assistant-ui/tooltip-icon-button'
+import { UserMessageText } from '@/components/assistant-ui/user-message-text'
 import { useElapsedSeconds } from '@/components/chat/activity-timer'
 import { ActivityTimerText } from '@/components/chat/activity-timer-text'
 import { DisclosureRow } from '@/components/chat/disclosure-row'
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ const AssistantMessage: FC<{ onBranchInNewChat?: (messageId: string) => void }>
   const messageStatus = useAuiState(s => s.message.status?.type)
   const isPlaceholder = messageStatus === 'running' && content.length === 0
   const interruptedOnly = useMemo(() => isInterruptedOnlyMessage(messageText), [messageText])
+  const enterRef = useEnterAnimation(messageStatus === 'running', `assistant-message:${messageId}`)
 
   if (isPlaceholder) {
     return null
@@ -231,6 +232,8 @@ const AssistantMessage: FC<{ onBranchInNewChat?: (messageId: string) => void }>
       className="group flex w-full min-w-0 max-w-full flex-col gap-0 self-start overflow-hidden"
       data-role="assistant"
       data-slot="aui_assistant-message-root"
+      data-streaming={messageStatus === 'running' ? 'true' : undefined}
+      ref={enterRef}
     >
       <div
         className={cn(
@@ -446,17 +449,19 @@ const ReasoningAccordionGroup: FC<{ children?: ReactNode; endIndex: number; star
 
 const ReasoningTextPart: FC<{ text: string; status?: { type: string } }> = ({ text, status }) => {
   const displayText = text.trimStart()
+  const messageRunning = useAuiState(s => s.message.status?.type === 'running')
+  const isRunning = status?.type === 'running' || messageRunning
 
   return (
-    <div
-      className={cn(
-        'whitespace-pre-wrap text-xs leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground/85',
-        status?.type === 'running' && 'shimmer text-muted-foreground/55'
+    <MarkdownTextContent
+      containerClassName={cn(
+        'text-xs leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground/85',
+        isRunning && 'shimmer text-muted-foreground/55'
       )}
-      data-slot="aui_reasoning-text"
-    >
-      {displayText}
-    </div>
+      containerProps={{ 'data-slot': 'aui_reasoning-text' } as ComponentProps<'div'>}
+      isRunning={isRunning}
+      text={displayText}
+    />
   )
 }
 

apps/desktop/src/components/chat/shiki-highlighter.tsx

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export const SyntaxHighlighter: FC<HermesSyntaxHighlighterProps> = ({
   const label = cleanLanguage && cleanLanguage !== 'unknown' ? cleanLanguage : ''
 
   return (
-    <CodeCard>
+    <CodeCard data-streaming={defer ? 'true' : undefined}>
       <CodeCardHeader>
         <CodeCardTitle>
           <CodeCardIcon name={codiconForLanguage(label)} />

apps/desktop/src/components/desktop-install-overlay.tsx

@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ function applyEvent(state: DesktopBootstrapState, ev: DesktopBootstrapEvent): De
     }
   }
   if (ev.type === 'log') {
-    const next = state.log.concat({ ts: Date.now(), stage: ev.stage ?? null, line: ev.line })
+    const next = state.log.concat({ ts: Date.now(), stage: ev.stage ?? null, line: ev.line, stream: ev.stream })
     while (next.length > 500) next.shift()
     return { ...state, log: next }
   }
@@ -431,7 +431,10 @@ export function DesktopInstallOverlay({ enabled = true }: DesktopInstallOverlayP
                 ) : (
                   <>
                     {state.log.map((entry, i) => (
-                      <div key={i} className="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words">
+                      <div
+                        key={i}
+                        className={cn('whitespace-pre-wrap break-words', entry.stream === 'stderr' && 'text-muted-foreground')}
+                      >
                         {entry.stage ? <span className="text-muted-foreground/70">[{entry.stage}] </span> : null}
                         <span>{entry.line}</span>
                       </div>

apps/desktop/src/components/desktop-onboarding-overlay.tsx

@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ interface ApiKeyOption {
   short?: string
 }
 
-const MIN_KEY_LENGTH = 8
-
 const API_KEY_OPTIONS: ApiKeyOption[] = [
   {
     id: 'openrouter',
@@ -418,7 +416,9 @@ function ApiKeyForm({ canGoBack, ctx }: { canGoBack: boolean; ctx: OnboardingCon
   const [error, setError] = useState<null | string>(null)
 
   const isLocal = option.envKey === 'OPENAI_BASE_URL'
-  const canSave = value.trim().length >= (isLocal ? 1 : MIN_KEY_LENGTH)
+  // Only require a non-empty value — no length/format validation, so a short
+  // or unusual key can't block the user from continuing.
+  const canSave = value.trim().length >= 1
 
   const submit = async () => {
     if (!canSave || saving) {

apps/desktop/src/global.d.ts

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ declare global {
       onWindowStateChanged?: (callback: (payload: HermesWindowState) => void) => () => void
       onPreviewFileChanged: (callback: (payload: HermesPreviewFileChanged) => void) => () => void
       onBackendExit: (callback: (payload: BackendExit) => void) => () => void
+      onPowerResume?: (callback: () => void) => () => void
       onBootProgress: (callback: (payload: DesktopBootProgress) => void) => () => void
       getBootstrapState: () => Promise<DesktopBootstrapState>
       resetBootstrap: () => Promise<{ ok: boolean }>
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ export interface DesktopBootstrapState {
   manifest: { type: 'manifest'; stages: DesktopBootstrapStageDescriptor[]; protocolVersion: number | null } | null
   stages: Record<string, DesktopBootstrapStageResult>
   error: string | null
-  log: Array<{ ts: number; stage: string | null; line: string }>
+  log: Array<{ ts: number; stage: string | null; line: string; stream?: 'stdout' | 'stderr' }>
   startedAt: number | null
   completedAt: number | null
   unsupportedPlatform: DesktopBootstrapUnsupportedPlatform | null
@@ -238,7 +239,7 @@ export type DesktopBootstrapEvent =
       json?: DesktopBootstrapStageResult['json']
       error?: string | null
     }
-  | { type: 'log'; stage?: string | null; line: string }
+  | { type: 'log'; stage?: string | null; line: string; stream?: 'stdout' | 'stderr' }
   | { type: 'complete'; marker: Record<string, unknown> }
   | { type: 'failed'; stage?: string | null; error: string }
   | {

apps/desktop/src/lib/chat-messages.ts

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export type GatewayEventPayload = {
   reasoning_effort?: string
   service_tier?: string
   fast?: boolean
+  yolo?: boolean
   running?: boolean
   cwd?: string
   branch?: string

apps/desktop/src/lib/desktop-slash-commands.test.ts

@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@ describe('desktop slash command curation', () => {
     expect(isDesktopSlashSuggestion('/branch')).toBe(true)
     expect(isDesktopSlashSuggestion('/skin')).toBe(true)
     expect(isDesktopSlashSuggestion('/usage')).toBe(true)
+    expect(isDesktopSlashSuggestion('/yolo')).toBe(true)
+    expect(isDesktopSlashCommand('/yolo')).toBe(true)
   })
 
-  it('lets explicitly typed extension commands run without suggesting them', () => {
-    expect(isDesktopSlashSuggestion('/my-skill')).toBe(false)
+  it('surfaces skill and quick commands (extensions) in suggestions and lets them run', () => {
+    expect(isDesktopSlashSuggestion('/my-skill')).toBe(true)
+    expect(isDesktopSlashSuggestion('/gif-search')).toBe(true)
     expect(isDesktopSlashCommand('/my-skill')).toBe(true)
   })
 
@@ -38,7 +41,7 @@ describe('desktop slash command curation', () => {
     expect(isDesktopSlashCommand('/reset')).toBe(true)
   })
 
-  it('filters command catalogs down to core desktop commands', () => {
+  it('filters built-in catalog noise but keeps skill / quick-command extensions', () => {
     const filtered = filterDesktopCommandsCatalog({
       categories: [
         {
@@ -61,8 +64,14 @@ describe('desktop slash command curation', () => {
       skill_count: 2
     })
 
-    expect(filtered.categories).toEqual([{ name: 'Session', pairs: [['/new', 'Start a new desktop chat']] }])
-    expect(filtered.pairs).toEqual([['/new', 'Start a new desktop chat']])
+    expect(filtered.categories).toEqual([
+      { name: 'Session', pairs: [['/new', 'Start a new desktop chat']] },
+      { name: 'User commands', pairs: [['/ship-it', 'Run release checklist']] }
+    ])
+    expect(filtered.pairs).toEqual([
+      ['/new', 'Start a new desktop chat'],
+      ['/ship-it', 'Run release checklist']
+    ])
     expect(filtered.skill_count).toBe(2)
   })
 

apps/desktop/src/lib/desktop-slash-commands.ts

@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ const DESKTOP_COMMAND_META = [
   ['/stop', 'Stop running background processes'],
   ['/title', 'Rename the current session'],
   ['/undo', 'Remove the last user/assistant exchange'],
-  ['/usage', 'Show token usage for this session']
+  ['/usage', 'Show token usage for this session'],
+  ['/yolo', 'Toggle YOLO — auto-approve dangerous commands']
 ] as const
 
 const DESKTOP_COMMANDS: ReadonlySet<string> = new Set(DESKTOP_COMMAND_META.map(([command]) => command))
@@ -114,8 +115,7 @@ const ADVANCED_COMMANDS = new Set([
   '/reasoning',
   '/reload-mcp',
   '/reload-skills',
-  '/voice',
-  '/yolo'
+  '/voice'
 ])
 
 const BLOCKED_COMMANDS = new Set([
@@ -150,10 +150,35 @@ export function isDesktopSlashCommand(command: string): boolean {
   return DESKTOP_COMMANDS.has(canonical) || !isKnownHermesSlashCommand(normalized)
 }
 
+/**
+ * An "extension" command is anything the backend surfaces that is NOT one of
+ * Hermes' built-in slash commands — i.e. skill commands (`/gif-search`,
+ * `/codex`, …) and user-defined quick commands. These are user-activated, so
+ * they should appear in the desktop slash palette even though they aren't in
+ * the curated `DESKTOP_COMMANDS` allow-list. This mirrors the predicate in
+ * `isDesktopSlashCommand` that already lets them EXECUTE when typed.
+ */
+export function isDesktopSlashExtensionCommand(command: string): boolean {
+  const normalized = normalizeCommand(command)
+
+  if (!normalized || normalized === '/') {
+    return false
+  }
+
+  return !isKnownHermesSlashCommand(normalized)
+}
+
 export function isDesktopSlashSuggestion(command: string): boolean {
   const normalized = normalizeCommand(command)
   const canonical = canonicalDesktopSlashCommand(normalized)
 
+  // Surface skill / quick commands (extensions the backend provides) alongside
+  // the curated built-ins. Built-in aliases stay hidden so the popover isn't
+  // cluttered with duplicates.
+  if (isDesktopSlashExtensionCommand(normalized)) {
+    return true
+  }
+
   return DESKTOP_COMMANDS.has(canonical) && !DESKTOP_ALIASES.has(normalized)
 }
 

apps/desktop/src/lib/icons.ts

@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ import {
   IconTool as Wrench,
   IconX as X,
   IconX as XIcon,
-  IconBolt as Zap
+  IconBolt as Zap,
+  IconBoltFilled as ZapFilled
 } from '@tabler/icons-react'
 
 export {
@@ -191,7 +192,8 @@ export {
   Wrench,
   X,
   XIcon,
-  Zap
+  Zap,
+  ZapFilled
 }
 
 export type { Icon as IconComponent } from '@tabler/icons-react'

apps/desktop/src/lib/use-enter-animation.ts

@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ export function useEnterAnimation(enabled: boolean, animationKey?: string): (el:
 
     el.animate(
       [
-        { opacity: 0, transform: 'translateY(0.5rem)' },
+        { opacity: 0, transform: 'translateY(0.375rem)' },
         { opacity: 1, transform: 'translateY(0)' }
       ],
-      { duration: 220, easing: 'linear', fill: 'both' }
+      { duration: 180, easing: 'cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1)', fill: 'both' }
     )
 
     if (key) {

apps/desktop/src/lib/yolo-session.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { setYoloActive } from '@/store/session'
+
+export type GatewayRequester = <T = unknown>(
+  method: string,
+  params?: Record<string, unknown>
+) => Promise<T>
+
+/**
+ * Toggle per-session YOLO (approval bypass) via gateway `config.set` — the same
+ * session-scoped flag as the TUI's Shift+Tab. It does NOT touch the global
+ * `approvals.mode` config, so CLI / TUI / cron behavior is unaffected.
+ */
+export async function setSessionYolo(
+  requestGateway: GatewayRequester,
+  sessionId: string,
+  enabled: boolean
+): Promise<boolean> {
+  const result = await requestGateway<{ value?: string }>('config.set', {
+    key: 'yolo',
+    session_id: sessionId,
+    value: enabled ? '1' : '0'
+  })
+
+  const active = result?.value === '1'
+
+  setYoloActive(active)
+
+  return active
+}

apps/desktop/src/store/onboarding.ts

@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ import {
   setEnvVar,
   setModelAssignment,
   startOAuthLogin,
-  submitOAuthCode,
-  validateProviderCredential
+  submitOAuthCode
 } from '@/hermes'
 import { evaluateRuntimeReadiness, type RuntimeReadinessResult } from '@/lib/runtime-readiness'
 import { notify, notifyError } from '@/store/notifications'
@@ -253,12 +252,16 @@ async function completeWithModelConfirm(
   ctx: OnboardingContext,
   providerLabel: string,
   preferredSlugs: string[],
-  onFail: (reason: null | string) => void
+  onFail: (reason: null | string) => void,
+  // When true, a failing runtime check no longer blocks progression — the
+  // user is allowed through onboarding regardless. Used by the API-key path,
+  // where we intentionally don't validate the key (it blocked too many users).
+  ignoreRuntimeGate = false
 ) {
   await ctx.requestGateway('reload.env').catch(() => undefined)
   const runtime = await checkRuntime(ctx)
 
-  if (!runtime.ready) {
+  if (!runtime.ready && !ignoreRuntimeGate) {
     onFail(runtime.reason)
 
     return
@@ -616,23 +619,13 @@ export async function saveOnboardingApiKey(envKey: string, value: string, label:
     return { ok: false, message: 'Enter a value first.' }
   }
 
-  // Live-probe the credential BEFORE persisting so a mistyped key never lands
-  // in .env. A rejected key (reachable && !ok) hard-blocks; an unreachable
-  // probe (offline / provider down) falls through and saves with the usual
-  // runtime check, so we don't strand offline users.
-  try {
-    const probe = await validateProviderCredential(envKey, trimmed)
-    if (!probe.ok && probe.reachable) {
-      return { ok: false, message: probe.message || `That ${label} key was rejected.` }
-    }
-  } catch {
-    // Validation endpoint unavailable — don't block; fall through to save.
-  }
-
+  // No key validation here on purpose: we previously live-probed the key and
+  // hard-blocked on a runtime check after saving, which rejected too many
+  // legitimate users (corporate proxies, regional blocks, flaky/rate-limited
+  // provider probes, self-hosted endpoints). We now save the value as-is and
+  // let the user proceed; an actually-bad key surfaces later at chat time.
   try {
     await setEnvVar(envKey, trimmed)
-    let stillFailing = false
-    let runtimeFailure: null | string = null
     // For API-key flows we don't have a definitive provider id (the
     // user picked which API key they're entering, but the corresponding
     // backend slug — e.g. OPENROUTER_API_KEY → "openrouter" — is the
@@ -640,19 +633,8 @@ export async function saveOnboardingApiKey(envKey: string, value: string, label:
     // fetchProviderDefaultModel falls back to the first authenticated
     // provider returned by /api/model/options if none match.
     const slugCandidates = [envKey.replace(/_API_KEY$/, '').toLowerCase(), label.toLowerCase()]
-    await completeWithModelConfirm(ctx, label, slugCandidates, reason => {
-      stillFailing = true
-      runtimeFailure = reason
-    })
-
-    if (stillFailing) {
-      const failureDetail = (runtimeFailure ?? '').trim()
-
-      return {
-        ok: false,
-        message: failureDetail || `Saved, but Hermes still cannot reach ${label}. Double-check the value.`
-      }
-    }
+    // ignoreRuntimeGate=true: never block onboarding on the runtime check.
+    await completeWithModelConfirm(ctx, label, slugCandidates, () => undefined, true)
 
     return { ok: true }
   } catch (error) {

apps/desktop/src/store/session.test.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
 
 import type { SessionInfo } from '@/types/hermes'
 
-import { mergeWorkingSessions, sessionPinId } from './session'
+import { mergeSessionPage, sessionPinId } from './session'
 
 const session = (over: Partial<SessionInfo>): SessionInfo => ({
   archived: false,
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ describe('sessionPinId', () => {
   })
 })
 
-describe('mergeWorkingSessions', () => {
-  it('returns the server page untouched when nothing is working', () => {
+describe('mergeSessionPage', () => {
+  it('returns the server page untouched when there is nothing to keep', () => {
     const previous = [session({ id: 'a' }), session({ id: 'b' })]
     const incoming = [session({ id: 'a' })]
 
-    expect(mergeWorkingSessions(previous, incoming, [])).toBe(incoming)
+    expect(mergeSessionPage(previous, incoming, [])).toBe(incoming)
   })
 
   it('keeps a still-working session the server omitted', () => {
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ describe('mergeWorkingSessions', () => {
     const previous = [session({ id: 'c' }), session({ id: 'b' }), session({ id: 'a' })]
     const incoming = [session({ id: 'a', message_count: 2 })]
 
-    const merged = mergeWorkingSessions(previous, incoming, ['b', 'c'])
+    const merged = mergeSessionPage(previous, incoming, ['b', 'c'])
 
     expect(merged.map(s => s.id)).toEqual(['c', 'b', 'a'])
     // The finished session comes from the fresh server payload, not the stale
@@ -62,18 +62,42 @@ describe('mergeWorkingSessions', () => {
     const previous = [session({ id: 'b' }), session({ id: 'a' })]
     const incoming = [session({ id: 'b', message_count: 4 }), session({ id: 'a' })]
 
-    const merged = mergeWorkingSessions(previous, incoming, ['b'])
+    const merged = mergeSessionPage(previous, incoming, ['b'])
 
     expect(merged.map(s => s.id)).toEqual(['b', 'a'])
     expect(merged.find(s => s.id === 'b')?.message_count).toBe(4)
   })
 
-  it('never resurrects a non-working session the server dropped', () => {
+  it('never resurrects a session the server dropped that is not in the keep set', () => {
     // A deleted/archived session is removed from `previous` optimistically and
-    // is not in the working set, so it must stay gone after a refresh.
+    // is not in the keep set, so it must stay gone after a refresh.
     const previous = [session({ id: 'b' }), session({ id: 'gone' })]
     const incoming = [session({ id: 'b' })]
 
-    expect(mergeWorkingSessions(previous, incoming, ['b']).map(s => s.id)).toEqual(['b'])
+    expect(mergeSessionPage(previous, incoming, ['b']).map(s => s.id)).toEqual(['b'])
+  })
+
+  it('keeps a pinned session that has aged off the recent page', () => {
+    // Repro of "loses pins until you refresh": a pinned chat falls off the
+    // most-recent page, so the server stops returning it. A hard replace would
+    // evict it and the Pinned section would go empty. The keep set (which
+    // carries pinned ids) must hold it in memory.
+    const previous = [session({ id: 'recent' }), session({ id: 'pinned' })]
+    const incoming = [session({ id: 'recent' })]
+
+    const merged = mergeSessionPage(previous, incoming, ['pinned'])
+
+    expect(merged.map(s => s.id)).toEqual(['pinned', 'recent'])
+  })
+
+  it('keeps a pinned session matched by its lineage root after compression', () => {
+    // The pin is stored on the lineage-root id, but the loaded row surfaces
+    // under its live compression tip. Matching on _lineage_root_id keeps it.
+    const previous = [session({ id: 'tip', _lineage_root_id: 'root' })]
+    const incoming = [session({ id: 'other' })]
+
+    const merged = mergeSessionPage(previous, incoming, ['root'])
+
+    expect(merged.map(s => s.id)).toEqual(['tip', 'other'])
   })
 })

apps/desktop/src/store/session.ts

@@ -28,28 +28,45 @@ export const sessionPinId = (session: Pick<SessionInfo, '_lineage_root_id' | 'id
   session._lineage_root_id ?? session.id
 
 /** Merge a fresh server session page into the in-memory list, keeping any
- *  still-"working" session the server omitted.
+ *  row the server omitted that we still want visible — both still-"working"
+ *  sessions and pinned sessions.
  *
- *  A brand-new session's first user message isn't flushed to the SessionDB
- *  until its turn is persisted, so `listSessions(min_messages=1)` skips
- *  sessions that are mid-first-response. Because every `message.complete`
- *  triggers a full refresh, a hard replace makes concurrent new chats vanish
- *  the instant any one of them finishes. Preserving the working-but-absent
- *  rows keeps them visible until their own turn persists and the server
- *  starts returning them. Optimistic deletes/archives already drop the row
- *  from `previous`, so a removed session can't be resurrected here. */
-export function mergeWorkingSessions(
+ *  Two reasons the server drops a row we must keep:
+ *
+ *  1. A brand-new session's first user message isn't flushed to the SessionDB
+ *     until its turn is persisted, so `listSessions(min_messages=1)` skips
+ *     sessions that are mid-first-response. Because every `message.complete`
+ *     triggers a full refresh, a hard replace makes concurrent new chats vanish
+ *     the instant any one of them finishes.
+ *  2. The sidebar lists only the most-recent page (`SIDEBAR_SESSIONS_PAGE_SIZE`)
+ *     ordered by activity. A pinned conversation that hasn't been touched in a
+ *     while falls off that page, so a hard replace silently evicts it from the
+ *     in-memory list — and because the Pinned section resolves pins against
+ *     that list, the pin "disappears until you refresh".
+ *
+ *  `keepIds` carries both the working set and the pinned set. Pins are stored
+ *  on the durable lineage-root id (see {@link sessionPinId}), while the loaded
+ *  row surfaces under its live compression tip, so we match a survivor by
+ *  either its live `id` or its `_lineage_root_id`. Optimistic deletes/archives
+ *  drop the row from `previous` (and unpin it), so a removed session can't be
+ *  resurrected here. */
+export function mergeSessionPage(
   previous: SessionInfo[],
   incoming: SessionInfo[],
-  workingIds: readonly string[]
+  keepIds: Iterable<string>
 ): SessionInfo[] {
-  if (workingIds.length === 0) {
+  const keep = keepIds instanceof Set ? keepIds : new Set(keepIds)
+
+  if (keep.size === 0) {
     return incoming
   }
 
-  const working = new Set(workingIds)
   const incomingIds = new Set(incoming.map(session => session.id))
-  const survivors = previous.filter(session => working.has(session.id) && !incomingIds.has(session.id))
+  const survivors = previous.filter(
+    session =>
+      !incomingIds.has(session.id) &&
+      (keep.has(session.id) || (session._lineage_root_id != null && keep.has(session._lineage_root_id)))
+  )
 
   return survivors.length ? [...survivors, ...incoming] : incoming
 }
@@ -71,6 +88,10 @@ export const $currentProvider = atom('')
 export const $currentReasoningEffort = atom('')
 export const $currentServiceTier = atom('')
 export const $currentFastMode = atom(false)
+// Effective approval-bypass state mirrored from the gateway (session.info).
+// Persistence lives in the backend config (approvals.mode), so this is a plain
+// reflection of the truth the gateway reports rather than its own store.
+export const $yoloActive = atom(false)
 export const $currentCwd = atom(getRememberedWorkspaceCwd())
 export const $currentBranch = atom('')
 export const $currentUsage = atom<UsageStats>({
@@ -105,6 +126,7 @@ export const setCurrentProvider = (next: Updater<string>) => updateAtom($current
 export const setCurrentReasoningEffort = (next: Updater<string>) => updateAtom($currentReasoningEffort, next)
 export const setCurrentServiceTier = (next: Updater<string>) => updateAtom($currentServiceTier, next)
 export const setCurrentFastMode = (next: Updater<boolean>) => updateAtom($currentFastMode, next)
+export const setYoloActive = (next: Updater<boolean>) => updateAtom($yoloActive, next)
 
 export const setCurrentCwd = (next: Updater<string>) => {
   updateAtom($currentCwd, next)

apps/desktop/src/styles.css

@@ -916,6 +916,32 @@ canvas {
   margin-block: 0 !important;
 }
 
+[data-slot='aui_assistant-message-content'] .aui-md [data-slot='code-card'] {
+  position: relative;
+  transition:
+    border-color 180ms ease-out,
+    box-shadow 180ms ease-out,
+    background-color 180ms ease-out;
+}
+
+[data-slot='aui_assistant-message-content'] .aui-md [data-slot='code-card'][data-streaming='true'] {
+  animation:
+    code-card-stream-enter 180ms cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1) both,
+    code-card-stream-glow 1.8s ease-in-out 180ms infinite alternate;
+  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--dt-ring) 24%, var(--ui-stroke-tertiary));
+  box-shadow:
+    0 0 0 0.0625rem color-mix(in srgb, var(--dt-ring) 10%, transparent),
+    0 0.625rem 1.75rem color-mix(in srgb, var(--dt-ring) 8%, transparent);
+}
+
+[data-slot='aui_assistant-message-content']
+  .aui-md
+  [data-slot='code-card'][data-streaming='true']
+  [data-slot='code-card-body'] {
+  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, black 0%, black calc(100% - 1.5rem), rgb(0 0 0 / 64%) 100%);
+  mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, black 0%, black calc(100% - 1.5rem), rgb(0 0 0 / 64%) 100%);
+}
+
 [data-slot='aui_assistant-message-content'] .aui-md :not(pre) > code {
   border: 0.0625rem solid var(--ui-inline-code-border);
   background: var(--ui-inline-code-background);
@@ -1038,3 +1064,37 @@ canvas {
   -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 0%, black 28%, black 100%);
   mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 0%, black 28%, black 100%);
 }
+
+@keyframes code-card-stream-enter {
+  from {
+    opacity: 0.74;
+    transform: translateY(0.375rem);
+  }
+
+  to {
+    opacity: 1;
+    transform: translateY(0);
+  }
+}
+
+@keyframes code-card-stream-glow {
+  from {
+    border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--dt-ring) 18%, var(--ui-stroke-tertiary));
+    box-shadow:
+      0 0 0 0.0625rem color-mix(in srgb, var(--dt-ring) 6%, transparent),
+      0 0.5rem 1.5rem color-mix(in srgb, var(--dt-ring) 5%, transparent);
+  }
+
+  to {
+    border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--dt-ring) 32%, var(--ui-stroke-tertiary));
+    box-shadow:
+      0 0 0 0.0625rem color-mix(in srgb, var(--dt-ring) 12%, transparent),
+      0 0.75rem 2rem color-mix(in srgb, var(--dt-ring) 10%, transparent);
+  }
+}
+
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+  [data-slot='aui_assistant-message-content'] .aui-md [data-slot='code-card'][data-streaming='true'] {
+    animation: none;
+  }
+}

apps/desktop/src/types/hermes.ts

@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ export interface SessionRuntimeInfo {
   tools?: Record<string, string[]>
   usage?: Partial<UsageStats>
   version?: string
+  yolo?: boolean
 }
 
 export interface UsageStats {
@@ -503,8 +504,12 @@ export interface ToolsetConfig {
 }
 
 export interface SessionSearchResult {
+  /** Lineage root of the matched conversation. Stable across compression and
+   *  used as the durable pin id; falls back to session_id when absent. */
+  lineage_root?: string | null
   model: string | null
   role: string | null
+  /** Live compression tip of the matched conversation — resume by this id. */
   session_id: string
   session_started: number | null
   snippet: string

apps/shared/src/json-rpc-gateway.ts

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ type PendingCall = {
 export interface GatewayClientOptions {
   closedErrorMessage?: string
   connectErrorMessage?: string
+  connectTimeoutMs?: number
   createRequestId?: (nextId: number) => GatewayRequestId
   requestIdPrefix?: string
   requestTimeoutMs?: number
@@ -58,6 +59,10 @@ export interface GatewayClientOptions {
 
 const ANY = '*'
 const DEFAULT_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS = 120_000
+// A reconnect after sleep/wake must not hang forever in 'connecting' (which
+// keeps the composer disabled and stuck on "Starting Hermes..."). If the open
+// handshake doesn't land in this window, fail to 'error' so callers can retry.
+const DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS = 15_000
 
 export class JsonRpcGatewayClient {
   private nextId = 0
@@ -73,6 +78,7 @@ export class JsonRpcGatewayClient {
     this.options = {
       closedErrorMessage: options.closedErrorMessage ?? 'WebSocket closed',
       connectErrorMessage: options.connectErrorMessage ?? 'WebSocket connection failed',
+      connectTimeoutMs: options.connectTimeoutMs ?? DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS,
       createRequestId:
         options.createRequestId ?? ((nextId: number) => `${options.requestIdPrefix ?? 'r'}${nextId}`),
       notConnectedErrorMessage: options.notConnectedErrorMessage ?? 'gateway not connected',
@@ -97,29 +103,84 @@ export class JsonRpcGatewayClient {
     this.socket = socket
 
     socket.addEventListener('message', message => {
+      if (this.socket !== socket) {
+        return
+      }
+
       this.handleMessage(message.data)
     })
 
     socket.addEventListener('close', () => {
+      if (this.socket !== socket) {
+        return
+      }
+
+      this.socket = null
       this.setState('closed')
       this.rejectAllPending(new Error(this.options.closedErrorMessage))
     })
 
     await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
-      const onOpen = () => {
+      let settled = false
+      let timer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | undefined
+
+      const cleanup = () => {
+        if (timer !== undefined) {
+          clearTimeout(timer)
+        }
+
+        socket.removeEventListener('open', onOpen)
         socket.removeEventListener('error', onError)
+      }
+
+      const onOpen = () => {
+        if (settled || this.socket !== socket) {
+          return
+        }
+
+        settled = true
+        cleanup()
         this.setState('open')
         resolve()
       }
 
       const onError = () => {
-        socket.removeEventListener('open', onOpen)
+        if (settled || this.socket !== socket) {
+          return
+        }
+
+        settled = true
+        cleanup()
         this.setState('error')
         reject(new Error(this.options.connectErrorMessage))
       }
 
       socket.addEventListener('open', onOpen, { once: true })
       socket.addEventListener('error', onError, { once: true })
+
+      if (this.options.connectTimeoutMs > 0) {
+        timer = setTimeout(() => {
+          if (settled) {
+            return
+          }
+
+          settled = true
+          cleanup()
+          // Drop the half-open socket so the next connect() starts clean
+          // instead of short-circuiting on a zombie 'connecting' state.
+          if (this.socket === socket) {
+            try {
+              socket.close()
+            } catch {
+              // ignore
+            }
+
+            this.socket = null
+          }
+          this.setState('error')
+          reject(new Error(this.options.connectErrorMessage))
+        }, this.options.connectTimeoutMs)
+      }
     })
   }
 

cli.py

@@ -969,7 +969,12 @@ def _run_cleanup():
     # session boundary — NOT per-turn inside run_conversation().
     try:
         from hermes_cli.plugins import invoke_hook as _invoke_hook
-        _invoke_hook("on_session_finalize", session_id=_active_agent_ref.session_id if _active_agent_ref else None, platform="cli")
+        _invoke_hook(
+            "on_session_finalize",
+            session_id=_active_agent_ref.session_id if _active_agent_ref else None,
+            platform="cli",
+            reason="shutdown",
+        )
     except Exception:
         pass
     try:
@@ -989,6 +994,42 @@ def _run_cleanup():
         pass
 
 
+def _emit_interrupted_session_end(cli, *, reason: str = "keyboard_interrupt") -> None:
+    """Best-effort on_session_end hook for interrupted non-interactive runs."""
+    agent = getattr(cli, "agent", None)
+    if agent is None:
+        return
+
+    try:
+        agent.interrupt(reason.replace("_", " "))
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
+    session_id = getattr(agent, "session_id", None) or getattr(cli, "session_id", None)
+    if session_id:
+        try:
+            cli.session_id = session_id
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+    try:
+        from hermes_cli.plugins import invoke_hook as _invoke_hook
+        _invoke_hook(
+            "on_session_end",
+            session_id=session_id,
+            task_id=getattr(agent, "_current_task_id", "") or "",
+            turn_id=getattr(agent, "_current_turn_id", "") or "",
+            api_request_id=getattr(agent, "_current_api_request_id", "") or "",
+            completed=False,
+            interrupted=True,
+            model=getattr(agent, "model", None),
+            platform=getattr(agent, "platform", None) or "cli",
+            reason=reason,
+        )
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
+
 def _reset_terminal_input_modes_on_exit() -> None:
     """Best-effort: disable focus reporting + mouse tracking on TUI exit so they
     don't leak into the next shell session sharing the tab.
@@ -6530,6 +6571,7 @@ class HermesCLI:
                 event_type,
                 session_id=self.agent.session_id if self.agent else None,
                 platform=getattr(self, "platform", None) or "cli",
+                reason="new_session" if event_type == "on_session_reset" else "session_boundary",
             )
         except Exception:
             pass
@@ -15284,6 +15326,7 @@ class HermesCLI:
                         interrupted=True,
                         model=getattr(self.agent, 'model', None),
                         platform=getattr(self.agent, 'platform', None) or "cli",
+                        reason="shutdown",
                     )
                 except Exception:
                     pass
@@ -15643,6 +15686,7 @@ def main(
         raise KeyboardInterrupt()
     try:
         import signal as _signal
+        _signal.signal(_signal.SIGINT, _signal_handler_q)
         _signal.signal(_signal.SIGTERM, _signal_handler_q)
         if hasattr(_signal, "SIGHUP"):
             _signal.signal(_signal.SIGHUP, _signal_handler_q)
@@ -15764,10 +15808,15 @@ def main(
                     # status lines).  The response is printed once below.
                     cli.agent.stream_delta_callback = None
                     cli.agent.tool_gen_callback = None
-                    result = cli.agent.run_conversation(
-                        user_message=effective_query,
-                        conversation_history=cli.conversation_history,
-                    )
+                    try:
+                        result = cli.agent.run_conversation(
+                            user_message=effective_query,
+                            conversation_history=cli.conversation_history,
+                        )
+                    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+                        _emit_interrupted_session_end(cli, reason="keyboard_interrupt")
+                        print(f"\nsession_id: {cli.session_id}", file=sys.stderr)
+                        sys.exit(130)
                     # Sync session_id if mid-run compression created a
                     # continuation session. The exit line below reports
                     # session_id to stderr for automation wrappers; without
@@ -15807,9 +15856,33 @@ def main(
 
                     # Session ID goes to stderr so piped stdout is clean.
                     print(f"\nsession_id: {cli.session_id}", file=sys.stderr)
-                    
-                    # Ensure proper exit code for automation wrappers
-                    sys.exit(1 if isinstance(result, dict) and result.get("failed") else 0)
+
+                    # Ensure proper exit code for automation wrappers.
+                    #
+                    # Kanban workers get a special case: when the run failed
+                    # purely because the provider rate-limited / exhausted
+                    # quota (not because the task itself is broken), exit with
+                    # the EX_TEMPFAIL sentinel instead of the generic 1. The
+                    # dispatcher's reap classifier maps that code to a
+                    # ``rate_limited`` exit and releases the task back to
+                    # ``ready`` WITHOUT incrementing the failure counter, so a
+                    # 5-hour quota window can't trip the circuit breaker and
+                    # permanently block the card. Non-kanban runs keep the
+                    # plain 0/1 contract automation wrappers expect.
+                    _exit_code = 0
+                    if isinstance(result, dict) and result.get("failed"):
+                        _exit_code = 1
+                        if os.environ.get("HERMES_KANBAN_TASK") and result.get(
+                            "failure_reason"
+                        ) in ("rate_limit", "billing"):
+                            try:
+                                from hermes_cli.kanban_db import (
+                                    KANBAN_RATE_LIMIT_EXIT_CODE as _RL_CODE,
+                                )
+                                _exit_code = _RL_CODE
+                            except Exception:
+                                _exit_code = 1
+                    sys.exit(_exit_code)
             
             # Exit with error code if credentials or agent init fails
             sys.exit(1)

docs/observability/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,316 @@
+# Hermes Observer Hooks
+
+Hermes observer hooks are the read-only telemetry contract for plugins that
+need to reconstruct agent execution without changing runtime behavior. This
+contract supports trace, metrics, audit, replay, and export integrations such
+as Langfuse, OpenTelemetry-style collectors, and NeMo Relay.
+
+Observer hooks are intentionally backend-neutral. They expose stable lifecycle
+events, correlation IDs, sanitized payloads, timing, status, and error fields.
+They do not replace Hermes' planner, model providers, memory, tool registry,
+approval UX, CLI, gateway behavior, or execution semantics.
+
+Behavior-changing request or execution wrappers are outside this observer
+contract. Observer hooks should report what happened; they should not replace
+provider requests, tool arguments, or execution callbacks.
+
+## Contract
+
+Plugins register observer callbacks from `register(ctx)`:
+
+```python
+def register(ctx):
+    ctx.register_hook("pre_api_request", on_pre_api_request)
+    ctx.register_hook("post_api_request", on_post_api_request)
+    ctx.register_hook("pre_tool_call", on_pre_tool_call)
+    ctx.register_hook("post_tool_call", on_post_tool_call)
+```
+
+Every hook callback receives keyword arguments. Plugins should accept
+`**kwargs` so additive fields remain backward-compatible:
+
+```python
+def on_post_tool_call(**kwargs):
+    tool_name = kwargs.get("tool_name")
+    status = kwargs.get("status")
+    result = kwargs.get("result")
+```
+
+The plugin manager injects this field into every hook payload:
+
+```text
+telemetry_schema_version = "hermes.observer.v1"
+```
+
+Hook callbacks are fail-open. Hermes catches callback exceptions, logs a
+warning, and keeps the agent loop running.
+
+Most observer hook return values are ignored. The exceptions are older
+behavior-affecting hooks:
+
+| Hook | Return behavior |
+| --- | --- |
+| `pre_llm_call` | May return a string or `{"context": "..."}` to inject ephemeral context into the current user message. |
+| `pre_tool_call` | May return `{"action": "block", "message": "..."}` to block a tool before execution. |
+| `transform_tool_result` | May return a replacement tool result string after `post_tool_call`. |
+| `transform_llm_output` | May return a replacement final assistant text string. |
+
+Telemetry plugins should treat these behavior-affecting returns as optional
+compatibility features, not as observability requirements.
+
+## Correlation IDs
+
+Observer payloads use stable IDs so plugins can join events without relying on
+callback order alone.
+
+| Field | Meaning |
+| --- | --- |
+| `session_id` | Conversation/session identity. |
+| `task_id` | Task identity, especially useful for subagents and isolated execution. |
+| `turn_id` | User-turn identity shared by API attempts and tool calls in a turn. |
+| `api_request_id` | Opaque provider-attempt identity. Do not parse its string format. |
+| `api_call_count` | Numeric API attempt count within the agent loop. |
+| `tool_call_id` | Provider-supplied tool call ID when available. |
+| `parent_session_id` / `child_session_id` | Session link for delegated subagents. |
+| `parent_subagent_id` / `child_subagent_id` | Subagent link when available. |
+| `parent_turn_id` | Parent turn that spawned delegated work. |
+
+Consumers should prefer explicit fields over parsing compound IDs. In
+particular, `api_request_id` is an opaque correlation value.
+
+## Event Families
+
+### Session Lifecycle
+
+Session hooks describe conversation boundaries and resets:
+
+| Hook | When it fires |
+| --- | --- |
+| `on_session_start` | A brand-new session starts after the system prompt is built. |
+| `on_session_end` | A `run_conversation` call ends, including interrupted or incomplete turns. |
+| `on_session_finalize` | CLI or gateway tears down an active session identity. |
+| `on_session_reset` | CLI or gateway moves from an old session identity to a new one. |
+
+Common fields include `session_id`, `completed`, `interrupted`, `reason`,
+`old_session_id`, and `new_session_id` where available.
+
+`on_session_end` is turn/run scoped. It is not necessarily the final lifetime
+boundary for a chat identity. Use `on_session_finalize` and `on_session_reset`
+for lifecycle cleanup that must happen once per session identity.
+
+### Turn-Scoped LLM Hooks
+
+These hooks frame the user turn, not individual provider API attempts:
+
+| Hook | When it fires |
+| --- | --- |
+| `pre_llm_call` | Before the tool loop begins for a user turn. |
+| `post_llm_call` | After the turn completes with final assistant output. |
+
+Common `pre_llm_call` fields include `session_id`, `turn_id`,
+`user_message`, `conversation_history`, `is_first_turn`, `model`, `platform`,
+and `sender_id`.
+
+Common `post_llm_call` fields include `session_id`, `turn_id`,
+`user_message`, `assistant_response`, `conversation_history`, `model`, and
+`platform`.
+
+Use request-scoped API hooks for LLM span telemetry. Use `pre_llm_call` and
+`post_llm_call` for turn-level context, compatibility, and final turn summary.
+
+### Request-Scoped API Hooks
+
+API hooks describe provider attempts inside the agent loop:
+
+| Hook | When it fires |
+| --- | --- |
+| `pre_api_request` | Immediately before a provider API request. |
+| `post_api_request` | After a successful provider response. |
+| `api_request_error` | After a failed provider request or retryable error path. |
+
+`pre_api_request` includes:
+
+- identity: `session_id`, `task_id`, `turn_id`, `api_request_id`
+- runtime: `platform`, `model`, `provider`, `base_url`, `api_mode`
+- attempt metadata: `api_call_count`, `message_count`, `tool_count`,
+  `approx_input_tokens`, `request_char_count`, `max_tokens`
+- timing: `started_at`
+- sanitized request payload: `request`
+
+`post_api_request` includes the same identity/runtime fields plus:
+
+- `api_duration`, `started_at`, `ended_at`
+- `finish_reason`, `message_count`, `response_model`
+- `usage`
+- `assistant_content_chars`, `assistant_tool_call_count`
+- sanitized response payload: `response`
+- compatibility object: `assistant_message`
+
+`api_request_error` includes the same identity/runtime fields plus:
+
+- `api_duration`, `started_at`, `ended_at`
+- `status_code`, `retry_count`, `max_retries`, `retryable`, `reason`
+- structured `error = {"type": ..., "message": ...}`
+- sanitized failed request payload: `request`
+
+The sanitized `request`, `response`, and `error` fields are the canonical
+observer inputs for new consumers.
+
+### Tool Lifecycle
+
+Tool hooks describe individual tool calls:
+
+| Hook | When it fires |
+| --- | --- |
+| `pre_tool_call` | Before guardrail-approved tool dispatch. |
+| `post_tool_call` | After tool dispatch, cancellation, block, or error completion. |
+| `transform_tool_result` | After `post_tool_call`, before the result is appended to model context. |
+
+`pre_tool_call` includes `tool_name`, `args`, `task_id`, `session_id`,
+`tool_call_id`, `turn_id`, and `api_request_id`.
+
+`post_tool_call` includes the same identity fields plus `result`,
+`duration_ms`, `status`, `error_type`, and `error_message`.
+
+`status` is the observer-grade lifecycle outcome. Common values include:
+
+| Status | Meaning |
+| --- | --- |
+| `ok` | Tool completed normally. |
+| `error` | Tool ran and returned or raised an error outcome. |
+| `blocked` | A `pre_tool_call` hook blocked execution. |
+| `cancelled` | Execution was cancelled before normal completion. |
+
+`post_tool_call` is emitted for blocked and cancelled paths so telemetry
+plugins can close spans cleanly.
+
+### Approval Lifecycle
+
+Approval hooks describe dangerous-command approval prompts:
+
+| Hook | When it fires |
+| --- | --- |
+| `pre_approval_request` | Before the approval request is shown or sent. |
+| `post_approval_response` | After the user responds or the request times out. |
+
+Common fields include `command`, `description`, `pattern_key`,
+`pattern_keys`, `session_key`, and `surface`.
+
+`post_approval_response` also includes `choice`, with values such as `once`,
+`session`, `always`, `deny`, and `timeout`.
+
+Approval hooks are observer-only. Plugins cannot pre-answer or veto approvals
+from these hooks. To prevent a tool from reaching approval, use
+`pre_tool_call` blocking.
+
+### Subagent Lifecycle
+
+Subagent hooks describe delegated child-agent work:
+
+| Hook | When it fires |
+| --- | --- |
+| `subagent_start` | A delegated child agent is created. |
+| `subagent_stop` | A delegated child agent returns or fails. |
+
+`subagent_start` fields include `parent_session_id`, `parent_turn_id`,
+`parent_subagent_id`, `child_session_id`, `child_subagent_id`, `child_role`,
+and `child_goal`.
+
+`subagent_stop` fields include parent/child session IDs, role/status fields,
+`child_summary`, and `duration_ms`.
+
+Observers can use these hooks to model nested trajectories while keeping child
+agent execution linked to the parent turn that spawned it.
+
+## Payload Safety
+
+Observer payloads are designed for telemetry consumers, not raw object access.
+New consumers should use the sanitized API payloads:
+
+- `pre_api_request.request`
+- `post_api_request.response`
+- `api_request_error.request`
+- `api_request_error.error`
+
+Sanitization converts provider objects to JSON-compatible structures, bounds
+large payloads, redacts sensitive keys, and avoids exposing raw response
+objects in sanitized fields.
+
+Legacy compatibility fields such as `request_messages`, `conversation_history`,
+and `assistant_message` may still be present for existing plugins. New
+observability consumers should prefer the sanitized payloads.
+
+## Performance
+
+The default uninstrumented path should stay cheap. Expensive request/response
+payload construction is gated behind `has_hook(...)`, so Hermes only builds
+sanitized API telemetry payloads when at least one plugin registered the
+relevant hook.
+
+Plugin authors should preserve this property:
+
+- Register only hooks the plugin actually consumes.
+- Avoid deep-copying or re-sanitizing already sanitized payloads.
+- Keep hook callbacks fast and fail-open.
+- Offload network export or batch writes when practical.
+
+## Writing An Observer Plugin
+
+Minimal observer plugin:
+
+```python
+def register(ctx):
+    ctx.register_hook("pre_api_request", on_pre_api_request)
+    ctx.register_hook("post_api_request", on_post_api_request)
+    ctx.register_hook("pre_tool_call", on_pre_tool_call)
+    ctx.register_hook("post_tool_call", on_post_tool_call)
+
+
+def on_pre_api_request(**kwargs):
+    start_llm_span(
+        request_id=kwargs.get("api_request_id"),
+        turn_id=kwargs.get("turn_id"),
+        request=kwargs.get("request"),
+        model=kwargs.get("model"),
+    )
+
+
+def on_post_api_request(**kwargs):
+    finish_llm_span(
+        request_id=kwargs.get("api_request_id"),
+        response=kwargs.get("response"),
+        usage=kwargs.get("usage"),
+        duration=kwargs.get("api_duration"),
+    )
+
+
+def on_pre_tool_call(**kwargs):
+    start_tool_span(
+        call_id=kwargs.get("tool_call_id"),
+        name=kwargs.get("tool_name"),
+        args=kwargs.get("args"),
+    )
+
+
+def on_post_tool_call(**kwargs):
+    finish_tool_span(
+        call_id=kwargs.get("tool_call_id"),
+        result=kwargs.get("result"),
+        status=kwargs.get("status"),
+        duration_ms=kwargs.get("duration_ms"),
+    )
+```
+
+Use `session_id`, `turn_id`, `api_request_id`, and `tool_call_id` for span
+correlation. Use subagent and approval hooks when the export format supports
+nested agent work or security lifecycle events.
+
+## Existing Consumers
+
+The bundled Langfuse plugin demonstrates direct hook-based observability for
+turns, provider requests, and tool calls.
+
+The bundled NeMo Relay plugin maps the same generic observer contract to NeMo
+Relay scopes, LLM spans, tool spans, marks, ATOF streams, and ATIF exports.
+NeMo Relay-specific configuration and examples live in
+[`plugins/observability/nemo_relay/README.md`](../../plugins/observability/nemo_relay/README.md).

gateway/platforms/matrix.py

@@ -107,6 +107,75 @@ from gateway.platforms.helpers import ThreadParticipationTracker
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+_MATRIX_BANG_COMMAND_RE = re.compile(
+    r"^!([A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9_-]*)(?=$|\s)(.*)$",
+    re.DOTALL,
+)
+
+
+def _resolve_matrix_bang_command(name: str) -> str | None:
+    """Resolve a ``!command`` token to a dispatchable Hermes command token.
+
+    Matrix clients often reserve leading ``/`` for local client commands.
+    Hermes accepts ``!command`` as a Matrix-friendly alias, but only for
+    commands that the gateway can actually dispatch so ordinary exclamations
+    remain normal chat text.
+
+    Returns the token form that actually resolves (which may differ from
+    *name* only by underscore→hyphen normalization, e.g. ``reload_skills`` →
+    ``reload-skills``) so the emitted ``/command`` always resolves downstream,
+    or ``None`` when *name* is not a known command. Aliases are intentionally
+    left as-is — the gateway dispatcher resolves them to their canonical name.
+    """
+    if not name:
+        return None
+    # Try the raw lowercased token first, then its hyphenated variant, so
+    # forms like ``!reload_skills`` resolve against ``reload-skills``. We emit
+    # whichever candidate resolved (not a forced canonical form) to preserve
+    # alias passthrough — the gateway dispatcher canonicalizes aliases itself.
+    candidates = [name.lower()]
+    hyphenated = name.lower().replace("_", "-")
+    if hyphenated != candidates[0]:
+        candidates.append(hyphenated)
+
+    try:
+        from hermes_cli.commands import is_gateway_known_command
+
+        for candidate in candidates:
+            if is_gateway_known_command(candidate):
+                return candidate
+    except Exception:
+        logger.debug(
+            "Matrix: is_gateway_known_command failed for %r", name, exc_info=True
+        )
+
+    try:
+        from agent.skill_commands import get_skill_commands
+
+        skill_commands = get_skill_commands() or {}
+        # Skill command keys are stored slash-prefixed (e.g. "/arxiv"), so
+        # compare against the "/candidate" form, not the bare token.
+        for candidate in candidates:
+            if f"/{candidate}" in skill_commands:
+                return candidate
+    except Exception:
+        logger.debug("Matrix: get_skill_commands failed for %r", name, exc_info=True)
+
+    return None
+
+
+def _normalize_matrix_bang_command(text: str) -> str:
+    """Convert Matrix ``!command`` aliases to normal Hermes ``/command`` text."""
+    if not text or not text.startswith("!"):
+        return text
+    match = _MATRIX_BANG_COMMAND_RE.match(text)
+    if not match:
+        return text
+    resolved = _resolve_matrix_bang_command(match.group(1))
+    if resolved is None:
+        return text
+    return f"/{resolved}{match.group(2) or ''}"
+
 
 @dataclass
 class _MatrixApprovalPrompt:
@@ -1747,8 +1816,9 @@ class MatrixAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
 
             is_free_room = room_id in self._free_rooms
             in_bot_thread = bool(thread_id and thread_id in self._threads)
+            is_command = body.startswith("/")
             if self._require_mention and not is_free_room and not in_bot_thread:
-                if not is_mentioned:
+                if not is_mentioned and not is_command:
                     logger.debug(
                         "Matrix: ignoring message %s in %s — no @mention "
                         "(set MATRIX_REQUIRE_MENTION=false to disable)",
@@ -1815,6 +1885,7 @@ class MatrixAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
         body = source_content.get("body", "") or ""
         if not body:
             return
+        body = _normalize_matrix_bang_command(body)
 
         ctx = await self._resolve_message_context(
             room_id,
@@ -1850,8 +1921,13 @@ class MatrixAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                 stripped.append(line)
             body = "\n".join(stripped) if stripped else body
 
+        # Re-run bang normalization after reply-fallback stripping so a quoted
+        # reply whose actual content is a bang command (e.g. ``> quoted\n\n!model``)
+        # is treated as a command, matching how ``/command`` is recognized below.
+        body = _normalize_matrix_bang_command(body)
+
         msg_type = MessageType.TEXT
-        if body.startswith(("!", "/")):
+        if body.startswith("/"):
             msg_type = MessageType.COMMAND
 
         msg_event = MessageEvent(

gateway/run.py

@@ -3804,6 +3804,7 @@ class GatewayRunner:
                     "on_session_finalize",
                     session_id=getattr(agent, "session_id", None),
                     platform="gateway",
+                    reason="shutdown",
                 )
             except Exception:
                 pass
@@ -5036,6 +5037,7 @@ class GatewayRunner:
                                 "on_session_finalize",
                                 session_id=entry.session_id,
                                 platform=_platform,
+                                reason="session_expired",
                             )
                         except Exception:
                             pass
@@ -9995,12 +9997,19 @@ class GatewayRunner:
         # previous conversation must not survive the reset.
         self._clear_session_boundary_security_state(session_key)
 
+        _old_sid = old_entry.session_id if old_entry else None
+
         # Fire plugin on_session_finalize hook (session boundary)
         try:
             from hermes_cli.plugins import invoke_hook as _invoke_hook
-            _old_sid = old_entry.session_id if old_entry else None
-            _invoke_hook("on_session_finalize", session_id=_old_sid,
-                         platform=source.platform.value if source.platform else "")
+            _invoke_hook(
+                "on_session_finalize",
+                session_id=_old_sid,
+                platform=source.platform.value if source.platform else "",
+                reason="new_session",
+                old_session_id=_old_sid,
+                new_session_id=new_entry.session_id if new_entry else None,
+            )
         except Exception:
             pass
 
@@ -10069,8 +10078,14 @@ class GatewayRunner:
         try:
             from hermes_cli.plugins import invoke_hook as _invoke_hook
             _new_sid = new_entry.session_id if new_entry else None
-            _invoke_hook("on_session_reset", session_id=_new_sid,
-                         platform=source.platform.value if source.platform else "")
+            _invoke_hook(
+                "on_session_reset",
+                session_id=_new_sid,
+                platform=source.platform.value if source.platform else "",
+                reason="new_session",
+                old_session_id=_old_sid,
+                new_session_id=_new_sid,
+            )
         except Exception:
             pass
 

hermes_cli/banner.py

@@ -626,6 +626,11 @@ def build_welcome_banner(console: "Console", model: str, cwd: str,
                     f"[dim {dim}]{srv['name']}[/] [{text}]({srv['transport']})[/] "
                     f"[dim {dim}]—[/] [{text}]{srv['tools']} tool(s)[/]"
                 )
+            elif srv.get("disabled"):
+                right_lines.append(
+                    f"[dim {dim}]{srv['name']}[/] [dim]({srv['transport']})[/] "
+                    f"[dim {dim}]— disabled[/]"
+                )
             else:
                 right_lines.append(
                     f"[red]{srv['name']}[/] [dim]({srv['transport']})[/] "

hermes_cli/config.py

@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@ import logging
 import os
 import platform
 import re
+import shutil
 import stat
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import tempfile
 import threading
+import time
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Dict, Any, Optional, List, Tuple
@@ -36,6 +38,60 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 _CONFIG_PARSE_WARNED: set = set()
 
 
+def _backup_corrupt_config(config_path: Path) -> Optional[Path]:
+    """Preserve a corrupted ``config.yaml`` by copying it to a timestamped ``.bak``.
+
+    When the YAML can't be parsed, ``load_config()`` silently falls back to
+    ``DEFAULT_CONFIG`` and the user's broken file stays on disk untouched.
+    That file is still the user's only copy of their intended overrides — if
+    they re-run the setup wizard or ``hermes config set`` (which rewrites
+    ``config.yaml``), the broken-but-recoverable content is gone for good.
+
+    This snapshots the corrupted file to ``config.yaml.corrupt.<ts>.bak`` so
+    the user can diff/repair it. Unlike Gemini CLI's policy-file recovery
+    (which resets the live file to a clean state), we deliberately leave
+    ``config.yaml`` in place: hermes never silently mutates the user's config,
+    and leaving it means a hand-fixed file is re-read on the next load. The
+    backup is best-effort — any failure (permissions, symlink, disk full) is
+    swallowed so config loading is never blocked by backup problems.
+
+    Returns the backup path on success, else ``None``. Symlinks are not
+    followed/copied (mirrors the Gemini #21541 lstat guard) to avoid
+    clobbering whatever a malicious/misconfigured symlink points at.
+    """
+    try:
+        if config_path.is_symlink():
+            return None
+        st = config_path.stat()
+        if st.st_size == 0:
+            # Empty file isn't worth preserving and yaml.safe_load returns {}
+            # for it anyway (so it wouldn't reach here), but guard regardless.
+            return None
+        ts = time.strftime("%Y%m%d-%H%M%S")
+        backup_path = config_path.with_name(f"{config_path.name}.corrupt.{ts}.bak")
+        # Don't clobber an existing backup from the same second; if there's
+        # already a corrupt backup for this exact mtime, assume we've snapshotted
+        # this corruption already and skip (the dedup cache normally prevents a
+        # second call, but a process restart can clear it).
+        sibling_baks = list(
+            config_path.parent.glob(f"{config_path.name}.corrupt.*.bak")
+        )
+        for existing in sibling_baks:
+            try:
+                if existing.stat().st_size == st.st_size:
+                    # Same size as the current broken file — likely the same
+                    # corruption already preserved. Avoid backup churn.
+                    return None
+            except OSError:
+                continue
+        if backup_path.exists():
+            return None
+        shutil.copy2(config_path, backup_path)
+        return backup_path
+    except Exception:
+        return None
+
+
 def _warn_config_parse_failure(config_path: Path, exc: Exception) -> None:
     """Surface a config.yaml parse failure to user, log, and stderr.
 
@@ -48,7 +104,11 @@ def _warn_config_parse_failure(config_path: Path, exc: Exception) -> None:
     Now: warn once per (path, mtime_ns, size) on stderr **and** in
     ``agent.log`` / ``errors.log`` at WARNING level so ``hermes logs``
     surfaces it. Re-warns automatically if the file changes (different
-    mtime/size), so users editing the config see the next failure.
+    mtime/size), so users editing the config see the next failure. On the
+    first warning for a given broken file we also snapshot it to a
+    timestamped ``.bak`` (best-effort) so the user's recoverable content
+    survives any later rewrite of ``config.yaml`` by the setup wizard or
+    ``hermes config set``.
     """
     try:
         st = config_path.stat()
@@ -59,12 +119,16 @@ def _warn_config_parse_failure(config_path: Path, exc: Exception) -> None:
         return
     _CONFIG_PARSE_WARNED.add(key)
 
+    backup_path = _backup_corrupt_config(config_path)
+
     msg = (
         f"Failed to parse {config_path}: {exc}. "
         f"Falling back to default config — every user override "
         f"(auxiliary providers, fallback chain, model settings) is being IGNORED. "
         f"Fix the YAML and restart."
     )
+    if backup_path is not None:
+        msg += f" A copy of the corrupted file was saved to {backup_path}."
     logger.warning(msg)
     try:
         sys.stderr.write(f"⚠️  hermes config: {msg}\n")
@@ -3346,13 +3410,6 @@ OPTIONAL_ENV_VARS = {
         "password": True,
         "category": "setting",
     },
-    "HERMES_MAX_ITERATIONS": {
-        "description": "Maximum tool-calling iterations per conversation (default: 90)",
-        "prompt": "Max iterations",
-        "url": None,
-        "password": False,
-        "category": "setting",
-    },
     # HERMES_TOOL_PROGRESS and HERMES_TOOL_PROGRESS_MODE are deprecated —
     # now configured via display.tool_progress in config.yaml (off|new|all|verbose).
     # Gateway falls back to these env vars for backward compatibility.
@@ -5593,7 +5650,21 @@ def show_config():
     print()
     print(color("◆ Model", Colors.CYAN, Colors.BOLD))
     print(f"  Model:        {config.get('model', 'not set')}")
-    print(f"  Max turns:    {config.get('agent', {}).get('max_turns', DEFAULT_CONFIG['agent']['max_turns'])}")
+    _cfg_max_turns = config.get('agent', {}).get('max_turns', DEFAULT_CONFIG['agent']['max_turns'])
+    print(f"  Max turns:    {_cfg_max_turns}")
+    # Warn on stale HERMES_MAX_ITERATIONS ghost in .env that disagrees with
+    # config.yaml (issue #17534). Read the .env FILE directly so we catch the
+    # ghost even when the gateway bridge already overrode os.environ.
+    try:
+        _env_ghost = load_env().get("HERMES_MAX_ITERATIONS")
+        if _env_ghost is not None and str(_env_ghost).strip() != str(_cfg_max_turns).strip():
+            print(color(
+                f"                ⚠ .env has stale HERMES_MAX_ITERATIONS={_env_ghost} "
+                f"(run 'hermes doctor --fix' to remove)",
+                Colors.YELLOW,
+            ))
+    except Exception:
+        pass
     
     # Display
     print()

hermes_cli/debug.py

@@ -191,10 +191,10 @@ _PRIVACY_NOTICE = """\
 ⚠️  This will upload the following to a public paste service:
   • System info (OS, Python version, Hermes version, provider, which API keys
     are configured — NOT the actual keys)
-  • Recent log lines (agent.log, errors.log, gateway.log — may contain
-    conversation fragments and file paths)
-  • Full agent.log and gateway.log (up to 512 KB each — likely contains
-    conversation content, tool outputs, and file paths)
+  • Recent log lines (agent.log, errors.log, gateway.log, desktop.log — may
+    contain conversation fragments and file paths)
+  • Full agent.log, gateway.log, and desktop.log (up to 512 KB each — likely
+    contains conversation content, tool outputs, and file paths)
 
 Pastes auto-delete after 6 hours.
 """
@@ -503,6 +503,9 @@ def _capture_default_log_snapshots(
         "gateway": _capture_log_snapshot(
             "gateway", tail_lines=errors_lines, redact=redact
         ),
+        "desktop": _capture_log_snapshot(
+            "desktop", tail_lines=errors_lines, redact=redact
+        ),
     }
 
 
@@ -569,6 +572,10 @@ def collect_debug_report(
 
     buf.write(f"--- gateway.log (last {errors_lines} lines) ---\n")
     buf.write(log_snapshots["gateway"].tail_text)
+    buf.write("\n\n")
+
+    buf.write(f"--- desktop.log (last {errors_lines} lines) ---\n")
+    buf.write(log_snapshots["desktop"].tail_text)
     buf.write("\n")
 
     return buf.getvalue()
@@ -611,12 +618,15 @@ def run_debug_share(args):
     )
     agent_log = log_snapshots["agent"].full_text
     gateway_log = log_snapshots["gateway"].full_text
+    desktop_log = log_snapshots["desktop"].full_text
 
     # Prepend dump header to each full log so every paste is self-contained.
     if agent_log:
         agent_log = dump_text + "\n\n--- full agent.log ---\n" + agent_log
     if gateway_log:
         gateway_log = dump_text + "\n\n--- full gateway.log ---\n" + gateway_log
+    if desktop_log:
+        desktop_log = dump_text + "\n\n--- full desktop.log ---\n" + desktop_log
 
     # Visible banner so reviewers reading the public paste know redaction
     # was applied at upload time. Banner is omitted under --no-redact.
@@ -626,6 +636,8 @@ def run_debug_share(args):
             agent_log = _REDACTION_BANNER + agent_log
         if gateway_log:
             gateway_log = _REDACTION_BANNER + gateway_log
+        if desktop_log:
+            desktop_log = _REDACTION_BANNER + desktop_log
 
     if local_only:
         print(report)
@@ -639,6 +651,11 @@ def run_debug_share(args):
             print("FULL gateway.log")
             print(f"{'=' * 60}\n")
             print(gateway_log)
+        if desktop_log:
+            print(f"\n\n{'=' * 60}")
+            print("FULL desktop.log")
+            print(f"{'=' * 60}\n")
+            print(desktop_log)
         return
 
     print("Uploading...")
@@ -668,6 +685,13 @@ def run_debug_share(args):
         except Exception as exc:
             failures.append(f"gateway.log: {exc}")
 
+    # 4. Full desktop.log (optional — Electron app boot + backend output)
+    if desktop_log:
+        try:
+            urls["desktop.log"] = upload_to_pastebin(desktop_log, expiry_days=expiry)
+        except Exception as exc:
+            failures.append(f"desktop.log: {exc}")
+
     # Print results
     label_width = max(len(k) for k in urls)
     print(f"\nDebug report uploaded:")

hermes_cli/doctor.py

@@ -891,6 +891,63 @@ def run_doctor(args):
         except Exception:
             pass
 
+        # Detect stale HERMES_MAX_ITERATIONS ghost in .env shadowing
+        # agent.max_turns in config.yaml (issue #17534). The setup wizard
+        # used to dual-write the iteration budget to both stores; users who
+        # later edit only config.yaml are left with a .env ghost. The gateway
+        # bridge normally derives HERMES_MAX_ITERATIONS from agent.max_turns
+        # at startup, but if that bridge bails (any earlier config-parse
+        # error), the stale .env value silently wins and the agent runs at the
+        # wrong budget — e.g. config says 400 but the activity line reads N/90.
+        # Read the .env FILE directly (load_env), not get_env_value/os.environ,
+        # which the startup bridge may already have overridden.
+        try:
+            import yaml
+            from hermes_cli.config import load_env, remove_env_value
+            with open(config_path, encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                raw_config = yaml.safe_load(f) or {}
+            agent_cfg = raw_config.get("agent")
+            cfg_max_turns = (
+                agent_cfg.get("max_turns")
+                if isinstance(agent_cfg, dict)
+                else None
+            )
+            # Legacy root-level key counts too.
+            if cfg_max_turns is None:
+                cfg_max_turns = raw_config.get("max_turns")
+            env_ghost = load_env().get("HERMES_MAX_ITERATIONS")
+            drift = (
+                cfg_max_turns is not None
+                and env_ghost is not None
+                and str(cfg_max_turns).strip() != str(env_ghost).strip()
+            )
+            if drift:
+                check_warn(
+                    f"HERMES_MAX_ITERATIONS={env_ghost} in .env shadows "
+                    f"agent.max_turns={cfg_max_turns} in config.yaml",
+                    "(stale ghost from an earlier `hermes setup` run)",
+                )
+                if should_fix:
+                    if remove_env_value("HERMES_MAX_ITERATIONS"):
+                        check_ok(
+                            "Removed stale HERMES_MAX_ITERATIONS from .env "
+                            f"(config.yaml agent.max_turns={cfg_max_turns} is now authoritative)"
+                        )
+                        fixed_count += 1
+                    else:
+                        check_warn("Could not remove HERMES_MAX_ITERATIONS from .env")
+                        manual_issues.append(
+                            "Manually delete the HERMES_MAX_ITERATIONS line from "
+                            f"{_DHH}/.env — config.yaml agent.max_turns is authoritative."
+                        )
+                else:
+                    issues.append(
+                        "Stale HERMES_MAX_ITERATIONS in .env shadows config.yaml — "
+                        "run 'hermes doctor --fix'"
+                    )
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
         # Validate config structure (catches malformed custom_providers, etc.)
         try:
             from hermes_cli.config import validate_config_structure

hermes_cli/gateway_windows.py

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Design notes
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import ctypes
+import locale
 import os
 import re
 import shlex
@@ -52,6 +53,20 @@ _TASK_NAME_DEFAULT = "Hermes_Gateway"
 _TASK_DESCRIPTION = "Hermes Agent Gateway - Messaging Platform Integration"
 
 
+def _schtasks_encoding() -> str:
+    """Best-effort console encoding for decoding ``schtasks.exe`` output.
+
+    On localized Windows (e.g. Chinese), ``schtasks`` emits text in the OEM/ANSI
+    code page rather than UTF-8. Decoding with the wrong codec raised
+    ``UnicodeDecodeError`` inside ``subprocess``' reader threads. Prefer the
+    locale's preferred encoding and fall back to UTF-8.
+    """
+    try:
+        return locale.getpreferredencoding(False) or "utf-8"
+    except Exception:
+        return "utf-8"
+
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Platform guard
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -112,6 +127,12 @@ def _exec_schtasks(args: list[str]) -> tuple[int, str, str]:
             [schtasks, *args],
             capture_output=True,
             text=True,
+            # Localized Windows emits schtasks output in the console code page,
+            # not UTF-8. Decode with the locale encoding and replace undecodable
+            # bytes so a non-UTF-8 status line never surfaces a UnicodeDecodeError
+            # traceback from subprocess' reader threads (issue #38172).
+            encoding=_schtasks_encoding(),
+            errors="replace",
             timeout=_SCHTASKS_TIMEOUT_S,
             # CREATE_NO_WINDOW avoids a flashing console window when the CLI
             # is itself hosted in a TUI. See tools/browser_tool.py for the

hermes_cli/kanban_db.py

@@ -153,6 +153,17 @@ def _resolve_claim_ttl_seconds(ttl_seconds: Optional[int] = None) -> int:
 DEFAULT_CRASH_GRACE_SECONDS = 30
 
 
+# Sentinel exit code a kanban worker uses to signal "I bailed because the
+# provider rate-limited / exhausted quota, not because the task failed."
+# The dispatcher's reap classifier maps this to a ``rate_limited`` exit kind
+# so ``detect_crashed_workers`` can release the task back to ``ready``
+# WITHOUT counting a failure (the circuit breaker must never trip on a
+# transient throttle). 75 == BSD ``EX_TEMPFAIL`` (sysexits.h) — the
+# conventional "temporary failure, retry later" code, and well clear of the
+# 0/1/2 codes the worker uses for success / generic failure / usage error.
+KANBAN_RATE_LIMIT_EXIT_CODE = 75
+
+
 def _resolve_crash_grace_seconds() -> int:
     """Return the crash-detection grace period in seconds.
 
@@ -172,6 +183,28 @@ def _resolve_crash_grace_seconds() -> int:
     return DEFAULT_CRASH_GRACE_SECONDS
 
 
+def _resolve_rate_limit_cooldown_seconds() -> int:
+    """Return the rate-limit requeue cooldown in seconds.
+
+    Reads ``HERMES_KANBAN_RATE_LIMIT_COOLDOWN_SECONDS`` from the environment;
+    falls back to ``DEFAULT_RATE_LIMIT_COOLDOWN_SECONDS`` when absent, empty,
+    non-integer, or negative. A value of 0 disables the cooldown (re-spawn on
+    the next tick) — useful for tests that want to assert the task becomes
+    spawnable again immediately.
+    """
+    raw = os.environ.get(
+        "HERMES_KANBAN_RATE_LIMIT_COOLDOWN_SECONDS", ""
+    ).strip()
+    if raw:
+        try:
+            parsed = int(raw)
+        except ValueError:
+            parsed = -1
+        if parsed >= 0:
+            return parsed
+    return DEFAULT_RATE_LIMIT_COOLDOWN_SECONDS
+
+
 # Worker-context caps so build_worker_context() stays bounded on
 # pathological boards (retry-heavy tasks, comment storms, giant
 # summaries). Values chosen to fit a typical 100k-char LLM prompt with
@@ -4719,6 +4752,15 @@ _RESPAWN_BLOCKER_RE = re.compile(
 # Within this window a completed run counts as "recent proof"; don't re-spawn.
 _RESPAWN_GUARD_SUCCESS_WINDOW = 3600  # 1 hour
 
+# Cooldown after a rate-limited (quota-wall) requeue before the dispatcher
+# re-spawns the worker. Without this, a task released by the rate-limit path
+# would be re-spawned on the very next tick and immediately bounce off the
+# same quota wall, burning a worker slot every tick for hours. The cooldown
+# spaces retries out so the board keeps cheaply probing whether quota is back
+# without thrashing. Overridable via ``HERMES_KANBAN_RATE_LIMIT_COOLDOWN_SECONDS``
+# for operators who want a tighter/looser probe cadence.
+DEFAULT_RATE_LIMIT_COOLDOWN_SECONDS = 300  # 5 minutes
+
 # Within this window a GitHub PR URL in a comment blocks re-spawn.
 _RESPAWN_GUARD_PR_WINDOW = 86400  # 24 hours
 
@@ -4776,6 +4818,11 @@ class DispatchResult:
     Reasons: ``"blocker_auth"`` (quota/auth error — also auto-blocked),
     ``"recent_success"`` (completed run within guard window),
     ``"active_pr"`` (GitHub PR URL in a recent comment)."""
+    rate_limited: list[str] = field(default_factory=list)
+    """Task ids whose workers bailed on a provider rate-limit / quota wall
+    (EX_TEMPFAIL sentinel exit) and were released back to ``ready`` WITHOUT
+    counting a failure. These never trip the circuit breaker — a long quota
+    window just makes the task bounce cheaply until the window clears."""
 
 
 # Bounded registry of recently-reaped worker child exits, populated by the
@@ -4823,14 +4870,20 @@ def _classify_worker_exit(pid: int) -> "tuple[str, Optional[int]]":
       task is still ``running`` in the DB, this is a protocol violation
       (worker exited without calling ``kanban_complete`` / ``kanban_block``)
       and should be auto-blocked immediately — retrying will just loop.
+    * ``"rate_limited"`` — ``WIFEXITED`` with status
+      ``KANBAN_RATE_LIMIT_EXIT_CODE``. The worker bailed because the
+      provider rate-limited / exhausted quota, NOT because the task failed.
+      ``detect_crashed_workers`` releases the task back to ``ready`` without
+      counting a failure, so a long quota window can't trip the breaker.
     * ``"nonzero_exit"`` — ``WIFEXITED`` with non-zero status. Real error.
     * ``"signaled"`` — ``WIFSIGNALED`` (OOM killer, SIGKILL, etc). Real crash.
     * ``"unknown"`` — pid was not in the reap registry (either reaped by
       something else, or died between reap tick and liveness check). Fall
       back to existing crashed-counter behavior.
 
-    ``code`` is the exit status (for ``clean_exit`` / ``nonzero_exit``) or
-    the signal number (for ``signaled``), or ``None`` for ``unknown``.
+    ``code`` is the exit status (for ``clean_exit`` / ``rate_limited`` /
+    ``nonzero_exit``) or the signal number (for ``signaled``), or ``None``
+    for ``unknown``.
     """
     entry = _recent_worker_exits.get(int(pid))
     if entry is None:
@@ -4841,6 +4894,8 @@ def _classify_worker_exit(pid: int) -> "tuple[str, Optional[int]]":
             code = os.WEXITSTATUS(raw)
             if code == 0:
                 return ("clean_exit", 0)
+            if code == KANBAN_RATE_LIMIT_EXIT_CODE:
+                return ("rate_limited", code)
             return ("nonzero_exit", code)
         if os.WIFSIGNALED(raw):
             return ("signaled", os.WTERMSIG(raw))
@@ -5311,8 +5366,18 @@ def detect_crashed_workers(conn: sqlite3.Connection) -> list[str]:
     ``kanban_complete`` / ``kanban_block``) and trip the circuit breaker
     on the first occurrence — retrying a worker whose CLI keeps
     returning 0 without a terminal transition just loops forever.
+
+    When the reap registry shows the worker exited with the rate-limit
+    sentinel (``KANBAN_RATE_LIMIT_EXIT_CODE``), the worker bailed on a
+    provider quota wall, NOT a task failure. Such tasks are released back
+    to ``ready`` WITHOUT counting a failure (so a long quota window can't
+    trip the breaker) and stamped with a quota-blocker error so
+    ``check_respawn_guard`` defers their respawn until the window clears.
+    The ids are returned via the ``_last_rate_limited`` function attribute
+    (the public return stays the crashed-only ``list[str]``).
     """
     crashed: list[str] = []
+    rate_limited: list[str] = []
     # Per-crash details collected inside the main txn, used after it
     # closes to run ``_record_task_failure`` (which needs its own
     # write_txn so can't nest). ``protocol_violation`` flags the
@@ -5344,6 +5409,7 @@ def detect_crashed_workers(conn: sqlite3.Connection) -> list[str]:
 
             pid = int(row["worker_pid"])
             kind, code = _classify_worker_exit(pid)
+            rate_limited_exit = False
             if kind == "clean_exit":
                 # Worker subprocess returned 0 but its task is still
                 # ``running`` in the DB — it exited without calling
@@ -5360,6 +5426,26 @@ def detect_crashed_workers(conn: sqlite3.Connection) -> list[str]:
                     "claimer": row["claim_lock"],
                     "exit_code": code,
                 }
+            elif kind == "rate_limited":
+                # Worker bailed because the provider rate-limited / exhausted
+                # quota (EX_TEMPFAIL sentinel). This is NOT a task failure —
+                # the task is fine, the account just hit a wall. Release it
+                # back to ``ready`` so the respawn guard defers it until the
+                # quota window clears, and crucially do NOT count a failure
+                # (skip ``_record_task_failure``) so a long quota window can't
+                # trip the circuit breaker and permanently block the card.
+                protocol_violation = False
+                rate_limited_exit = True
+                error_text = (
+                    f"pid {pid} exited rate-limited (quota wall) — "
+                    f"requeued without counting a failure"
+                )
+                event_kind = "rate_limited"
+                event_payload = {
+                    "pid": pid,
+                    "claimer": row["claim_lock"],
+                    "exit_code": code,
+                }
             else:
                 protocol_violation = False
                 if kind == "nonzero_exit":
@@ -5381,9 +5467,13 @@ def detect_crashed_workers(conn: sqlite3.Connection) -> list[str]:
                 (row["id"],),
             )
             if cur.rowcount == 1:
+                # Rate-limited requeues are a clean release, not a crash —
+                # record the run outcome as ``rate_limited`` so the board
+                # history doesn't show a phantom crash for a quota wall.
+                _run_outcome = "rate_limited" if rate_limited_exit else "crashed"
                 run_id = _end_run(
                     conn, row["id"],
-                    outcome="crashed", status="crashed",
+                    outcome=_run_outcome, status=_run_outcome,
                     error=error_text,
                     metadata=dict(event_payload),
                 )
@@ -5392,11 +5482,23 @@ def detect_crashed_workers(conn: sqlite3.Connection) -> list[str]:
                     event_payload,
                     run_id=run_id,
                 )
-                crashed.append(row["id"])
-                crash_details.append(
-                    (row["id"], pid, row["claim_lock"],
-                     protocol_violation, error_text)
-                )
+                if rate_limited_exit:
+                    # Stamp the failure-error column so ``check_respawn_guard``
+                    # recognizes this as a quota blocker and defers the
+                    # respawn until the window clears — WITHOUT touching
+                    # ``consecutive_failures`` (that's the whole point: no
+                    # breaker trip on a throttle).
+                    conn.execute(
+                        "UPDATE tasks SET last_failure_error = ? WHERE id = ?",
+                        (error_text[:500], row["id"]),
+                    )
+                    rate_limited.append(row["id"])
+                else:
+                    crashed.append(row["id"])
+                    crash_details.append(
+                        (row["id"], pid, row["claim_lock"],
+                         protocol_violation, error_text)
+                    )
     # Outside the main txn: increment the unified failure counter for
     # each crashed task. If the breaker trips, the task transitions
     # ready → blocked with a ``gave_up`` event on top of the ``crashed``
@@ -5436,6 +5538,9 @@ def detect_crashed_workers(conn: sqlite3.Connection) -> list[str]:
     # and tests that destructure the result; ``dispatch_once`` reads this
     # side-channel attribute to populate ``DispatchResult.auto_blocked``.
     detect_crashed_workers._last_auto_blocked = auto_blocked  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+    # Same side-channel for rate-limited requeues — these did NOT count a
+    # failure and are NOT crashes, so they stay out of the ``crashed`` return.
+    detect_crashed_workers._last_rate_limited = rate_limited  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
     return crashed
 
 
@@ -5663,6 +5768,18 @@ def check_respawn_guard(conn: sqlite3.Connection, task_id: str) -> Optional[str]
 
     Checks in priority order:
 
+    ``"rate_limit_cooldown"``
+        The task's most recent run ended with the ``rate_limited`` outcome
+        (a worker bailed on a provider quota wall via the EX_TEMPFAIL
+        sentinel) within ``_resolve_rate_limit_cooldown_seconds()``. The
+        quota almost certainly hasn't reset yet, so defer the respawn until
+        the cooldown elapses — then allow a cheap probe. This is checked
+        BEFORE ``blocker_auth`` because the rate-limit requeue stamps a
+        quota-flavored ``last_failure_error`` that would otherwise match the
+        auth-blocker regex and park the task forever (the rate-limit path
+        never increments ``consecutive_failures``, so the breaker can't free
+        it). Once the cooldown elapses the task falls through and respawns.
+
     ``"blocker_auth"``
         The task's last failure error matches a quota / authentication
         pattern. Retrying immediately is unlikely to help (rate limits
@@ -5695,14 +5812,50 @@ def check_respawn_guard(conn: sqlite3.Connection, task_id: str) -> Optional[str]
     if row is None:
         return None
 
-    # 1. Quota / auth blocker: retrying immediately will not help.
+    now = int(time.time())
+
+    # 1. Rate-limit cooldown. The most recent run ended ``rate_limited``
+    #    (quota wall) — defer while inside the cooldown window, then allow a
+    #    cheap probe. Must run BEFORE the blocker_auth regex check, because a
+    #    rate-limit requeue stamps a quota-flavored last_failure_error that
+    #    the regex would otherwise match → defer forever (no failure counter
+    #    increment on this path means the breaker can never free it).
+    #
+    #    We look at the LATEST run only (ORDER BY ended_at DESC LIMIT 1): if a
+    #    newer crash/completion superseded the rate-limit run, this guard
+    #    no longer applies and the normal paths take over.
+    rl_cooldown = _resolve_rate_limit_cooldown_seconds()
+    latest_run = conn.execute(
+        "SELECT outcome, ended_at FROM task_runs "
+        "WHERE task_id = ? AND ended_at IS NOT NULL "
+        "ORDER BY ended_at DESC LIMIT 1",
+        (task_id,),
+    ).fetchone()
+    if (
+        latest_run is not None
+        and latest_run["outcome"] == "rate_limited"
+    ):
+        if rl_cooldown <= 0:
+            # Cooldown disabled — respawn immediately, and skip the
+            # blocker_auth regex so the stamped rate-limit text doesn't
+            # re-trap the task.
+            return None
+        ended_at = latest_run["ended_at"]
+        if ended_at is not None and (now - int(ended_at)) < rl_cooldown:
+            return "rate_limit_cooldown"
+        # Cooldown elapsed — allow the respawn. Return early so the
+        # blocker_auth check below doesn't catch the rate-limit text we
+        # stamped on the task; this path intentionally retries forever
+        # (cheaply, spaced by the cooldown) until quota returns or a real
+        # crash/completion supersedes it.
+        return None
+
+    # 2. Quota / auth blocker: retrying immediately will not help.
     err = row["last_failure_error"]
     if err and _RESPAWN_BLOCKER_RE.search(err):
         return "blocker_auth"
 
-    now = int(time.time())
-
-    # 2. Completed run within guard window — proof of recent success.
+    # 3. Completed run within guard window — proof of recent success.
     cutoff = now - _RESPAWN_GUARD_SUCCESS_WINDOW
     if conn.execute(
         "SELECT id FROM task_runs "
@@ -5711,7 +5864,7 @@ def check_respawn_guard(conn: sqlite3.Connection, task_id: str) -> Optional[str]
     ).fetchone():
         return "recent_success"
 
-    # 3. GitHub PR URL in a recent comment — prior worker already opened a PR.
+    # 4. GitHub PR URL in a recent comment — prior worker already opened a PR.
     pr_cutoff = now - _RESPAWN_GUARD_PR_WINDOW
     for c in conn.execute(
         "SELECT body FROM task_comments WHERE task_id = ? AND created_at >= ?",
@@ -5840,6 +5993,14 @@ def dispatch_once(
     )
     if _crash_auto_blocked:
         result.auto_blocked.extend(_crash_auto_blocked)
+    # Rate-limited requeues (quota wall, no failure counted) — surface for
+    # telemetry / tests. These tasks went back to ``ready`` and the respawn
+    # guard will defer them until the quota window clears.
+    _crash_rate_limited = getattr(
+        detect_crashed_workers, "_last_rate_limited", []
+    )
+    if _crash_rate_limited:
+        result.rate_limited.extend(_crash_rate_limited)
     result.timed_out = enforce_max_runtime(conn)
     result.promoted = recompute_ready(conn, failure_limit=failure_limit)
 

hermes_cli/logs.py

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Usage examples::
     hermes logs errors             # last 50 lines of errors.log
     hermes logs gateway -n 100    # last 100 lines of gateway.log
     hermes logs gui -f            # follow gui.log (dashboard/pty/ws)
+    hermes logs desktop -f        # follow desktop.log (Electron app boot/backend)
     hermes logs --level WARNING    # only WARNING+ lines
     hermes logs --session abc123   # filter by session ID substring
     hermes logs --component tools  # only tool-related lines
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ LOG_FILES = {
     "errors": "errors.log",
     "gateway": "gateway.log",
     "gui": "gui.log",
+    "desktop": "desktop.log",
 }
 
 # Log line timestamp regex — matches "2026-04-05 22:35:00,123" or

hermes_cli/main.py

@@ -1626,6 +1626,77 @@ def _normalize_tui_toolsets(toolsets: object) -> list[str]:
         return [item for item in normalized if item]
 
 
+def _read_cgroup_memory_limit() -> Optional[int]:
+    """Return the container memory limit in bytes, or None if unconstrained.
+
+    Node's V8 heap is NOT cgroup-aware: with a flat ``--max-old-space-size=8192``
+    it happily grows the heap toward 8GB regardless of the container's real
+    memory limit.  In a Docker/k8s container capped below ~9-10GB, the cgroup
+    OOM-killer SIGKILLs Node before V8's own heap monitor ever fires — which
+    runs no JS handler, writes no ``[tui-parent]`` breadcrumb, and the user
+    sees only a bare gateway ``stdin EOF``.  Reading the real cgroup limit lets
+    us size the heap cap below it so V8 GCs/exits gracefully instead of being
+    reaped silently.
+
+    Checks cgroup v2 (``/sys/fs/cgroup/memory.max``) then v1
+    (``/sys/fs/cgroup/memory/memory.limit_in_bytes``).  A literal ``max`` (v2)
+    or the v1 "unlimited" sentinel (a huge near-INT64 value) means no limit.
+    """
+    candidates = (
+        "/sys/fs/cgroup/memory.max",  # cgroup v2
+        "/sys/fs/cgroup/memory/memory.limit_in_bytes",  # cgroup v1
+    )
+    for path in candidates:
+        try:
+            with open(path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                raw = f.read().strip()
+        except (OSError, ValueError):
+            continue
+        if raw == "max":
+            return None
+        if not raw:
+            # Blank/empty file: no usable value here. Fall through to the next
+            # candidate (don't mistake an empty v2 file for "unlimited").
+            continue
+        try:
+            limit = int(raw)
+        except ValueError:
+            continue
+        if limit <= 0:
+            continue
+        # cgroup v1 reports "unlimited" as a huge value (often
+        # 0x7FFFFFFFFFFFF000 ≈ 9.2 EB, sometimes PAGE_COUNTER_MAX). Anything
+        # at/above ~1 PB is effectively unconstrained — treat as no limit.
+        if limit >= (1 << 50):
+            return None
+        return limit
+    return None
+
+
+def _resolve_tui_heap_mb(default_mb: int = 8192) -> int:
+    """Pick a V8 ``--max-old-space-size`` (MB) that fits the container.
+
+    Returns ``default_mb`` (8192) when unconstrained or when the box is large
+    enough that 8GB fits.  In a memory-limited container, returns ~75% of the
+    cgroup limit so the heap + non-heap RSS stays under the cgroup ceiling,
+    clamped to a sane floor (1536MB — below this V8 GC-thrashes and the TUI
+    is barely usable).  Never exceeds ``default_mb``.
+    """
+    limit = _read_cgroup_memory_limit()
+    if not limit:
+        return default_mb
+    limit_mb = limit // (1024 * 1024)
+    # Leave headroom for non-heap RSS (Node internals, buffers, the Python
+    # gateway child shares the same cgroup): cap the heap at 75% of the limit.
+    sized = int(limit_mb * 0.75)
+    if sized >= default_mb:
+        return default_mb
+    # Floor so a tiny limit doesn't drive V8 into constant GC. If the container
+    # is smaller than the floor, honor the limit-derived value anyway (better a
+    # graceful V8 exit than a silent cgroup kill).
+    return max(1536, sized) if limit_mb > 2048 else sized
+
+
 def _launch_tui(
     resume_session_id: Optional[str] = None,
     tui_dev: bool = False,
@@ -1721,16 +1792,23 @@ def _launch_tui(
         env["HERMES_TUI_TOOL_PROGRESS"] = "off"
     if accept_hooks:
         env["HERMES_ACCEPT_HOOKS"] = "1"
-    # Guarantee an 8GB V8 heap for the TUI. Default node cap is ~1.5–4GB
+    # Guarantee a generous V8 heap for the TUI. Default node cap is ~1.5–4GB
     # depending on version and can fatal-OOM on long sessions with large
-    # transcripts / reasoning blobs. Token-level merge: respect any
+    # transcripts / reasoning blobs. We target 8GB on an unconstrained host,
+    # but V8 is NOT cgroup-aware: in a memory-limited Docker/k8s container a
+    # flat 8GB heap grows past the container limit and the cgroup OOM-killer
+    # SIGKILLs Node — running no JS handler, writing no breadcrumb, leaving the
+    # user with only a bare gateway `stdin EOF`. _resolve_tui_heap_mb() reads
+    # the real cgroup limit and sizes the cap below it so V8 GCs/exits
+    # gracefully (and the memory monitor's onCritical breadcrumb can fire)
+    # instead of being reaped silently. Token-level merge: respect any
     # user-supplied --max-old-space-size (they may have set it higher).
     # --expose-gc is *not* added here: Node rejects it in NODE_OPTIONS
     # ("--expose-gc is not allowed in NODE_OPTIONS") and refuses to start.
     # It is passed as a direct argv flag in _make_tui_argv() instead.
     _tokens = env.get("NODE_OPTIONS", "").split()
     if not any(t.startswith("--max-old-space-size=") for t in _tokens):
-        _tokens.append("--max-old-space-size=8192")
+        _tokens.append(f"--max-old-space-size={_resolve_tui_heap_mb()}")
     env["NODE_OPTIONS"] = " ".join(_tokens)
     # HERMES_TUI_RESUME is an internal hand-off from the Python wrapper to the
     # Ink app.  Because we start from os.environ.copy(), an exported/stale value
@@ -7363,7 +7441,10 @@ def cmd_gui(args: argparse.Namespace):
     sys.exit(launch_result.returncode)
 
 
-def _find_stale_dashboard_pids() -> list[int]:
+def _find_stale_dashboard_pids(
+    *,
+    exclude_pids: set[int] | None = None,
+) -> list[int]:
     """Return PIDs of ``hermes dashboard`` processes other than ourselves.
 
     ``hermes dashboard`` is a long-lived server process commonly started and
@@ -7378,6 +7459,15 @@ def _find_stale_dashboard_pids() -> list[int]:
     it.  This helper is just the detection step; see
     ``_kill_stale_dashboard_processes`` for the kill.
 
+    *exclude_pids* is an optional set of PIDs that must never be returned.
+    This is used by the Hermes Desktop Electron app to protect its own
+    backend child process: when the desktop spawns ``hermes dashboard`` as
+    a backend and triggers an auto-update, the update must not kill the
+    dashboard that the desktop itself manages.  The desktop sets the
+    environment variable ``HERMES_DESKTOP_CHILD_PID`` on the spawned
+    backend process; ``_kill_stale_dashboard_processes`` reads it and
+    passes it here.  (#37532)
+
     Returns an empty list on any scan error (missing ps/wmic, timeout, etc.).
     """
     patterns = [
@@ -7453,6 +7543,8 @@ def _find_stale_dashboard_pids() -> list[int]:
     except (FileNotFoundError, subprocess.TimeoutExpired, OSError):
         return []
 
+    if exclude_pids:
+        dashboard_pids = [p for p in dashboard_pids if p not in exclude_pids]
     return dashboard_pids
 
 
@@ -7604,7 +7696,18 @@ def _kill_stale_dashboard_processes(
     launch args (--host, --port, --insecure, --tui, --no-open).  The user
     restarts it manually; a hint is printed.
     """
-    pids = _find_stale_dashboard_pids()
+    # When the Hermes Desktop Electron app spawns this dashboard as a
+    # backend child, it sets HERMES_DESKTOP_CHILD_PID so that the update
+    # path can skip killing the desktop-managed process.  (#37532)
+    exclude: set[int] | None = None
+    raw_pid = os.environ.get("HERMES_DESKTOP_CHILD_PID")
+    if raw_pid:
+        try:
+            exclude = {int(raw_pid)}
+        except (ValueError, TypeError):
+            pass
+
+    pids = _find_stale_dashboard_pids(exclude_pids=exclude)
     if not pids:
         return
 
@@ -7923,6 +8026,59 @@ def _stash_local_changes_if_needed(git_cmd: list[str], cwd: Path) -> Optional[st
     return stash_ref
 
 
+def _clean_managed_worktree(git_cmd: list[str], cwd: Path) -> bool:
+    """Discard working-tree dirt on a managed (non-fork) clone.
+
+    On a managed install (%LOCALAPPDATA%\\hermes\\hermes-agent or
+    ~/.hermes/hermes-agent) the user never edits the source tree, so any
+    "dirty" state is pure git artifact: CRLF renormalization, npm lockfile
+    churn, or files left behind when a directory was deleted upstream (e.g.
+    apps/bootstrap-installer/). Stashing that dirt and re-applying it after a
+    pull is actively dangerous — the stash/restore cycle has been observed to
+    clobber freshly-pulled source files (apps/desktop/ deletion →
+    "[UNRESOLVED_ENTRY] Cannot resolve entry module index.html").
+
+    For a managed clone the correct move is to throw the dirt away with
+    ``git reset --hard HEAD`` + ``git clean -fd`` (mirroring install.ps1's
+    update path), NOT preserve it. Forks keep the stash machinery because
+    their local edits are intentional.
+
+    Returns True if the tree was cleaned (or was already clean), False on
+    a git failure (caller should fall back to the stash path).
+    """
+    status = subprocess.run(
+        git_cmd + ["status", "--porcelain"],
+        cwd=cwd,
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+    )
+    if status.returncode != 0:
+        return False
+    if not status.stdout.strip():
+        return True
+
+    print("→ Discarding working-tree changes on managed clone before update...")
+    reset = subprocess.run(
+        git_cmd + ["reset", "--hard", "HEAD"],
+        cwd=cwd,
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+    )
+    if reset.returncode != 0:
+        return False
+    # Drop untracked files too (e.g. orphaned build artifacts), but never
+    # touch ignored paths — node_modules, venv, build outputs, and the like
+    # are expensive to rebuild and not git-artifact dirt.
+    subprocess.run(
+        git_cmd + ["clean", "-fd"],
+        cwd=cwd,
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+    )
+    return True
+
+
+
 def _resolve_stash_selector(
     git_cmd: list[str], cwd: Path, stash_ref: str
 ) -> Optional[str]:
@@ -9709,6 +9865,21 @@ def _cmd_update_impl(args, gateway_mode: bool):
     if sys.platform == "win32":
         git_cmd = ["git", "-c", "windows.appendAtomically=false"]
 
+    # On Windows, Git-for-Windows defaults to core.autocrlf=true, which
+    # renormalizes the repo's LF-only text files to CRLF in the working tree.
+    # On a managed, never-user-edited clone that makes tracked files read as
+    # "locally modified", which forces an autostash on every update (and the
+    # stash/restore cycle can clobber source files — see _stash_local_changes_
+    # if_needed below). Pin autocrlf=false so the dirt is never created. This
+    # mirrors what install.ps1's update path already does (PR #38239).
+    if sys.platform == "win32" and git_dir.exists():
+        subprocess.run(
+            git_cmd + ["config", "core.autocrlf", "false"],
+            cwd=PROJECT_ROOT,
+            check=False,
+            capture_output=True,
+        )
+
     # Discard npm lockfile churn before any stash/branch logic. npm rewrites
     # tracked package-lock.json files non-deterministically at install/build
     # time (platform-specific optional deps, ideallyInert annotations, etc.),
@@ -9786,8 +9957,14 @@ def _cmd_update_impl(args, gateway_mode: bool):
                 else f"branch '{current_branch}'"
             )
             print(f"  ⚠ Currently on {label} — switching to {branch} for update...")
-            # Stash before checkout so uncommitted work isn't lost
-            auto_stash_ref = _stash_local_changes_if_needed(git_cmd, PROJECT_ROOT)
+            # Stash before checkout so uncommitted work isn't lost — but on a
+            # managed (non-fork) clone there's nothing to preserve, so discard
+            # git-artifact dirt instead (a dirty tree would otherwise block the
+            # checkout). Forks keep the stash so their edits survive.
+            if not is_fork and _clean_managed_worktree(git_cmd, PROJECT_ROOT):
+                auto_stash_ref = None
+            else:
+                auto_stash_ref = _stash_local_changes_if_needed(git_cmd, PROJECT_ROOT)
             checkout_result = subprocess.run(
                 git_cmd + ["checkout", branch],
                 cwd=PROJECT_ROOT,
@@ -9821,7 +9998,16 @@ def _cmd_update_impl(args, gateway_mode: bool):
                         print(f"  {track_result.stderr.strip().splitlines()[0]}")
                     sys.exit(1)
         else:
-            auto_stash_ref = _stash_local_changes_if_needed(git_cmd, PROJECT_ROOT)
+            # On a managed (non-fork) clone the user never edits the source
+            # tree, so any dirt is git artifact (CRLF, lockfile churn,
+            # upstream-deleted dirs). Throw it away rather than stash/restore
+            # it — the stash/restore cycle has clobbered freshly-pulled source
+            # (apps/desktop/ → "[UNRESOLVED_ENTRY] index.html"). Forks fall
+            # through to the stash path so their intentional edits survive.
+            if not is_fork and _clean_managed_worktree(git_cmd, PROJECT_ROOT):
+                auto_stash_ref = None
+            else:
+                auto_stash_ref = _stash_local_changes_if_needed(git_cmd, PROJECT_ROOT)
 
         prompt_for_restore = (
             auto_stash_ref is not None
@@ -12656,9 +12842,9 @@ def main():
     setup_parser.add_argument(
         "--portal",
         action="store_true",
-        help="One-shot Nous Portal setup: log in via OAuth, set Nous as the "
-        "inference provider, and opt into the Tool Gateway. Skips the "
-        "rest of the wizard.",
+        help="One-shot Nous Portal setup: log in via OAuth, pick a Nous "
+        "model, set Nous as the inference provider, and opt into the Tool "
+        "Gateway. Skips the rest of the wizard.",
     )
     setup_parser.set_defaults(func=cmd_setup)
 
@@ -15167,7 +15353,7 @@ Examples:
     logs_parser = subparsers.add_parser(
         "logs",
         help="View and filter Hermes log files",
-        description="View, tail, and filter agent.log / errors.log / gateway.log / gui.log",
+        description="View, tail, and filter agent.log / errors.log / gateway.log / gui.log / desktop.log",
         formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,
         epilog="""\
 Examples:
@@ -15176,6 +15362,7 @@ Examples:
     hermes logs errors             Show last 50 lines of errors.log
     hermes logs gateway -n 100     Show last 100 lines of gateway.log
     hermes logs gui -f             Follow gui.log in real time
+    hermes logs desktop -f         Follow desktop.log (Electron app boot/backend)
     hermes logs --level WARNING    Only show WARNING and above
     hermes logs --session abc123   Filter by session ID
     hermes logs --component tools  Only show tool-related lines

hermes_cli/plugins.py

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Set, Union
 from hermes_constants import get_hermes_home
 from utils import env_var_enabled
 from hermes_cli.config import cfg_get
+OBSERVER_SCHEMA_VERSION = "hermes.observer.v1"
 
 
 def get_bundled_plugins_dir() -> Path:
@@ -137,10 +138,12 @@ VALID_HOOKS: Set[str] = {
     "post_llm_call",
     "pre_api_request",
     "post_api_request",
+    "api_request_error",
     "on_session_start",
     "on_session_end",
     "on_session_finalize",
     "on_session_reset",
+    "subagent_start",
     "subagent_stop",
     # Gateway pre-dispatch hook. Fired once per incoming MessageEvent
     # after the internal-event guard but BEFORE auth/pairing and agent
@@ -1551,6 +1554,7 @@ class PluginManager:
         are reused.  All injected context is ephemeral — never
         persisted to session DB.
         """
+        kwargs.setdefault("telemetry_schema_version", OBSERVER_SCHEMA_VERSION)
         callbacks = self._hooks.get(hook_name, [])
         results: List[Any] = []
         for cb in callbacks:
@@ -1567,6 +1571,10 @@ class PluginManager:
                 )
         return results
 
+    def has_hook(self, hook_name: str) -> bool:
+        """Return True when at least one callback is registered for a hook."""
+        return bool(self._hooks.get(hook_name))
+
     # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Introspection
     # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1647,6 +1655,10 @@ def invoke_hook(hook_name: str, **kwargs: Any) -> List[Any]:
     return get_plugin_manager().invoke_hook(hook_name, **kwargs)
 
 
+def has_hook(hook_name: str) -> bool:
+    """Return True when a hook has registered callbacks."""
+    return get_plugin_manager().has_hook(hook_name)
+
 
 _thread_tool_whitelist = threading.local()
 
@@ -1669,6 +1681,8 @@ def get_pre_tool_call_block_message(
     task_id: str = "",
     session_id: str = "",
     tool_call_id: str = "",
+    turn_id: str = "",
+    api_request_id: str = "",
 ) -> Optional[str]:
     """Check ``pre_tool_call`` hooks for a blocking directive.
 
@@ -1693,6 +1707,8 @@ def get_pre_tool_call_block_message(
         task_id=task_id,
         session_id=session_id,
         tool_call_id=tool_call_id,
+        turn_id=turn_id,
+        api_request_id=api_request_id,
     )
 
     for result in hook_results:

hermes_cli/portal_cli.py

@@ -1,12 +1,21 @@
-"""``hermes portal`` — small CLI surface for Nous Portal users.
+"""``hermes portal`` — the human-readable entry point for Nous Portal.
+
+Running ``hermes portal`` with no subcommand performs the one-shot Portal
+onboarding: OAuth login, pick a Nous model, switch the inference provider to
+Nous, and offer to enable the Tool Gateway. It is the friendly alias for
+``hermes auth add nous --type oauth`` (which still works), is identical to
+``hermes setup --portal``, and runs the same Nous flow as the first-time quick
+setup.
 
 Subcommands:
-  status   Show Portal auth state + which Tool Gateway tools are routed.
+  (none)   Log in to Nous Portal + set it up (one-shot onboarding).
+  login    Explicit alias for the default one-shot onboarding.
+  info     Show Portal auth state + which Tool Gateway tools are routed.
   open     Open the Portal subscription page in the user's default browser.
   tools    List Tool Gateway tools and which are active in the current config.
 
 This command is intentionally minimal — it does not duplicate functionality
-already in ``hermes auth`` or ``hermes tools``. It's a discovery + status
+already in ``hermes auth`` or ``hermes tools``. It's the onboarding + discovery
 surface for the Portal subscription itself.
 """
 from __future__ import annotations
@@ -49,7 +58,7 @@ def _cmd_status(args) -> int:
     else:
         print(f"  Auth:    {color('not logged in', Colors.YELLOW)}")
         print(f"  Sign up: {SUBSCRIPTION_URL}")
-        print(f"  Login:   hermes auth add nous --type oauth")
+        print(f"  Login:   hermes portal")
 
     # Provider selection (independent of auth)
     model_cfg = config.get("model") if isinstance(config.get("model"), dict) else {}
@@ -134,7 +143,7 @@ def _cmd_tools(args) -> int:
     print(color("  ────────────────────", Colors.MAGENTA))
 
     if not features.nous_auth_present:
-        print(color("  Not logged into Nous Portal — sign in with `hermes auth add nous --type oauth`.", Colors.YELLOW))
+        print(color("  Not logged into Nous Portal — sign in with `hermes portal`.", Colors.YELLOW))
         print()
 
     label_width = max(len(label) for _, label, _ in catalog)
@@ -158,14 +167,37 @@ def _cmd_tools(args) -> int:
     return 0
 
 
+def _cmd_login(args) -> int:
+    """Run the one-shot Nous Portal onboarding (login + model + provider + tools).
+
+    This is the human-readable front door for `hermes auth add nous --type
+    oauth`. It reuses the exact wiring behind `hermes setup --portal` (which in
+    turn runs the same Nous flow as the first-time quick setup), so the
+    commands stay in lockstep: device-code login, pick a Nous model, switch the
+    inference provider to Nous, then offer the Tool Gateway opt-in.
+    """
+    from hermes_cli.setup import _run_portal_one_shot
+
+    config = load_config() or {}
+    try:
+        _run_portal_one_shot(config)
+    except (KeyboardInterrupt, EOFError):
+        print()
+        print("Portal setup cancelled.")
+        return 1
+    return 0
+
+
 def portal_command(args) -> int:
     """Top-level dispatch for `hermes portal <subcommand>`."""
     sub = getattr(args, "portal_command", None)
-    if sub in {None, ""}:
-        # Default to status — matches gh / kubectl conventions where the
-        # subcommand-less form gives a useful overview.
-        return _cmd_status(args)
-    if sub == "status":
+    if sub in {None, "", "login"}:
+        # Default to the one-shot onboarding — `hermes portal` is the
+        # human-readable alias for `hermes auth add nous --type oauth` /
+        # `hermes setup --portal`.
+        return _cmd_login(args)
+    if sub in {"info", "status"}:
+        # `status` kept as a back-compat alias for the prior default.
         return _cmd_status(args)
     if sub == "open":
         return _cmd_open(args)
@@ -180,19 +212,27 @@ def add_parser(subparsers) -> None:
     """Register `hermes portal` on the given argparse subparsers object."""
     portal_parser = subparsers.add_parser(
         "portal",
-        help="Nous Portal status, subscription, and Tool Gateway routing",
+        help="Set up Nous Portal (login, model pick, Tool Gateway); see also `portal info`",
         description=(
-            "Inspect Nous Portal auth, Tool Gateway routing, and open the "
-            "Portal subscription page. Subcommands: status (default), "
-            "open, tools."
+            "Run `hermes portal` with no subcommand to log in to Nous Portal "
+            "and set it up — pick a model, set Nous as your provider, and offer "
+            "the Tool Gateway (the human-readable alias for `hermes auth add "
+            "nous --type oauth`, identical to `hermes setup --portal`). "
+            "Subcommands: login (default), info, open, tools."
         ),
     )
     portal_sub = portal_parser.add_subparsers(dest="portal_command")
 
     portal_sub.add_parser(
-        "status",
-        help="Show Portal auth + Tool Gateway routing summary (default)",
+        "login",
+        help="Log in to Nous Portal + set it up (default; one-shot onboarding)",
     )
+    portal_sub.add_parser(
+        "info",
+        help="Show Portal auth + Tool Gateway routing summary",
+    )
+    # `status` retained as a hidden back-compat alias for `info`.
+    portal_sub.add_parser("status")
     portal_sub.add_parser(
         "open",
         help="Open the Portal subscription page in your default browser",

hermes_cli/pty_bridge.py

@@ -50,6 +50,33 @@ except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover - dev env without ptyprocess
 __all__ = ["PtyBridge", "PtyUnavailableError"]
 
 
+# ``struct winsize`` packs rows/cols as unsigned short (0..65535).  We clamp
+# well below that ceiling: real terminals never exceed a couple thousand
+# columns, and a value above this is a broken probe (WSL2 reports
+# columns=131072) rather than a genuine ultrawide.  Lower bound is 1 — a
+# zero/negative dimension is the classic "no size yet" signal.
+_MIN_DIMENSION = 1
+_MAX_COLS = 2000
+_MAX_ROWS = 1000
+
+
+def _clamp_dimension(value: int, maximum: int) -> int:
+    """Clamp a reported terminal dimension into ``[_MIN_DIMENSION, maximum]``.
+
+    Non-integer / non-finite values fall back to ``_MIN_DIMENSION`` so a bad
+    probe can never reach ``struct.pack`` and raise ``struct.error``.
+    """
+    try:
+        n = int(value)
+    except (TypeError, ValueError, OverflowError):
+        return _MIN_DIMENSION
+    if n < _MIN_DIMENSION:
+        return _MIN_DIMENSION
+    if n > maximum:
+        return maximum
+    return n
+
+
 class PtyUnavailableError(RuntimeError):
     """Raised when a PTY cannot be created on this platform.
 
@@ -189,11 +216,23 @@ class PtyBridge:
             view = view[n:]
 
     def resize(self, cols: int, rows: int) -> None:
-        """Forward a terminal resize to the child via ``TIOCSWINSZ``."""
+        """Forward a terminal resize to the child via ``TIOCSWINSZ``.
+
+        Dimensions are clamped to a sane range first.  Some hosts report
+        garbage window sizes — the motivating case is WSL2, where xterm.js
+        in the dashboard ``/chat`` tab can pick up ``columns=131072,
+        rows=1`` from a broken winsize probe.  ``struct winsize`` packs each
+        field as an unsigned short (max 65535), so an unclamped 131072 would
+        raise ``struct.error`` (not ``OSError``) and break the resize path,
+        leaving the TUI laid out for a one-row / absurdly-wide screen —
+        which is what shows up as blank / disappearing text.
+        """
         if self._closed:
             return
+        cols = _clamp_dimension(cols, _MAX_COLS)
+        rows = _clamp_dimension(rows, _MAX_ROWS)
         # struct winsize: rows, cols, xpixel, ypixel (all unsigned short)
-        winsize = struct.pack("HHHH", max(1, rows), max(1, cols), 0, 0)
+        winsize = struct.pack("HHHH", rows, cols, 0, 0)
         try:
             fcntl.ioctl(self._fd, termios.TIOCSWINSZ, winsize)
         except OSError:

hermes_cli/setup.py

@@ -2721,20 +2721,23 @@ SETUP_SECTIONS = [
 
 
 def _run_portal_one_shot(config: dict) -> None:
-    """One-shot Nous Portal setup — OAuth + provider switch + Tool Gateway.
+    """One-shot Nous Portal setup — OAuth + model pick + provider + Tool Gateway.
 
-    Wired into ``hermes setup --portal``. Does NOT prompt for anything
-    besides what the underlying OAuth + Tool Gateway prompts already need.
-    Designed to be shareable as a single command (``hermes setup --portal``)
-    that gets a brand-new user from zero to a fully working Hermes session
-    with web/image/tts/browser tools all routed via their Portal sub.
+    Wired into ``hermes setup --portal`` and ``hermes portal``. This is the
+    Nous-Portal slice of the first-time quick setup, collapsed into a single
+    shareable command so a brand-new user goes from zero to a fully working
+    Hermes session — model selected, provider set, and web/image/tts/browser
+    tools routed via their Portal sub — without being told to run
+    ``hermes setup`` and hunt for the quick-setup option.
+
+    The login + model selection + provider switch + Tool Gateway opt-in are all
+    delegated to ``_model_flow_nous`` — the exact same flow quick setup uses
+    (``_run_first_time_quick_setup``) and the same one ``hermes model`` runs
+    when you pick Nous. Routing through it (instead of hand-rolling the auth +
+    provider write here) means ``hermes portal`` always offers a model picker,
+    and there is a single source of truth for the Nous onboarding steps.
     """
-    from types import SimpleNamespace
-
-    from hermes_cli.auth_commands import auth_add_command
-    from hermes_cli.config import save_config
-    from hermes_cli.auth import get_nous_auth_status
-    from hermes_cli.nous_subscription import prompt_enable_tool_gateway
+    from hermes_cli.config import load_config
 
     print()
     print(
@@ -2758,77 +2761,46 @@ def _run_portal_one_shot(config: dict) -> None:
     print_info("  Sign up: https://portal.nousresearch.com/manage-subscription")
     print()
 
-    # Skip OAuth if already logged in (don't re-prompt every time the user
-    # runs `hermes setup --portal` after a successful first run).
-    already_logged_in = False
+    # _model_flow_nous handles BOTH the logged-out path (device-code OAuth,
+    # which selects a model internally) and the already-logged-in path (curated
+    # Nous model picker), then offers the Tool Gateway opt-in and sets
+    # provider=nous via the login/model save. This is the same routine quick
+    # setup calls, so `hermes portal` == quick setup's Nous step.
     try:
-        already_logged_in = bool((get_nous_auth_status() or {}).get("logged_in"))
-    except Exception:
-        already_logged_in = False
+        from hermes_cli.main import _model_flow_nous
 
-    if already_logged_in:
-        print_success("  Already logged into Nous Portal.")
-    else:
-        # Hand off to the shared auth wiring so the device-code flow is
-        # identical to `hermes auth add nous --type oauth`. SimpleNamespace
-        # mirrors the argparse Namespace contract that auth_add_command expects.
-        ns = SimpleNamespace(
-            provider="nous",
-            auth_type="oauth",
-            label=None,
-            api_key=None,
-            portal_url=None,
-            inference_url=None,
-            client_id=None,
-            scope=None,
-            no_browser=False,
-            timeout=None,
-            insecure=False,
-            ca_bundle=None,
-        )
-        try:
-            auth_add_command(ns)
-        except SystemExit as e:
-            print()
-            print_error(f"  Nous Portal login failed (exit {e.code}).")
-            print_info("  You can retry later with `hermes auth add nous --type oauth`.")
-            return
-        except (KeyboardInterrupt, EOFError):
-            print()
-            print_info("  Setup cancelled.")
-            return
-        except Exception as exc:
-            print()
-            print_error(f"  Nous Portal login failed: {exc}")
-            print_info("  You can retry later with `hermes auth add nous --type oauth`.")
-            return
-
-    # Set provider → nous so the model picker, status surfaces, and
-    # managed-tool gating all light up. Leave model.model empty so the
-    # runtime picks Nous's default model; the user can change it later
-    # with `hermes model`.
-    model_cfg = config.get("model")
-    if not isinstance(model_cfg, dict):
-        model_cfg = {}
-        config["model"] = model_cfg
-    model_cfg["provider"] = "nous"
-    save_config(config)
-    print()
-    print_success("  Nous set as your inference provider.")
-
-    # Offer the Tool Gateway opt-in (single Y/n) — same flow that fires
-    # from `hermes model` after picking Nous.
-    print()
-    try:
-        prompt_enable_tool_gateway(config)
-    except (KeyboardInterrupt, EOFError):
-        pass
+        _model_flow_nous(config)
+    except (KeyboardInterrupt, EOFError, SystemExit):
+        # _login_nous raises SystemExit(130)/(1) on cancel/failure; the
+        # logged-out path inside _model_flow_nous catches it, but the
+        # expired-session re-login path only catches Exception, so a
+        # SystemExit there would otherwise escape and kill the whole CLI.
+        # Treat all of these as a graceful cancel/abort for the portal flow.
+        print()
+        print_info("  Setup cancelled.")
+        print_info("  You can retry later with `hermes portal`.")
+        return
     except Exception as exc:
-        print_warning(f"  Tool Gateway prompt skipped: {exc}")
+        logger.debug("_model_flow_nous error during `hermes portal`: %s", exc)
+        print()
+        print_error(f"  Nous Portal setup encountered an error: {exc}")
+        print_info("  You can retry later with `hermes portal`.")
+        return
+
+    # Re-sync the in-memory config from disk — _model_flow_nous (and the
+    # underlying login/model save) write via their own load/save cycle, so any
+    # later save_config(config) by a caller must not clobber those values.
+    try:
+        _refreshed = load_config()
+        if isinstance(_refreshed, dict):
+            config.clear()
+            config.update(_refreshed)
+    except Exception:
+        pass
 
     print()
     print_success("Portal setup complete.")
-    print_info("  Run `hermes portal status` to inspect routing.")
+    print_info("  Run `hermes portal info` to inspect routing.")
     print_info("  Run `hermes` to start chatting.")
 
 

hermes_cli/status.py

@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ def show_status(args):
     elif nous_inference_present:
         nous_label = "not logged in (Nous inference key configured)"
     else:
-        nous_label = "not logged in (run: hermes auth add nous --type oauth)"
+        nous_label = "not logged in (run: hermes portal)"
     print(
         f"  {'Nous Portal':<12}  {check_mark(nous_logged_in)} "
         f"{nous_label}"

hermes_cli/web_server.py

@@ -1165,6 +1165,72 @@ async def update_hermes():
     }
 
 
+@app.get("/api/hermes/update/check")
+async def check_hermes_update(force: bool = False):
+    """Report whether a Hermes update is available, without applying it.
+
+    Powers the dashboard's "check before you update" flow: the System page
+    shows the commit-behind count and asks the user to confirm before
+    ``POST /api/hermes/update`` actually runs ``hermes update``.
+
+    Returns:
+        install_method: 'git' | 'pip' | 'docker' | 'nixos' | 'homebrew' | ...
+        current_version: installed Hermes version string
+        behind: commits behind upstream (>=1), 0 if up to date,
+                -1 if behind by an unknown count (nix/pypi), or null if the
+                check could not run (offline, no remote, etc.)
+        update_available: convenience bool (behind is non-zero and not null)
+        can_apply: True when the dashboard's update button can apply it
+                   in place (git/pip); False for docker/nix/homebrew where the
+                   user must update out-of-band
+        update_command: the recommended command for this install method
+        message: human-readable guidance for non-applyable methods
+    """
+    install_method = detect_install_method(PROJECT_ROOT)
+    update_command = recommended_update_command_for_method(install_method)
+
+    payload: Dict[str, Any] = {
+        "install_method": install_method,
+        "current_version": __version__,
+        "behind": None,
+        "update_available": False,
+        "can_apply": install_method in ("git", "pip"),
+        "update_command": update_command,
+        "message": None,
+    }
+
+    if install_method == "docker":
+        payload["message"] = format_docker_update_message()
+        return payload
+
+    # banner.check_for_updates() handles git / pypi / nix-revision paths and
+    # caches the result for 6h. ``force`` busts the cache so the "Check now"
+    # button reflects reality immediately.
+    try:
+        from hermes_cli.banner import check_for_updates
+
+        if force:
+            try:
+                (get_hermes_home() / ".update_check").unlink()
+            except OSError:
+                pass
+
+        behind = await asyncio.to_thread(check_for_updates)
+    except Exception:
+        _log.exception("Update check failed")
+        behind = None
+
+    payload["behind"] = behind
+    if behind is None:
+        payload["message"] = "Couldn't reach the update source — try again later."
+    elif behind == 0:
+        payload["message"] = "You're on the latest version."
+    else:
+        payload["update_available"] = True
+
+    return payload
+
+
 @app.post("/api/audio/transcribe")
 async def transcribe_audio_upload(payload: AudioTranscriptionRequest):
     data_url = (payload.data_url or "").strip()
@@ -1463,7 +1529,15 @@ async def get_sessions(
 
 @app.get("/api/sessions/search")
 async def search_sessions(q: str = "", limit: int = 20):
-    """Full-text search across session message content using FTS5."""
+    """Full-text search across session message content using FTS5.
+
+    Results are deduped by compression lineage, not by raw ``session_id``.
+    Auto-compression rotates a conversation onto a fresh session id (and leaves
+    the old segment's messages in the FTS index), so one logical chat can own
+    many ``sessions`` rows that all match the same query. Branches also use
+    ``parent_session_id``, but they are real alternate conversations; don't
+    collapse branch-specific hits back into the parent.
+    """
     if not q or not q.strip():
         return {"results": []}
     try:
@@ -1481,20 +1555,99 @@ async def search_sessions(q: str = "", limit: int = 20):
                 else:
                     terms.append(token + "*")
             prefix_query = " ".join(terms)
-            matches = db.search_messages(query=prefix_query, limit=limit)
-            # Group by session_id — return unique sessions with their best snippet
+            # Over-fetch so lineage dedup can still surface `limit` distinct
+            # conversations even when several hits collapse onto one root.
+            fetch_limit = max(limit * 5, 50)
+            matches = db.search_messages(query=prefix_query, limit=fetch_limit)
+
+            # Walk parent_session_id to the compression root, memoized so a
+            # chain of compression segments only costs one walk. We deliberately
+            # stop at branch/delegate edges: those sessions may diverge from the
+            # parent and should remain searchable on their own.
+            root_cache: dict = {}
+
+            def compression_root(session_id: str) -> str:
+                if not session_id:
+                    return session_id
+                if session_id in root_cache:
+                    return root_cache[session_id]
+                chain = []
+                cur = session_id
+                visited = set()
+                root = session_id
+                while cur and cur not in visited:
+                    visited.add(cur)
+                    chain.append(cur)
+                    if cur in root_cache:
+                        root = root_cache[cur]
+                        break
+                    try:
+                        s = db.get_session(cur)
+                    except Exception:
+                        s = None
+                    if not s:
+                        root = cur
+                        break
+                    parent = s.get("parent_session_id") if isinstance(s, dict) else None
+                    if not parent:
+                        root = cur
+                        break
+                    try:
+                        parent_session = db.get_session(parent)
+                    except Exception:
+                        parent_session = None
+                    if not parent_session:
+                        root = cur
+                        break
+                    parent_ended_at = parent_session.get("ended_at")
+                    started_at = s.get("started_at")
+                    is_compression_edge = (
+                        parent_session.get("end_reason") == "compression"
+                        and parent_ended_at is not None
+                        and started_at is not None
+                        and started_at >= parent_ended_at
+                    )
+                    if not is_compression_edge:
+                        root = cur
+                        break
+                    cur = parent
+                for node in chain:
+                    root_cache[node] = root
+                return root
+
+            tip_cache: dict = {}
+
+            def lineage_tip(root_id: str) -> str:
+                if root_id in tip_cache:
+                    return tip_cache[root_id]
+                tip = root_id
+                try:
+                    resolved = db.get_compression_tip(root_id)
+                    if resolved:
+                        tip = resolved
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+                tip_cache[root_id] = tip
+                return tip
+
+            # Keep the best (first / most relevant) hit per compression root.
             seen: dict = {}
             for m in matches:
-                sid = m["session_id"]
-                if sid not in seen:
-                    seen[sid] = {
-                        "session_id": sid,
-                        "snippet": m.get("snippet", ""),
-                        "role": m.get("role"),
-                        "source": m.get("source"),
-                        "model": m.get("model"),
-                        "session_started": m.get("session_started"),
-                    }
+                raw_sid = m["session_id"]
+                root = compression_root(raw_sid)
+                if root in seen:
+                    continue
+                seen[root] = {
+                    "session_id": lineage_tip(root),
+                    "lineage_root": root,
+                    "snippet": m.get("snippet", ""),
+                    "role": m.get("role"),
+                    "source": m.get("source"),
+                    "model": m.get("model"),
+                    "session_started": m.get("session_started"),
+                }
+                if len(seen) >= limit:
+                    break
             return {"results": list(seen.values())}
         finally:
             db.close()
@@ -1978,6 +2131,7 @@ async def update_config(body: ConfigUpdate):
 @app.get("/api/env")
 async def get_env_vars():
     env_on_disk = load_env()
+    channel_keys = _channel_managed_env_keys()
     result = {}
     for var_name, info in OPTIONAL_ENV_VARS.items():
         value = env_on_disk.get(var_name)
@@ -1990,6 +2144,10 @@ async def get_env_vars():
             "is_password": info.get("password", False),
             "tools": info.get("tools", []),
             "advanced": info.get("advanced", False),
+            # True when this var is a messaging-platform credential owned by a
+            # Channels page card. The Keys/Env page uses this to hide it and
+            # avoid duplicating the (richer) Channels configuration UI.
+            "channel_managed": var_name in channel_keys,
         }
     return result
 
@@ -2518,6 +2676,25 @@ def _messaging_platform_catalog() -> tuple[dict[str, Any], ...]:
     return tuple(entries)
 
 
+def _channel_managed_env_keys() -> frozenset[str]:
+    """Env-var keys owned by a Channels page platform card.
+
+    The Channels page is the canonical surface for configuring messaging
+    platform credentials (with connection status, test, enable toggle and
+    gateway restart). The Keys/Env page consults this set to hide those vars
+    so the same fields aren't duplicated in a plainer UI. Best-effort: if the
+    gateway catalog can't be built, nothing is flagged and Keys shows it all.
+    """
+    try:
+        keys: set[str] = set()
+        for entry in _messaging_platform_catalog():
+            keys.update(entry.get("env_vars", ()))
+        return frozenset(keys)
+    except Exception:
+        _log.debug("could not build channel-managed env key set", exc_info=True)
+        return frozenset()
+
+
 def _build_catalog_entry(
     platform_id: str, plugin_entry: Any | None = None
 ) -> dict[str, Any]:
@@ -5869,7 +6046,11 @@ async def search_skills_hub(q: str = "", source: str = "all", limit: int = 20):
 class ProfileCreate(BaseModel):
     name: str
     clone_from_default: bool = False
+    clone_all: bool = False
     no_skills: bool = False
+    description: Optional[str] = None
+    provider: Optional[str] = None
+    model: Optional[str] = None
 
 
 class ProfileRename(BaseModel):
@@ -5880,6 +6061,23 @@ class ProfileSoulUpdate(BaseModel):
     content: str
 
 
+class ProfileActiveUpdate(BaseModel):
+    name: str
+
+
+class ProfileDescriptionUpdate(BaseModel):
+    description: str = ""
+
+
+class ProfileModelUpdate(BaseModel):
+    provider: str
+    model: str
+
+
+class ProfileDescribeAuto(BaseModel):
+    overwrite: bool = False
+
+
 def _profile_attr(info, name: str, default: Any = None) -> Any:
     try:
         return getattr(info, name)
@@ -5896,6 +6094,13 @@ def _profile_to_dict(info) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         "provider": _profile_attr(info, "provider"),
         "has_env": bool(_profile_attr(info, "has_env", False)),
         "skill_count": int(_profile_attr(info, "skill_count", 0) or 0),
+        "gateway_running": bool(_profile_attr(info, "gateway_running", False)),
+        "description": _profile_attr(info, "description", "") or "",
+        "description_auto": bool(_profile_attr(info, "description_auto", False)),
+        "distribution_name": _profile_attr(info, "distribution_name"),
+        "distribution_version": _profile_attr(info, "distribution_version"),
+        "distribution_source": _profile_attr(info, "distribution_source"),
+        "has_alias": _profile_attr(info, "alias_path") is not None,
     }
 
 
@@ -5918,6 +6123,13 @@ def _fallback_profile_dicts(profiles_mod) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
             "provider": provider,
             "has_env": (default_home / ".env").exists(),
             "skill_count": _safe(lambda: profiles_mod._count_skills(default_home), 0),
+            "gateway_running": _safe(lambda: profiles_mod._check_gateway_running(default_home), False),
+            "description": _safe(lambda: profiles_mod.read_profile_meta(default_home).get("description", ""), ""),
+            "description_auto": _safe(lambda: profiles_mod.read_profile_meta(default_home).get("description_auto", False), False),
+            "distribution_name": None,
+            "distribution_version": None,
+            "distribution_source": None,
+            "has_alias": False,
         })
 
     profiles_root = profiles_mod._get_profiles_root()
@@ -5934,6 +6146,13 @@ def _fallback_profile_dicts(profiles_mod) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
                 "provider": provider,
                 "has_env": (entry / ".env").exists(),
                 "skill_count": _safe(lambda entry=entry: profiles_mod._count_skills(entry), 0),
+                "gateway_running": _safe(lambda entry=entry: profiles_mod._check_gateway_running(entry), False),
+                "description": _safe(lambda entry=entry: profiles_mod.read_profile_meta(entry).get("description", ""), ""),
+                "description_auto": _safe(lambda entry=entry: profiles_mod.read_profile_meta(entry).get("description_auto", False), False),
+                "distribution_name": None,
+                "distribution_version": None,
+                "distribution_source": None,
+                "has_alias": False,
             })
 
     return profiles
@@ -5957,6 +6176,34 @@ def _profile_setup_command(name: str) -> str:
     return "hermes setup" if name == "default" else f"{name} setup"
 
 
+def _write_profile_model(profile_dir: Path, provider: str, model: str) -> None:
+    """Write the main model assignment into a specific profile's config.yaml.
+
+    Scopes ``load_config``/``save_config`` to ``profile_dir`` via the
+    context-local HERMES_HOME override so the write lands in the target
+    profile's config rather than the dashboard process's active profile.
+    Clears any stale ``base_url`` / ``context_length`` the same way
+    ``POST /api/model/set`` does, since the new model may differ.
+    """
+    from hermes_constants import set_hermes_home_override, reset_hermes_home_override
+
+    token = set_hermes_home_override(str(profile_dir))
+    try:
+        cfg = load_config()
+        model_cfg = cfg.get("model", {})
+        if not isinstance(model_cfg, dict):
+            model_cfg = {}
+        model_cfg["provider"] = provider
+        model_cfg["default"] = model
+        if model_cfg.get("base_url"):
+            model_cfg["base_url"] = ""
+        model_cfg.pop("context_length", None)
+        cfg["model"] = model_cfg
+        save_config(cfg)
+    finally:
+        reset_hermes_home_override(token)
+
+
 @app.get("/api/profiles")
 async def list_profiles_endpoint():
     from hermes_cli import profiles as profiles_mod
@@ -5970,19 +6217,22 @@ async def list_profiles_endpoint():
 @app.post("/api/profiles")
 async def create_profile_endpoint(body: ProfileCreate):
     from hermes_cli import profiles as profiles_mod
+    clone = body.clone_from_default or body.clone_all
     try:
         path = profiles_mod.create_profile(
             name=body.name,
-            clone_from="default" if body.clone_from_default else None,
-            clone_config=body.clone_from_default,
+            clone_from="default" if clone else None,
+            clone_all=body.clone_all,
+            clone_config=body.clone_from_default and not body.clone_all,
             no_skills=body.no_skills,
+            description=body.description,
         )
         # Match the CLI's profile-create flow: fresh named profiles get the
         # bundled skills installed. When cloning from default, create_profile()
         # has already copied the source profile's skills, including any
         # user-installed skills. When no_skills=True, create_profile() wrote
         # the opt-out marker and seed_profile_skills() will no-op.
-        if not body.clone_from_default:
+        if not clone:
             profiles_mod.seed_profile_skills(path, quiet=True)
 
         # Match the CLI's profile-create flow: named profiles should get a
@@ -5995,7 +6245,63 @@ async def create_profile_endpoint(body: ProfileCreate):
     except Exception as e:
         _log.exception("POST /api/profiles failed")
         raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=str(e))
-    return {"ok": True, "name": body.name, "path": str(path)}
+
+    # Optional explicit model assignment for the new profile. Best-effort:
+    # the profile already exists, so a model-write hiccup must not 500 the
+    # whole create — the user can set the model later from the Models page
+    # or `<profile> setup`.
+    provider = (body.provider or "").strip()
+    model = (body.model or "").strip()
+    model_set = False
+    if provider and model:
+        try:
+            _write_profile_model(path, provider, model)
+            model_set = True
+        except Exception:
+            _log.exception("Setting model for new profile %s failed", body.name)
+
+    return {"ok": True, "name": body.name, "path": str(path), "model_set": model_set}
+
+
+@app.get("/api/profiles/active")
+async def get_active_profile_endpoint():
+    """Return the sticky active profile and the profile this dashboard
+    process is currently running as.
+
+    ``active`` is the sticky default written by ``hermes profile use`` —
+    the profile new CLI invocations pick up. ``current`` is the profile
+    the running dashboard/gateway is scoped to (derived from HERMES_HOME).
+    """
+    from hermes_cli import profiles as profiles_mod
+    try:
+        active = profiles_mod.get_active_profile() or "default"
+    except Exception:
+        active = "default"
+    try:
+        current = profiles_mod.get_active_profile_name() or "default"
+    except Exception:
+        current = "default"
+    return {"active": active, "current": current}
+
+
+@app.post("/api/profiles/active")
+async def set_active_profile_endpoint(body: ProfileActiveUpdate):
+    """Set the sticky active profile (mirrors ``hermes profile use``).
+
+    Note: this does not retarget the already-running dashboard process —
+    it changes which profile subsequent CLI commands and gateways use.
+    """
+    from hermes_cli import profiles as profiles_mod
+    try:
+        profiles_mod.set_active_profile(body.name)
+    except FileNotFoundError as e:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail=str(e))
+    except ValueError as e:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=str(e))
+    except Exception as e:
+        _log.exception("POST /api/profiles/active failed")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=str(e))
+    return {"ok": True, "active": profiles_mod.normalize_profile_name(body.name)}
 
 
 @app.get("/api/profiles/{name}/setup-command")
@@ -6112,6 +6418,77 @@ async def update_profile_soul(name: str, body: ProfileSoulUpdate):
     return {"ok": True}
 
 
+@app.put("/api/profiles/{name}/description")
+async def update_profile_description_endpoint(name: str, body: ProfileDescriptionUpdate):
+    """Set or clear a profile's role description (kanban routing signal).
+
+    Empty string clears the description. Non-empty stores it as a
+    user-authored description (``description_auto: false``) so the
+    auto-describer won't overwrite it on a sweep.
+    """
+    from hermes_cli import profiles as profiles_mod
+    profile_dir = _resolve_profile_dir(name)
+    text = (body.description or "").strip()
+    try:
+        profiles_mod.write_profile_meta(
+            profile_dir,
+            description=text,
+            description_auto=False,
+        )
+    except Exception as e:
+        _log.exception("PUT /api/profiles/%s/description failed", name)
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=str(e))
+    return {"ok": True, "description": text, "description_auto": False}
+
+
+@app.put("/api/profiles/{name}/model")
+async def update_profile_model_endpoint(name: str, body: ProfileModelUpdate):
+    """Set the main model (``model.default`` + ``model.provider``) for a
+    specific profile's config.yaml, without touching the dashboard's own
+    active profile. Mirrors ``POST /api/model/set`` (main scope) but scoped
+    to the named profile via the HERMES_HOME override.
+    """
+    profile_dir = _resolve_profile_dir(name)
+    provider = (body.provider or "").strip()
+    model = (body.model or "").strip()
+    if not provider or not model:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="provider and model are required")
+    try:
+        _write_profile_model(profile_dir, provider, model)
+    except Exception as e:
+        _log.exception("PUT /api/profiles/%s/model failed", name)
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=str(e))
+    return {"ok": True, "provider": provider, "model": model}
+
+
+@app.post("/api/profiles/{name}/describe-auto")
+async def describe_profile_auto_endpoint(name: str, body: ProfileDescribeAuto):
+    """Auto-generate a profile's description via the auxiliary LLM
+    (``auxiliary.profile_describer``). Mirrors ``hermes profile describe
+    <name> --auto``.
+
+    A failed generation (no aux client, LLM error, …) is returned as
+    ``ok: false`` with a reason rather than an HTTP error so the UI can
+    surface it inline and let the operator fix config and retry.
+    """
+    _resolve_profile_dir(name)
+    try:
+        from hermes_cli import profile_describer
+        outcome = profile_describer.describe_profile(name, overwrite=bool(body.overwrite))
+    except Exception as e:
+        _log.exception("POST /api/profiles/%s/describe-auto failed", name)
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=str(e))
+    return {
+        "ok": bool(outcome.ok),
+        "reason": outcome.reason,
+        "description": outcome.description,
+        # Only a successful generation is an auto-authored description. A failed
+        # sweep leaves any existing description untouched, so don't claim it's
+        # auto-generated.
+        "description_auto": bool(outcome.ok),
+    }
+
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Skills & Tools endpoints
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

model_tools.py

@@ -799,12 +799,73 @@ def _coerce_boolean(value: str):
     return value
 
 
+def _tool_result_observer_fields(result: Any) -> tuple[str, Optional[str], Optional[str]]:
+    try:
+        parsed_result = json.loads(result) if isinstance(result, str) else result
+        if isinstance(parsed_result, dict) and parsed_result.get("error"):
+            return "error", "tool_error", str(parsed_result.get("error"))
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+    return "ok", None, None
+
+
+def _emit_post_tool_call_hook(
+    *,
+    function_name: str,
+    function_args: Dict[str, Any],
+    result: Any,
+    task_id: Optional[str] = None,
+    session_id: Optional[str] = None,
+    tool_call_id: Optional[str] = None,
+    turn_id: Optional[str] = None,
+    api_request_id: Optional[str] = None,
+    duration_ms: int = 0,
+    status: Optional[str] = None,
+    error_type: Optional[str] = None,
+    error_message: Optional[str] = None,
+) -> None:
+    """Emit the ``post_tool_call`` observer hook.
+
+    No-ops cheaply when no plugin has registered for ``post_tool_call`` —
+    the ``has_hook`` gate skips both the result-field derivation and the
+    payload dispatch so the no-listener path costs one dict lookup.  When
+    ``status`` is not supplied, the ok/error fields are derived from the
+    result *after* the gate (parsing the result is only worth it when a
+    listener will actually consume it).
+    """
+    try:
+        from hermes_cli.plugins import has_hook, invoke_hook
+        if not has_hook("post_tool_call"):
+            return
+        if status is None:
+            status, error_type, error_message = _tool_result_observer_fields(result)
+        invoke_hook(
+            "post_tool_call",
+            tool_name=function_name,
+            args=function_args,
+            result=result,
+            task_id=task_id or "",
+            session_id=session_id or "",
+            tool_call_id=tool_call_id or "",
+            turn_id=turn_id or "",
+            api_request_id=api_request_id or "",
+            duration_ms=duration_ms,
+            status=status,
+            error_type=error_type,
+            error_message=error_message,
+        )
+    except Exception as _hook_err:
+        logger.debug("post_tool_call hook error: %s", _hook_err)
+
+
 def handle_function_call(
     function_name: str,
     function_args: Dict[str, Any],
     task_id: Optional[str] = None,
     tool_call_id: Optional[str] = None,
     session_id: Optional[str] = None,
+    turn_id: Optional[str] = None,
+    api_request_id: Optional[str] = None,
     user_task: Optional[str] = None,
     enabled_tools: Optional[List[str]] = None,
     skip_pre_tool_call_hook: bool = False,
@@ -837,6 +898,8 @@ def handle_function_call(
     """
     # Coerce string arguments to their schema-declared types (e.g. "42"→42)
     function_args = coerce_tool_args(function_name, function_args)
+    if not isinstance(function_args, dict):
+        function_args = {}
 
     # ── Tool Search bridge dispatch ──────────────────────────────────
     # tool_search and tool_describe are pure catalog reads — handle them
@@ -935,12 +998,28 @@ def handle_function_call(
                     task_id=task_id or "",
                     session_id=session_id or "",
                     tool_call_id=tool_call_id or "",
+                    turn_id=turn_id or "",
+                    api_request_id=api_request_id or "",
                 )
             except Exception as _hook_err:
                 logger.debug("pre_tool_call hook error: %s", _hook_err)
 
             if block_message is not None:
-                return json.dumps({"error": block_message}, ensure_ascii=False)
+                result = json.dumps({"error": block_message}, ensure_ascii=False)
+                _emit_post_tool_call_hook(
+                    function_name=function_name,
+                    function_args=function_args,
+                    result=result,
+                    task_id=task_id,
+                    session_id=session_id,
+                    tool_call_id=tool_call_id,
+                    turn_id=turn_id,
+                    api_request_id=api_request_id,
+                    status="blocked",
+                    error_type="plugin_block",
+                    error_message=block_message,
+                )
+                return result
 
         # ACP/Zed edit approval runs before any file mutation.  The requester
         # is bound via ContextVar only for ACP sessions, so CLI/gateway paths
@@ -973,37 +1052,56 @@ def handle_function_call(
         # to wrap every tool manually.  We use monotonic() so the value is
         # unaffected by wall-clock adjustments during the call.
         _dispatch_start = time.monotonic()
-        if function_name == "execute_code":
-            # Prefer the caller-provided list so subagents can't overwrite
-            # the parent's tool set via the process-global.
-            sandbox_enabled = enabled_tools if enabled_tools is not None else _last_resolved_tool_names
-            result = registry.dispatch(
-                function_name, function_args,
-                task_id=task_id,
-                enabled_tools=sandbox_enabled,
+        _approval_tokens = None
+        try:
+            from tools.approval import (
+                reset_current_observability_context,
+                set_current_observability_context,
             )
-        else:
-            result = registry.dispatch(
-                function_name, function_args,
-                task_id=task_id,
-                user_task=user_task,
+            _approval_tokens = set_current_observability_context(
+                turn_id=turn_id or "",
+                tool_call_id=tool_call_id or "",
             )
+        except Exception:
+            reset_current_observability_context = None
+        try:
+            if function_name == "execute_code":
+                # Prefer the caller-provided list so subagents can't overwrite
+                # the parent's tool set via the process-global.
+                sandbox_enabled = enabled_tools if enabled_tools is not None else _last_resolved_tool_names
+                def _dispatch(next_args: Dict[str, Any]) -> Any:
+                    return registry.dispatch(
+                        function_name, next_args,
+                        task_id=task_id,
+                        enabled_tools=sandbox_enabled,
+                    )
+            else:
+                def _dispatch(next_args: Dict[str, Any]) -> Any:
+                    return registry.dispatch(
+                        function_name, next_args,
+                        task_id=task_id,
+                        user_task=user_task,
+                    )
+            result = _dispatch(function_args)
+        finally:
+            if _approval_tokens is not None and reset_current_observability_context is not None:
+                try:
+                    reset_current_observability_context(_approval_tokens)
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
         duration_ms = int((time.monotonic() - _dispatch_start) * 1000)
 
-        try:
-            from hermes_cli.plugins import invoke_hook
-            invoke_hook(
-                "post_tool_call",
-                tool_name=function_name,
-                args=function_args,
-                result=result,
-                task_id=task_id or "",
-                session_id=session_id or "",
-                tool_call_id=tool_call_id or "",
-                duration_ms=duration_ms,
-            )
-        except Exception as _hook_err:
-            logger.debug("post_tool_call hook error: %s", _hook_err)
+        _emit_post_tool_call_hook(
+            function_name=function_name,
+            function_args=function_args,
+            result=result,
+            task_id=task_id,
+            session_id=session_id,
+            tool_call_id=tool_call_id,
+            turn_id=turn_id,
+            api_request_id=api_request_id,
+            duration_ms=duration_ms,
+        )
 
         # Generic tool-result canonicalization seam: plugins receive the
         # final result string (JSON, usually) and may replace it by
@@ -1011,22 +1109,31 @@ def handle_function_call(
         # post_tool_call (which stays observational) and before the result
         # is appended back into conversation context. Fail-open; the first
         # valid string return wins; non-string returns are ignored.
+        # Gated on has_hook so the no-listener path skips both the result
+        # field derivation and the payload dispatch.
         try:
-            from hermes_cli.plugins import invoke_hook
-            hook_results = invoke_hook(
-                "transform_tool_result",
-                tool_name=function_name,
-                args=function_args,
-                result=result,
-                task_id=task_id or "",
-                session_id=session_id or "",
-                tool_call_id=tool_call_id or "",
-                duration_ms=duration_ms,
-            )
-            for hook_result in hook_results:
-                if isinstance(hook_result, str):
-                    result = hook_result
-                    break
+            from hermes_cli.plugins import has_hook, invoke_hook
+            if has_hook("transform_tool_result"):
+                status, error_type, error_message = _tool_result_observer_fields(result)
+                hook_results = invoke_hook(
+                    "transform_tool_result",
+                    tool_name=function_name,
+                    args=function_args,
+                    result=result,
+                    task_id=task_id or "",
+                    session_id=session_id or "",
+                    tool_call_id=tool_call_id or "",
+                    turn_id=turn_id or "",
+                    api_request_id=api_request_id or "",
+                    duration_ms=duration_ms,
+                    status=status,
+                    error_type=error_type,
+                    error_message=error_message,
+                )
+                for hook_result in hook_results:
+                    if isinstance(hook_result, str):
+                        result = hook_result
+                        break
         except Exception as _hook_err:
             logger.debug("transform_tool_result hook error: %s", _hook_err)
 

nix/checks.nix

@@ -160,6 +160,53 @@ json.dump(sorted(leaf_paths(DEFAULT_CONFIG)), sys.stdout, indent=2)
           echo "ok" > $out/result
         '';
 
+        # Verify bundled i18n locale catalogs are present and resolvable.
+        # Regression for #23943 / #27632 / #35374 — sealed Nix venvs dropped
+        # locales/, surfacing raw i18n keys like gateway.reset.header_default.
+        bundled-locales = pkgs.runCommand "hermes-bundled-locales" { } ''
+          set -e
+          echo "=== Checking bundled locales ==="
+          test -d ${hermes-agent}/share/hermes-agent/locales || (echo "FAIL: locales directory missing"; exit 1)
+          echo "PASS: locales directory exists"
+
+          LOC_COUNT=$(find ${hermes-agent}/share/hermes-agent/locales -name "*.yaml" | wc -l)
+          test "$LOC_COUNT" -ge 16 || (echo "FAIL: expected >=16 catalogs, found $LOC_COUNT"; exit 1)
+          echo "PASS: $LOC_COUNT locale catalogs found"
+
+          test -f ${hermes-agent}/share/hermes-agent/locales/en.yaml || (echo "FAIL: en.yaml missing"; exit 1)
+          echo "PASS: en.yaml present"
+
+          grep -q "HERMES_BUNDLED_LOCALES" ${hermes-agent}/bin/hermes || \
+            (echo "FAIL: HERMES_BUNDLED_LOCALES not in wrapper"; exit 1)
+          echo "PASS: HERMES_BUNDLED_LOCALES set in wrapper"
+
+          echo "=== Rendering via the wrapper override (HERMES_BUNDLED_LOCALES) ==="
+          export HOME=$(mktemp -d)
+          RENDERED=$(cd "$HOME" && HERMES_BUNDLED_LOCALES=${hermes-agent}/share/hermes-agent/locales \
+            ${hermesVenv}/bin/python3 -c "from agent import i18n; print(i18n.t('gateway.reset.header_default', lang='en'))")
+          echo "rendered: $RENDERED"
+          test "$RENDERED" != "gateway.reset.header_default" || (echo "FAIL: i18n returned the raw key with HERMES_BUNDLED_LOCALES set"; exit 1)
+          echo "PASS: i18n renders a human string via the wrapper override"
+
+          # Defense-in-depth check: the sealed venv must ALSO resolve catalogs
+          # with NO env var, via the wheel's setuptools data-files materialized
+          # into the venv data scheme. If a future uv2nix bump drops data-files,
+          # the wrapper override above would mask the regression at runtime while
+          # `pip install`/other sealed paths silently break — this catches it.
+          echo "=== Rendering WITHOUT the env var (data-files materialization) ==="
+          BARE_DIR=$(cd "$HOME" && ${hermesVenv}/bin/python3 -c "from agent import i18n; print(i18n._locales_dir())")
+          BARE=$(cd "$HOME" && ${hermesVenv}/bin/python3 -c "from agent import i18n; print(i18n.t('gateway.reset.header_default', lang='en'))")
+          echo "resolved dir (no env var): $BARE_DIR"
+          echo "rendered: $BARE"
+          test "$BARE" != "gateway.reset.header_default" || \
+            (echo "FAIL: sealed venv could not resolve locales without HERMES_BUNDLED_LOCALES — data-files materialization regressed"; exit 1)
+          echo "PASS: sealed venv resolves locales via data-files without the env var"
+
+          echo "=== All bundled locales checks passed ==="
+          mkdir -p $out
+          echo "ok" > $out/result
+        '';
+
         # Verify bundled TUI is present and compiled
         bundled-tui = pkgs.runCommand "hermes-bundled-tui" { } ''
           set -e

nix/hermes-agent.nix

@@ -67,6 +67,21 @@ let
     filter = path: _type: !(lib.hasInfix "/__pycache__/" path);
   };
 
+  # i18n locale catalogs (locales/*.yaml). Shipped into the store and pointed
+  # at by HERMES_BUNDLED_LOCALES so the wrapped binary always resolves human
+  # strings instead of raw i18n keys (#23943 / #27632 / #35374).
+  #
+  # Defense-in-depth, not load-bearing: the wheel already declares locales/ as
+  # setuptools data-files, so uv2nix materializes them into the venv's data
+  # scheme and agent/i18n.py resolves them with no env var. The wrapper override
+  # pins the store path so a future uv2nix change that drops data-files can't
+  # silently ship raw keys via `nix build` (checks don't run on a plain build).
+  # The bundled-locales flake check verifies BOTH paths independently.
+  #
+  # Plain cleanSource (no __pycache__ filter): locales/ is bare *.yaml, never
+  # compiled, so it never carries a __pycache__ dir to exclude.
+  bundledLocales = lib.cleanSource ../locales;
+
   runtimeDeps = [
     nodejs
     ripgrep
@@ -151,6 +166,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     mkdir -p $out/share/hermes-agent $out/bin
     cp -r ${bundledSkills} $out/share/hermes-agent/skills
     cp -r ${bundledPlugins} $out/share/hermes-agent/plugins
+    cp -r ${bundledLocales} $out/share/hermes-agent/locales
     cp -r ${hermesWeb} $out/share/hermes-agent/web_dist
 
     mkdir -p $out/ui-tui
@@ -162,6 +178,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
           --suffix PATH : "${runtimePath}" \
           --set HERMES_BUNDLED_SKILLS $out/share/hermes-agent/skills \
           --set HERMES_BUNDLED_PLUGINS $out/share/hermes-agent/plugins \
+          --set HERMES_BUNDLED_LOCALES $out/share/hermes-agent/locales \
           --set HERMES_WEB_DIST $out/share/hermes-agent/web_dist \
           --set HERMES_TUI_DIR $out/ui-tui \
           --set HERMES_PYTHON ${hermesVenv}/bin/python3 \

nix/lib.nix

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ let
 
   # Single npm deps fetch from the workspace root lockfile.
   # All workspace packages share this derivation.
-  npmDepsHash = "sha256-WudVthIvvyqaKDr3SwRAswd8csvByzUb+T8jCqeai6g=";
+  npmDepsHash = "sha256-2CoB0uUc8Pf9iNR0I1EzVqgL89B5sADnC9sxGah8ndU=";
 
   npmDeps = pkgs.fetchNpmDeps {
     inherit src;

package-lock.json

@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@eslint/js": "^9.39.4",
+        "@testing-library/dom": "^10.4.0",
         "@testing-library/react": "^16.3.2",
         "@types/hast": "^3.0.4",
         "@types/node": "^24.12.2",
@@ -7847,7 +7848,6 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-o4PXJQidqJl82ckFaXUeoAW+XysPLauYI43Abki5hABd853iMhitooc6znOnczgbTYmEP6U6/y1ZyKAIsvMKGg==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@babel/code-frame": "^7.10.4",
         "@babel/runtime": "^7.12.5",
@@ -7906,8 +7906,7 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/aria-query/-/aria-query-5.0.4.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-rfT93uj5s0PRL7EzccGMs3brplhcrghnDoV26NqKhCAS1hVo+WdNsPvE/yb6ilfr5hi2MEk6d5EWJTKdxg8jVw==",
       "dev": true,
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true
+      "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/@types/babel__core": {
       "version": "7.20.5",
@@ -9201,7 +9200,6 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-b0P0sZPKtyu8HkeRAfCq0IfURZK+SuwMjY1UXGBU27wpAiTwQAIlq56IbIO+ytk/JjS1fMR14ee5WBBfKi5J6A==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
-      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "dequal": "^2.0.3"
       }
@@ -11220,8 +11218,7 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dom-accessibility-api/-/dom-accessibility-api-0.5.16.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-X7BJ2yElsnOJ30pZF4uIIDfBEVgF4XEBxL9Bxhy6dnrm5hkzqmsWHGTiHqRiITNhMyFLyAiWndIJP7Z1NTteDg==",
       "dev": true,
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true
+      "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/dom-serializer": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
@@ -15167,7 +15164,6 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-h5bgJWpxJNswbU7qCrV0tIKQCaS3blPDrqKWx+QxzuzL1zGUzij9XCWLrSLsJPu5t+eWA/ycetzYAO5IOMcWAQ==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
       "bin": {
         "lz-string": "bin/bin.js"
       }
@@ -17140,7 +17136,6 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-Qb1gy5OrP5+zDf2Bvnzdl3jsTf1qXVMazbvCoKhtKqVs4/YK4ozX4gKQJJVyNe+cajNPn0KoC0MC3FUmaHWEmQ==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "ansi-regex": "^5.0.1",
         "ansi-styles": "^5.0.0",
@@ -17156,7 +17151,6 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-Cxwpt2SfTzTtXcfOlzGEee8O+c+MmUgGrNiBcXnuWxuFJHe6a5Hz7qwhwe5OgaSYI0IJvkLqWX1ASG+cJOkEiA==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=10"
       },
@@ -17534,8 +17528,7 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-is/-/react-is-17.0.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-w2GsyukL62IJnlaff/nRegPQR94C/XXamvMWmSHRJ4y7Ts/4ocGRmTHvOs8PSE6pB3dWOrD/nueuU5sduBsQ4w==",
       "dev": true,
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true
+      "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/react-reconciler": {
       "version": "0.33.0",

plugins/observability/nemo_relay/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,368 @@
+# NeMo Relay Observability
+
+Optional Hermes observability plugin that maps Hermes observer hooks to
+NeMo Relay scopes, LLM spans, tool spans, marks, ATOF, and ATIF.
+
+NeMo Relay is NVIDIA's runtime layer for agent execution boundaries. It does
+not replace Hermes Agent's planner, tools, memory, model provider routing, or
+CLI UX. Instead, this plugin lets Hermes emit NeMo Relay lifecycle events for
+the work Hermes already owns: sessions, turns, provider/API calls, tool calls,
+approval prompts, and delegated subagents.
+
+With this plugin enabled, Hermes Agent can:
+
+- Preserve Hermes execution as NeMo Relay scopes, LLM spans, tool spans, and
+  mark events.
+- Export raw lifecycle events as Agent Trajectory Observability Format (ATOF)
+  JSONL for debugging and offline inspection.
+- Export Agent Trajectory Interchange Format (ATIF) trajectories for replay,
+  evaluation, and harness analysis workflows.
+- Correlate parent sessions, delegated subagents, tool calls, and provider
+  calls through shared session, turn, and trajectory metadata.
+
+See the NeMo Relay overview for the broader runtime model:
+https://docs.nvidia.com/nemo/relay/about-nemo-relay/overview
+
+ATOF is NVIDIA's canonical JSONL event stream representation for NeMo Relay
+lifecycle events. The format is documented in the NeMo Agent Toolkit:
+https://github.com/NVIDIA/NeMo-Agent-Toolkit/blob/develop/packages/nvidia_nat_atif/atof-event-format.md
+
+ATIF is the trajectory representation produced from those events. NVIDIA and
+Harbor upstreamed ATIF v1.7 support for complex harness workflows, including
+subagent trajectory embedding, trajectory IDs, multi-LLM-call step metadata, and
+deterministic no-LLM orchestration steps:
+https://github.com/harbor-framework/harbor/blob/main/rfcs/0001-trajectory-format.md
+
+## Enablement
+
+Enable the plugin before setting export options:
+
+```bash
+hermes plugins enable observability/nemo_relay
+```
+
+The `HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_*` environment variables below only configure an
+already-enabled plugin. They do not enable plugin discovery by themselves.
+
+For isolated test homes, enable the plugin in the same `HERMES_HOME` that the
+agent run will use:
+
+```bash
+env HERMES_HOME=/tmp/hermes-nemo-relay-test \
+  hermes plugins enable observability/nemo_relay
+```
+
+Runs started with `--ignore_user_config` skip the enabled-plugin state from
+`HERMES_HOME`, so local E2E tests should omit that flag unless the test harness
+loads `observability/nemo_relay` explicitly another way.
+
+`HERMES_HOME` is the Hermes profile/config home used by both
+`hermes plugins enable ...` and the later `hermes chat ...` run. If unset,
+Hermes uses the user's default home, usually `~/.hermes`. For isolated smoke
+tests, choose any writable temporary directory and use the same value for every
+command in that test:
+
+```bash
+export HERMES_HOME=/tmp/hermes-nemo-relay-test
+hermes plugins enable observability/nemo_relay
+hermes chat --query 'Reply exactly ok' --provider custom --model qwen3.6:35b
+```
+
+For source checkouts, make sure the `hermes` command you run is built from the
+checkout that contains this plugin. A globally installed older CLI will not see
+new bundled plugins from your working tree.
+
+```bash
+uv sync --extra nemo-relay
+uv run hermes plugins enable observability/nemo_relay
+uv run hermes chat --query 'Reply exactly ok' --provider custom --model qwen3.6:35b
+```
+
+To ship the updated CLI into another environment, build and install a fresh
+wheel from this checkout, then install the official NeMo Relay runtime extra:
+
+```bash
+uv build --wheel
+python -m pip install --force-reinstall dist/hermes_agent-*.whl
+python -m pip install "nemo-relay==0.3"
+hermes plugins enable observability/nemo_relay
+```
+
+The plugin fails open when `nemo-relay` is not installed. Install and test it against the official NeMo Relay 0.3 PyPI distribution:
+
+```bash
+pip install "nemo-relay==0.3"
+```
+
+## Export Configuration
+
+The plugin can configure exporters directly from `HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_*`
+environment variables, or delegate exporter setup to a NeMo Relay
+`plugins.toml` component config.
+
+Use environment variables for local smoke tests, CI jobs, and one-off CLI
+runs. Use `plugins.toml` when you want one NeMo Relay configuration document to
+own observability components such as ATOF, ATIF, OpenTelemetry, and
+OpenInference.
+
+### Environment Variables
+
+Useful local export settings after the plugin is enabled:
+
+```bash
+export HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATOF_ENABLED=1
+export HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATOF_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY=.nemo-relay/atof
+export HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATIF_ENABLED=1
+export HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATIF_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY=.nemo-relay/atif
+```
+
+Optional overrides:
+
+- `HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATOF_FILENAME`
+- `HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATOF_MODE` (`append` or `overwrite`)
+- `HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATIF_FILENAME_TEMPLATE`
+- `HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATIF_AGENT_NAME`
+- `HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATIF_AGENT_VERSION`
+- `HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATIF_MODEL_NAME`
+- `HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATIF_SUBAGENT_EXPORT_MODE` (`embedded` by default; set `all` to also write standalone child files)
+
+### NeMo Relay Component Config
+
+To initialize NeMo Relay from a component config, create a `plugins.toml` file
+and point Hermes at it:
+
+```bash
+export HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_PLUGINS_TOML=.nemo-relay/plugins.toml
+```
+
+Minimal ATOF and ATIF config:
+
+```toml
+version = 1
+
+[[components]]
+kind = "observability"
+enabled = true
+
+[components.config]
+version = 1
+
+[components.config.atof]
+enabled = true
+output_directory = ".nemo-relay/atof"
+filename = "events.jsonl"
+mode = "overwrite"
+
+[components.config.atif]
+enabled = true
+output_directory = ".nemo-relay/atif"
+filename_template = "trajectory-{session_id}.json"
+agent_name = "Hermes Agent"
+agent_version = "local"
+```
+
+When `HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_PLUGINS_TOML` is set and initializes successfully, NeMo
+Relay owns exporter lifecycle through that config. The direct
+`HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATOF_*` fallback setup is skipped.
+
+## Canonical Local Examples
+
+The examples below use the official `nemo-relay==0.3` distribution and a local
+Ollama model served through the OpenAI-compatible API.
+
+```bash
+pip install "nemo-relay==0.3"
+
+export HERMES_HOME=/tmp/hermes-nemo-relay-docs/hermes-home
+mkdir -p "$HERMES_HOME"
+
+cat > "$HERMES_HOME/config.yaml" <<'YAML'
+model:
+  provider: custom
+  default: qwen3.6:35b
+  base_url: http://127.0.0.1:11434/v1
+  api_key: ollama
+plugins:
+  enabled:
+    - observability/nemo_relay
+delegation:
+  max_spawn_depth: 2
+  max_concurrent_children: 2
+  child_timeout_seconds: 180
+  model: qwen3.6:35b
+  provider: custom
+  base_url: http://127.0.0.1:11434/v1
+  api_key: ollama
+YAML
+```
+
+### Delegated Subagent Tool Call
+
+This run starts a parent Hermes session, delegates to a child subagent, has the
+child call `terminal`, and writes both ATOF and ATIF.
+
+```bash
+export HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATOF_ENABLED=1
+export HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATOF_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY=/tmp/hermes-nemo-relay-docs/subagent/atof
+export HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATOF_FILENAME=nested-subagent-atof.jsonl
+export HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATOF_MODE=overwrite
+export HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATIF_ENABLED=1
+export HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATIF_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY=/tmp/hermes-nemo-relay-docs/subagent/atif
+export HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATIF_FILENAME_TEMPLATE='nested-subagent-atif-{session_id}.json'
+export HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATIF_AGENT_NAME='Hermes Agent E2E'
+export HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATIF_AGENT_VERSION=docs-example
+export HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATIF_SUBAGENT_EXPORT_MODE=all
+
+hermes chat \
+  --query 'Use delegate_task exactly once. Ask the child subagent to use the terminal tool exactly once to run printf docs_nested_leaf_function. After the child returns, reply with exactly: parent received nested subagent result.' \
+  --provider custom \
+  --model qwen3.6:35b \
+  --toolsets delegation,terminal \
+  --max-turns 10 \
+  --quiet \
+  --accept-hooks
+```
+
+CLI output:
+
+```text
+session_id: docs-parent-session
+parent received nested subagent result.
+```
+
+Sanitized ATOF excerpt:
+
+```jsonl
+{"kind":"scope","category":"tool","name":"delegate_task","scope_category":"start","metadata":{"session_id":"docs-parent-session","tool_call_id":"call_delegate"},"data":{"goal":"Run the command `printf docs_nested_leaf_function` using the terminal tool.","toolsets":["terminal"]}}
+{"kind":"mark","name":"hermes.subagent.start","metadata":{"parent_session_id":"docs-parent-session","session_id":"docs-child-session","subagent_id":"sa-0-docs","child_role":"leaf"}}
+{"kind":"scope","category":"tool","name":"terminal","scope_category":"end","metadata":{"session_id":"docs-child-session","tool_call_id":"call_terminal","status":"ok"},"data":"{\"output\":\"docs_nested_leaf_function\",\"exit_code\":0,\"error\":null}"}
+{"kind":"scope","category":"tool","name":"delegate_task","scope_category":"end","metadata":{"session_id":"docs-parent-session","tool_call_id":"call_delegate","status":"ok"}}
+```
+
+Sanitized ATIF excerpt:
+
+```json
+{
+  "schema_version": "ATIF-v1.7",
+  "session_id": "docs-parent-session",
+  "agent": {"name": "Hermes Agent E2E", "version": "docs-example", "model_name": "qwen3.6:35b"},
+  "steps": [
+    {
+      "source": "agent",
+      "tool_calls": [{"function_name": "delegate_task"}],
+      "observation": {
+        "results": [
+          {
+            "subagent_trajectory_ref": [{"session_id": "docs-child-session"}],
+            "content": "{\"results\":[{\"status\":\"completed\",\"tool_trace\":[{\"tool\":\"terminal\",\"status\":\"ok\"}]}]}"
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    {"source": "agent", "message": "parent received nested subagent result."}
+  ],
+  "subagent_trajectories": [
+    {
+      "session_id": "docs-child-session",
+      "steps": [
+        {
+          "source": "agent",
+          "tool_calls": [{"function_name": "terminal", "arguments": {"command": "printf docs_nested_leaf_function"}}],
+          "observation": {"results": [{"content": "{\"output\":\"docs_nested_leaf_function\",\"exit_code\":0,\"error\":null}"}]}
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+### Parallel Tool Calls
+
+This run asks the model to emit two `read_file` tool calls in the same assistant
+message. Hermes dispatches the read-only tools as one batch, and NeMo Relay
+records both tool invocations.
+
+```bash
+mkdir -p /tmp/hermes-nemo-relay-docs/workdir
+printf 'docs_parallel_alpha_function\n' > /tmp/hermes-nemo-relay-docs/workdir/alpha.txt
+printf 'docs_parallel_beta_function\n' > /tmp/hermes-nemo-relay-docs/workdir/beta.txt
+cd /tmp/hermes-nemo-relay-docs/workdir
+
+export HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATOF_ENABLED=1
+export HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATOF_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY=/tmp/hermes-nemo-relay-docs/parallel/atof
+export HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATOF_FILENAME=parallel-tools-atof.jsonl
+export HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATOF_MODE=overwrite
+export HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATIF_ENABLED=1
+export HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATIF_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY=/tmp/hermes-nemo-relay-docs/parallel/atif
+export HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATIF_FILENAME_TEMPLATE='parallel-tools-atif-{session_id}.json'
+export HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATIF_AGENT_NAME='Hermes Agent E2E'
+export HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATIF_AGENT_VERSION=docs-example
+
+hermes chat \
+  --query 'Use exactly two read_file tool calls in the same assistant message. Read alpha.txt and beta.txt. Do not call terminal. After both tool results are available, reply with exactly: parallel tools complete.' \
+  --provider custom \
+  --model qwen3.6:35b \
+  --toolsets file \
+  --max-turns 8 \
+  --quiet \
+  --accept-hooks
+```
+
+CLI output:
+
+```text
+session_id: docs-parallel-session
+parallel tools complete.
+```
+
+Sanitized ATOF excerpt:
+
+```jsonl
+{"kind":"scope","category":"llm","name":"custom","scope_category":"end","data":{"assistant_message":{"tool_calls":[{"id":"call_alpha","name":"read_file","arguments":"{\"path\":\"alpha.txt\"}"},{"id":"call_beta","name":"read_file","arguments":"{\"path\":\"beta.txt\"}"}]},"finish_reason":"tool_calls"}}
+{"kind":"scope","category":"tool","name":"read_file","scope_category":"start","timestamp":"2026-05-31T00:15:08.956732+00:00","metadata":{"session_id":"docs-parallel-session","tool_call_id":"call_alpha"},"data":{"path":"alpha.txt"}}
+{"kind":"scope","category":"tool","name":"read_file","scope_category":"start","timestamp":"2026-05-31T00:15:08.956804+00:00","metadata":{"session_id":"docs-parallel-session","tool_call_id":"call_beta"},"data":{"path":"beta.txt"}}
+{"kind":"scope","category":"tool","name":"read_file","scope_category":"end","metadata":{"session_id":"docs-parallel-session","tool_call_id":"call_beta","status":"ok"},"data":"{\"content\":\"     1|docs_parallel_beta_function\\n\"}"}
+{"kind":"scope","category":"tool","name":"read_file","scope_category":"end","metadata":{"session_id":"docs-parallel-session","tool_call_id":"call_alpha","status":"ok"},"data":"{\"content\":\"     1|docs_parallel_alpha_function\\n\"}"}
+```
+
+Sanitized ATIF excerpt:
+
+```json
+{
+  "schema_version": "ATIF-v1.7",
+  "session_id": "docs-parallel-session",
+  "agent": {"name": "Hermes Agent E2E", "version": "docs-example", "model_name": "qwen3.6:35b"},
+  "steps": [
+    {
+      "source": "agent",
+      "tool_calls": [
+        {"tool_call_id": "call_alpha", "function_name": "read_file", "arguments": {"path": "alpha.txt"}},
+        {"tool_call_id": "call_beta", "function_name": "read_file", "arguments": {"path": "beta.txt"}}
+      ],
+      "observation": {
+        "results": [
+          {"source_call_id": "call_beta", "content": "{\"content\":\"     1|docs_parallel_beta_function\\n\"}"},
+          {"source_call_id": "call_alpha", "content": "{\"content\":\"     1|docs_parallel_alpha_function\\n\"}"}
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    {"source": "agent", "message": "parallel tools complete."}
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+## ATOF Mapping
+
+The plugin keeps NeMo Relay's native event model:
+
+- Hermes sessions map to `agent` scopes.
+- Hermes API request hooks map to `llm` scope start/end events.
+- Hermes tool hooks map to `tool` scope start/end events.
+- Turn, approval, subagent, and diagnostic fallback events map to `mark`
+  events.
+
+For subagent correlation, mark metadata includes parent and child session IDs,
+subagent IDs, role/status fields when present, and derived
+`parent_trajectory_id` / `child_trajectory_id` values. This keeps the ATOF
+stream lossless for later ATIF conversion that can compact subagents into
+separate trajectories.

plugins/observability/nemo_relay/__init__.py

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+"""nemo_relay — optional Hermes plugin for NeMo Relay observability."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import inspect
+import json
+import logging
+import os
+import threading
+import tomllib
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any, Optional
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+_INIT_FAILED = object()
+_LOCK = threading.RLock()
+_RUNTIME: "_Runtime | object | None" = None
+
+
+@dataclass
+class _SessionState:
+    session_id: str
+    handle: Any = None
+    atif_exporter: Any = None
+    atif_subscriber_name: str = ""
+    is_embedded_subagent: bool = False
+    parent_session_id: str = ""
+    llm_spans: dict[str, Any] = field(default_factory=dict)
+    tool_spans: dict[str, Any] = field(default_factory=dict)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class _SubagentParent:
+    parent_session_id: str
+    parent_handle: Any
+    metadata: dict[str, Any]
+
+
+@dataclass
+class _Settings:
+    plugins_toml_path: str = ""
+    atof_enabled: bool = False
+    atof_output_directory: str = ""
+    atof_filename: str = "hermes-atof.jsonl"
+    atof_mode: str = "append"
+    atif_enabled: bool = False
+    atif_output_directory: str = ""
+    atif_filename_template: str = "hermes-atif-{session_id}.json"
+    atif_subagent_export_mode: str = "embedded"
+    atif_agent_name: str = "Hermes Agent"
+    atif_agent_version: str = "unknown"
+    atif_model_name: str = "unknown"
+
+
+class _Runtime:
+    def __init__(self, nemo_relay: Any, settings: _Settings) -> None:
+        self.nemo_relay = nemo_relay
+        self.settings = settings
+        self.sessions: dict[str, _SessionState] = {}
+        self.subagent_parents: dict[str, _SubagentParent] = {}
+        self.atof_exporter: Any = None
+        self._plugin_config_initialized = self._configure_plugins_toml()
+        if not self._plugin_config_initialized:
+            self._configure_atof()
+
+    def _configure_plugins_toml(self) -> bool:
+        if not self.settings.plugins_toml_path:
+            return False
+        plugin_mod = getattr(self.nemo_relay, "plugin", None)
+        initialize = getattr(plugin_mod, "initialize", None)
+        if not callable(initialize):
+            return False
+        config_path = Path(self.settings.plugins_toml_path)
+        try:
+            config = tomllib.loads(config_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+            self._ensure_plugin_config_output_dirs(config)
+            result = initialize(config)
+            if inspect.isawaitable(result):
+                asyncio.run(result)
+            return True
+        except RuntimeError:
+            logger.debug("NeMo Relay plugins.toml init skipped inside a running event loop")
+            return False
+        except Exception as exc:
+            logger.debug("NeMo Relay plugins.toml init failed: %s", exc, exc_info=True)
+            return False
+
+    def _ensure_plugin_config_output_dirs(self, config: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        for component in config.get("components", []):
+            if not isinstance(component, dict):
+                continue
+            if component.get("kind") != "observability":
+                continue
+            if component.get("enabled") is False:
+                continue
+            component_config = component.get("config")
+            if not isinstance(component_config, dict):
+                continue
+            for exporter_name in ("atof", "atif"):
+                exporter_config = component_config.get(exporter_name)
+                if not isinstance(exporter_config, dict):
+                    continue
+                output_directory = exporter_config.get("output_directory")
+                if isinstance(output_directory, str) and output_directory.strip():
+                    Path(output_directory).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    def _configure_atof(self) -> None:
+        if not self.settings.atof_enabled:
+            return
+        config = self.nemo_relay.AtofExporterConfig()
+        if self.settings.atof_output_directory:
+            Path(self.settings.atof_output_directory).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            config.output_directory = self.settings.atof_output_directory
+        config.filename = self.settings.atof_filename
+        if self.settings.atof_mode.lower() == "overwrite":
+            config.mode = self.nemo_relay.AtofExporterMode.Overwrite
+        else:
+            config.mode = self.nemo_relay.AtofExporterMode.Append
+        self.atof_exporter = self.nemo_relay.AtofExporter(config)
+        self.atof_exporter.register("hermes.nemo_relay.atof")
+
+    def ensure_session(self, kwargs: dict[str, Any]) -> _SessionState:
+        session_id = _session_id(kwargs)
+        state = self.sessions.get(session_id)
+        if state is not None:
+            return state
+
+        state = _SessionState(session_id=session_id)
+        if self.settings.atif_enabled:
+            state.atif_exporter = self.nemo_relay.AtifExporter(
+                session_id,
+                self.settings.atif_agent_name,
+                self.settings.atif_agent_version,
+                model_name=str(kwargs.get("model") or self.settings.atif_model_name),
+                extra={"source": "hermes-agent", "plugin": "observability/nemo_relay"},
+            )
+            state.atif_subscriber_name = f"hermes.nemo_relay.atif.{session_id}"
+            state.atif_exporter.register(state.atif_subscriber_name)
+
+        subagent_parent = self.subagent_parents.get(session_id)
+        metadata = _metadata(kwargs)
+        parent_handle = None
+        if subagent_parent is not None:
+            parent_handle = subagent_parent.parent_handle
+            metadata = {**metadata, **subagent_parent.metadata}
+            state.is_embedded_subagent = True
+            state.parent_session_id = subagent_parent.parent_session_id
+
+        state.handle = self.nemo_relay.scope.push(
+            f"hermes-session-{session_id}",
+            self.nemo_relay.ScopeType.Agent,
+            handle=parent_handle,
+            data={"session_id": session_id},
+            metadata=metadata,
+        )
+        self.sessions[session_id] = state
+        return state
+
+    def export_atif(self, state: _SessionState) -> None:
+        if not self.settings.atif_enabled or state.atif_exporter is None:
+            return
+        if state.is_embedded_subagent and self.settings.atif_subagent_export_mode != "all":
+            return
+        output_dir = self.settings.atif_output_directory
+        if not output_dir:
+            return
+        Path(output_dir).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        filename = self.settings.atif_filename_template.format(session_id=state.session_id)
+        Path(output_dir, filename).write_text(state.atif_exporter.export_json(), encoding="utf-8")
+
+    def close_session(self, kwargs: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        session_id = _session_id(kwargs)
+        self.subagent_parents.pop(session_id, None)
+        state = self.sessions.pop(session_id, None)
+        if state is None:
+            return
+        if state.handle is not None:
+            try:
+                self.nemo_relay.scope.pop(state.handle, output=_jsonable(kwargs))
+            except Exception:
+                logger.debug("NeMo Relay session pop failed", exc_info=True)
+        self.export_atif(state)
+        if state.atif_exporter is not None and state.atif_subscriber_name:
+            try:
+                state.atif_exporter.deregister(state.atif_subscriber_name)
+            except Exception:
+                logger.debug("NeMo Relay ATIF deregister failed", exc_info=True)
+
+    def mark(self, name: str, kwargs: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        state = self.ensure_session(kwargs)
+        self.nemo_relay.scope.event(
+            name,
+            handle=state.handle,
+            data=_jsonable(kwargs),
+            metadata=_metadata(kwargs),
+        )
+
+    def mark_subagent_start(self, kwargs: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        parent_state = self.ensure_session(kwargs)
+        metadata = _metadata(kwargs)
+        child_session_id = _child_session_id(kwargs)
+        if child_session_id:
+            self.subagent_parents[child_session_id] = _SubagentParent(
+                parent_session_id=parent_state.session_id,
+                parent_handle=parent_state.handle,
+                metadata=_subagent_child_metadata(kwargs, metadata),
+            )
+        self.nemo_relay.scope.event(
+            "hermes.subagent.start",
+            handle=parent_state.handle,
+            data=_jsonable(kwargs),
+            metadata=metadata,
+        )
+
+    def mark_subagent_stop(self, kwargs: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        child_session_id = _child_session_id(kwargs)
+        if child_session_id:
+            self.subagent_parents.pop(child_session_id, None)
+        self.mark("hermes.subagent.stop", kwargs)
+
+
+def register(ctx) -> None:
+    ctx.register_hook("on_session_start", on_session_start)
+    ctx.register_hook("on_session_end", on_session_end)
+    ctx.register_hook("on_session_finalize", on_session_finalize)
+    ctx.register_hook("on_session_reset", on_session_reset)
+    ctx.register_hook("pre_llm_call", on_pre_llm_call)
+    ctx.register_hook("post_llm_call", on_post_llm_call)
+    ctx.register_hook("pre_api_request", on_pre_api_request)
+    ctx.register_hook("post_api_request", on_post_api_request)
+    ctx.register_hook("api_request_error", on_api_request_error)
+    ctx.register_hook("pre_tool_call", on_pre_tool_call)
+    ctx.register_hook("post_tool_call", on_post_tool_call)
+    ctx.register_hook("pre_approval_request", on_pre_approval_request)
+    ctx.register_hook("post_approval_response", on_post_approval_response)
+    ctx.register_hook("subagent_start", on_subagent_start)
+    ctx.register_hook("subagent_stop", on_subagent_stop)
+
+
+def on_session_start(**kwargs: Any) -> None:
+    runtime = _get_runtime()
+    if runtime is not None:
+        _safe(lambda: runtime.ensure_session(kwargs))
+
+
+def on_session_end(**kwargs: Any) -> None:
+    runtime = _get_runtime()
+    if runtime is not None:
+        _safe(lambda: (runtime.mark("hermes.session.end", kwargs), runtime.export_atif(runtime.ensure_session(kwargs))))
+
+
+def on_session_finalize(**kwargs: Any) -> None:
+    runtime = _get_runtime()
+    if runtime is not None:
+        _safe(lambda: runtime.close_session(kwargs))
+
+
+def on_session_reset(**kwargs: Any) -> None:
+    runtime = _get_runtime()
+    if runtime is not None:
+        _safe(lambda: runtime.close_session(kwargs))
+
+
+def on_pre_llm_call(**kwargs: Any) -> None:
+    runtime = _get_runtime()
+    if runtime is not None:
+        _safe(lambda: runtime.mark("hermes.turn.start", kwargs))
+
+
+def on_post_llm_call(**kwargs: Any) -> None:
+    runtime = _get_runtime()
+    if runtime is not None:
+        _safe(lambda: runtime.mark("hermes.turn.end", kwargs))
+
+
+def on_pre_api_request(**kwargs: Any) -> None:
+    runtime = _get_runtime()
+    if runtime is None:
+        return
+
+    def _record() -> None:
+        state = runtime.ensure_session(kwargs)
+        request_payload = kwargs.get("request")
+        request_body = request_payload.get("body") if isinstance(request_payload, dict) else {}
+        request = runtime.nemo_relay.LLMRequest({}, _jsonable(request_body))
+        span = runtime.nemo_relay.llm.call(
+            str(kwargs.get("provider") or "llm"),
+            request,
+            handle=state.handle,
+            data=_jsonable({"turn_id": kwargs.get("turn_id"), "api_request_id": kwargs.get("api_request_id")}),
+            metadata=_metadata(kwargs),
+            model_name=str(kwargs.get("model") or ""),
+        )
+        state.llm_spans[_api_key(kwargs)] = span
+
+    _safe(_record)
+
+
+def on_post_api_request(**kwargs: Any) -> None:
+    runtime = _get_runtime()
+    if runtime is None:
+        return
+
+    def _record() -> None:
+        state = runtime.ensure_session(kwargs)
+        span = state.llm_spans.pop(_api_key(kwargs), None)
+        if span is None:
+            runtime.mark("hermes.api.response.unmatched", kwargs)
+            return
+        runtime.nemo_relay.llm.call_end(
+            span,
+            _jsonable(kwargs.get("response") or {}),
+            data=_jsonable({"usage": kwargs.get("usage"), "finish_reason": kwargs.get("finish_reason")}),
+            metadata=_metadata(kwargs),
+        )
+
+    _safe(_record)
+
+
+def on_api_request_error(**kwargs: Any) -> None:
+    runtime = _get_runtime()
+    if runtime is None:
+        return
+
+    def _record() -> None:
+        state = runtime.ensure_session(kwargs)
+        span = state.llm_spans.pop(_api_key(kwargs), None)
+        if span is None:
+            runtime.mark("hermes.api.error", kwargs)
+            return
+        runtime.nemo_relay.llm.call_end(
+            span,
+            {"error": _jsonable(kwargs.get("error") or {})},
+            data=_jsonable(kwargs),
+            metadata=_metadata(kwargs),
+        )
+
+    _safe(_record)
+
+
+def on_pre_tool_call(**kwargs: Any) -> None:
+    runtime = _get_runtime()
+    if runtime is None:
+        return
+
+    def _record() -> None:
+        state = runtime.ensure_session(kwargs)
+        span = runtime.nemo_relay.tools.call(
+            str(kwargs.get("tool_name") or "tool"),
+            _jsonable(kwargs.get("args") or {}),
+            handle=state.handle,
+            data=_jsonable({"turn_id": kwargs.get("turn_id"), "api_request_id": kwargs.get("api_request_id")}),
+            metadata=_metadata(kwargs),
+            tool_call_id=str(kwargs.get("tool_call_id") or ""),
+        )
+        state.tool_spans[_tool_key(kwargs)] = span
+
+    _safe(_record)
+
+
+def on_post_tool_call(**kwargs: Any) -> None:
+    runtime = _get_runtime()
+    if runtime is None:
+        return
+
+    def _record() -> None:
+        state = runtime.ensure_session(kwargs)
+        span = state.tool_spans.pop(_tool_key(kwargs), None)
+        if span is None:
+            runtime.mark("hermes.tool.response.unmatched", kwargs)
+            return
+        runtime.nemo_relay.tools.call_end(
+            span,
+            _jsonable(kwargs.get("result")),
+            data=_jsonable({"status": kwargs.get("status"), "duration_ms": kwargs.get("duration_ms")}),
+            metadata=_metadata(kwargs),
+        )
+
+    _safe(_record)
+
+
+def on_pre_approval_request(**kwargs: Any) -> None:
+    runtime = _get_runtime()
+    if runtime is not None:
+        _safe(lambda: runtime.mark("hermes.approval.request", kwargs))
+
+
+def on_post_approval_response(**kwargs: Any) -> None:
+    runtime = _get_runtime()
+    if runtime is not None:
+        _safe(lambda: runtime.mark("hermes.approval.response", kwargs))
+
+
+def on_subagent_start(**kwargs: Any) -> None:
+    runtime = _get_runtime()
+    if runtime is not None:
+        _safe(lambda: runtime.mark_subagent_start(kwargs))
+
+
+def on_subagent_stop(**kwargs: Any) -> None:
+    runtime = _get_runtime()
+    if runtime is not None:
+        _safe(lambda: runtime.mark_subagent_stop(kwargs))
+
+
+def _get_runtime() -> Optional[_Runtime]:
+    global _RUNTIME
+    with _LOCK:
+        if _RUNTIME is _INIT_FAILED:
+            return None
+        if isinstance(_RUNTIME, _Runtime):
+            return _RUNTIME
+        try:
+            import nemo_relay as nemo_runtime
+        except Exception as exc:
+            logger.debug("NeMo Relay plugin disabled: import failed: %s", exc)
+            _RUNTIME = _INIT_FAILED
+            return None
+        try:
+            _RUNTIME = _Runtime(nemo_relay=nemo_runtime, settings=_load_settings())
+        except Exception as exc:
+            logger.debug("NeMo Relay plugin disabled: init failed: %s", exc, exc_info=True)
+            _RUNTIME = _INIT_FAILED
+            return None
+        return _RUNTIME
+
+
+def _load_settings() -> _Settings:
+    return _Settings(
+        plugins_toml_path=_env("HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_PLUGINS_TOML"),
+        atof_enabled=_env_bool("HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATOF_ENABLED"),
+        atof_output_directory=_env("HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATOF_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY"),
+        atof_filename=_env("HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATOF_FILENAME") or "hermes-atof.jsonl",
+        atof_mode=_env("HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATOF_MODE") or "append",
+        atif_enabled=_env_bool("HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATIF_ENABLED"),
+        atif_output_directory=_env("HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATIF_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY"),
+        atif_filename_template=_env("HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATIF_FILENAME_TEMPLATE") or "hermes-atif-{session_id}.json",
+        atif_subagent_export_mode=_atif_subagent_export_mode(),
+        atif_agent_name=_env("HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATIF_AGENT_NAME") or "Hermes Agent",
+        atif_agent_version=_env("HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATIF_AGENT_VERSION") or "unknown",
+        atif_model_name=_env("HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATIF_MODEL_NAME") or "unknown",
+    )
+
+
+def _env(name: str) -> str:
+    return os.environ.get(name, "").strip()
+
+
+def _atif_subagent_export_mode() -> str:
+    mode = _env("HERMES_NEMO_RELAY_ATIF_SUBAGENT_EXPORT_MODE").lower()
+    return "all" if mode == "all" else "embedded"
+
+
+def _env_bool(name: str) -> bool:
+    return _env(name).lower() in {"1", "true", "yes", "on"}
+
+
+def _session_id(kwargs: dict[str, Any]) -> str:
+    return str(kwargs.get("session_id") or kwargs.get("parent_session_id") or "default")
+
+
+def _child_session_id(kwargs: dict[str, Any]) -> str:
+    return str(kwargs.get("child_session_id") or "")
+
+
+def _subagent_child_metadata(kwargs: dict[str, Any], parent_metadata: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    child_session_id = _child_session_id(kwargs)
+    metadata = {
+        "session_id": child_session_id,
+        "trajectory_id": child_session_id,
+        "nemo_relay_scope_role": "subagent",
+    }
+    for target, source in (
+        ("subagent_id", "child_subagent_id"),
+        ("child_session_id", "child_session_id"),
+        ("child_subagent_id", "child_subagent_id"),
+        ("child_role", "child_role"),
+        ("parent_session_id", "parent_session_id"),
+        ("parent_turn_id", "parent_turn_id"),
+        ("parent_subagent_id", "parent_subagent_id"),
+        ("parent_trajectory_id", "parent_trajectory_id"),
+        ("telemetry_schema_version", "telemetry_schema_version"),
+    ):
+        value = parent_metadata.get(source)
+        if value is not None:
+            metadata[target] = value
+    return metadata
+
+
+def _api_key(kwargs: dict[str, Any]) -> str:
+    return str(kwargs.get("api_request_id") or f"{_session_id(kwargs)}:{kwargs.get('api_call_count') or 'api'}")
+
+
+def _tool_key(kwargs: dict[str, Any]) -> str:
+    return str(
+        kwargs.get("tool_call_id")
+        or f"{_session_id(kwargs)}:{kwargs.get('turn_id') or ''}:{kwargs.get('tool_name') or 'tool'}"
+    )
+
+
+def _metadata(kwargs: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    keys = (
+        "telemetry_schema_version",
+        "session_id",
+        "platform",
+        "task_id",
+        "turn_id",
+        "api_request_id",
+        "tool_call_id",
+        "parent_session_id",
+        "parent_turn_id",
+        "parent_subagent_id",
+        "child_session_id",
+        "child_subagent_id",
+        "child_role",
+        "child_status",
+        "provider",
+        "model",
+        "api_mode",
+        "status",
+        "reason",
+    )
+    metadata = {
+        key: _jsonable(kwargs[key])
+        for key in keys
+        if key in kwargs and kwargs[key] is not None
+    }
+    if "session_id" in metadata:
+        metadata.setdefault("trajectory_id", metadata["session_id"])
+    if "parent_session_id" in metadata:
+        metadata.setdefault("parent_trajectory_id", metadata["parent_session_id"])
+    if "child_session_id" in metadata:
+        metadata.setdefault("child_trajectory_id", metadata["child_session_id"])
+    return metadata
+
+
+def _jsonable(value: Any) -> Any:
+    if value is None or isinstance(value, (str, int, float, bool)):
+        return value
+    if isinstance(value, dict):
+        return {str(k): _jsonable(v) for k, v in value.items()}
+    if isinstance(value, (list, tuple, set)):
+        return [_jsonable(v) for v in value]
+    try:
+        if hasattr(value, "model_dump"):
+            return _jsonable(value.model_dump(mode="json"))
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+    try:
+        return json.loads(json.dumps(value, default=str))
+    except Exception:
+        return str(value)
+
+
+def _safe(fn) -> None:
+    try:
+        fn()
+    except Exception as exc:
+        logger.debug("NeMo Relay hook handling failed: %s", exc, exc_info=True)
+
+
+def reset_for_tests() -> None:
+    global _RUNTIME
+    with _LOCK:
+        _RUNTIME = None