Changelog
Hermes Agent v0.15.0
The "Velocity" release — the 16,083-line run_agent.py collapses to 3,821 across 14 modules, and Kanban grows into a real multi-agent platform over 104 PRs.
Added
- The Big Refactor — run_agent.py is no longer 16,000 lines
- Kanban grew into a real multi-agent platform — 104 PRs end to end
- Cold-start perf wave keeps going — another second saved, 47% fewer per-turn function calls
- session_search rebuilt — no LLM, no cost, 4,500× faster
- Promptware defense — Brainworm-class attacks blocked at three chokepoints
- Bitwarden Secrets Manager — one bootstrap token replaces every per-provider API key
- ntfy as the 23rd messaging platform — push notifications without an account
- Skill bundles — /<name> loads multiple skills at once
- TUI session orchestrator — multiple live sessions in one TUI window
- Two new image_gen providers — Krea 2 Medium + Large, FAL ported to plugin
- Nous-approved MCP catalog with interactive picker
- OpenHands orchestration skill
Fixed
- Deep xAI integration round — Web Search plugin, OAuth proxy upstream, May 15 retirement detection, natural TTS, security hardening
Before you upgrade
Snapshot the server first — Hermes ships often and not every release is quiet. Then:
hermes update
Re-run hermes doctor afterwards. If the upgrade leaves you with a
broken install, the fixes section covers the failures
that come up most.
Official release notes on GitHub →