Hermes Agent 5.0 (New Upgrades): HERMES BECAME ULTRA-HERMES!
In this video, I'll be telling you about Hermes Agent 0.16, also known as the Surface release, and how it brings major upgrades like a native desktop app, improved web dashboard, remote gateway support, better onboarding, fuzzy model search, cleaner skills, and stronger security. -- Key Takeaways: 🚀 Hermes Agent 0.16 is a major release focused on making Hermes easier to access and use across multiple surfaces. 🖥️ The new Hermes Desktop app brings a native interface for macOS, Linux, and Windows with chat, sessions, file drag-and-drop, image paste, and model picking. 🌐 Remote gateway support lets the desktop app connect to Hermes running on a server, homelab machine, hosted box, or teammate’s setup. 🛠️ The web dashboard is now closer to a full admin panel, with controls for MCP, messaging channels, credentials, webhooks, memory, gateways, and system settings. ⚡ Quick Setup through Nous Portal makes onboarding faster and easier for new users. 🔍 The improved model picker adds fuzzy search, better provider grouping, hourly catalog refreshes, and support for newer models. ↩️ Slash undo lets users rewind the last few turns, fix mistakes, and steer agent sessions without starting over. 🧩 Hermes trimmed and cleaned up the default skill system, reducing noise while adding a trusted NVIDIA skills tap. 🔐 Security and reliability also improved with patched dependencies, stronger SSRF checks, safer subprocess handling, better file guards, and many bug fixes. 👍 Overall, Hermes Agent 0.16 makes the platform feel more polished, practical, and ready for serious local, remote, and multi-surface agent workflows.