Hermes v2026.4.13 Update: Hermes Agent v0.9.0 (v2026.4.13)

This release is all about making Hermes Agent easier to use, faster to respond, and available on more devices than ever before — from your phone to your favorite chat apps.

What’s New

A Dashboard You Can Open in Your Browser
No more digging through config files or memorizing terminal commands. Hermes now ships with a local web dashboard — think of it as a control panel for your agent. You can tweak settings, watch active sessions, browse installed skills, and manage your gateway, all from a clean, visual interface. It’s like switching from a command-line remote to a smart home app.

Fast Mode (/fast) for Speed Demons
If you’ve ever waited impatiently for a response, this one’s for you. Typing /fast now routes your requests through priority queues on OpenAI and Anthropic models (like GPT-5.4, Codex, and Claude). The result? Noticeably lower latency — like skipping the line at your favorite coffee shop.

Chat Where You Already Chat
Hermes is now a first-class citizen in Apple’s ecosystem via BlueBubbles, so you can use iMessage with full integration — automatic webhook setup, crash recovery, and all. For the Chinese messaging world, there’s native WeChat (via iLink Bot API) and a new WeCom callback mode for enterprise apps. Streaming, media uploads, and markdown links all work out of the box. It’s like Hermes learned to speak three new languages fluently.

Run Hermes on Your Android Phone
With Termux support, you can now run Hermes natively on Android. Install paths are adapted, the TUI is optimized for small screens, voice backends work, and even the /image command runs on-device. Your agent can now live in your pocket.

Watch Background Processes Like a Hawk
New watch_patterns lets you set keywords to monitor in background process output. Instead of polling logs, Hermes will ping you the moment something matches — like an error, or “listening on port 3000.” It’s like having a sentry standing guard over your builds.

New Model Providers
Hermes now natively supports xAI (Grok) and Xiaomi MiMo, with full model catalogs and setup wizard integration. Qwen also gets OAuth support with portal request handling. More providers mean more choice, without extra glue code.

Improvements

Security hardening pass across all 16 supported platforms — the deepest one yet. Think of it as reinforcing every door and window in the house.
Better crash resilience for iMessage and WeChat connections, so dropped chats don’t lose your state.
Atomic state persistence for WeCom, meaning no partial writes or corrupted sessions.

Fixes

Resolved 167 issues, including edge cases in Fast Mode routing, Termux display glitches, and webhook registration failures.
Fixed media upload handling for WeChat and improved markdown link parsing.

What This Means for You

If you’re a power user, you get speed and flexibility. If you’re new, the dashboard lowers the barrier to entry. And if you live in chat apps or on mobile, Hermes now meets you where you are. This release isn’t just a version bump — it’s Hermes growing from a developer tool into a personal assistant that fits into your daily routine, no matter which device or platform you call home.

📎 Official release notes: https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/releases