Hermes Agent v0.20.3¶
Release Date: August 16, 2026
Patch release. This tag rolls up the ~125 PRs merged since v0.20.2 into a stable tagged release for downstream consumers (Docker images, hosted deployments, fresh installs).
About this release¶
Since v0.20.2 (v2026.8.16, tagged earlier today), this window landed ~250 commits across ~461 files (+42,613 / −1,641) - ~125 merged PRs including the MCP 2.x SDK migration and 2026-07-28 stateless protocol support, the bundled Bot Mode (hermes-bots) plugin with the core teammate protocol, the CommandCode provider plugin, subprocess Python runtime ownership hardening (PYTHONHOME/PYTHONPATH isolation), Cua Driver 0.20 runtime contracts for computer use, kanban worktree/dispatch fixes, cron continuity flags, desktop remote-gateway headers and connection self-healing, cron scheduler self-heal (EMFILE recovery, stale-claim reconciliation, wedged-job re-arm), session handoff data-loss fixes, plus a wave of ports from the ecosystem scout slate (plugin install security scanning, /worktree, /rollback hand-edit preservation, UTF-16 file reads, Gemini 3 tool-call ID preservation, and more).
Full curated release notes for this window will ship with v0.21.0, which will document everything from v0.20.0 onward - highlights, feature areas, and complete contributor credits. Nothing in this window is skipped.
Updating¶
hermes updatefrom an existing install- Fresh install:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/main/scripts/install.sh | bash
Full Changelog: https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/compare/v2026.8.16...v2026.8.16.2
Frequently Asked Questions¶
What changed in Hermes Agent v0.20.3?¶
Patch release. This tag rolls up the ~125 PRs merged since v0.20.2 into a stable tagged release for downstream consumers (Docker images, hosted deployments, fresh installs).
When was Hermes Agent v0.20.3 released?¶
August 17, 2026
← v0.20.2 - Patch Release | v0.20.4 - Patch Release →
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