Hermes Agent v0.20.5¶
Release Date: August 19, 2026
Patch release. This tag rolls up the ~323 PRs merged since v0.20.4 into a stable tagged release for downstream consumers (Docker images, hosted deployments, fresh installs).
About this release¶
Since v0.20.4 (v2026.8.18, tagged August 18), this window landed ~746 commits across ~1,250 files (+111,500 / −20,701) - ~323 merged PRs including Bot Mode group-room threads, foldable conversation summaries, blob-face avatars, and PDF/file attachments with drag & drop; the keyless web tier (5-vendor free rotation with ring failover, web search on fresh installs with zero keys); a CLI polish wave (fuzzy /model picker, Ctrl+P command palette, richer /status); execution-discipline and runtime stall guards from the Composio eval findings; hermes update receipts and fleet --plan verification; hermes worktree list/prune; the opencode-free zero-auth provider; multi-question clarify; desktop perf work (paint-first Bot Mode hydration, compositor spinners, React Compiler in both renderers); and cron jobs gaining persistent memory and per-job reasoning effort.
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/v2026.8.18...v2026.8.19
Frequently Asked Questions¶
What changed in Hermes Agent v0.20.5?¶
Patch release. This tag rolls up the ~323 PRs merged since v0.20.4 into a stable tagged release for downstream consumers (Docker images, hosted deployments, fresh installs).
When was Hermes Agent v0.20.5 released?¶
August 21, 2026
← v0.20.4 - Patch Release | v0.20.6 - Patch Release →
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