🆕 July 4, 2026 (Update) — 5 New Repos (Late Sweep)¶
Date: July 4, 2026 New Repos: 5 | New Setup Guides: 4 | Combined Stars: 5
A late-evening sweep of GitHub repos created on July 4 surfaced 5 additional Hermes-relevant projects not captured in the main July 4 sweep. The standout is hermes-top — a Go-based, read-only htop/btop-style live terminal dashboard that watches Hermes Agent's state.db.
New at a Glance¶
| # | Project | Stars | Type | Category | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hermes-top | 1 | Tool | Monitoring | markmnl/hermes-top |
| 2 | Hermes Desktop Neo Theme | 2 | Theme | UI/Desktop | Neo-bot1998/hermes-desktop-neo-theme |
| 3 | Hermes Full Backup | 1 | Tool | DevOps/DR | edouardleroy/hermes-full-backup |
| 4 | IC-sd Agent Skills | 1 | Skills | Automation | IC-sd/hermes-agent-skills |
| 5 | AGEL-Comp Safety | 0 | Plugin | Security | lesterppo/hermes-agel-comp |
Category Breakdown¶
Monitoring & Observability (1 project)¶
hermes-top (1⭐) ⭐ Setup Guide Available¶
Repo: markmnl/hermes-top Author: markmnl Language: Go
A read-only, htop/btop-style live terminal dashboard for Hermes Agent. Reads Hermes's SQLite state.db directly — no agent plugin, no API dependency. Watches sessions, model usage, tool execution, events, and token consumption in real time. Pure Go with a modernc.org/sqlite driver — zero CGO, single static binary.
Key features:
- Live TUI with 3 panes: sessions, actions, events
- Real-time token usage and model tracking
- Expandable JSON inspection for tool args/results
- Event filtering with live regex
- Auto-follow like tail -f with freeze-on-scroll
- --dump flag for one-shot text snapshots (scriptable)
- Reads $HERMES_HOME/state.db — never writes
Setup Guide: hermes-top — Full Setup Guide
git clone https://github.com/markmnl/hermes-top.git
cd hermes-top
go build -o hermes-top ./cmd/hermes-top
./hermes-top
Why this matters: Hermes's state.db is a goldmine of observability data, but until now there was no live dashboard that reads it. hermes-top fills the gap with a familiar htop UX — processes become sessions, syscalls become tool calls. For power users running long-lived Hermes instances, this is essential infrastructure.
Desktop & UI (1 project)¶
Hermes Desktop Neo Theme (2⭐) ⭐ Setup Guide Available¶
Repo: Neo-bot1998/hermes-desktop-neo-theme Author: Neo-bot1998 Language: TypeScript/CSS
A complete Matrix/cyberpunk built-in theme for the Hermes Desktop Electron app. Matrix digital rain canvas animation (binary 0/1 falling code at 50ms), green phosphor color palette on pure black, Noto Sans SC + Source Code Pro font stack, 16-color ANSI terminal palette, neon glow borders, and comprehensive CSS overrides for tooltips, bubbles, and buttons.
Key features:
- Matrix digital rain canvas animation (50ms frame rate)
- Green phosphor (#00ff41 / #c8ffc8) on pure black
- Light-mode safe with html:has(body.neo-active) double lock
- 16-color green ANSI terminal palette
- Neon glow borders on search, scroll-to-top, focus rings
- Custom CSS fixes for bg-foreground inversion trap
- Drop-in 3 files: presets.ts + styles.css + context.tsx
Setup Guide: Hermes Desktop Neo Theme — Full Setup Guide
git clone https://github.com/Neo-bot1998/hermes-desktop-neo-theme.git
cd hermes-desktop-neo-theme
# Copy 3 source files into Hermes Desktop source tree
cp presets.ts <hermes-agent>/apps/desktop/src/themes/presets.ts
cp styles.css <hermes-agent>/apps/desktop/src/styles.css
cp context.tsx <hermes-agent>/apps/desktop/src/themes/context.tsx
# Build and restart → Cmd+K → /skin neo
Why this matters: Hermes Desktop themes are trending. After hermes-skins, hermes-mod, and the built-in theme system, Neo Theme shows the community building complete visual overhauls — not just color tweaks but full canvas animations and pixel-level CSS control. At 2 stars (highest among today's late sweep), it's got early community validation.
DevOps & Disaster Recovery (1 project)¶
Hermes Full Backup (1⭐) ⭐ Setup Guide Available¶
Repo: edouardleroy/hermes-full-backup Author: edouardleroy Language: Python
A self-contained Python backup script for Hermes Agent disaster recovery. Creates a .zip with config (config.yaml, .env, state.db, auth.json), skills, cron jobs, memories, profiles, source code, binaries (uv.exe), an install.bat installer, and recovery instructions. Stdlib-only (zipfile + argparse) — runs on any Python 3 installation.
Key features:
- Complete backup: config, skills, sessions, source code, binaries
- --quick mode for frequent lightweight backups (config + skills only)
- --json-config for external config override
- Credential warning in generated README
- Cross-platform: Windows, Linux, macOS
- Zero dependencies (stdlib only)
Setup Guide: Hermes Full Backup — Full Setup Guide
git clone https://github.com/edouardleroy/hermes-full-backup.git
cd hermes-full-backup
python hermes-complete-backup.py --quick -o ~/hermes-backup.zip
Why this matters: Hermes agents accumulate state — skills, memories, sessions, cron schedules — that represents weeks or months of configuration. A single rm -rf ~/.hermes or disk failure wipes it all. This backup script is the first community tool focused specifically on Hermes disaster recovery. It's simple, stdlib-only, and immediately useful.
Skills Collection (1 project)¶
IC-sd Agent Skills (1⭐)¶
Repo: IC-sd/hermes-agent-skills Author: IC-sd
A collection of 3 practical Hermes Agent skills with full documentation (SKILL.md + README.md + references + scripts + assets for each skill):
| Skill | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
| evolution-tracker | Self-evolving AI Agent dashboard — monitors skills, memories, platforms, timeline growth. Auto-deploys to GitHub Pages | Data Visualization |
| browser-mcp-setup | Browser MCP automation — 29 Chrome DevTools Protocol tools via MCP for page navigation, clicking, form filling, screenshots, JS execution | Browser Automation |
| auto-github-sync | Automated data sync pipeline — scheduled data collection, Git commit/push, message notification. Supports no_agent (pure script) and LLM-driven modes | CI/Automation |
git clone https://github.com/IC-sd/hermes-agent-skills.git
hermes skill install ./skills/evolution-tracker
Security & Safety (1 project)¶
AGEL-Comp Safety Framework (0⭐) ⭐ Setup Guide Available¶
Repo: lesterppo/hermes-agel-comp Author: lesterppo Language: Python
A neuro-symbolic safety layer for Hermes Agent based on the AGEL-Comp framework (Shahid & Rothe, 2026). Automatically blocks reads of secret files and execution of destructive commands. Learns safety rules from mistakes via MCS+ILP (Minimal Contrastive Search + Inductive Logic Programming). Provides a Causal Program Graph (CPG) world model the agent can query and extend via a dedicated agel_comp tool with 10 actions. Works transparently through Hermes plugin hooks — zero agent compliance needed.
Key features:
- Automatic blocking of secret file reads and destructive commands
- MCS+ILP causal learning from mistakes
- Causal Program Graph (CPG) world model with NTP verification
- 10-action agel_comp tool for querying and extending safety rules
- Plugin-based — no agent modification required
- Persists rules to $HERMES_HOME/agel_comp/
Setup Guide: AGEL-Comp Safety — Full Setup Guide
git clone https://github.com/lesterppo/hermes-agel-comp.git
cd hermes-agel-comp
./install.sh
# Restart Hermes — safety layer is active immediately
Why this matters: As Hermes agents gain more autonomy (file system access, terminal execution, network calls), safety becomes critical. AGEL-Comp is the first community safety plugin that goes beyond static blocklists — it learns from mistakes, generalizes safety rules, and provides a queryable causal model. This is agent safety done right: transparent, learnable, and built into the plugin system.
Why These Matter for Hermes Users¶
Observability Gets a Terminal Dashboard¶
hermes-top brings the Unix philosophy to Hermes monitoring: read a file (state.db), render it live, get out of the way. No agent plugin, no HTTP server, no external dependency — just a Go binary and your terminal. This is the kind of tool that becomes a staple in every power user's workflow.
Desktop Customization Goes Deep¶
Neo Theme proves the Hermes Desktop theme system is capable of complete visual overhauls — canvas animations, custom font stacks, CSS-level overrides. Expect more themes as the community discovers what's possible.
Safety Infrastructure Arrives¶
AGEL-Comp is the most architecturally ambitious project in this sweep. A neuro-symbolic safety layer with causal learning is the kind of infrastructure that becomes mandatory as agents handle more sensitive operations. At 0 stars today, it's early — but the architecture is sound.
Setup Guides Added¶
This sweep produced 4 detailed setup guides:
- hermes-top Setup — Go build, database path resolution, keyboard shortcuts, TUI navigation
- Hermes Desktop Neo Theme Setup — File copy, build, asar packing, restore after update
- Hermes Full Backup Setup — Quick backup, full backup, JSON config, restore procedure
- AGEL-Comp Safety Setup — Plugin install, safety rules, CPG querying, learning pipeline
Comparison¶
| Metric | Count |
|---|---|
| Previously documented (July 4 main sweep) | 24 |
| New this update | 5 |
| New setup guides created | 4 |
| Combined new stars | 5 |
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