here is a map of the apps your Hermes Agent can work in today, built from your answers to "which app next?" and sorted by what you use them for: (1) work and projects (2) team chat (3) email and calendar (4) on your Mac (5) infra (6) creative and support (7) anything with its own MCP server see thread below 🧵

Hermes merged 160 PRs on October 20 The ones worth knowing: • Krea 3 now runs through the managed gateway and is the default image model for paid subscribers • MCP tools stream live progress: a Desktop row, a CLI spinner and a plugin event as they work • The Desktop Capabilities catalog is redesigned around Skills, Plugins, Connectors and Tools • Plugin updates can override a caution security scan on purpose, with --force in the CLI or a Desktop dialog • Gateway lifecycle commands never touch another home's service and refuse to stop while sessions are live • A big classic CLI sweep: /new, /resume, /branch, /save, /compress, /stop, /diff, /cron and /snapshot all behave correctly on a gateway-backed chat • Resuming a compressed conversation shows each message once, and /resume brings back your todo list • Kanban workers get session_search and delegate_task back, and timed-out runs are recorded as timed_out, not crashed • Telegram DM topics: a new topic's first message lands in that topic, not the previous one • Bedrock replays reasoning across Claude and GPT switches only where the target model can take it • hermes serve frees a closed session's memory, and YAML parsing uses ruamel's faster C parser on Python 3.14 • 80+ plugin catalog adds and bumps, including Requesty, cursor-acp, Yandex Calendar, Tidal and Windows Credential Manager secrets Here is the full list: DESKTOP IMPROVEMENTS (15 PRs) • feat(terminal): let plugin backends set their start dir and host Bot Desktop • Plugin disclosures sit at the bottom of plugin pages; cards show what the plugin does • fix(desktop): plugin directives whose attributes hold a URL now render as cards • fix(desktop): secondary profiles and Bots work on a multiplexed local gateway (completions, tickets, group picker, worker status) • feat(desktop): redesign Capabilities catalog (Skills, Plugins, Connectors, Tools) • perf(desktop): reuse Developer ID signatures for loose macOS payload binaries • fix(desktop): keep themed backing when clearing Windows glass • fix(desktop): Windows prepare reuses its restored wheel, vcpkg and npm caches • Microsoft Store installs now report their own install_method in shared metrics • feat(release): Store certifies before the gate; publication switches it live • perf(release): stage candidates from metadata; verify package bytes at publish • perf(release): blobless history for release checkouts • test(release): https_origin resets urllib's cached default opener • perf(release): give Windows bundle assembly caches that actually restore • perf(release): submit the Store package beside verify-published VOICE & REAL-TIME (4 PRs) • feat(mcp): live tool progress from MCP notifications/progress (Desktop row, CLI spinner, plugin event) • fix(tui_gateway): keep detached sessions alive while a background process will notify them • fix(gateway): keep @ file content in the stored row of a classic CLI voice or post-/model turn • plugin-catalog: fish-audio v1.8.0 DEVELOPER TOOLS & PLUGINS (87 PRs) • plugin-catalog: bump xmemo to 1.2.1 • catalog: rename codex-account-switch to account-switcher, 1.3.2 • chore(plugin-catalog): bump yandex to 0.1.6 • feat(plugin-catalog): add yandex_calendar entry • fix(plugin-catalog): update jp-subsidies to 471ed8e • fix(plugin-catalog): update jp-address to 3183844 • fix(plugin-catalog): update jp-egov-law to 2e96dd2 • Catalog: re-pin claude-subscription-directsdk (cancel error fix) • feat(plugin-catalog): add web-local (keyless httpx + trafilatura extract) • catalog: add office-desk (community) • feat(plugin-catalog): add aave-mcp • plugin-catalog: tinyfish 0.2.3 adds a banner and a clearer description • plugin-catalog: bump browserless to 0.1.2 • feat(plugin-catalog): add llmslim plugin • feat(plugin-catalog): add draft-cards plugin • Catalog: Cua Spaces banner • Catalog: re-pin Home Assistant, Spotify and Claude subscription plugins • fix(catalog): update RSS to 0.0.4 • chore(plugin-catalog): update enchanted-composer to 0.2.7 • Catalog: Cua Spaces terminal backend (verified) • Add burnclock to the plugin catalog • feat(plugin-catalog): post-cortex 0.2.0 • feat(plugin-catalog): bump hermes-adaptive-effort to 0.4.0 • feat(plugin-catalog): add hermetic • feat(plugin-catalog): bump intelligent-tool-break to 1.3.5 • catalog: update Kinprove genealogy research recipes to 1.5.0 • plugin-catalog: bump hermes-dreaming to 2.9.8 (config.yaml read past a comment) • feat(plugin-catalog): add aistupidlevel provider • fix(plugin-catalog): bump web-search-plus to 5.1.4 • feat(catalog): add Context Overview desktop plugin • chore(plugin-catalog): add background-review-watch v0.5.0 entry (75c6f45) • Add community plugin: kanban-stream • feat(catalog): add Requesty model-provider plugin • feat(plugin-catalog): add safeailabs-provider • plugin-catalog: hermes-teammates 1.1.0 • feat(catalog): add mcp-plugin-creator • plugin-catalog: bump heartbeat2 to 0.2.1 • catalog: hydradb banner and clearer description • feat(plugin-catalog): add yandex-search-api entry • catalog: add world-clock • feat(plugin-catalog): add unicode-ref • feat(plugin-catalog): add reaction-ledger • Docs: verified catalog entries may be offered at onboarding too • Catalog: NVIDIA App, NVIDIA Broadcast and TinyFish are Verified • catalog: pin usage-guard to v0.3.9 • plugin-catalog: advisor 1.2.0 • feat(plugin-catalog): add empiriolabs-media plugin • feat(plugin-catalog): add empiriolabs plugin • plugin-catalog: add hermes-asgard (twelve Desktop themes) • plugin-catalog: add hermes-kemet (twelve Desktop themes) • plugin-catalog: bump hermes-lang-pt-br to dd9ec89 (core + TUI complete against main) • catalog(offpeak-bekci): pin 0.1.7, install plan was scheduling inside the peak window • feat(plugin-catalog): add day-panel plugin • catalog: add bharatcode-provider • chore(plugins): update node-search to reviewed 0.3.1 • Plugin-catalog: deepseek-search-fetch 1.0.8 • fix(plugin-catalog): re-pin hermes-project-stewardship to 687bb03 (v0.5.3) • feat(catalog): bump pushary to 0.8.1 • Add pending-queue-monitor to the plugin catalog • plugin-catalog: re-pin agentwalletapi to v1.31.0 • catalog: bilinc title, banner, screenshots and disclosure line • feat(plugin-catalog): add sunshine-moonlight entry • feat(plugin-catalog): add tidal entry • feat(plugin-catalog): add wireguard entry • plugin-catalog: diaktoros 0.4.0 • chore(plugin-catalog): bump cognee entry sha to v1.3.2 • feat(catalog): add game-dev tools and workflows • plugin-catalog: update hermes-seo to 0.1.1 • feat(plugin-catalog): add hermes-memory-pane plugin • fix(catalog): update hermes-resetwatch to 0.2.24 • feat(plugin-catalog): add hermes-tripo plugin • feat(plugin-catalog): add abstract-provider • fix(plugin-catalog): update jp-estat to 2cf442a • fix(plugin-catalog): update jp-kokkai to 7047db9 • plugin-catalog: bump loreconvo to 0.10.18 • feat(plugin-catalog): add degeneracy-guard • Add git-review to the plugin catalog • catalog: add web-deepseek (DeepSeek Search + Fetch provider, id deepseek-web) • plugin-catalog: bump hyatlas to 5.0.0 • plugin-catalog: Alan's Way plugins v0.21.7 • feat(plugin-catalog): add hermes-board, the agent's whiteboard, edited in a Desktop pane • Add the Promoat plugin to the catalog • feat(plugin-catalog): add cursor-acp model provider plugin • plugin-catalog: add photofresco • Add hermes-bot-hq to the plugin catalog • feat(plugin-catalog): add model-picker plugin • feat(plugin-catalog): add orquehelx SECURITY & SECRETS (5 PRs) • fix(plugins): update can override a caution security scan (CLI --force, Desktop dialog) • feat(plugin-catalog): add hermes-wincred (Windows Credential Manager secret source) • feat(plugin-catalog): add greyridge-token-safety (Base token pre-trade safety skill) • feat(plugin-catalog): add provenance-gate • catalog: bharatcode-provider, accurate disclosure (privacy/terms), brand fix, SHA bump INTEGRATIONS & CHAT (7 PRs) • feat(krea): Krea 3 through the managed gateway, and the default image model for paid subscribers • fix(bedrock): replay reasoning across Claude/GPT switches only where the target can take it • fix(telegram): a new DM topic's first message lands in that topic, not the previous one • fix: busy corrections that reach no agent are re-queued, and Desktop picks apply to messaging chats (Desktop, TUI, gateway) • fix: background deliveries the unified gateway refuses settle instead of looping (watch, async, cron, Bot Chat, DM) • fix(gateway): edits, path messages, busy media, CJK hosted prompts and Buzz bursts reach the agent once (ingress regressions) • A2A binds A2A_HOST=:: and serves IPv6 and IPv4 peers on one socket STABILITY & FIXES (42 PRs) • Resuming a compressed conversation shows each message once • Classic CLI shows one-sentence reasoning once, not again as its summary title • Kanban: a timed-out managed run is recorded timed_out, not crashed • Gateway stop/restart guard also covers sudo --system and -p profiles • hermes profile delete/rename from a scratch home no longer stops or deletes the real profile's gateway service • fix(gateway): lifecycle verbs never act on another home's service and refuse while sessions are live • fix(cli): bring the manage_connections card back to the classic CLI • fix(gateway): the dock keeps background subagents across a parent rebuild • fix(cli): /resume and -c restore the session's todo list from the gateway's resume snapshot • fix(gateway): list sessions compressed before created_source stamping • Kanban workers: delegate_task works again through owner-reserved children • fix(plugins): stamp a saved update check with the installs read before it ran • Kanban workers: session_search works, dead attempts free their slot, missing delegate_task is explained • fix(gateway,cli,tui): live session listings off the loop, profile stop parks instead of killing the host, plus four lifecycle fixes • CLI: frame user messages, reasoning and answers with bars and blank lines • fix(pm): refuse a registry gap in the caller, never through a PM worker (main red) • fix(terminal): remote backends no longer inherit the TUI process launch directory as their working directory • fix: /worktree new and Move to project actually move the session's terminal • fix(cli): every /cron form runs on the gateway, the cron store's only writer • fix(cli): /stop typed mid-turn shows its interrupt and stop results • fix(gateway): /diff session caps its reply by bytes on the wire and names the cut • fix(cli): /clear and /toolsets show the gateway session's tools • fix(cli): /save writes the gateway's canonical export on this machine • fix(cli): /compress reports a failed summary instead of claiming success • fix(cli): /new, /resume and /branch show the new session's usage and keep todo updates • fix(update): a tags-only release-history refresh gives up after 30s, not 15 minutes • fix(sessions): CLI sessions created through the gateway are listed and resumed by surface • fix(cli): /snapshot restore works in a gateway-backed chat • fix(cli): a /resume or /sessions switch subscribes the session it lands on • perf(deps): parse YAML with ruamel's C parser on Python 3.14 where its wheel ships • perf: hermes serve releases a closed session's memory (token memo, replay ring, gc on macOS) • ci: timing reports download as HTML instead of ZIP • Update-lock E2E test no longer loses its race on fast CI runners • Use remote tags when using blacksmith checkout • Classic CLI resize E2E checks the glyph layout it now ships with • Codex self-heal opt-out test no longer calls the real token endpoint • ci: temporarily revert to gh checkout in install-e2e workflow • Desktop core E2E: the mid-turn teardown interrupts the turn it left running • test: Windows marker-lock kill cell awaits the update child's exit instead of a fixed 3 s • test(gateway): restart burst test runs queued rows through the next owner's recovery (deflake) • test(gateway): stop fake-/proc scan tests reading the real PID owner (deflake test_detects_gateway_pid_via_proc) • ci: pull requests restore main's PM caches instead of saving their own 160 new features and fixes

Okay, Hermes making phone calls is unreal. Hermes doesn't have to wait for you to check in anymore. It can just call you. A new plugin in the Hermes catalog, hermes-whatsapp-voice, gives Hermes live voice calls over regular WhatsApp. No business account needed. What that looks like: ▸ It rings you when something actually needs you, like an urgent reminder or a scheduled morning check-in ▸ You can call it back and have it handle things mid-call ▸ When you hang up, a recap lands in your WhatsApp chat ▸ It can only ring your number. Nobody else's Notifications pile up and get swiped away. A ringing phone gets answered. It's community-built and runs on an unofficial WhatsApp connection, so set it up on a spare number.