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youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ1LCFrwj08 2026-06-25 Alex Finn 818 false

The new Hermes Agent update has me speechless.... (Alex Finn, 24.06.2026)

Overview & Chapters

Alex Finn walks through the new Hermes Agent v0.17.0 "The Reach Release" updates, demonstrating why Hermes is growing faster than ever.

Chapters:

  • 0:00 Intro
  • 0:26 Native iMessage (via Photon Spectrum)
  • 2:51 Background agents
  • 5:12 Unreal MCP
  • 6:23 New Desktop App
  • 7:56 Profile builder
  • 9:42 Skills Hub
  • 10:50 Smarter self improvement
  • 12:02 Telegram updates

Key Features & Announcements:

  • Native iMessage (Photon Spectrum, no Mac relay required): Built on Photon's managed line pool. Uses hermes photon login via device code. No Mac or BlueBubbles bridge needed. Free to start, nothing to self-host.
  • Raft Agent Network: Bundled Raft platform adapter connects Hermes to Raft (raft.build) as an external agent via wake-channel bridge. Wake payloads carry only metadata (IDs, timestamps), never message bodies.
  • Background / Async Subagents: delegate_task(background=true) dispatches subagents in parallel. The model continues working, and the result re-enters the chat when done.
  • Image Editing: image_generate can edit and transform source images ("make this logo blue", "remove background") routing to backend edit endpoints across all supported image providers.
  • Automation Blueprints: Schedule tasks (e.g. "Daily news briefing at 8am") by answering simple questions natively on any surface (dashboard form, slash command, CLI, or messenger) without knowing cron syntax.
  • Cursor's Composer Model via Grok Subscription: grok-composer-2.5-fast in xAI OAuth model picker with 200k context. Points Hermes to it over OAuth without a separate API key.
  • Desktop App Enhancements: Keyboard shortcuts rebindable, native OS notifications with per-type toggles, live subagent watch-windows streaming activity, resizable VS Code-themed terminal pane, VS Code Marketplace theme installation.
  • Full Profile Builder in Dashboard: Build profiles from the browser without manual YAML editing.
  • Skills Hub Browser Rehaul: Featured section, skill previews, and security scans.
  • Memory Tool Upgrade (Atomic Batch Operations): operations array for batch add/replace/remove atomically against final character budget, avoiding mid-edit failures.
  • Official WhatsApp Business Cloud API Adapter: Direct Meta integration, no QR-scanning Baileys bridge needed.
  • Rich Text for Telegram: proper rich messages via Bot API 10.1 (on by default, opt-out available).
  • Curator Cost Optimization: LLM consolidation is now opt-in only (curator.consolidate: true). Background curation remains free and deterministic.