Hermes Agent v0.19.0: faster responses and smart approvals
Melvin Vivas · X post · 2026-07-21 · Open on X
Topics: AI Agents, Tool Use & MCP, AI Dev Tools & Productivity · Level: intermediate
Summary
Shares the release notes for Hermes Agent v0.19.0. The update makes first responses much faster on every interface, speeds up the desktop app, streams reasoning live by default and turns on smart approvals by default.
Key points
- First response is about 80% faster across CLI, desktop, TUI and gateway
- Desktop app: 14x faster markdown rendering, virtualized diffs and quicker session switching
- Reasoning now streams live by default
- Smart approvals (automatic approval of tool actions) is now the default
- New /subscription billing command
Resources mentioned
- Hermes Agent · tool · github.com · free
Nous Research's open-source AI agent with CLI, TUI and desktop interfaces. It now supports hands-free activation with a wake word.
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Try this
- Update Hermes Agent to v0.19.0
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