Hermes 0.16 Surface Release: Desktop App, Remote Gateway, Dashboard Overhaul

Key Takeaways

• Native desktop app is now official (not an experiment): chat window with streaming responses, searchable session list, session archive, drag-and-drop files, clipboard image paste, command palette, model picker in status bar.
• Remote gateway in the desktop app: connect to a remote Hermes server via OAuth or username/password — run the GUI on your laptop while the actual agent executes on a VPS, home lab, or teammate's machine.
• Multi-profile sessions: each profile points to its own remote host; run concurrent sessions across profiles in one window — Hermes becomes a control panel for multiple agent environments.
• Web dashboard is now a full admin panel: MCP catalog enable/disable toggles, messaging channel management, credentials, webhooks, hook creation, memory config, gateway controls, system settings with update checks and debug sharing.
• Quick setup via Naos portal — two clear paths for new users: quick setup (sign in, model picker, start chatting) or full setup for power users.
• Fuzzy model picker across all surfaces (desktop, dashboard, TUI, CLI); catalog refreshes hourly. New models added: DeepSeek-V4-Flash, Minimax-M3 (1M context), Qwen-3.7-Plus, Gemini-3.5-Flash.
• /undo command — take back the last N conversation turns; works in CLI, TUI, Telegram, Discord. Useful when a prompt goes wrong and you want to steer back without starting a new session.
• Skill cleanup: redundant defaults removed, heavy niche skills moved to optional installs, relevance gates added. New Nvidia trusted skills tab alongside OpenAI, Anthropic, and Hugging Face.
• Security patches: CVE-2026-48710 (Starlette), SSRF hardening, Docker pattern safety, credential stripping in subprocess paths.

Commands & Code Mentioned

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Related Guides

• Hermes overview and setup
• Hermes web dashboard guide
• Hermes security and hardening
• Writing Hermes skills