https://actionableops.com/hermes-howto/changelog What changed in the Hermes docs, which episodes were re-cut, and what is new. en-us Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://actionableops.com/hermes-howto/changelog#2026-06-26 hermes-changelog-2026-06-26 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hermes in Docker: `HERMES_DASHBOARD_INSECURE` is now a deprecated no-op. Non-loopback dashboard binds require an auth provider (basic auth, Nous Portal OAuth, or self-hosted OIDC). Updated Scene 4 from 5 cards to 4 cards (removed resource limits card, changed dashboard card to "supervised dashboard + auth"), added note about the no-op flag and auth requirement. Updated narration to explain the auth gate. 7 scenes, 158s, 9.0 MB. Quality gates passed (0 errors). Frame inspection confirmed 4 cards and no-op note visible. Hermes on Discord: `discord.allow_any_attachment` is now a no-op, any file type is always accepted. Updated Scene 7 (sessions) subtitle to mention that any file type uploaded is accepted and cached for the agent to inspect. Updated narration to mention the no-op flag. 9 scenes, 177s, 9.6 MB. Quality gates passed (0 errors). Frame inspection confirmed file-type text visible in sessions scene. https://actionableops.com/hermes-howto/changelog#2026-06-25 hermes-changelog-2026-06-25 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT doc-watch.py patched: Added `fetch_patch_from_commits()` function that fetches actual diffs from individual commits when the GitHub compare API returns empty patches (+0/-0). This was the root cause of all changed docs being classified as "review" with "No patch data available" instead of being actionable. Verified: all 4 changed docs now correctly classify as re-cut or new-episode. Skills: Second re-cut to sync script.md with narration.txt (two sync fixes in Scene 5 and Scene 7). The `/learn` command was already present from the Jun 24 re-cut. 8 scenes, 155s, 8.9 MB. Quality gates passed (0 errors). Frame inspection confirmed `/learn` text visible in Scene 5. Cron: Second re-cut to add fail-closed provider drift behavior (commit a4e61ddf). Unpinned cron jobs now snapshot the provider at creation. If the global default changes, the job fails closed: skips the run and alerts you to pin the provider/model explicitly. Added to Scene 4 narration and Scene 3 concept sub text. Font size reduced from 72 to 66 to fit longer text. The continuable jobs feature (mirror_delivery) was already present from the earlier Jun 25 re-cut. 8 scenes, 195s, 10.6 MB. Quality gates passed (0 errors). Frame inspection confirmed fail-closed text visible in Scene 4. Hermes on Telegram: Three material signals from telegram.md. (1) Command menu cap raised from 30 to 60 so built-in commands and common skills stay visible in the Telegram slash picker (commits dbe14ce3, d4be583d). (2) New `command_menu.priority_mode` config for custom ordering (prepend, append, replace). (3) New `rich_drafts` config (default false) to gate experimental rich draft previews during DM streaming (commit 17beb55e). Updated Scene 8 bonus cards from 3 to 4 cards (added `command_menu: 60` card), added note about `rich_drafts: false`. Updated narration, script.md header, and how-to.md. Em-dash scan clean. 9 scenes, 192s, 10.7 MB. Frame inspection confirmed all 4 cards and rich_drafts note visible, no layout issues. `reference/environment-variables.md`: HERMES_ENABLE_PROJECT_PLUGINS description updated to reflect that project plugin Python API files are no longer auto-imported even when the var is enabled (commit c42d44cb). This is a security wording clarification, not a new env var or changed default. SHA bumped for Env Var Cheat Sheet. `user-guide/features/extending-the-dashboard.md`: Material change to plugin backend route security model (commit c42d44cb). User-installed plugins can now register backend API routes (previously bundled-only). Plugin discovery priority reordered (user-installed now wins on conflict). No existing episode covers this doc directly. Needs manual authoring. https://actionableops.com/hermes-howto/changelog#2026-06-24 hermes-changelog-2026-06-24 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Five Slash Commands: New `/learn` slash command added upstream (commit e32ebc6a). `/learn` distills a reusable skill from anything you describe: a directory, a URL, or the workflow you just walked through. Updated Scene 5 terminal to show `/learn the REST client in ~/sdk, focus on auth`, updated note to mention `/learn` distills skills, updated narration to describe slash learn as the fast way to create a skill. Also updated how-to.md with `/learn` in the skills section. Em-dash scrubbed from meta.json. 7 scenes, 144s, 8.4 MB. Frame inspection confirmed `/learn` visible in terminal and note. Skills: New `/learn` feature added to the skills doc (commit e32ebc6a). `/learn` is the fast way to turn anything you can describe into a reusable skill without hand-writing the SKILL.md. Updated Scene 5 (procedural memory) to feature `/learn` alongside `skill_manage` as the two ways to create skills from the agent side. Reduced font size from 72 to 64 to fit the longer sub text. Updated narration, script.md, and how-to.md. Em-dashes scrubbed from script.md scene headers, how-to.md, and meta.json. 8 scenes, 158s, 9.4 MB. Frame inspection confirmed `/learn` text visible and layout clean. 12 docs had `pip install` replaced with `cd ~/.hermes/hermes-agent && uv pip install -e "."` (commit a911bcda). These are install-path updates with no narrative impact: aws-bedrock.md, use-voice-mode-with-hermes.md, faq.md, tts.md, voice-mode.md, web-dashboard.md, dingtalk.md, matrix.md, sms.md, weixin.md. `cli-commands.md` had `hermes update` and `hermes postinstall` descriptions simplified (pip references removed). No new commands or flags for Five Slash Commands/Pick Your Brain/Sessions to teach. `sessions.md` had a clarification warning box added about sessions.json being the gateway routing index, not the session list. Clarification only, no new feature. `skills-catalog.md` had a new petdex skill entry added to the catalog table. Catalog addition, not a feature change. pets.md: (new): Petdex mascots feature. Animated pet sprites that react to agent activity across CLI, TUI, and desktop. Off by default, purely cosmetic. Needs manual authoring. productivity-petdex.md: (new): Skill catalog page for the petdex skill. Bundled skill, not a standalone episode topic. Updating: pip install path removed entirely from updating.md. The `hermes update` section was restructured (git/pip split removed, unified path). Material but deferred to next run (2 per cap). Telegram: New `command_menu` config section with `max_commands` cap raised from 30 to 60, plus `priority_mode` and `priority` list. Material but deferred (Hermes on Telegram was already re-cut on 2026-06-23 for rich messages opt-in). https://actionableops.com/hermes-howto/changelog#2026-06-23 hermes-changelog-2026-06-23 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Kanban: The kanban-worker and kanban-orchestrator bundled skills were folded into auto-injected system-prompt guidance. Workers and orchestrators no longer need a skill installed; the lifecycle is injected at spawn. Updated Scene 6 narration and on-screen text to say "No skill to install: the worker lifecycle is auto-injected into every worker's system prompt at spawn." 11 scenes, 282s, 15.9 MB. Telegram: Rich messages changed from enabled-by-default to opt-in. The default is now the legacy MarkdownV2 path because current Telegram clients make rich text hard to copy. Updated the bonus tricks card from `status_indicator: true` to `rich_messages: true` with "opt in for native tables, task lists, math. off by default for copy fidelity." script.md created (episode predated v2 spec). 9 scenes, 173s, 9.7 MB. 36 additional docs with detected changes are classified and deferred to subsequent runs (2 per run cap). These include material changes to: hooks (subagent_start, manual allowlisting), build-a-plugin (kanban lifecycle hooks, dispatch_tool), memory-providers (Mem0 v3 API, Honcho OAuth), memory (background_review auxiliary model), configuration (worktree_sync, session limit 400 to 5000, email pairing), security (email pairing opt-in), docker (dashboard insecure deprecated, tool-loop hard stops), slash-commands (new /suggestions, /blueprint, /credits, /billing), providers (Google Gemini OAuth removed), configuring-models (mid-session switch warning), computer-use (cross-platform, telemetry), and others. https://actionableops.com/hermes-howto/changelog#2026-06-23-2 hermes-changelog-2026-06-23-2 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Navigation simplified: removed the "New Guides" section. Every episode now lives in its real thematic module (Get Running, Daily Driver,... Locking It Down) instead of a catch-all that grew forever. Episode numbers removed: from the menu, video title cards, and pages. The series reads as a topic library, not a rigid numbered list. "What's new" lives in this changelog. New mobile navigation: a collapsible module drawer (the current section auto-opens), a sticky top bar showing where you are, and a thumb-reachable bottom bar (Menu · Search · Updates). Much easier to get around on a phone. "Next in the series" cards now link: straight to the next episode. SEO + AI answer-engine optimization: every page now publishes structured data (VideoObject, HowTo, BreadcrumbList), Open Graph/Twitter cards, and canonical URLs; the site now serves `sitemap.xml`, `robots.txt`, and an `llms.txt` index so search engines and AI assistants can find and cite the episodes. Per-episode thumbnails: added (used for social/preview images and video structured data). https://actionableops.com/hermes-howto/changelog#2026-06-22 hermes-changelog-2026-06-22 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT SimpleX Chat: Connect Hermes to SimpleX, the decentralized messenger with no persistent user IDs. Daemon over WebSocket, allowlist or DM pairing. LINE: LINE Messaging API channel for Hermes. Channel token/secret, webhook tunnel, U/C/R ID allowlist. Google Chat: Google Chat via a Cloud Pub/Sub pull subscription and a service account. ntfy: Lightweight ntfy push-notification channel (httpx only, no SDK); topic-is-identity model and its limits. Microsoft Teams: Teams bot via the Teams CLI and AAD app, DM vs @mention behavior, Adaptive Card approvals. Teams Meetings: Teams meeting pipeline (transcripts/recordings) via MS Graph webhook + the teams_pipeline plugin. Computer Use: Let Hermes drive a desktop in the background. Enable, permissions, first session, and the safety guardrails. X Search: The X (Twitter) search tool via xAI, config (model/timeout/retries) and the degraded-result flag. Deliverable Mode: How Hermes produces real file artifacts, supported types, and the absolute-path mechanic. Managed Scope: Admin-pinned config and secrets in /etc/hermes that users cannot override; precedence and limits. Multi-Profile Gateways: Run multiple profiles behind one gateway with `gateway.multiplex_profiles` and `/p/<profile>/` routing. Web Dashboard: The browser dashboard and Chat-tab session switcher; install, pages, and the auth gate. Checkpoints & Rollback: Opt-in workspace checkpoints and `/rollback` list/diff/restore for safe recovery. https://actionableops.com/hermes-howto/changelog#2026-06-22-2 hermes-changelog-2026-06-22-2 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Pick Your Brain (RE-CUT): Model list now cached one hour then refreshed (`model_catalog.ttl_hours` default 24 to 1); provider-add example slugs refreshed. Reason: reference/cli-commands.md + reference/model-catalog.md. Profiles (RE-CUT): `--clone` now copies skills too; new `--clone-from` flag; s6-overlay per-profile gateway supervision in Docker; dashboard profile switcher. Reason: user-guide/profiles.md. Worktrees (RE-CUT): Single-query worktree flag changed from `-q` to `-z`; `MESSAGING_CWD` replaced by the `terminal.cwd` config key. Reason: user-guide/git-worktrees.md. Agents MD (RE-CUT): The context-file 20K truncation cap is now configurable via `context_file_max_chars`. Reason: user-guide/features/context-files.md. Voice Mode (RE-CUT): New STT providers (Mistral voxtral, xAI grok-stt) and TTS providers (mistral, gemini, xai, kittentts, piper); Docker Linux desktop audio bridge. Reason: user-guide/features/voice-mode.md. Discord (RE-CUT): New `discord.voice_fx` config (ambient thinking bed while tools run + spoken acknowledgement). Reason: user-guide/messaging/discord.md. Slack (RE-CUT): New `!approve` / `!deny` text-fallback approval prompts when interactive buttons can't render. Reason: user-guide/messaging/slack.md. WhatsApp (RE-CUT): Pointer to the official WhatsApp Cloud API path; new message-batching debounce config (`text_batch_delay_seconds`, `text_batch_split_delay_seconds`). Reason: user-guide/messaging/whatsapp.md. Signal (RE-CUT): Tool-progress bubbles are suppressed on Signal (no message editing); final reply still delivered. Reason: user-guide/messaging/signal.md. Email (RE-CUT): New distinction between the Email gateway adapter (zero-dep imaplib/smtplib) and the Himalaya email skill. Reason: user-guide/messaging/email.md. SMS (RE-CUT): `SMS_WEBHOOK_HOST` default changed from 0.0.0.0 to loopback 127.0.0.1 (security). Reason: user-guide/messaging/sms.md. Home Assistant (RE-CUT): New troubleshooting (env vars apply on restart; REST 401 means use a Long-Lived Access Token). Reason: user-guide/messaging/homeassistant.md. Skills (RE-CUT): New `hermes skills opt-out/opt-in/--sync/--remove`, `--no-skills` flag, `skills.write_approval` gate with `/skills` review, NVIDIA trusted source. Reason: user-guide/features/skills.md. Cron (RE-CUT): Name-based (case-insensitive) job lookup for pause/resume/run/remove/edit; new `hermes cron edit` verb; broadened [SILENT] matching. Reason: user-guide/features/cron.md. Hooks (RE-CUT): Silence-token matching broadened to `[SILENT]`, `SILENT`, `NO_REPLY`, `NO REPLY`; new telemetry correlation fields (`telemetry_schema_version`, `turn_id`, `api_request_id`). Reason: user-guide/features/hooks.md. Daily Briefing Bot (RE-CUT): Cron jobs now addressable by name; new `hermes cron edit` verb shown in the test step. Reason: user-guide/features/cron.md. Code Execution (RE-CUT): `HERMES_*` env passthrough locked to four vars; new `terminal.env_passthrough` allowlist; `required_environment_variables` skill frontmatter. Reason: user-guide/features/code-execution.md. Python Library (RE-CUT): Default model claude-sonnet-4 to claude-sonnet-4.6; `model` constructor param now resolves from config at runtime. Reason: guides/python-library.md. Provider Landscape (RE-CUT): Added AWS Bedrock, Azure Foundry, NVIDIA, Ollama Cloud; new 64K minimum context floor (smaller windows rejected at startup). Reason: integrations/providers.md. Fallback Providers (RE-CUT): `fallback_providers` (list) replaces `fallback_model`; subagents and cron jobs now inherit the chain; per-task `fallback_chain` for auxiliary tasks. Reason: user-guide/features/fallback-providers.md. Credential Pools (RE-CUT): New usage-limit rotation (rotate immediately, no retry); `auth.json` gains `secret_source`/`secret_fingerprint`; borrowed secrets are reference-only. Reason: user-guide/features/credential-pools.md. Configuring Models (RE-CUT): Auxiliary task slots expanded 8 to 11 (Triage Specifier, Kanban Decomposer, Profile Describer, Curator); dual `model_aliases` formats. Reason: user-guide/configuring-models.md. Env Vars (RE-CUT): Newer platforms (Matrix, WhatsApp Cloud) use `_ACCESS_TOKEN` rather than `_BOT_TOKEN`; 30+ new vars fit the existing buckets. Reason: reference/environment-variables.md. Module 1 (What It Actually Is-Five Slash Commands): What Hermes Is, One-Line Install, Your First Chat, Termux, Nix, Updating, Five Slash Commands re-rendered with the install-URL, provider-list, skills-hub, and updating/safety changes already reconciled in the June doc-sync. Features (Tools & Toolsets, SOUL.md, It Remembers You, Memory Providers, Browser Automation, Web Search, Hermes on Matrix, Subagent Delegation, Connect Anything With MCP, Built-In Plugins Tour, Build Your Own Plugin, As an API Server, Run Local LLMs on Mac, Security · Approvals, Hermes in Docker): Tools, SOUL.md, Memory, Memory Providers, Browser, Web Search, Matrix, Delegation, MCP, Plugins Tour, Build a Plugin, API Server, Local LLM on Mac, Security, Docker re-rendered to current content. Sessions: Re-rendered; sessions doc itself changed only cosmetically, commands re-verified against current CLI. New Guides (M10): Local Ollama, Nemotron 3 Ultra Free, Photon iMessage, WhatsApp Cloud API, Run with Nous Portal, Tool Search, TTS re-rendered to current content. 8 docs with link-path/Portal-tip-only changes got a `docSHA` bump in coverage.json so doc-watch stops re-flagging them: daily-briefing-bot.md (Daily Briefing Bot · Capstone bonus), use-voice-mode-with-hermes.md (Voice Mode), batch-processing.md (Batch Processing), goals.md (Five Slash Commands/Set a Goal, Walk Away), personality.md (SOUL.md/AGENTS.md), provider-routing.md (Pick Your Brain/Provider Routing), vision.md (Vision · Paste), sessions.md (Sessions). https://actionableops.com/hermes-howto/changelog#2026-06-22-3 hermes-changelog-2026-06-22-3 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT SimpleX Chat: (`user-guide/messaging/simplex.md`): New privacy-focused decentralized messaging platform. No episode covers it. LINE: (`user-guide/messaging/line.md`): New LINE messaging platform adapter. Google Chat: (`user-guide/messaging/google_chat.md`): New Google Chat platform adapter. ntfy: (`user-guide/messaging/ntfy.md`): New ntfy push-notification adapter. Microsoft Teams: (`user-guide/messaging/teams.md`): New Teams platform adapter (no existing messaging episode covers Teams). Teams Meetings pipeline: (`user-guide/messaging/teams-meetings.md`, `guides/operate-teams-meeting-pipeline.md`): New Teams meeting bot/pipeline. MS Graph webhook: (`user-guide/messaging/msgraph-webhook.md`): New Microsoft Graph webhook adapter. Raft: (`user-guide/messaging/raft.md`): New Raft bundled platform plugin with activity hooks. Tool Search: (`user-guide/features/tool-search.md`): Progressive disclosure for large toolsets. TTS: (`user-guide/features/tts.md`): Text-to-speech feature page (distinct from voice mode). Computer Use: (`user-guide/features/computer-use.md`): New computer-use capability. X Search: (`user-guide/features/x-search.md`): New X/Twitter search tool. Deliverable Mode: (`user-guide/features/deliverable-mode.md`): New deliverable output mode. LSP: (`user-guide/features/lsp.md`): New language-server integration for code intelligence. Subscription Proxy: (`user-guide/features/subscription-proxy.md`): New subscription proxy feature. Kanban Worker Lanes: (`user-guide/features/kanban-worker-lanes.md`): New worker-lane concept (extends Kanban Board). Managed Scope: (`user-guide/managed-scope.md`): Admin guide; pin config/secrets org-wide that users cannot override. Multi-Profile Gateways: (`user-guide/multi-profile-gateways.md`): New `gateway.multiplex_profiles` opt-in config and contract changes. Web Dashboard: (`user-guide/features/web-dashboard.md`): Dashboard + Chat-tab session switcher panel. Profile Distributions: (`user-guide/profile-distributions.md`): New profile distribution/sharing mechanism. Secrets + Bitwarden: (`user-guide/secrets/index.md`, `user-guide/secrets/bitwarden.md`): New secrets management with Bitwarden integration. Checkpoints & Rollback: (`user-guide/checkpoints-and-rollback.md`): New checkpoint/rollback feature. Google Gemini provider: (`guides/google-gemini.md`): New provider setup guide. AWS Bedrock provider: (`guides/aws-bedrock.md`): New provider setup guide. Azure Foundry provider: (`guides/azure-foundry.md`): New provider setup guide. xAI Grok OAuth: (`guides/xai-grok-oauth.md`): New OAuth provider setup guide. OAuth over SSH: (`guides/oauth-over-ssh.md`): New remote-auth guide. Microsoft Graph app registration: (`guides/microsoft-graph-app-registration.md`): New setup guide (Teams/MS Graph prerequisite). Cron script-only / troubleshooting / blueprints: (`guides/cron-script-only.md`, `guides/cron-troubleshooting.md`, `guides/automation-blueprints.md`): New cron/automation guides. Migrate from OpenClaw: (`guides/migrate-from-openclaw.md`): New migration guide. Webhook GitHub PR review: (`guides/webhook-github-pr-review.md`): New webhook-driven PR-review guide. Pipe script output: (`guides/pipe-script-output.md`): New scripting guide. `user-guide/features/rl-training.md`: Removed upstream. No published episode covers it. `user-guide/skills/godmode.md`: Removed upstream. No episode impact. `reference/cron-recipes-catalog.mdx`: Removed upstream (auto-generated catalog). No episode impact. `developer-guide/environments.md`: Removed upstream (contributor-facing). No episode impact. `user-guide/skills/optional/productivity-shop-app.md` plus several deprecated skill docs (creative-concept-diagrams, mlops-atropos-environments, blockchain-base): Removed upstream. A `coverage.json` cross-check confirms none of these map to a published episode, so no re-cuts are required. Material re-cut backlog:: 53 material doc changes detected in the 2026-06-18 audit (`brand/docs-audit-report.json`). 5 re-cut so far (The Curator, Image Generation, Hermes on Telegram, Kanban Board, Configuration Deep Dive); **~48 episodes remain**. Cosmetic docs:: 8 docs need only a `docSHA` bump, no re-cut (Daily Briefing Bot · Capstone, Voice Mode, Batch Processing, Set a Goal, Walk Away, SOUL.md/AGENTS.md, Provider Routing, Vision · Paste, Sessions). Borderline (human review):: `guides/automate-with-cron.md` (Daily Briefing Bot · Capstone) and `user-guide/features/kanban-tutorial.md` (Kanban Board) — reworded guidance, no code/flag/config change. New-episode candidates:: 25+ new end-user docs above are not yet built. Freshness:: local clone + watch-state sit at upstream HEAD `cf58f1a5` (2026-06-19). A fresh `gh`-backed audit (`python brand/doc-watch.py --audit`) is still needed to capture any 2026-06-20 → 2026-06-22 changes. https://actionableops.com/hermes-howto/changelog#2026-06-22-4 hermes-changelog-2026-06-22-4 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT How to Read the Changelog: Full build. 5 content scenes covering what the changelog is, the Last Updated box, three sections per date group (re-cuts, new episodes, cosmetic), material vs cosmetic distinction, and where to find the changelog from any episode page. 7 scenes total (title + 5 content + outro), 71s, 4.6 MB. TTS via ElevenLabs. Frame inspection confirmed all scenes render cleanly with no overlaps or black frames. https://actionableops.com/hermes-howto/changelog#2026-06-20 hermes-changelog-2026-06-20 Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hermes on Telegram: Added the optional Online/Offline status indicator (`status_indicator: true` config flag, off by default). Expanded bonus tricks from 2 cards to 3 cards. 9 scenes, 166s, 9.4 MB. Frame inspection confirmed the new `status_indicator: true` card renders correctly. MP4 deployed to site/videos/. Configuration Deep Dive: Added `title_generation` to the universal pattern scene (another model slot example alongside auxiliary, compression, and fallback). Added managed scope/org deployment mention to the new-defaults scene (admins can pin config and secrets users cannot override). 8 scenes, 230s, 12.9 MB. Frame inspection confirmed "title generation" and "managed scope" text visible. MP4 deployed to site/videos/. Managed Scope admin guide: (`user-guide/managed-scope.md`): New doc. Needs manual authoring. Raft messaging platform: (`user-guide/messaging/raft.md`): New doc. Needs manual authoring. Web Dashboard session switcher: (`user-guide/features/web-dashboard.md`): New session switcher panel feature. No existing episode covers the dashboard directly. Multi-profile gateway multiplexing: (`user-guide/multi-profile-gateways.md`): New `gateway.multiplex_profiles` opt-in config and contract changes. No existing episode covers this directly. `reference/cli-commands.md`: `hermes debug` report now includes GUI/dashboard logs. No new commands or flags. SHA bumped for Five Slash Commands, Pick Your Brain, Sessions. https://actionableops.com/hermes-howto/changelog#2026-06-19 hermes-changelog-2026-06-19 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Run Hermes with Ollama: Full build. 8 content scenes covering hardware requirements, Ollama install, model pull, Hermes setup, first chat, optimization tips, and cost comparison. 167s, 10.3 MB. Previous render was stuck on title slide (broken composition). Rebuilt episode.mjs with correct data format, regenerated TTS (10 clips, ElevenLabs), rendered via HyperFrames. Frame inspection confirmed all scenes transition correctly. Nemotron 3 Ultra Free: Full build. 6 content scenes covering the free Nous Portal offer, desktop app install, CLI install, the colon-free variant detail, switching models, and troubleshooting. 104s, 6.7 MB. Photon iMessage: Full build. 6 content scenes covering what Photon is, the persistent-connection architecture, prerequisites, setup command, starting the gateway, and free-tier limits. 111s, 6.7 MB. WhatsApp Cloud API: Full build. 7 content scenes covering the official API path, the setup wizard, prerequisites, credentials from Meta dashboard, webhook setup with cloudflared, the 24-hour conversation window, and security notes. 138s, 8.3 MB. All 4 new episode HTML pages deployed to actionableops.com. All return 200. All 4 new MP4 video files deployed and return 200. Site sidebar now lists 66 episodes across 10 modules. Fixed TTS and page.json next-field format (string to array) for build-page-html.mjs compatibility. Fixed local-ollama-setup page.json cmd field names (text to code) and source URLs (relative to absolute). https://actionableops.com/hermes-howto/changelog#2026-06-19-2 hermes-changelog-2026-06-19-2 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Image Generation (RE-CUT): Image-to-image editing added upstream. The `image_generate` tool now edits existing images when the active model supports it. New inputs: `image_url` (source photo) and `reference_image_urls` (style/composition cues). Four backends support editing: FAL (edit-capable models), OpenAI gpt-image-2, xAI Grok Imagine, Krea 2. Added a new concept scene (Scene 5) covering the edit mode. Expanded from 8 to 9 scenes. Rendered 202s, 10.7 MB. Frame inspection confirmed all scenes clean. Reason: upstream commit 9a2f275 added the image-to-image editing section to image-generation.md. Kanban (RE-CUT): New config key `auto_subscribe_on_create` (default true). When a worker calls `kanban_create` from a session with a persistent delivery channel, the originating session is auto-subscribed to the new task's events. Set false to require explicit `kanban_notify-subscribe` calls. Updated the human-in-the-loop scene sub text and narration to name the config key. 11 scenes, 271s, 15.3 MB. Frame inspection confirmed the new text renders cleanly. Reason: upstream commit 9a2f275 added `auto_subscribe_on_create` to the kanban config table. 1 new-episode candidate detected (reference/tools-reference.md, `image_generate` tool entry). Logged for manual authoring. New episodes are not auto-created. user-guide/skills/optional/payments/payments-stripe-projects.md: borderline change, logged for human review. https://actionableops.com/hermes-howto/changelog#2026-06-18 hermes-changelog-2026-06-18 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT coverage.json: Built the doc-to-episode ledger. 59 episodes, 90 source references, 87 blob SHAs. Every source doc is now machine-traceable to its episode. doc-watch.py: Change detection script. Monitors upstream `NousResearch/hermes-agent` (branch main, path website/docs/) via `gh api`. Compares last-seen SHA against HEAD. Falls back to per-doc SHA audit when the compare API is capped at 300 files. Classifies changes: added, modified, removed, renamed. Guardrails: single-flight lock, kill switch, per-run cap (2), notification hook. doc-change-rubric.md: Material vs cosmetic decision tree with 5 worked examples from real upstream commits. daily-runner.py: Full pipeline orchestration. Detects changes, builds episodes (TTS + composition + check + render + ffprobe), updates coverage.json, git backup, notifies. Dry-run mode for testing. setup-task-scheduler.ps1: Windows Task Scheduler setup. Daily at 9 AM with catch-up enabled. Watch state: Seeded to May 24 baseline (when episodes were built) so the first real run detects all changes between episode creation and now. Curator (RE-CUT): LLM consolidation is now opt-in (was always-on). New config key `curator.consolidate: false`. New flag `hermes curator run --consolidate`. Updated script, narration, composition, description, how-to. Rendered via HyperFrames (1920x1080, 195s, 10.7 MB). TTS via ElevenLabs. Reason: upstream commit 7bbffce made consolidation opt-in. Fixed 4 broken source URLs (404 dead links on published site): Updating Hermes (updating): `cli-reference/doctor` -> `reference/cli-commands` One-Line Install (one-line-install): `getting-started/windows` -> `user-guide/windows-native` Vision · Paste (vision): `user-guide/context-references` -> `user-guide/features/context-references` Sessions (sessions): `user-guide/memory` -> `user-guide/features/memory` All 4 deployed live to actionableops.com. 51 of 59 episodes have material doc changes between May 24 and June 18. Full audit complete (see brand/docs-audit-report.json). The changes range from new flags and commands to env var additions, config key changes, default value changes, and behavior changes. The Docusaurus link normalization (changing `/docs/...` to `...` in cross-references) was correctly classified as cosmetic, not material. 8 docs have cosmetic-only changes (link path normalization + Portal tip boxes). These get a docSHA bump and skip (no re-cut needed). 2 docs are borderline (see report for details). The Curator (curator) is already re-cut. 50 remain. At 2 episodes per run (the cap), clearing the backlog takes ~25 daily runs. 7 new end-user docs identified as candidates for new episodes (Run Hermes with Ollama+): guides/local-ollama-setup.md guides/run-hermes-with-nous-portal.md guides/run-nemotron-3-ultra-free.md user-guide/features/tool-search.md user-guide/features/tts.md user-guide/messaging/photon.md user-guide/messaging/whatsapp-cloud.md YouTube upload and site deploy remain manual steps (Composio integration and build-page-html.mjs refactor needed for full automation).