# hermes-agent v2026.8.13 — Hermes Agent v0.20.1 (2026.8.13)

- Product: hermes-agent (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/hermes-agent)
- Vendor: NousResearch
- Date: 2026-08-13
- Version: v2026.8.13
- Original notes: https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/releases/tag/v2026.8.13
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/hermes-agent/releases/v2026.8.13

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#### Hermes Agent v0.20.1 (v2026.8.13)

**Release Date:** August 13, 2026

> Patch release. This tag rolls up the ~656 PRs merged since v0.20.0 into a stable tagged release for downstream consumers (Docker images, hosted deployments, and anyone installing from the latest tag).

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##### About this release

Since v0.20.0 (August 3), this window landed **1,444 commits** across **~656 merged PRs**, touching **2,172 files** (+233,872 / −75,244), and closed **~481 issues**. It is a broad stabilization-and-fixes rollup spanning the desktop app, gateway platforms, installers, tool system, and provider catalogs.

**Full curated release notes for this window will ship with v0.21.0**, which will document everything from v0.20.0 onward — highlights, feature areas, and complete contributor credits. Nothing in this window is skipped.

##### Updating

- Existing installs: `hermes update`
- Fresh install: see the installer one-liner in the [README](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent#readme)

**Full Changelog**: [v2026.8.3...v2026.8.13](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/compare/v2026.8.3...v2026.8.13)