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Jun 24, 2026 76 leads scanned 8 sources
A tiny anti-slop zine for agents, tools, model ops, and actually useful AI weirdness. No X API toll paid.

Editor picks

Thinking, experiments, papers, and opinionated field notes first. Releases are useful, but they live downstairs now.
#01
r/hermesagent · reddit · Jun 24

What are you guys using to make Hermes find what skills/MCPs are available for the task?

Editor's read

A Reddit field report/discussion from r/hermesagent. Plain version: It's been great help for managing my workflows and I am constantly giving it new abilities to automate many of my life at this point.

Why you might care

Directly relevant to your agent stack. This can affect Hermes behavior, upgrade timing, plugins, gateway surfaces, or ideas worth stealing for OAC/DestructoR666.

Source excerpt

I am loving Hermes so far. It's been great help for managing my workflows and I am constantly giving it new abilities to automate many of my life at this point. I think it is about to break through on getting itself managed by itself in a good pace, but I am unable to make it find quick and more reliable paths over the web and add to itself as a MCP or a sk…

reddithermesagentshermesagent
read88.7hermes, hermes, agent, agents, mcp
#02
r/hermesagent · reddit · Jun 24

I spent a week fighting Hermes' memory system. Here's what I built instead.

Editor's read

A Reddit field report/discussion from r/hermesagent. Plain version: Set up Hermes Agent as my personal assistant.

Why you might care

Directly relevant to your agent stack. This can affect Hermes behavior, upgrade timing, plugins, gateway surfaces, or ideas worth stealing for OAC/DestructoR666.

Source excerpt

Set up Hermes Agent as my personal assistant. Amazing tool. But the memory every session it forgot who I was, what we were working on, what decisions we'd made. 30 sessions later I had enough. My solution was Obsidian vault folder as persistent memory. I pointed Hermes' retrieval engine to my hard drive obsidian vault. Every durable fact (my name, project c…

reddithermesagentshermesagent
read71.7hermes, hermes, agents, memory, eval
#03
r/hermesagent · reddit · Jun 24

How can I generate images with Hermes?

Editor's read

A Reddit field report/discussion from r/hermesagent. Plain version: I tried using ComfyUI, but Hermes said it wasn't possible due to several configuration errors that appeared.

Why you might care

Directly relevant to your agent stack. This can affect Hermes behavior, upgrade timing, plugins, gateway surfaces, or ideas worth stealing for OAC/DestructoR666.

Source excerpt

I tried using ComfyUI, but Hermes said it wasn't possible due to several configuration errors that appeared. I tried with Nemotron and Deepseek v4 Flash. Which tool and LLM do you recommend? submitted by /u/whitelp [link] [comments]

reddithermesagentshermesagent
read68.0hermes, hermes, agent, agents
#04
Hacker News · hn · Jun 23

Show HN: Demo of an MCP server that gives AI agents real coding tools [video]

Editor's read

A community-submitted project/thread. A title-first lead about: Demo of an MCP server that gives AI agents real coding tools [video]. Skim it only if that maps to current agent/tooling work. Treat it as an early smoke signal, not a verdict. HN: 1 points, 0 comments. Query: AI agents tool use.

Why you might care

MCP is becoming the plumbing layer for agent tools. Worth watching because it shapes what Hermes/OAC can connect to without bespoke glue code.

Source excerpt

HN: 1 points, 0 comments. Query: AI agents tool use.

hnAI agents tool use
read64.5agent, agents, ai agent, mcp
#05
Hacker News · hn · Jun 23

Show HN: Your self, in every light - a local-first MCP self model for AI agents

Editor's read

A community-submitted project/thread. A newly surfaced project/tool lead: a local-first MCP self model for AI agents Treat it as an early smoke signal, not a verdict. HN: 4 points, 0 comments. Query: MCP agent LLM.

Why you might care

This hits your preferred direction: agent workflows that keep state/recovery local instead of turning everything into SaaS vapor and regret.

Source excerpt

HN: 4 points, 0 comments. Query: MCP agent LLM.

hnMCP agent LLM
read57.5agent, agents, ai agent, mcp

Articles / research / opinions

The stuff people are thinking, trying, arguing, and building with the tech. This is the main read pile.
#06
Hacker News · hn · Jun 23

Show HN: Videopython – local-first video processing, editing and AI workflows

Editor's read

A community-submitted project/thread. A newly surfaced project/tool lead: local-first video processing, editing and AI workflows Treat it as an early smoke signal, not a verdict. HN: 4 points, 0 comments. Query: AI agents tool use.

Why you might care

This hits your preferred direction: agent workflows that keep state/recovery local instead of turning everything into SaaS vapor and regret.

Source excerpt

HN: 4 points, 0 comments. Query: AI agents tool use.

hnAI agents tool use
read57.4agent, agents, ai agent, tool use
#07
Hugging Face Blog · feed · Jun 23

Build real agentic apps using CUGA: two dozen working examples on a lightweight harness

Editor's read

A post from Hugging Face Blog. Plain version: A practical how-to or field note. The title points at this angle: Build real agentic apps using CUGA: two dozen working examples on a lightweight harness.

Why you might care

Potentially useful for keeping your stack cheaper, more private, and less dependent on cloud APIs. Worth a skim if it looks practical.

Source excerpt

No summary from source. Open the link if this smells interesting.

modelsopen-sourceinference
read51.2agent, inference
#08
OpenAI News · feed · Jun 23

Helping build shared standards for advanced AI

Editor's read

A post from OpenAI News. Plain version: OpenAI helps build shared standards for advanced AI, supporting evaluation frameworks, safety practices, and global cooperation through the Appia Foundation.

Why you might care

Evals are how we avoid vibes-only agent work. Useful if it suggests tests we can adapt for Hermes/OAC reliability.

Source excerpt

OpenAI helps build shared standards for advanced AI, supporting evaluation frameworks, safety practices, and global cooperation through the Appia Foundation.

openaimodelsagents
read48.2agents, eval
#09
Latent Space · feed · Jun 24

[AINews] Claude Tag: Multiplayer, Proactive, Persistent Agents in Slack

Editor's read

A post from Latent Space. Plain version: A title-first lead about: [AINews] Claude Tag: Multiplayer, Proactive, Persistent Agents in Slack. Skim it only if that maps to current agent/tooling work.

Why you might care

Kept because it matched the radar’s AI/agent/tooling filters. Skim title + source first; open only if it lines up with current Hermes/OAC work.

Source excerpt

Claude finally gets a Slackbot upgrade

aiindustryagents
read45.6agents
#10
arXiv · paper · Jun 23

BenchX: Benchmarking AI Models for Cancer Detection and Localization with Demographic and Protocol Biases

Editor's read

A research paper. In human terms: Artificial intelligence (AI) has achieved remarkable success in medical imaging, but it is widely recognized that these models often perform inconsistently across real-world clinical settings.

Why you might care

This maps directly onto OAC: what agents remember, what they should forget, and how not to build a cursed context landfill.

Source excerpt

Artificial intelligence (AI) has achieved remarkable success in medical imaging, but it is widely recognized that these models often perform inconsistently across real-world clinical settings. Such inconsistencies occur when patient demographics and imaging protocols vary, for example, in detecting small tumors, analyzing scans from different contrast phases, or evaluating patients of different ages or sexes. To qua…

paperlarge language model agents memorycs.CV
skim abstract45.6agent, agents, memory, eval
#11
Simon Willison · feed · Jun 23

OPFS + Pyodide test harness

Editor's read

A post from Simon Willison. Plain version: Tool: OPFS + Pyodide test harness I've been pondering if Datasette Lite - the Python Datasette application run entirely in the browser using Pyodide and WebAssembly - might be able to edit persistent SQLite fi…

Why you might care

Kept because it matched the radar’s AI/agent/tooling filters. Skim title + source first; open only if it lines up with current Hermes/OAC work.

Source excerpt

Tool: OPFS + Pyodide test harness I've been pondering if Datasette Lite - the Python Datasette application run entirely in the browser using Pyodide and WebAssembly - might be able to edit persistent SQLite files stored on the user's computer. That's what OFPS (Origin Private File System) is for, so I had Claude Code for web build me this playground UI to t…

llmtoolspractical
read44.7claude code
#12
OpenAI News · feed · Jun 23

How GPT-5 helped immunologist Derya Unutmaz solve a 3-year-old mystery

Editor's read

A post from OpenAI News. Plain version: GPT-5 Pro helped solve a 3-year-old immunology mystery, offering insights into T cell behavior.

Why you might care

Kept because it matched the radar’s AI/agent/tooling filters. Skim title + source first; open only if it lines up with current Hermes/OAC work.

Source excerpt

GPT-5 Pro helped solve a 3-year-old immunology mystery, offering insights into T cell behavior. The breakthrough could support cancer and autoimmune research.

openaimodelsagents
read44.5agents
#13
Hugging Face Blog · feed · Jun 22

Experimenting with the proposed Cross-Origin Storage API in Transformers.js

Editor's read

A post from Hugging Face Blog. Plain version: A title-first lead about: Experimenting with the proposed Cross-Origin Storage API in Transformers.js. Skim it only if that maps to current agent/tooling work.

Why you might care

Potentially useful for keeping your stack cheaper, more private, and less dependent on cloud APIs. Worth a skim if it looks practical.

Source excerpt

No summary from source. Open the link if this smells interesting.

modelsopen-sourceinference
read43.2inference
#14
arXiv · paper · Jun 23

DiffusionBench: On Holistic Evaluation of Diffusion Transformers

Editor's read

A research paper. In human terms: Diffusion transformer (DiT) research on image generation has converged to a single evaluation setup: class-conditional generation on ImageNet.

Why you might care

This maps directly onto OAC: what agents remember, what they should forget, and how not to build a cursed context landfill.

Source excerpt

Diffusion transformer (DiT) research on image generation has converged to a single evaluation setup: class-conditional generation on ImageNet. While methods improve the FID and related metrics, it is increasingly unclear whether they reflect real progress in generative modeling. The natural alternative, i.e., text-to-image (T2I) generation, is perceived as too costly or inconvenient to train and evaluate and is ofte…

paperlarge language model agents memorycs.CV
paper shelf38.6agent, agents, memory, eval

Releases / software updates

Important for staying current, but intentionally below the longform material. Changelogs are seasoning, not dinner.
#01
GitHub · release · May 26

OpenAI Agents Python: v0.17.4

Release note

A new release/update from OpenAI Agents Python. Plain version: feat: support Realtime custom voice objects by @lionel-oai in * fix: #3459 add opt-in recovery for missing function tools by @seratch in * fix: apply hardened http client default to MCP SSE transport by @ioleksiuk in

Why you might care

Competitive intel: how OpenAI thinks agent SDKs should work, where Hermes is ahead/behind, and patterns we might borrow without joining the mothership.

Source excerpt

## What's Changed * feat: support Realtime custom voice objects by @lionel-oai in https://github.com/openai/openai-agents-python/pull/3473 * fix: #3459 add opt-in recovery for missing function tools by @seratch in https://github.com/openai/openai-agents-python/pull/3461 * fix: apply hardened http client default to MCP SSE transport by @ioleksiuk in https://…

agentssdkopenai/openai-agents-python
watch release58.0agent, agents, ai agent, mcp
#02
GitHub · release · Jun 19

Hermes Agent: Hermes Agent v0.17.0 (v2026.6.19)

Release note

A new release/update from Hermes Agent. Plain version: The Reach Release. v0.16.0 put Hermes on your desktop. v0.17.0 is about how far that reach extends — across new places to…

Why you might care

Directly relevant to your agent stack. This can affect Hermes behavior, upgrade timing, plugins, gateway surfaces, or ideas worth stealing for OAC/DestructoR666.

Source excerpt

# Hermes Agent v0.17.0 (v2026.6.19) **Release Date:** June 19, 2026 **Since v0.16.0:** ~1,475 commits · ~800 merged PRs · 1,693 files changed · 235,390 insertions · 50,730 deletions · 300+ issues closed · 245 community contributors > **The Reach Release.** v0.16.0 put Hermes on your desktop. v0.17.0 is about how far that reach extends — across new places to…

hermesagent-opsNousResearch/hermes-agent
watch release51.5hermes, hermes
#03
GitHub · release · Jun 24

OpenAI Agents Python: v0.17.7

Release note

A new release/update from OpenAI Agents Python. Plain version: feat: expose configurable websocket max_size limit by @anneheartrecord in * feat: add buffered Chat Completions tool-call streaming by @incoffeemonster in * fix: reduce sandbox sink buffering and spool timeouts by @2830500285…

Why you might care

Competitive intel: how OpenAI thinks agent SDKs should work, where Hermes is ahead/behind, and patterns we might borrow without joining the mothership.

Source excerpt

## What's Changed * feat: expose configurable websocket max_size limit by @anneheartrecord in https://github.com/openai/openai-agents-python/pull/3645 * feat: add buffered Chat Completions tool-call streaming by @incoffeemonster in https://github.com/openai/openai-agents-python/pull/3506 * fix: reduce sandbox sink buffering and spool timeouts by @2830500285…

agentssdkopenai/openai-agents-python
watch release48.4agents, ai agent, openai agents
#04
GitHub · release · Jun 5

Hermes Agent: Hermes Agent v0.16.0 (2026.6.5) — The Surface Release

Release note

A new release/update from Hermes Agent. Plain version: The Surface Release. Hermes meets you wherever you work. A brand-new na…

Why you might care

Directly relevant to your agent stack. This can affect Hermes behavior, upgrade timing, plugins, gateway surfaces, or ideas worth stealing for OAC/DestructoR666.

Source excerpt

# Hermes Agent v0.16.0 (v2026.6.5) **Release Date:** June 5, 2026 **Since v0.15.2:** 874 commits · 542 merged PRs · 1,962 files changed · 205,216 insertions · 46,217 deletions · 399 issues closed (2 P0, 62 P1, 16 security-tagged) · 170 community contributors (including co-authors) > **The Surface Release.** Hermes meets you wherever you work. A brand-new na…

hermesagent-opsNousResearch/hermes-agent
watch release48.0hermes, hermes
#05
GitHub · release · Apr 1

MCP TypeScript SDK: @modelcontextprotocol/node@2.0.0-alpha.1

Release note

A new release/update from MCP TypeScript SDK. Plain version: Patch Changes - #1504 327243c Thanks @corvid-agent!

Why you might care

MCP is becoming the plumbing layer for agent tools. Worth watching because it shapes what Hermes/OAC can connect to without bespoke glue code.

Source excerpt

### Patch Changes - [#1504](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/typescript-sdk/pull/1504) [`327243c`](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/typescript-sdk/commit/327243cebd96e07686c88f7fa9ca22a5a7a7993d) Thanks [@corvid-agent](https://github.com/corvid-agent)! - Add missing `hono` peer dependency to `@modelcontextprotocol/node`. The package already de…

mcptoolsmodelcontextprotocol/typescript-sdk
skim changelog37.0agent, mcp
#06
GitHub · release · Jun 23

Pydantic AI: v2.0.0 (2026-06-23)

Release note

A new release/update from Pydantic AI. Plain version: After seven betas, Pydantic AI V2 is now stable.

Why you might care

Competitive intel: how OpenAI thinks agent SDKs should work, where Hermes is ahead/behind, and patterns we might borrow without joining the mothership.

Source excerpt

# 🎉 Pydantic AI V2.0 is here! After seven betas, **Pydantic AI V2 is now stable.** V2 leans into a harness-first design with [capabilities](https://ai.pydantic.dev/capabilities/) as a core primitive — a single composable unit that bundles an agent's tools, hooks, instructions, and model settings, reaching every layer of the agent through one concept. Instal…

agentspythonpydantic/pydantic-ai
skim changelog33.4agents
#07
GitHub · release · Jun 18

LangGraph: langgraph==1.2.6

Release note

A new release/update from LangGraph. Plain version: 1.2.5 * release(langgraph): 1.2.6 (#8139) * fix: nested subgraph inherits parent checkpoint_ns (regression in 1.2.3) (#8053) * fix: cancel running subgraphs on v3 stream abort [closes #8029] (#8057) * release(cli): 0.4.30 (#8101)…

Why you might care

Useful as a contrast model for workflow/stateful agents. Even if we do not adopt it, it exposes design patterns and footguns for OAC-style continuity.

Source excerpt

Changes since 1.2.5 * release(langgraph): 1.2.6 (#8139) * fix: nested subgraph inherits parent checkpoint_ns (regression in 1.2.3) (#8053) * fix: cancel running subgraphs on v3 stream abort [closes #8029] (#8057) * release(cli): 0.4.30 (#8101) * docs: standardize package `README.md` structure (#8064) * chore(deps): bump tornado from 6.5.5 to 6.5.6 in /libs/…

agentsworkflowlangchain-ai/langgraph
skim changelog31.8agents, workflow
#08
GitHub · release · Jun 16

MCP Python SDK: v2.0.0a2

Release note

A new release/update from MCP Python SDK. Plain version: Full 2026-07-28 types added…

Why you might care

MCP is becoming the plumbing layer for agent tools. Worth watching because it shapes what Hermes/OAC can connect to without bespoke glue code.

Source excerpt

Second v2 alpha. Pre-releases are opt-in only; `pip install mcp` still resolves to the stable 1.x line. ```bash pip install mcp==2.0.0a2 # or uv add "mcp==2.0.0a2" ``` See the [migration guide](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk/blob/main/docs/migration.md) for the full list of breaking changes. ## Highlights ### Full 2026-07-28 types added…

mcptoolsmodelcontextprotocol/python-sdk
skim changelog30.0mcp
#09
GitHub · release · Jun 16

MCP Python SDK: v1.28.0

Release note

A new release/update from MCP Python SDK. Plain version: Deprecations Two API surfaces now emit DeprecationWarning ahead of their removal in v2.

Why you might care

MCP is becoming the plumbing layer for agent tools. Worth watching because it shapes what Hermes/OAC can connect to without bespoke glue code.

Source excerpt

## Deprecations Two API surfaces now emit `DeprecationWarning` ahead of their removal in v2. Nothing is removed in 1.x, and the warnings fire only when the deprecated API is *called* - importing the modules stays silent. - **WebSocket transport** - `mcp.client.websocket.websocket_client` and `mcp.server.websocket.websocket_server`. WebSocket was never part…

mcptoolsmodelcontextprotocol/python-sdk
skim changelog30.0mcp
#10
GitHub · release · Jun 16

LangGraph: langgraph-cli==0.4.30

Release note

A new release/update from LangGraph. Plain version: cli==0.4.29 * release(cli): 0.4.30 (#8101) * feat(cli): support compatible api version ranges (#8023) * docs: standardize package README.md structure (#8064)

Why you might care

Useful as a contrast model for workflow/stateful agents. Even if we do not adopt it, it exposes design patterns and footguns for OAC-style continuity.

Source excerpt

Changes since cli==0.4.29 * release(cli): 0.4.30 (#8101) * feat(cli): support compatible api version ranges (#8023) * docs: standardize package `README.md` structure (#8064)

agentsworkflowlangchain-ai/langgraph
skim changelog30.0agents, workflow

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