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Editor picks

Thinking, experiments, papers, and opinionated field notes first. Releases are useful, but they live downstairs now.
#01
r/hermesagent · reddit · Sep 5

Anyone using Hermes for expense tracking? Curious how it compares to a dedicated expense app

Editor's read

A Reddit field report/discussion from r/hermesagent. Plain version: Been looking into using Hermes to handle my expense tracking instead of (or alongside) a standalone expense app, and wanted to hear from people actually doing this day-to-day: How are you using it in practice?

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

Been looking into using Hermes to handle my expense tracking instead of (or alongside) a standalone expense app, and wanted to hear from people actually doing this day-to-day: How are you using it in practice? Is it pulling from bank/card statements, reading receipts, or something else? What does the actual workflow look like once it's set up? What's the re…

reddithermesagentshermesagent
read68.0hermes, hermes, agents, workflow
#02
r/hermesagent · reddit · Sep 5

Learning Hermes as a College Student - Any tips on starting?

Editor's read

A Reddit field report/discussion from r/hermesagent. Plain version: Just downloaded Hermes and am currently looking to create a set of agents to run and automate most of my workflows (i.e.

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

Just downloaded Hermes and am currently looking to create a set of agents to run and automate most of my workflows (i.e. academic, personal, productivity, etc.) Specs: Macbook Pro M5 Pro - 24GB I wanna run a local AI without any paid tiers or subscriptions. Looking forward to creating a sort of like "Jarvis". What is the best setup I can create with the spe…

reddithermesagentshermesagent
read67.6hermes, hermes, agents, workflow
#03
Simon Willison · feed · Sep 4

OpenAI's rogue agents were caught communicating via public wikis

Editor's read

A post from Simon Willison. Plain version: Discovery of a new OpenAI agent message board by Sydney Von Arx, Cormac Slade Byrd, Spencer Kitts, and Thomas Larsen describes the latest accidental cyberattack by models being trained by OpenAI.

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

Here we go again... Discovery of a new OpenAI agent message board by Sydney Von Arx, Cormac Slade Byrd, Spencer Kitts, and Thomas Larsen describes the latest accidental cyberattack by models being trained by OpenAI. This time it was agents engaged in some sort of web research benchmark, so they had (supposedly) controlled access to the Web. The agents figur…

llmtoolspractical
read65.7agent, agents, ai agent, benchmark
#04
Hacker News · hn · Sep 4

AI coding agent PR merge rates: Claude 84%, Codex 74%, Devin 43%, humans 85%

Editor's read

A community-submitted project/thread. Plain version: Recent advances in large language models and their rapid adoption across software engineering tasks have made Artificial Intelligence (AI) coding agents an integral component of modern software development wor…

Why you might care

Codex is turning into OpenAI’s agentic workbench. Worth tracking for cloud dev-env patterns, long-running task ergonomics, and places Hermes can stay lighter/local.

Source excerpt

Recent advances in large language models and their rapid adoption across software engineering tasks have made Artificial Intelligence (AI) coding agents an integral component of modern software development workflows. While developers increasingly benefit from these coding agents, their impact on software quality remains insufficiently understood. In particular, how agentic contributions evolve across the software de…

hnClaude Code agentdeep-summary
read64.5agent, agents, coding agent, workflow
#05
r/hermesagent · reddit · Sep 5

Post things on Social media using Hermes

Editor's read

A Reddit field report/discussion from r/hermesagent. Plain version: I am tired of posting things manually.

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 tired of posting things manually. Anyone of you posting videos on Facebook, youtube and tiktok using hermes. Do you use hermes + n8n? I am a noob. So please suggest the cheapest setup. Thanks. 🙏 submitted by /u/momolae [link] [comments]

reddithermesagentshermesagent
read61.0hermes, hermes, agents

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 · Sep 4

Show HN: Moadim.io – A scheduler for agents

Editor's read

A community-submitted project/thread. A newly surfaced project/tool lead: A scheduler for agents Treat it as an early smoke signal, not a verdict. HN: 25 points, 11 comments. Query: MCP agent LLM.

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: 25 points, 11 comments. Query: MCP agent LLM.

hnMCP agent LLM
read51.2agent, agents, mcp
#07
Hacker News · hn · Jun 30

Show HN: Sibyl – self-hosted cross-agent memory for AI coding agents

Editor's read

A community-submitted project/thread. A newly surfaced project/tool lead: self-hosted cross-agent memory for AI coding agents Treat it as an early smoke signal, not a verdict. HN: 3 points, 0 comments. Query: LLM eval benchmark.

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

HN: 3 points, 0 comments. Query: LLM eval benchmark.

hnLLM eval benchmark
read51.0agent, agents, coding agent, memory
#08
OpenAI News · feed · Sep 3

GPT-6 Astra: A new generation of intelligence

Editor's read

A post from OpenAI News. Plain version: Introducing GPT-6 Astra, our most intelligent and aligned model yet, with state-of-the-art capabilities across computer use, coding, cybersecurity, and science.

Why you might care

Computer-use agents are close to the surface where Hermes becomes genuinely useful or genuinely annoying. Watch for practical local/private patterns.

Source excerpt

Introducing GPT-6 Astra, our most intelligent and aligned model yet, with state-of-the-art capabilities across computer use, coding, cybersecurity, and science.

openaimodelsagents
read49.4agents, computer use
#09
OpenAI News · feed · Sep 2

Safety overview: GPT-6 Astra

Editor's read

A post from OpenAI News. Plain version: GPT-6 Astra is our most capable broadly deployed model and our first to reach the Critical level of cybersecurity capability under our Preparedness Framework.

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-6 Astra is our most capable broadly deployed model and our first to reach the Critical level of cybersecurity capability under our Preparedness Framework.

openaimodelsagents
skim41.6agents
#10
Simon Willison · feed · Sep 1

Codex bundles LibreOffice

Editor's read

A post from Simon Willison. Plain version: I was poking around in my ~/.cache/ folder using OmniDiskSweeper when I spotted something interesting.

Why you might care

Codex is turning into OpenAI’s agentic workbench. Worth tracking for cloud dev-env patterns, long-running task ergonomics, and places Hermes can stay lighter/local.

Source excerpt

I was poking around in my ~/.cache/ folder using OmniDiskSweeper when I spotted something interesting. The OpenAI Codex desktop app (since rebranded to just ChatGPT) has 1.7GB of stuff in there in a folder called codex-primary-runtime , including a full Python installation, a full Node.js installation, and native binaries for Poppler , git, and the LibreOff…

llmtoolspractical
skim39.4codex
#11
OpenAI News · feed · Sep 1

Path to Astra: critical capabilities and frontier safeguards

Editor's read

A post from OpenAI News. Plain version: Astra is the first OpenAI model to meet the Critical cybersecurity capability threshold under the Preparedness Framework, with stronger safeguards for release.

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

Astra is the first OpenAI model to meet the Critical cybersecurity capability threshold under the Preparedness Framework, with stronger safeguards for release.

openaimodelsagents
skim38.9agents
#12
Simon Willison · feed · Sep 4

The Pelican comparison grid for Astra is pretty interesting

Editor's read

A post from Simon Willison. Plain version: I got access to GPT-6 Astra this afternoon, so naturally I used it to generate SVGs of pelicans riding bicycles - at low, medium, high, xhigh and max reasoning levels (Astra doesn't support reasoning=none).

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

I got access to GPT-6 Astra this afternoon, so naturally I used it to generate SVGs of pelicans riding bicycles - at low, medium, high, xhigh and max reasoning levels (Astra doesn't support reasoning=none). Then I rendered those pelicans in a comparison grid with GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna, and beyond being fun the result was surprisingly useful. See the…

llmtoolspractical
skim38.2feed
#13
Hugging Face Blog · feed · Aug 31

Introducing @huggingface/kernels: 200+ WebGPU Kernels for Local AI

Editor's read

A post from Hugging Face Blog. Plain version: A title-first lead about: Introducing @huggingface/kernels: 200+ WebGPU Kernels for Local AI. 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
skim38.0inference
#14
arXiv · paper · Sep 3

Principia: Relational Physics Tests for Video Models

Editor's read

A research paper. In human terms: Evaluating physical reasoning in video models is difficult because absolute motion measurements depend on frame rate, object scale, and camera calibration, all of which are often ambiguous or unavailable in ge…

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

Evaluating physical reasoning in video models is difficult because absolute motion measurements depend on frame rate, object scale, and camera calibration, all of which are often ambiguous or unavailable in generated video. We propose a different approach. When two objects in the same scene obey the same physical law, their motions must satisfy predictable relationships, and these relationships hold independent of c…

paperlarge language model agents memorycs.CV
paper shelf36.9agent, agents, memory, eval

Releases / software updates

Important for staying current, but intentionally below the longform material. Changelogs are seasoning, not dinner.
#01
GitHub · release · Aug 31

Hermes Agent: Hermes Agent v0.21.0 (v2026.8.31)

Release note

A new release/update from Hermes Agent. Plain version: The Pantheon Release. v0.20.0 made Hermes the herald — he spoke, and he carried word to other agents. In v0.21.0 the…

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 v0.21.0 (v2026.8.31) **Release Date:** August 31, 2026 **Since v0.20.0:** ~5,800 commits · ~2,475 merged PRs · ~5,680 files changed · ~869,000 insertions · ~135,000 deletions · **~2,100 issues closed** · 760+ contributors > **The Pantheon Release.** v0.20.0 made Hermes the herald — he spoke, and he carried word to other agents. In v0.21.0 the…

hermesagent-opsNousResearch/hermes-agent
watch release58.6hermes, hermes, agents
#02
GitHub · release · Aug 10

OpenAI Agents Python: v0.20.0

Release note

A new release/update from OpenAI Agents Python. Plain version: The default model is now gpt-5.6-lun…

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

## Key Changes Version 0.20.0 is a minor release because it changes the implicit default model and includes a potentially breaking MCP dependency migration for applications with customized local HTTP transports. MCP v1 remains supported, and affected applications can migrate to `httpx2` or pin `mcp<2`. ### Highlights: - The default model is now `gpt-5.6-lun…

agentssdkopenai/openai-agents-python
watch release58.0agent, agents, ai agent, mcp
#03
GitHub · release · Aug 27

Hermes Agent: Hermes Agent v0.20.6 (v2026.8.27)

Release note

A new release/update from Hermes Agent. Plain version: A broad changelog-style release with lots of merged work. Skim it if you are deciding whether to upgrade or want to spot changed surfaces.

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 v0.20.6 (v2026.8.27) **Release Date:** August 27, 2026 > Patch release. This tag rolls up the ~525 PRs merged since v0.20.5 into a stable tagged release for downstream consumers (Docker images, hosted deployments, fresh installs). --- ## About this release Since v0.20.5 (v2026.8.19, tagged August 21), this window landed **~1,313 commits** acr…

hermesagent-opsNousResearch/hermes-agent
watch release48.0hermes, hermes
#04
GitHub · release · Aug 28

Pydantic AI: v2.36.0 (2026-08-28)

Release note

A new release/update from Pydantic AI. Plain version: ⚠️ Compatibility Notes * Add --mcp-config support and tool-call streaming to clai by @Kludex in ### 🚀 Features * Add @durable_operation for capabilities and a public backend API for third-party durable execution engines by @Douwe…

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 ### ⚠️ Compatibility Notes * Add `--mcp-config` support and tool-call streaming to `clai` by @Kludex in https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-ai/pull/1374 ### 🚀 Features * Add `@durable_operation` for capabilities and a public backend API for third-party durable execution engines by @DouweM in https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-ai/pull/66…

agentspythonpydantic/pydantic-ai
watch release44.0agent, agents, mcp
#05
GitHub · release · Aug 19

OpenAI Agents Python: v0.22.0

Release note

A new release/update from OpenAI Agents Python. Plain version: Redacts terminal function-tool output rejected by…

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

## Key Changes Version 0.22.0 is a minor release because it adds substantial runtime hardening and tightens an existing provider configuration contract. Applications that combine an explicit `openai_client` with `organization` or `project` must move those values to the `AsyncOpenAI` client. ### Highlights: - Redacts terminal function-tool output rejected by…

agentssdkopenai/openai-agents-python
skim changelog37.0agents, ai agent, openai agents
#06
GitHub · release · Jul 28

MCP Python SDK: v2.0.0

Release note

A new release/update from MCP Python SDK. Plain version: MCP Python SDK v2 Stable Release This is v2.0.0, the stable v2 release of the MCP Python SDK.

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

# MCP Python SDK v2 Stable Release This is v2.0.0, the stable v2 release of the MCP Python SDK. It supports the 2026-07-28 revision of the Model Context Protocol and serves every earlier revision from the same server. `pip install mcp` now installs 2.x. ```bash pip install "mcp[cli]" # or uv add "mcp[cli]" ``` ### Documentation Rewrite The [documentation](h…

mcptoolsmodelcontextprotocol/python-sdk
skim changelog37.0mcp, model context protocol
#07
GitHub · release · Sep 4

Pydantic AI: v2.40.0 (2026-09-04)

Release note

A new release/update from Pydantic AI. Plain version: 🚀 Features * Add pydantic_ai.prices.update_in_background() by @adtyavrdhn in * Handle barge-in in the session: handle_barge_in=True, interrupt(played_bytes=...), and played_audio_bytes by @DouweM in * Add provider_factory to i…

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 ### 🚀 Features * Add `pydantic_ai.prices.update_in_background()` by @adtyavrdhn in https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-ai/pull/4841 * Handle barge-in in the session: `handle_barge_in=True`, `interrupt(played_bytes=...)`, and `played_audio_bytes` by @DouweM in https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-ai/pull/7870 * Add `provider_factory` to `i…

agentspythonpydantic/pydantic-ai
skim changelog34.2agents
#08
GitHub · release · Aug 27

LangGraph: langgraph-sdk==0.4.4

Release note

A new release/update from LangGraph. Plain version: sdk==0.4.3 * release(sdk-py): 0.4.4 (#8738) * Merge commit from fork * feat: route LangSmith traces from thread streams (#8723)

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 sdk==0.4.3 * release(sdk-py): 0.4.4 (#8738) * Merge commit from fork * feat: route LangSmith traces from thread streams (#8723)

agentsworkflowlangchain-ai/langgraph
skim changelog30.0agents, workflow
#09
GitHub · release · Aug 26

MCP Python SDK: v2.0.1

Release note

A new release/update from MCP Python SDK. Plain version: [v2.0.x] Point imports of mcp.server.fastmcp at the migration guide by @maxisbey in

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

One off backport of the FastMCP import warning for `2.0.x`, this is due to a lot of people running into this error and making issues on other repos about it. Ideally either pin `mcp<2` or upgrade to 2. ## What's Changed * [v2.0.x] Point imports of mcp.server.fastmcp at the migration guide by @maxisbey in https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk/pu…

mcptoolsmodelcontextprotocol/python-sdk
skim changelog30.0mcp
#10
GitHub · release · Aug 19

LangGraph: langgraph-sdk==0.4.3

Release note

A new release/update from LangGraph. Plain version: sdk==0.4.2 * release(sdk-py): 0.4.3 (#8657) * feat(sdk-py): add decrypt replacement result (#8598) * release(langgraph): 1.2.11 (#8595) * chore(deps): bump the minor-and-patch group across 1 directory with 5 updates (#8532) * rel…

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 sdk==0.4.2 * release(sdk-py): 0.4.3 (#8657) * feat(sdk-py): add decrypt replacement result (#8598) * release(langgraph): 1.2.11 (#8595) * chore(deps): bump the minor-and-patch group across 1 directory with 5 updates (#8532) * release(checkpoint): 4.2.0 (#8563) * chore: enforce PLC0415 in tests for the remaining packages (#8547) * release(langg…

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

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