Hermes Agent v0.20 — KNG Lab GuideGet more out of Hermes Agent v0.20.
The five changes that actually change how you use it day to day, plus the terminal habits and smaller fixes worth knowing about.
- Run Hermes around the clock on a server
- Correct it mid-task without starting over
- Voice notes over WhatsApp, research with sources
- Five terminal commands that save model calls
WHAT'S INSIDE
Get More Out of Hermes Agent v0.20
Five changes from the v0.20 release with copy-paste prompts and commands, plus the smaller fixes and a quick-reference table to keep.
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INSIDE THE GUIDE
Five changes, plus the smaller fixes:
WHAT THIS COVERS
Hermes Agent v0.20 shipped a handful of changes that actually change how you use it day to day, not just a longer changelog. This walkthrough covers the ones worth your time, with the prompts and commands to try each one, and a quick-reference table at the end.
- 01Put Hermes on a serverWhy the desktop app isn't enough, and a no-terminal install through Docker. Pick any VPS provider you like.
- 02Correct it while it's workingSteer mid-flight instead of starting over: finished work and your original prompt both survive.
- 03Voice on any channelConnect WhatsApp, send a voice note, get a voice note back. A test script is included.
- 04Research you can actually checkGrounded citations with exact quotes and links, plus a fact-checking mode for any document.
- 05The terminal commandsBang mode, /context, /init, /diff and /focus: skip model calls on busywork and see what fills your context.
- +Everything else in this releaseA2A agent-to-agent protocol, tools that fix themselves, a 500-step limit and the smaller wins.
WHAT YOU NEED
- A VPS from any provider you're comfortable with (the guide's example: 2 cores, 8GB RAM, 100GB storage)
- Hermes Agent v0.20, deployed through Docker
- A phone with WhatsApp for the voice section
THIS IS FOR YOU IF...
- You want an agent that keeps working when your laptop is closed
- You use Hermes Agent and want to get the most out of v0.20
- You want research you can verify instead of confident, unsourced answers
- You're fine running a few commands in a server terminal
NOT FOR YOU IF...
- You don't use Hermes Agent and want a general AI intro
- You only want a desktop app and no server
- You're looking for the full official changelog
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