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Update channels

Feature · Built into Hermes ·  · 0:39

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No sound. Below: what's on screen, beat by beat.

  1. At 0:00

    A screen recording of the Hermes desktop app on Windows. The chat home screen shows a large green "HERMES AGENT" title.

  2. At 0:04

    Settings opens on the Model page, with a row of profile chips and model options. The pointer moves down the settings list and clicks About.

  3. At 0:12

    The About page shows the Hermes logo and version number, and an updates box that says "A new update is ready." with an "Update now" button.

  4. At 0:13

    Below it, an "Update channel" switch offers "Stable releases" and "Every commit", and is set to "Stable releases". A table lists version and install details.

  5. At 0:18

    The pointer clicks "Every commit". The updates box shows it is checking for a few seconds.

  6. At 0:24

    The switch now shows "Every commit", and the updates box reports a new update along with a count of the changes it includes.

  7. At 0:28

    The pointer clicks "Stable releases" again.

  8. At 0:30

    A confirmation dialog asks "Switch to stable releases?" with a short warning, and the green confirm button is clicked.

  9. At 0:31

    The updates box checks again while the switch changes back.

  10. At 0:36

    The switch is back on "Stable releases" and the box again says a new update is ready. The video ends on this screen.

Source installs of Hermes update from one published release to the next by default. A switch in Settings > About > Updates lets you follow every commit on main instead.

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HermesWatcher @HermesWatcher ·
Hermes just merged a much cleaner update choice for source installs.Settings → About → Updates can now offer:Stable releases: update from one published vX.Y.Z release to the next.Every commit: update against main to get development changes before the next release.Stable is now the default for official source installs.“Every commit” does not mean every commit installs automatically. It changes what Hermes targets when you update.Packaged Desktop works differently. Stable and Canary are separate apps with fixed channels, so there’s no switch between them.And “stable” means released, not bug-free.

The post as written on Oct 11, 2026, with any sign-up offers and pointers to replies left out. Figures in it are from that day. The summary above follows the official docs, so check the docs (opens in a new tab) for the version you run.

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