RELEASE_v0.10.0.md

Hermes Agent v0.10.0 (v2026.4.16)

Release Date: April 16, 2026

The Tool Gateway release — paid Nous Portal subscribers can now use web search, image generation, text-to-speech, and browser automation through their existing subscription with zero additional API keys.

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✨ Highlights

• Nous Tool Gateway — Paid Nous Portal subscribers now get automatic access to web search (Firecrawl), image generation (FAL / FLUX 2 Pro), text-to-speech (OpenAI TTS), and browser automation (Browser Use) through their existing subscription. No separate API keys needed — just run hermes model, select Nous Portal, and pick which tools to enable. Per-tool opt-in via use_gateway config, full integration with hermes tools and hermes status, and the runtime correctly prefers the gateway even when direct API keys exist. Replaces the old hidden HERMES_ENABLE_NOUS_MANAGED_TOOLS env var with clean subscription-based detection. (#11206, based on work by @jquesnelle; docs: #11208)

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🐛 Bug Fixes & Improvements

This release includes 180+ commits with numerous bug fixes, platform improvements, and reliability enhancements across the agent core, gateway, CLI, and tool system. Full details will be published in the v0.11.0 changelog.

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👥 Contributors

• @jquesnelle (emozilla) — Original Tool Gateway implementation (#10799), salvaged and shipped in this release

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Full Changelog: v2026.4.13...v2026.4.16