Hermes Agent v0.7.0 Launches With Major Security Overhaul, Anti-Detection Browser, and 168 Merged PRs
Summary
Hermes Agent v0.7.0 launches with a sweeping security overhaul, introducing an anti-detection browser, pluggable memory providers, credential pool rotation, and critical fixes blocking secret exfiltration — all packed into 168 merged PRs from over 35 contributors.
Key Points
- Hermes Agent v0.7.0, released April 3, 2026, introduces a pluggable memory provider interface, same-provider credential pool rotation with automatic failover, and the Camofox anti-detection browser backend for stealth local browsing.
- Major gateway hardening resolves race conditions, approval routing failures, flood control issues, and compression death spirals, while new security measures now block secret exfiltration via browser URLs and LLM responses and expand credential directory protections.
- The release spans 168 merged PRs and 46 resolved issues, delivering inline diff previews for file operations, real-time tool streaming for the API server, editor MCP server integration via ACP, and contributions from over 35 community members.