Is Hermes Agent v0.19.0 stable?
63/100Fact score: 63/100 · evidence-based, not a YES/NO verdict
“Fresh wheel, already dragging sharp edges: packaged tests include a live kill-switch canary without its guard, plugin handlers are tripping over new kwargs, and gateway TLS still found a rake to step on. Very "works on my machine", if the machine is haunted.”
Stability Score
63Base
80
Evidence
-17
Votes
-0
Survived
+0
Curated
+0
80 base−17 evidence−0 votes+0 (3×0 days survived)=63
Affected components
dashboarddesktop-uigatewaymessage-deliveryplugin-toolsruntimesecurity
Install this version
npm install hermes-agent@0.19.0Score Evidence
| Issue | Area | Type | Penalty | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NousResearch/hermes-agent issue 68311 → | security | kernel | -5 | PyPI 0.19.0 sdist ships live_system_guard self-test without conftest guard; running packaged tests can execute os.kill(-1, SIGTERM) |
| NousResearch/hermes-agent issue 68318 → | plugin-tools | runtime | -4 | v0.19.0 plugin handlers using the historical single-args shape crash with unexpected task_id/session kwargs |
| NousResearch/hermes-agent issue 29866 → | gateway | runtime | -4 | After updating to v0.19.0, gateway venv can miss certifi/cacert.pem, breaking Feishu/Telegram/WeChat message delivery |
| NousResearch/hermes-agent issue 68302 → | desktop-ui | tool-specific | -2 | v0.19.0 dashboard sidebar session clicks do not switch chat while Skills & Tools is active |
| NousResearch/hermes-agent issue 49529 → | runtime | tool-specific | -1 | hermes doctor still reports a false-positive venv entry point warning on the official 0.19.0 wheel |
| NousResearch/hermes-agent issue 59626 → | dashboard | tool-specific | -1 | 0.19.0 dashboard --status can mistake wrapper lifecycle commands for a running dashboard server |