Is Hermes Agent v0.2.0 stable?
56/100Fact score: 56/100 · evidence-based, not a YES/NO verdict
“Early release shows provider/tool discovery, gateway safety, and delivery-loop failures in live reports.”
Stability Score
56Base
80
Evidence
-36
Votes
-0
Survived
+12
Curated
+0
80 base−36 evidence−0 votes+12 (3×4 days survived)=56
Affected components
provider-integrationmcptool-registrationgatewayapproval-boundarymessage-deliverycronuiruntime
Install this version
npm install hermes-agent@0.2.0Score Evidence
| Issue | Area | Type | Penalty | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NousResearch/hermes-agent#1071 → | provider-integration | runtime | -4 | v0.2.0 OpenAI-compatible call crashes when tool args are dicts and .strip() is called |
| NousResearch/hermes-agent#1083 → | provider-integration | runtime | -4 | v0.2.0 OpenRouter/NVIDIA requests fail with BadRequestError from unsupported reasoning payload |
| NousResearch/hermes-agent#1036 → | mcp | runtime | -3 | v0.2.0 MCP tools show connected but active session lacks names/schemas until restart |
| NousResearch/hermes-agent#1247 → | tool-registration | runtime | -3 | 0.2.0 hermes tools save path removes MCP tools from config |
| NousResearch/hermes-agent#1336 → | gateway | tool-specific | -2 | v0.2.0 Discord voice fails after update because PyNaCl extra dependency is missing |
| NousResearch/hermes-agent#1414 → | gateway | runtime | -3 | v0.2.0 Telegram gateway restart on WSL loops duplicate task updates and provider 502s |
| NousResearch/hermes-agent#1444 → | approval-boundary | kernel | -5 | v0.2.0 Telegram gateway executes actions without the expected user approval stop |
| NousResearch/hermes-agent#1552 → | message-delivery | runtime | -3 | v0.2.0 send_message and cron delivery skip chunking, causing long Telegram messages to fail |
| NousResearch/hermes-agent#1589 → | cron | tool-specific | -2 | v0.2.0 cron tooling incorrectly requires system crontab despite internal cron mode |
| NousResearch/hermes-agent#1624 → | ui | runtime | -3 | v0.2.0 CLI blocks during tool usage and resumes only after user input |
| NousResearch/hermes-agent#1630 → | gateway | kernel | -4 | v0.2.0 Telegram gateway enters infinite 400 retry loop when session exceeds context limits |