{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"AI News Today | Julian Goldie Podcast","title":"Hermes Agent V0.17 Just Changed AI Agents Forever!","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":904,"description":"Hermes v0.17 “Reach” Explained: iMessage, Async Sub‑Agents, Image Editing, Blueprints & Agent Profiles\nThe script walks through Hermes v0.17 (“Reach”) and how to update it via the dashboard or terminal, then explains the main changes: Hermes can now send/receive iMessages; it joins the Raft network via a bundled adapter; the desktop app adds native OS notifications and live sub-agent watch windows; and asynchronous sub-agents let a lead agent fan out tasks to multiple workers and return combined results. It also covers a new image editing skill (not just generation) across several providers, automation blueprints for scheduling tasks without understanding the underlying syntax, and adding Cursor’s Composer model via an X subscription. The update introduces a full profile builder for managing multiple agent profiles with custom skills and instructions, an overhauled skill browser, improved memory and messaging/UI upgrades, and loop engineering with a builder/judge cycle for automated quality control.\n00:00 Hermes 0.17 Overview\n00:20 How to Update Hermes\n00:53 iMessage Reach Feature\n01:22 Raft Network Gateway\n01:52 Desktop App Improvements\n02:31 Async Sub Agents Explained\n04:10 Image Editing Skill\n04:43 Automation Blueprints\n06:41 New Models via X\n07:22 Profile Builder Workflows\n09:47 Skill Browser Overhaul\n10:55 Memory and Small Updates\n11:19 Loop Engineering Quality Control\n12:59 Wrap Up and Community Plug","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Tp0JSUlyiAe2ran44b13cjk4ImQYS1QEMKCAa9Q7go0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lNTYz/NGQxMTU2ZTM1MzU5/MDNiYjcwZjJmYTY5/ODJmOS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}