AI news · AI agents & tooling · 22 August 2026
Hermes Desktop Bot Mode: named agents that message each other, no terminal required
Hermes Desktop v0.20.3 shipped Bot Mode as default in August 2026 — agent profiles become named Bots with their own model, memory, and skills, able to message each other directly or meet in shared collaboration rooms of two to six. Julian Goldie walked through the update. Here is what changed and who benefits.
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