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* feat(desktop): add Cron Blueprints to the GUI
The desktop app had a Cron jobs panel but no Blueprints tab, so the
parameterized automation templates the dashboard offers were unreachable
there (parity matrix: Dashboard=Y, GUI=N).
Adds a Jobs/Blueprints segmented toggle to the cron panel. The Blueprints
tab renders the catalog from the existing GET /api/cron/blueprints endpoint,
one card per template with a typed form (time/enum/weekdays/text slots).
Submitting POSTs to /api/cron/blueprints/instantiate, which fills the slots
and creates a real cron job via the same create_job path as a hand-written
one. The new job is merged into the shared atom so the Jobs tab
and sidebar reflect it immediately.
Backend already served both endpoints; this is desktop frontend only.
Strings added to all four locales.
* fix(desktop): stop cron blueprint cards clipping and tabs overlapping close X
Blueprint cards were wrapped in PanelBlock (a max-h-48 overflow-auto <pre>
for monospace code), which capped each card and forced an inner scroll,
clipping the copy. Use a plain auto-height card div so rows grow with their
content and the gallery scrolls as one.
PanelHeader actions sat under the overlay's absolutely-positioned close X
(no layout space reserved). Reserve pr-8 clearance when actions are present.
* refactor(desktop): narrow blueprint card i18n dep, document intentional scoping
Address review nits on the Cron Blueprints PR:
- BlueprintCard's submit useCallback depended on the whole t.cron object; it
only uses the blueprints slice. Bind const b = c.blueprints and use it (plus
narrow the dep) throughout the card.
- Document the intentional GET-vs-POST profile asymmetry on the blueprint
endpoints (global catalog vs per-profile instantiate) — the prior comment
claimed both were profile-scoped.
- Note why the blueprints tab collapses 'all' scope to 'default' (a blueprint
creates a real per-profile job; 'all' is not a writable target).
* fix(desktop): default blueprint delivery to This desktop, not origin
The blueprint catalog is shared with the dashboard, so its deliver slot
defaults to 'origin' (the chat/home-channel a dashboard or gateway job was
created from). Desktop has no origin chat and no home-channel picker, so the
seeded 'origin' rendered unlabeled and, at delivery, fell through the
home-channel fallback to nowhere when no gateway was configured.
Seed the deliver slot to 'local' (This desktop) when the backend default is
'origin' or empty, drop the origin option from the desktop dropdown, and label
the remaining options with the desktop's own delivery labels — matching the
manual cron editor (local/telegram/discord/slack/email). Also skip the
backend's origin-centric deliver help, which contradicts desktop semantics.
* refactor(desktop): align blueprint cards with the Panel/settings idiom
Address PR review (UI consistency with neighboring surfaces):
- Card container: drop the standalone-card look (bg-foreground/5) for the
shared in-panel grouping token bg-(--ui-bg-quinary), matching the cron
editor's in-surface groupings so blueprints sit in the Panel family.
- Form fields: replace the bespoke <label>+<Input> rows with the shared
ListRow primitive from settings/primitives (label+help on the left, control
on the right, stacks in a narrow pane) — same idiom as settings/messaging.
No behavior change; blueprint deliver remap and $cronJobs merge untouched.
* fix(desktop): satisfy eslint on the cron blueprint files
CI check:lint failed on import/export ordering and an unused import in the
blueprint changes:
- hermes.ts: sort AutomationBlueprint before AuxiliaryModelsResponse in the
type import + re-export blocks, and drop the unused AutomationBlueprintField
import (still re-exported for blueprints.tsx).
- cron/index.tsx: alphabetize the dialog/segmented-control imports and the
./blueprints vs ../shell/statusbar-controls group.
- blueprints.tsx: add the required blank lines between statements.
eslint --fix only; no behavior change. typecheck + blueprint tests green.
* refactor(desktop): blueprints reuse the cron editor dialog + shared card
Address review: the blueprint UI was still going its own way on the card and
form. Reuse the app's canonical pieces instead of a bespoke surface.
- CronEditorDialog gains a 'blueprint' mode: EditorState carries the blueprint
+ target profile, the dialog renders the typed slots with the same
Field/FieldHint/DialogFooter/error-block chrome as manual New cron, and
submit routes to instantiateAutomationBlueprint. One dialog, one editor state
machine. Resolves the accordion, the border-t divider, ListRow-vs-Field, the
ad-hoc buttons, and the plain error <p> in one move.
- Blueprint cards use selectableCardClass({ prominent: true }) (the shared
theme/pet/gateway card idiom), caller owns padding (p-2), whole card is a
button that opens the dialog pre-filled. No inline form.
- Gallery renders via PanelDetail, not PanelBody's master/detail row.
- i18n: drop the now-unused blueprints.setUp/cancel, add blueprints.dialogDesc
across en/ja/zh/zh-hant + types.
- Dropped the stray \u2014 literal comment.
Logic (origin->local deliver, desktopDeliverOptions, merge into $cronJobs) is
unchanged and stays unit-tested. typecheck + eslint + tests green.
* fix(desktop): dropdown no longer closes the cron dialog; unify deliver targets
Two cron-dialog bugs:
1. Dismissing any Select dropdown inside the cron editor dialog closed the whole
dialog. Radix portals Select/Popover content outside the dialog, so the
dismiss pointerdown reached the Dialog's DismissableLayer as an
outside-interaction. Guard DialogContent.onInteractOutside: swallow
interactions originating from a [data-radix-popper-content-wrapper] (a
dropdown dismiss inside our own dialog), compose with any caller handler. Fix
is at the shared Dialog level so every dialog benefits.
2. Blueprint deliver only offered 'This desktop'. The blueprint used the backend
blueprint field.options (configured gateways only) while the manual editor
hardcoded local/telegram/discord/slack/email regardless of what's connected.
Wire the desktop to GET /api/cron/delivery-targets (the documented single
source of truth, already used by the dashboard) via getCronDeliveryTargets,
and render both the manual editor and the blueprint deliver slot through one
shared DeliverSelect. Now all three surfaces agree and only offer connected
platforms; unconfigured-home-channel targets show a hint.
i18n: add cron.deliverNeedsHomeChannel across en/ja/zh/zh-hant + types.
typecheck + eslint + vitest green.
* fix(desktop): clicking away from an open dropdown no longer closes the dialog
The onInteractOutside guard only caught pointerdowns whose target was inside
the popper wrapper. But dismissing an open Select by clicking elsewhere inside
the dialog also closes the popover, which moves focus — and Radix Dialog reads
that as focusOutside and closes the whole dialog. (Radix Select 2.3.1 has no
modal prop, so that escape hatch isn't available.)
Guard both paths at the shared DialogContent level: onInteractOutside AND
onFocusOutside now swallow the event when it originates from a Radix popper OR
when any [data-radix-popper-content-wrapper] is open at event time (covers the
focus/re-dispatch case where the target is no longer the popper). A genuine
backdrop click with no dropdown open still closes the dialog. Export
isInteractionFromPopper + unit-test the three cases.
typecheck + eslint + vitest green (7 dialog tests).
* fix(desktop): portal popovers into their dialog so dropdowns don't close it
Root cause (affected every dialog, not just cron): Radix Select/Popover/
DropdownMenu portal to document.body — a SIBLING of the dialog, outside its DOM
subtree. Dismissing a dropdown (or clicking another field) moves focus out of
the dialog subtree, which the Dialog's modal FocusScope/DismissableLayer reads
as an outside interaction and closes the whole dialog. Separate body-level
portals also make z-index across the two fragile.
The earlier onInteractOutside/onFocusOutside guards treated symptoms and didn't
hold (and Radix Select 2.3.1 has no modal prop to disable its layer). Real fix
is a layering system: DialogContent publishes its content node via
DialogPortalContainerContext; SelectContent/PopoverContent/DropdownMenuContent
call usePopoverPortalContainer() and portal INTO that node when inside a dialog
(document.body otherwise). The popover is then a true DOM descendant of the
dialog — focus stays in, dismissal no longer closes the dialog, and both share
one stacking context so z-index is deterministic.
Test: with a Dialog open, an open Select's item is a descendant of the dialog
(portalled in), verified in jsdom. typecheck + eslint + component tests green.
* fix(desktop): bump radix-ui so dismissing a dropdown can't close its dialog
Upstream bug, not app-layer: with radix-ui 1.6.0 (dismissable-layer 1.1.13),
an open modal Select sets pointer-events: none on the dialog body, so a click
anywhere inside the dialog hit-tests through to the overlay. The Dialog's
DismissableLayer defers its outside-pointerdown decision to the click, but the
overlay is a registered dismissable surface exempt from the interception check
— so the Select swallowing the press didn't count, the deferred onDismiss
fired, and the dialog closed along with the dropdown.
dismissable-layer 1.1.17 adds shouldHandlePointerDownOutside, which makes the
dialog's layer ignore the press entirely while a higher layer has its pointer
events disabled. Bump radix-ui ^1.4.3 -> ^1.6.5 (dismissable-layer 1.1.17,
dialog 1.1.21, select 2.3.5); lockfile diff is Radix-only.
Repro test fires the pointerdown/up/click sequence on the overlay with a
Select open inside the dialog: red on 1.6.0 (dialog closed), green on 1.6.5.
Counterpart test keeps a genuine overlay click closing the dialog.
typecheck + dialog/select component tests green. Full-suite failures on this
Windows host reproduce identically without the bump (pre-existing env issues).
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Hermes Desktop ☤
The native desktop app for Hermes Agent — the self-improving AI agent from Nous Research. Same agent, same skills, same memory as the CLI and gateway, in a polished native window — chat with streaming tool output, side-by-side previews, a file browser, voice, and settings, no terminal required. Available for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
| Chat with the full agent | Streaming responses, live tool activity, structured tool summaries, and the same conversation history as every other Hermes surface. |
| Side-by-side previews | Render web pages, files, and tool outputs in a right-hand pane while you keep chatting. |
| File browser | Explore and preview the working directory without leaving the app. |
| Voice | Talk to Hermes and hear it back. |
| Settings & onboarding | Manage providers, models, tools, and credentials from a real UI. First-run setup gets you to your first message in seconds. |
| Stays current | Built-in updates pull the latest agent and rebuild the app in place. |
Install
Install with Hermes (recommended)
Already have the Hermes CLI? Just run:
hermes desktop
It builds and launches the GUI against your existing install — same config, keys, sessions, and skills. If Desktop cannot find a usable runtime or saved remote connection, first launch lets you connect to an existing Hermes gateway or install Hermes locally. Local onboarding then walks you through choosing a provider and model.
Prebuilt installers
Prebuilt installers are built and distributed via the Hermes Desktop website..
Updating
The app checks for updates in the background and offers a one-click update when one is ready. You can also update any time from the CLI:
hermes update
Requirements
The installer handles everything for you (Python 3.11+, a portable Git, ripgrep).
Development
Want to hack on the app itself? Install workspace deps from the repo root once, then run the dev server from this directory:
npm install # from repo root — links apps/desktop, web, apps/shared
cd apps/desktop
npm run dev # Vite renderer + Electron, which boots the Python backend
Point the app at a specific source checkout, or sandbox it away from your real config:
# throwaway HERMES_HOME, separate Electron userData, distinct app name to avoid the single-instance lock
../scripts/dev-sandbox.sh npm run dev
HERMES_DESKTOP_HERMES_ROOT=/path/to/clone npm run dev
HERMES_HOME=/tmp/throwaway npm run dev
npm run dev:fake-boot # exercise the startup overlay with deterministic delays
Building installers
npm run dist:mac # DMG + zip
npm run dist:win # NSIS + MSI
npm run dist:linux # AppImage + deb + rpm
npm run pack # unpacked app under release/ (no installer)
Installers are built and uploaded to GitHub Releases manually. macOS/Windows signing & notarization happen automatically when the relevant credentials are present in the environment (CSC_LINK / CSC_KEY_PASSWORD / APPLE_* for macOS, WIN_CSC_* for Windows).
How it works
The packaged app ships the Electron shell and a native React chat surface. On
first launch it can install the Hermes Agent runtime into HERMES_HOME
(~/.hermes, or %LOCALAPPDATA%\hermes on Windows), using the same layout as a
CLI install.
The app has three boundaries:
- Electron resolves and validates a runnable backend, owns native filesystem/git/window capabilities, and exposes a narrow preload bridge.
- React owns the Desktop routes, panes, interaction state, and
@assistant-ui/reacttranscript. - Hermes Agent runs as a headless
hermes serveprocess and exposes thetui_gatewayJSON-RPC/WebSocket API. The renderer connects throughapps/shared, which is also used by the browser dashboard.
Backend resolution is an ordered ladder:
HERMES_DESKTOP_HERMES_ROOT- the current source checkout during development
- a completed managed install
HERMES_DESKTOP_HERMES, orhermesonPATH- a system Python that can import the Hermes runtime
- the first-launch bootstrap installer
Candidates are probed before use; an existing shim or interpreter is not enough.
A runtime that predates serve falls back to headless
dashboard --no-open. This is compatibility for the backend command only and
does not launch or embed the dashboard UI.
The Electron orchestration entry point is electron/main.ts; pure resolution,
probe, hardening, and platform policies live in focused modules beside it. The
renderer is under src/, with shared atoms in src/store and transport/native
adapters in src/lib.
Before changing the app, read:
AGENTS.md: architecture, state ownership, resolver/fallback, transport, performance, and testing rules.DESIGN.md: visual system, information architecture, motion, direct manipulation, and keyboard behavior.
Connections, projects, and switching
Desktop supports a managed local backend, explicit remote gateways, and Hermes Cloud connections. Remote and cloud modes use the same remote-capability path; authentication and discovery differ, not the renderer feature model.
When no usable local runtime or saved remote connection exists, the first-run screen offers Connect to existing Hermes before starting the local installer. Desktop probes the gateway to discover token or OAuth authentication, requires a successful HTTP and WebSocket connection test, and saves the connection using the same encrypted Desktop configuration used by Settings. A saved remote connection bypasses this choice on later launches. The regular Desktop build still includes the local-install option; this is a remote operating mode, not a separate client-only application.
In remote mode the gateway host is the execution boundary: agent tools, terminal commands, and file operations run against the remote Hermes host, not the computer displaying the Desktop UI.
Projects are the workspace abstraction. A project may own multiple folders, repositories, worktrees, and sessions; a bare new chat remains detached unless the user enters a project or configures a default project directory. Use the Projects UI rather than adding a second per-session folder-picker workflow.
Changing profiles or connection modes is a soft workspace switch, not another cold boot. The shell and current management overlay remain mounted while gateway-bound nanostores are wiped, query-backed data is invalidated, and the new connection repopulates skeletons. This prevents rows or transcripts from the previous gateway bleeding into the next one.
Verification
Run before opening a PR (lint may surface pre-existing warnings but must exit cleanly):
npm run fix
npm run typecheck
npm run lint
npm run test:ui
npm run test:desktop:platforms
Run npm run test:desktop:all for install, boot, update, packaging, or other
release-path changes.
Troubleshooting
Boot logs land in HERMES_HOME/logs/desktop.log (includes backend output and recent Python tracebacks) — check it first if the app reports a boot failure.
macOS / Linux:
# Force a clean first-launch setup
rm "$HOME/.hermes/hermes-agent/.hermes-bootstrap-complete"
# Rebuild a broken Python venv
rm -rf "$HOME/.hermes/hermes-agent/venv"
# Reset a stuck macOS microphone prompt (macOS only)
tccutil reset Microphone com.nousresearch.hermes
Windows (PowerShell):
# Force a clean first-launch setup
Remove-Item "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\hermes\hermes-agent\.hermes-bootstrap-complete"
# Rebuild a broken Python venv
Remove-Item -Recurse -Force "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\hermes\hermes-agent\venv"
The default Hermes home on Windows is
%LOCALAPPDATA%\hermes. Set theHERMES_HOMEenv var if you've relocated it.
Community
- 💬 Discord
- 📖 Documentation
- 🐛 Issues
License
MIT — see LICENSE.
Built by Nous Research.