Hermes Agent Update v0.11 is a GAME CHANGER! (Interface Release)

Hermes v0.11 ships 1,500 commits and a full React Ink TUI rewrite that finally surfaces context usage and sub-agent observability in real time.

## The TUI Is the Real Story The headline feature is hermes --tui, a React Ink rewrite of the CLI backed by a Python JSON-RPC gateway called TUI gateway. Roughly 300 of the 1,500 commits in this release went into it. The live status bar shows git branch, current working directory, per-prompt stopwatch, and — most importantly — live context window consumption, which the Discord interface has never exposed. Sub-agent spawns appear in the activity pane, so you can watch child agents branch off in real time.

## Slash Commands and steer New TUI slash commands include /help, /clear, /skills, and the standout: /steer. Unlike /btw (side questions), /steer injects a directive mid-run that "arrives after next tool call" without breaking flow. Use it to redirect tool calls, force sub-agent spawning, or clean up an output you don't like.

## AWS Bedrock, 5 New Providers, 1 New Platform The team extracted format conversion and HTTP transport into a pluggable ABC layer, adding a dedicated Bedrock transport on the Converse API — a real architectural move for AWS shops. Five new inference providers land: NVIDIA NIM, RCAI, Step Plan, Google Gemini CLI via OAuth, and Vercel AI Gateway. GPT 5.5 Codex OAuth now auto-discovers new OpenAI models in the picker. The catalog adds Claude Opus 4.7, Kimi 2.6, Xiaomi MiMo V2.5 Pro, and GLM 5V Turbo. QQ Bot is the 17th messaging platform, with native send-voice added to Telegram, Discord, Signal, and WhatsApp.

## Sub-Agents Get an Orchestrator Role Sub-agents can now spawn their own worker agents with file-based coordination to avoid concurrent write conflicts — a "CEO → manager → worker" pattern. A configurable max spawn depth caps recursion. Cron jobs gain per-job tool allowlists for cost control.

## Plugins, Dashboard, Skills register_command and dispatch_tool extend the plugin surface, plus a pre_tool_call veto and shell-only lifecycle hooks (no Python required). The web dashboard adds full English/Chinese localization, live font and color swap, and custom widget tabs. 104 bundled skills now include concept diagrams, pixel-art video animation, Baidu infographics (21 layouts × 21 styles = 441 combos), and scientific research tools.