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Desktop thin-client mode for remote Hermes backends

NousResearch/hermes-agent · cluster 36970 · apps/bootstrap-installer

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2 open items. Fix merged in #70907. Check it covers your case.

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2open issues
0open PRs
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Known?
Yes. 13 related items grouped here, 7 issues already closed.
Fix event
A fix was merged to main in PR #70907. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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The maintainers' tracker marks this partially resolved, deciding PR #70907. That is separate from the fix event.
Still open
2 issues and 0 PRs.

These issues and PRs request or implement a way to run the Hermes desktop app as a standalone client that connects to an existing remote Hermes instance, without bundling or installing a local agent. Several also address onboarding flows for this remote-connection path.

Open issues2

  • Issue#38519[Feature]: Hermes Desktop frontend install only
  • Issue#56513[Setup]: Looking for desktop app for linux without installing the whole hermes agent.

Open PRs0

No open pull requests.

Fixes on record

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  • #70907 feat(desktop): add "Connect to existing Hermes" option to first-run onboarding

    merged to main

    files: apps/desktop/README.md, apps/desktop/electron/connection-apply.ts, apps/desktop/electron/first-run-setup-gate.test.ts, apps/desktop/electron/first-run-setup-gate.ts, apps/desktop/electron/first-run-setup-main-process.test.ts, apps/desktop/electron/main.ts, apps/desktop/electron/preload.ts, apps/desktop/electron/primary-backend-startup.test.ts, apps/desktop/electron/primary-backend-startup.ts, apps/desktop/electron/primary-connection-rehome.ts, apps/desktop/src/components/boot-failure-reauth.ts, apps/desktop/src/components/desktop-install-overlay.test.tsx, apps/desktop/src/components/desktop-install-overlay.tsx, apps/desktop/src/components/first-run-remote-form.tsx, apps/desktop/src/global.d.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts (+3 more)

3 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: superseded by another PR 1 · other 2

  • #42282 feat(desktop): add remote onboarding path to install overlay · other
  • #49123 feat(desktop): Remote-SSH connection mode · other
  • #60489 feat(desktop): add "Connect to existing Hermes" option to first-run onboarding · superseded by another PR → #70907
Closed issues · 7
  • Closed#36970Desktop: add first-class remote-client onboarding for existing Hermes instances
  • Closed#37663[Setup]: Connecting Desktop (Windows and Mac) client to existing VPS Hermes instance
  • Closed#38602[Feature]: Desktop Client-Only Installation
  • Closed#40468[Feature]: Remote Git Gateway Support in Hermes Desktop
  • Closed#50643[Feature]: Support GUI-only Desktop installation for connecting exclusively to a remote gateway
  • Closed#58799[Feature]: Standalone Hermes Desktop installer (lite client without bundled agent)
  • Closed#61329Feature request: Desktop-only / thin-client installer for remote Hermes backend
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Subsystem
apps/bootstrap-installer
Merged PRs
#70907
Closed issues
7
Attempts
3 PRs closed without merging
Fix link checked
24 Jul 2026

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