chore: release v0.12.0 (2026.4.30) (#18057 )

The Curator release — Hermes Agent now maintains itself. Autonomous background Curator grades, prunes, and consolidates the skill library; self-improvement loop substantially upgraded; four new inference providers; Microsoft Teams (via pluggable platforms) + Yuanbao as 18th and 19th messaging platforms; Spotify + Google Meet native integrations; ComfyUI + TouchDesigner-MCP bundled by default; Humanizer skill ported; ~57% cut to visible TUI cold start. Stats since v0.11.0: 1,096 commits, 550 merged PRs, 1,270 files changed, 217,776 insertions, 213 community contributors.
fix(agent): extend thinking-mode reasoning_content pad to Kimi/Moonshot
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+# Hermes Agent v0.12.0 (v2026.4.30)
+
+**Release Date:** April 30, 2026
+**Since v0.11.0:** 1,096 commits · 550 merged PRs · 1,270 files changed · 217,776 insertions · 213 community contributors (including co-authors)
+
+> The Curator release — Hermes Agent now maintains itself. An autonomous background Curator grades, prunes, and consolidates your skill library on its own schedule. The self-improvement loop that reviews what to save got a substantial upgrade. Four new inference providers, a 18th messaging platform, a 19th via Teams plugin, native Spotify + Google Meet integrations, ComfyUI and TouchDesigner-MCP moved from optional to bundled-by-default, and a ~57% cut to visible TUI cold start.
+
+---
+
+## ✨ Highlights
+
+- **Autonomous Curator** — `hermes curator` runs as a background agent on the gateway's cron ticker (7-day cycle default). It grades your skill library, consolidates related skills, prunes dead ones, and writes per-run reports to `logs/curator/run.json` + `REPORT.md`. Archived skills are classified consolidated-vs-pruned via model + heuristic. Defense-in-depth gates protect bundled/hub skills from mutation. Unified under `auxiliary.curator` — pick the curator's model in `hermes model`, manage it from the dashboard. `hermes curator status` ranks skills by usage (most-used / least-used). ([#17277](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17277), [#17307](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17307), [#17941](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17941), [#17868](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17868), [#18033](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18033))
+
+- **Self-improvement loop — substantially upgraded** — The background review fork (the core of Hermes' self-improvement: after each turn it decides what memories/skills to save or update) is now class-first (rubric-based rather than free-form), active-update biased (prefers the skill the agent just loaded), handles `references/`/`templates/` sub-files, and properly inherits the parent's live runtime (provider, model, credentials actually propagate). Restricted to memory + skills toolsets so it can't sprawl. Memory providers shut down cleanly. Prior-turn tool messages excluded from the summary so the fork sees a clean context. ([#16026](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16026), [#17213](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17213), [#16099](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16099), [#16569](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16569), [#16204](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16204), [#15057](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15057))
+
+- **Skill integrations — major expansion** — **ComfyUI v5** with official CLI + REST + hardware-gated local install, moved from optional to **built-in by default** ([#17610](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17610), [#17631](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17631), [#17734](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17734)). **TouchDesigner-MCP** bundled by default, expanded with GLSL, post-FX, audio, geometry, and 9 new reference docs ([#16753](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16753), [#16624](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16624), [#16768](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16768) — @kshitijk4poor + @SHL0MS). **Humanizer** skill ports a text-cleaner that strips AI-isms ([#16787](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16787)). **claude-design** HTML artifact skill + design-md (Google DESIGN.md spec) + airtable salvage + `skill_manage` edits in `external_dirs` + direct-URL skill install + `/reload-skills` slash command. ([#16358](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16358), [#14876](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14876), [#16291](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16291), [#17512](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17512), [#16323](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16323), [#17744](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17744))
+
+- **LM Studio — first-class provider** — upgraded from a custom-endpoint alias to a full-blown native provider: dedicated auth, `hermes doctor` checks, reasoning transport, live `/models` listing. (Salvage of @kshitijk4poor's #17061.) ([#17102](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17102))
+
+- **Four more new inference providers** — **GMI Cloud** (first-class, salvage of #11955 — @isaachuangGMICLOUD), **Azure AI Foundry** with auto-detection, **MiniMax OAuth** with PKCE browser flow (salvage #15203), **Tencent Tokenhub** (salvage of #16860). ([#16663](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16663), [#15845](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15845), [#17524](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17524), [#16960](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16960))
+
+- **Pluggable gateway platforms + Microsoft Teams** — the gateway is now a plugin host. Drop-in messaging adapters live outside the core, and Microsoft Teams is the first plugin-shipped platform. (Salvage of #17664.) ([#17751](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17751), [#17828](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17828))
+
+- **Tencent 元宝 (Yuanbao) — 18th messaging platform** — native gateway adapter with text + media delivery. ([#16298](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16298), [#17424](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17424))
+
+- **Spotify — native tools + bundled skill + wizard** — 7 tools (play, search, queue, playlists, devices) behind PKCE OAuth, interactive setup wizard, bundled skill, surfacing in `hermes tools`, cron usage documented. ([#15121](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15121), [#15130](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15130), [#15154](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15154), [#15180](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15180))
+
+- **Google Meet plugin** — join calls, transcribe, speak, follow up. Realtime OpenAI transport + Node bot server, full pipeline bundled as a plugin. ([#16364](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16364))
+
+- **`hermes -z` one-shot mode + `hermes update --check`** — non-interactive `hermes -z <prompt>` with `--model`/`--provider`/`HERMES_INFERENCE_MODEL`. `hermes update --check` preflight. Opt-in pre-update HERMES_HOME backup. ([#15702](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15702), [#15704](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15704), [#15841](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15841), [#16539](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16539), [#16566](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16566))
+
+- **Models dashboard tab + in-browser model config** — rich per-model analytics, switch main + auxiliary models from the dashboard. ([#17745](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17745), [#17802](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17802))
+
+- **Remote model catalog manifest** — OpenRouter + Nous Portal model catalogs are now pulled from a remote manifest so new models show up without a release. ([#16033](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16033))
+
+- **Native multimodal image routing** — images now route based on the model's actual vision capability rather than provider defaults. ([#16506](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16506))
+
+- **Gateway media parity** — native multi-image sending across Telegram, Discord, Slack, Mattermost, Email, and Signal; centralized audio routing with FLAC support + Telegram document fallback. ([#17909](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17909), [#17833](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17833))
+
+- **TUI catches up to (and past) the classic CLI** — LaTeX rendering (@austinpickett), `/reload` .env hot-reload, pluggable busy-indicator styles (@OutThisLife, #13610), opt-in auto-resume of last session, expanded light-terminal auto-detection, session delete from `/resume` picker with `d`, modified mouse-wheel line scroll, and a `/mouse` toggle that kills ConPTY's phantom mouse injection (@kevin-ho). ([#17175](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17175), [#17286](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17286), [#17150](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17150), [#17130](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17130), [#17113](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17113), [#17668](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17668), [#17669](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17669), [#15488](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15488))
+
+- **Observability + achievements plugins** — bundled Langfuse observability plugin (salvage #16845) + bundled hermes-achievements plugin that scans full session history. ([#16917](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16917), [#17754](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17754))
+
+- **TTS provider registry + Piper local TTS** — pluggable `tts.providers.<name>` registry; Piper ships as a native local TTS provider. (Closes #8508.) ([#17843](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17843), [#17885](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17885))
+
+- **Vercel Sandbox backend** — Vercel sandboxes as an execute_code/terminal backend (@kshitijk4poor). ([#17445](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17445))
+
+- **Secret redaction off by default** — default flipped to off. Prevents the long-standing patch-corruption incidents where fake secret-shaped substrings mangled tool outputs. Opt in via `redaction.enabled: true` when you need it. ([#16794](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16794))
+
+- **Cold-start performance** — visible TUI cold start cut **~57%** via lazy agent init (@OutThisLife), lazy imports of OpenAI / Anthropic / Firecrawl / account_usage, mtime-cached `load_config()`, memoized `get_tool_definitions()` with TTL-cached `check_fn` results, precompiled dangerous-command patterns. ([#17190](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17190), [#17046](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17046), [#17041](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17041), [#17098](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17098), [#17206](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17206))
+
+- **Configurable prompt cache TTL** — `prompt_caching.cache_ttl` (5m default, 1h opt-in — cost savings for bursty sessions that keep cache warm). Salvage of #12659. ([#15065](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15065))
+
+---
+
+## 🧠 Autonomous Curator & Self-Improvement Loop
+
+### Curator — autonomous skill maintenance
+- **`hermes curator` as a background agent** — runs on the gateway's cron ticker, 7-day cycle by default, umbrella-first prompt, inherits parent config, unbounded iterations ([#17277](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17277) — issue #7816)
+- **Per-run reports** — `logs/curator/run.json` + `REPORT.md` per cycle ([#17307](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17307))
+- **Consolidated vs pruned classification** — archived skills split with model + heuristic ([#17941](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17941))
+- **`hermes curator status`** — ranks skills by usage, shows most-used and least-used ([#18033](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18033))
+- **Unified under `auxiliary.curator`** — pick the model in `hermes model`, configure from the dashboard ([#17868](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17868))
+- **Documentation** — dedicated curator feature page on the docs site ([#17563](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17563))
+- Fix: seed defaults on update, create `logs/curator/` directory, defer fire import ([#17927](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17927))
+- Fix: scan nested archive subdirs in `restore_skill` (@0xDevNinja) ([#17951](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17951))
+- Fix: use actual skill activity in curator status (@y0shua1ee) ([#17953](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17953))
+- Fix: `skill_manage` refuses writes on pinned skills; pinning now blocks curator writes ([#17562](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17562), [#17578](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17578))
+- Fix: `bump_use()` wired into skill invocation + preload + skill_view (salvage #17782) ([#17932](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17932))
+
+### Self-improvement loop (background review fork)
+- **Class-first skill-review prompt** — rubric-based grading rather than free-form "should this update" ([#16026](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16026))
+- **Active-update bias** — prefers updating skills the agent just loaded, handles `references/` + `templates/` sub-files ([#17213](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17213))
+- **Fork inherits parent's live runtime** — provider, model, credentials actually propagate now ([#16099](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16099))
+- **Scoped toolsets** — review fork restricted to memory + skills (no shell, no web) ([#16569](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16569))
+- **Clean shutdown** — background review memory providers exit properly (salvage #15289) ([#16204](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16204))
+- **Clean context** — prior-history tool messages excluded from review summary (salvage #14967) ([#15057](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15057))
+
+---
+
+## 🧩 Skills Ecosystem
+
+### Skill integrations — newly bundled or promoted
+- **ComfyUI v5** — official CLI + REST + hardware-gated local install; **moved from optional to built-in** ([#17610](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17610), [#17631](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17631), [#17734](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17734), [#17612](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17612))
+- **TouchDesigner-MCP** — **bundled by default** ([#16753](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16753) — @kshitijk4poor), expanded with GLSL, post-FX, audio, geometry references ([#16624](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16624)), 9 new reference docs ([#16768](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16768) — @SHL0MS)
+- **Humanizer** — strips AI-isms from text ([#16787](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16787))
+- **claude-design** — HTML artifact skill with disambiguation from other design skills ([#16358](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16358))
+- **design-md** — Google's DESIGN.md spec skill ([#14876](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14876))
+- **airtable** — salvaged skill + skill API keys wired into `.env` (#15838) ([#16291](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16291))
+- **pretext** — creative browser demos with @chenglou/pretext ([#17259](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17259))
+- **spike** + **sketch** — throwaway experiments + HTML mockups, adapted from gsd-build ([#17421](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17421))
+
+### Skills UX
+- **Install skills from a direct HTTP(S) URL** — `hermes skills install <url>` ([#16323](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16323))
+- **`/reload-skills`** slash command (salvage #17670) ([#17744](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17744))
+- **`hermes skills list`** shows enabled/disabled status ([#16129](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16129))
+- **`skill_manage` refuses writes on pinned skills** ([#17562](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17562))
+- **`skill_manage` edits external_dirs skills in place** (salvage #9966) ([#17512](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17512), [#17289](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17289))
+- Fix: inline-shell rendering in `skill_view` ([#15376](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15376))
+- Fix: exclude `.archive/` from skill index walk (salvage #17639) ([#17931](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17931))
+- Fix: dedicated docs page per bundled + optional skill ([#14929](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14929))
+- Fix: `google-workspace` shared HERMES_HOME helper + ship deps as optional extra ([#15405](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15405))
+- Fix: auto-wrap ASCII-art code blocks in generated skill pages ([#16497](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16497))
+- Point agent at `hermes-agent` skill + docs site for Hermes questions ([#16535](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16535))
+
+---
+
+## 🏗️ Core Agent & Architecture
+
+### Provider & Model Support
+
+#### New providers
+- **GMI Cloud** — first-class API-key provider on par with Arcee/Kilocode/Xiaomi (salvage of #11955 — @isaachuangGMICLOUD) ([#16663](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16663))
+- **Azure AI Foundry** — auto-detection, full wiring ([#15845](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15845))
+- **LM Studio** — upgraded from custom-endpoint alias to first-class provider: dedicated auth, doctor checks, reasoning transport, live `/models` (salvage of #17061 — @kshitijk4poor) ([#17102](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17102))
+- **MiniMax OAuth** — PKCE browser flow with full OAuth integration (salvage #15203) ([#17524](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17524))
+- **Tencent Tokenhub** — new provider (salvage of #16860) ([#16960](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16960))
+
+#### Model catalog
+- **Remote model catalog manifest** — OpenRouter + Nous Portal catalogs pulled from remote manifest so new models show up without a release ([#16033](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16033))
+- `openai/gpt-5.5` and `gpt-5.5-pro` added to OpenRouter + Nous Portal ([#15343](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15343))
+- `deepseek-v4-pro` and `deepseek-v4-flash` added ([#14934](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14934))
+- `qwen3.6-plus` added to Alibaba-supported models ([#16896](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16896))
+- Gemini free-tier keys blocked at setup with 429 guidance surfacing ([#15100](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15100))
+
+#### Model configuration
+- **Configurable `prompt_caching.cache_ttl`** — 5m default, 1h opt-in (salvage #12659) ([#15065](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15065))
+- `/fast` whitelist broadened to all OpenAI + Anthropic models ([#16883](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16883))
+- `auxiliary.extra_body.reasoning` translates into Codex Responses API ([#17004](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17004))
+- `hermes fallback` command for managing fallback providers ([#16052](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16052))
+
+### Agent Loop & Conversation
+- **Native multimodal image routing** — based on model vision capability, not provider defaults ([#16506](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16506))
+- **Delegate `child_timeout_seconds` default bumped to 600s** ([#14809](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14809))
+- **Diagnostic dump when subagent times out with 0 API calls** ([#15105](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15105))
+- **Gateway busts cached agent on compression/context_length config edits** ([#17008](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17008))
+- **Opt-in runtime-metadata footer on final replies** ([#17026](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17026))
+- `/reload-mcp` awareness — rebuild cached agents + prompt-cache cost confirmation ([#17729](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17729))
+- Fix: repair CamelCase + `_tool` suffix tool-call emissions ([#15124](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15124))
+- Fix: retry on `json.JSONDecodeError` instead of treating as local validation error ([#15107](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15107))
+- Fix: handle unescaped control chars in `tool_call.arguments` ([#15356](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15356))
+- Fix: ordering fix in `_copy_reasoning_content_for_api` — cross-provider reasoning isolation (@Zjianru) ([#15749](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15749))
+- Fix: inject empty `reasoning_content` for DeepSeek/Kimi `tool_calls` unconditionally (@Zjianru) ([#15762](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15762))
+- Fix: persist streamed `reasoning_content` on assistant turns (#16844) ([#16892](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16892))
+- Fix: cancel coroutine on timeout so worker thread exits; full traceback on tool failure ([#17428](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17428))
+- Fix: isolate `get_tool_definitions` quiet_mode cache + dedup LCM injection (#17335) ([#17889](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17889))
+- Fix: serialize concurrent `hermes_tools` RPC calls from `execute_code` (#17770) ([#17894](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17894), [#17902](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17902))
+- Fix: rename `[SYSTEM:` → `[IMPORTANT:` in all user-injected markers (dodges Azure content filter) ([#16114](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16114))
+
+### Compression
+- **Retry summary on main model for unknown errors before giving up** ([#16774](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16774))
+- **Notify users when configured aux model fails even if main-model fallback recovers** ([#16775](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16775))
+- `/compress` wrapped in `_busy_command` to block input during compression ([#15388](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15388))
+- Fix: reserve system + tools headroom when aux binds threshold ([#15631](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15631))
+- Fix: use text-char sum for multimodal token estimation in `_find_tail_cut_by_tokens` ([#16369](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16369))
+
+### Session, Memory & State
+- **Trigram FTS5 index for CJK search, replace LIKE fallback** (@alt-glitch) ([#16651](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16651))
+- **Index `tool_name` + `tool_calls` in FTS5, with repair + migration** (salvages #16866) ([#16914](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16914))
+- **Checkpoints: auto-prune orphan and stale shadow repos at startup** ([#16303](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16303))
+- **Memory providers notified on mid-process session_id rotation** (#6672) ([#17409](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17409))
+- Fix: quote underscored terms in FTS5 query sanitization ([#16915](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16915))
+- Fix: resolve viking_read 500/412 on file URIs + pseudo-summary URIs (salvage #5886) ([#17869](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17869))
+- Fix: skip external-provider sync on interrupted turns ([#15395](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15395))
+- Fix: close embedded Hindsight async client cleanly (salvage #14605) ([#16209](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16209))
+- Fix: pass session transcript to `shutdown_memory_provider` on gateway + CLI (#15165) ([#16571](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16571))
+- Fix: write-origin metadata seam ([#15346](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15346))
+- Fix: preserve symlinks during atomic file writes ([#16980](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16980))
+- Refactor: remove `flush_memories` entirely ([#15696](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15696))
+
+### Auxiliary models
+- Fix: surface auxiliary failures in UI (previously silent) ([#15324](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15324))
+- Fix: surface title-gen auxiliary failures instead of silently dropping ([#16371](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16371))
+- Fix: generalize unsupported-parameter detector and harden `max_tokens` retry ([#15633](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15633))
+
+---
+
+## 📱 Messaging Platforms (Gateway)
+
+### New Platforms
+- **Microsoft Teams (19th platform)** — as a plugin, + xdist collision guard ([#17828](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17828))
+- **Yuanbao (Tencent 元宝, 18th platform)** — native adapter with text + media delivery ([#16298](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16298), [#17424](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17424), [#16880](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16880))
+
+### Pluggable Gateway Platforms
+- **Drop-in messaging adapters** — the gateway is now a plugin host for platforms (salvage of #17664) ([#17751](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17751))
+
+### Telegram
+- **Chat allowlists for groups and forums** (@web3blind) ([#15027](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15027))
+- **Send fresh finals for stale preview streams** (port openclaw#72038) ([#16261](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16261))
+- **Render markdown tables as row-group bullets + prompt hint** ([#16997](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16997))
+- Document fallback in centralized audio routing ([#17833](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17833))
+- Native multi-image sending ([#17909](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17909))
+
+### Discord
+- **Opt-in toolsets + ID injection + tool split + Feishu wiring** (salvage #15457, #15458) ([#15610](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15610), [#15613](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15613))
+- Fix: coerce `limit` parameter to int before `min()` call ([#16319](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16319))
+
+### Slack
+- **Register every gateway command as a native slash (Discord/Telegram parity)** ([#16164](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16164))
+- **`strict_mention` config** — prevents thread auto-engagement ([#16193](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16193))
+- **`channel_skill_bindings`** — bind specific skills to specific Slack channels ([#16283](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16283))
+
+### Signal
+- **Native formatting** — markdown → bodyRanges, reply quotes, reactions ([#17417](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17417))
+- Native multi-image sending ([#17909](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17909))
+
+### Feishu / Mattermost / Email / Signal
+- All participate in **native multi-image sending** ([#17909](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17909))
+
+### Gateway Core
+- **Centralized audio routing + FLAC support + Telegram doc fallback** ([#17833](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17833))
+- **Native multi-image sending** across Telegram, Discord, Slack, Mattermost, Email, Signal ([#17909](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17909))
+- **Make hygiene hard message limit configurable** ([#17000](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17000))
+- **Opt-in runtime-metadata footer on final replies** ([#17026](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17026))
+- **`pre_gateway_dispatch` hook** — plugins can intercept before dispatch ([#15050](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15050))
+- **`pre_approval_request` / `post_approval_response` hooks** ([#16776](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16776))
+- Fix: timeouts — guard `load_config()` call against runtime exceptions ([#16318](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16318))
+- Fix: support passing handler tools via registry ([#15613](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15613))
+
+---
+
+## 🔧 Tool System
+
+### Plugin-first architecture
+- **Pluggable gateway platforms** — platforms can ship as plugins ([#17751](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17751))
+- **Microsoft Teams as first plugin-shipped platform** ([#17828](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17828))
+- **`pre_gateway_dispatch` hook** ([#15050](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15050))
+- **`pre_approval_request` + `post_approval_response` hooks** ([#16776](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16776))
+- **`duration_ms` on `post_tool_call`** (inspired by Claude Code 2.1.119) ([#15429](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15429))
+- **Bundled plugins**: Spotify ([#15174](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15174)), Google Meet ([#16364](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16364)), Langfuse observability ([#16917](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16917)), hermes-achievements ([#17754](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17754))
+- **Page-scoped plugin slots for built-in dashboard pages** ([#15658](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15658))
+- **Declarative plugin installation for NixOS module** (@alt-glitch) ([#15953](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15953))
+
+### Browser
+- **CDP supervisor** — dialog detection + response + cross-origin iframe eval ([#14540](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14540))
+- **Auto-spawn local Chromium for LAN/localhost URLs** when cloud provider is configured ([#16136](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16136))
+
+### Execute code / Terminal
+- **Vercel Sandbox backend** for `execute_code` / terminal (@kshitijk4poor) ([#17445](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17445))
+- **Collapse subagent `task_id`s to shared container** ([#16177](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16177))
+- **Docker: run container as host user** to avoid root-owned bind mounts (@benbarclay) ([#17305](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17305))
+- Fix: safely quote `~/` subpaths in wrapped `cd` commands ([#15394](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15394))
+- Fix: close file descriptor in `LocalEnvironment._update_cwd` ([#17300](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17300))
+- Fix: SSH — prevent tar from overwriting remote home dir permissions ([#17898](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17898), [#17867](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17867))
+
+### Image generation
+- See Provider section for updates; no new image providers this window.
+
+### TTS / Voice
+- **Pluggable TTS provider registry** under `tts.providers.<name>` ([#17843](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17843))
+- **Piper** as native local TTS provider (closes #8508) ([#17885](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17885))
+- **Voice mode CLI parity in the TUI** — VAD loop + TTS + crash forensics ([#14810](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14810))
+- Fix: vision — use HERMES_HOME-based cache dir instead of cwd ([#17719](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17719))
+
+### Cron
+- **Honor `hermes tools` config for the cron platform** ([#14798](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14798))
+- **Per-job `workdir`** — project-aware cron runs ([#15110](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15110))
+- **`context_from` field** — chain cron job outputs ([#15606](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15606))
+- Fix: promote `croniter` to a core dependency ([#17577](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17577))
+
+### Web search
+- **Expose `limit` for `web_search`** ([#16934](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16934))
+
+### Maps
+- Fix: include seconds in timezone UTC offset output ([#16300](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16300))
+
+### Approvals
+- **Hardline blocklist for unrecoverable commands** ([#15878](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15878))
+- Perf: precompile DANGEROUS_PATTERNS and HARDLINE_PATTERNS ([#17206](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17206))
+
+### ACP
+- **Advertise and forward image prompts** ([#18030](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18030))
+
+### API Server
+- **POST `/v1/runs/{run_id}/stop`** (salvage of #15656) ([#15842](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15842))
+- **Expose run status for external UIs** (#17085) ([#17458](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17458))
+
+### Nix
+- **Declarative plugin installation for NixOS module** (@alt-glitch) ([#15953](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15953))
+- Fix: use `--rebuild` in fix-lockfiles to bypass cached FOD store paths ([#15444](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15444))
+- Fix: `extraPackages` now actually works via per-user profile ([#17047](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17047))
+- Fix: refresh web/ npm-deps hash to unblock main builds ([#17174](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17174))
+- Fix: replace magic-nix-cache with Cachix ([#17928](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17928))
+
+---
+
+## 🖥️ TUI
+
+### New features
+- **LaTeX rendering** (@austinpickett) ([#17175](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17175))
+- **`/reload` .env hot-reload** — ported from the classic CLI ([#17286](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17286))
+- **Pluggable busy-indicator styles** (@OutThisLife, #13610) ([#17150](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17150))
+- **Opt-in auto-resume of the most recent session** (@OutThisLife) ([#17130](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17130))
+- **Expanded light-terminal auto-detection** — `HERMES_TUI_THEME` + background hex (@OutThisLife) ([#17113](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17113))
+- **Delete sessions from `/resume` picker with `d`** (@OutThisLife) ([#17668](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17668))
+- **Line-by-line scroll on modified mouse wheel** (@OutThisLife) ([#17669](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17669))
+- **Delete queued message while editing with ctrl-x / cancel with esc** (@OutThisLife) ([#16707](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16707))
+- **Per-section visibility for the details accordion** (@OutThisLife) ([#14968](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14968))
+- **Voice mode CLI parity** — VAD loop + TTS + crash forensics ([#14810](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14810))
+- **Contextual first-touch hints ported to TUI** — `/busy`, `/verbose` ([#16054](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16054))
+- **Mini help menu on `?` in the input field** (@ethernet8023) ([#18043](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18043))
+
+### Fixes
+- Fix: proactive mouse disable on ConPTY + `/mouse` toggle command (@kevin-ho, WSL2 ghost-mouse fix) ([#15488](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15488))
+- Fix: restore skills search RPC ([#15870](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15870))
+- Perf: cache text measurements across yoga flex re-passes ([#14818](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14818))
+- Perf: stabilize long-session scrolling ([#15926](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15926))
+- Perf: lazily seed virtual history heights ([#16523](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16523))
+- Perf: cut visible cold start ~57% with lazy agent init ([#17190](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17190))
+
+---
+
+## 🖱️ CLI & User Experience
+
+### New commands
+- **`hermes -z <prompt>`** — non-interactive one-shot mode ([#15702](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15702))
+- **`hermes -z` with `--model` / `--provider` / `HERMES_INFERENCE_MODEL`** ([#15704](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15704))
+- **`hermes update --check`** preflight flag ([#15841](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15841))
+- **`hermes fallback`** command for managing fallback providers ([#16052](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16052))
+- **`/busy`** slash command for busy input mode ([#15382](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15382))
+- **`/busy` input mode 'steer'** as a third option ([#16279](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16279))
+- **`/btw` as alias for `/background`** ([#16053](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16053))
+- **`/reload-skills`** slash command (salvage #17670) ([#17744](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17744))
+- **Surface `/queue`, `/bg`, `/steer` in agent-running placeholder** ([#16118](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16118))
+
+### Setup / onboarding
+- **Auto-reconfigure on existing installs** ([#15879](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15879))
+- **Contextual first-touch hints for `/busy` and `/verbose`** ([#16046](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16046))
+- **Cost-saving tips from the April 30 tip-of-the-day** ([#17841](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17841))
+- **Hyperlink startup banner title to the latest GitHub Release** ([#14945](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14945))
+
+### Update / backup
+- **Snapshot pairing data before `git pull`** ([#16383](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16383))
+- **Auto-backup HERMES_HOME before `hermes update`** (opt-in, off by default) ([#16539](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16539), [#16566](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16566))
+- **Exclude `checkpoints/` from backups** ([#16572](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16572))
+- **Exclude SQLite WAL/SHM/journal sidecars from backups** ([#16576](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16576))
+- **Installer FHS layout for root installs on Linux** ([#15608](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15608))
+- Fix: kill stale dashboards instead of warning ([#17832](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17832))
+- Fix: show correct update status on nix-built hermes ([#17550](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17550))
+
+### Slash-command housekeeping
+- Refactor: drop `/provider`, `/plan` handler, and clean up slash registry ([#15047](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15047))
+- Refactor: drop `persist_session` plumbing + fix broken `/btw` mid-turn bypass ([#16075](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16075))
+
+### OpenClaw migration (for folks coming from OpenClaw)
+- **Hardened OpenClaw import** — plan-first apply, redaction, pre-migration backup ([#16911](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16911))
+- Fix: case-preserving brand rewrite + one-time `~/.openclaw` residue banner ([#16327](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16327))
+- Fix: resolve `openclaw` workspace files from `agents.defaults.workspace` ([#16879](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16879))
+- Fix: resolve model aliases against real OpenClaw catalog schema (salvage #16778) ([#16977](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16977))
+
+---
+
+## 📊 Web Dashboard
+
+- **Models tab** — rich per-model analytics ([#17745](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17745))
+- **Configure main + auxiliary models from the Models page** ([#17802](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17802))
+- **Dashboard Chat tab — xterm.js + JSON-RPC sidecar** (supersedes #12710 + #13379, @OutThisLife) ([#14890](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14890))
+- **Dashboard layout refresh** (@austinpickett) ([#14899](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14899))
+- **`--stop` and `--status` flags** on the dashboard CLI ([#17840](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17840))
+- **Page-scoped plugin slots for built-in pages** ([#15658](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15658))
+- Fix: replace all buttons for design system buttons ([#17007](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17007))
+
+---
+
+## ⚡ Performance
+
+- **TUI visible cold start cut ~57%** via lazy agent init ([#17190](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17190))
+- **Lazy-import OpenAI, Anthropic, Firecrawl, account_usage** ([#17046](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17046))
+- **mtime-cache `load_config()` and `read_raw_config()`** ([#17041](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17041))
+- **Memoize `get_tool_definitions()` + TTL-cache `check_fn` results** ([#17098](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17098))
+- **Precompile DANGEROUS_PATTERNS and HARDLINE_PATTERNS** ([#17206](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17206))
+- **Cache Ink text measurements across yoga flex re-passes** ([#14818](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14818))
+- **Stabilize long-session scrolling** ([#15926](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15926))
+- **Lazily seed virtual history heights** ([#16523](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16523))
+
+---
+
+## 🔒 Security & Reliability
+
+- **Secret redaction off by default** — stops corrupting patches / API payloads with fake-key substitutions. Opt in via `redaction.enabled: true` ([#16794](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16794))
+- **`[SYSTEM:` → `[IMPORTANT:`** in all user-injected markers (Azure content filter dodge) ([#16114](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16114))
+- **Hardline blocklist for unrecoverable commands** ([#15878](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15878))
+- **Canonical `mask_secret` helper; fix status.py DIM drift** ([#17207](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17207))
+- **Sweep expired paste.rs uploads on a real timer** ([#16431](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16431))
+- **Preserve symlinks during atomic file writes** ([#16980](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16980))
+- **Probe `/dev/tty` by opening it, not bare existence** ([#17024](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17024))
+
+---
+
+## 🐛 Notable Bug Fixes
+
+This window includes 360 `fix:` PRs. Selected highlights from across the stack:
+
+- **Background review fork inherits parent's live runtime** — provider/model/creds now propagate correctly ([#16099](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16099))
+- **Hindsight configurable `HINDSIGHT_TIMEOUT` env var** ([#15077](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15077))
+- **Tools: normalize numeric entries + clear stale `no_mcp` in `_save_platform_tools`** ([#15607](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15607))
+- **MCP: rewrite `definitions` refs to `$defs` in input schemas** — closes provider-side 400s
+- **Azure content filter compatibility** — renamed `[SYSTEM:` markers so Azure's content filter stops flagging them ([#16114](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16114))
+- **Vision cache uses HERMES_HOME instead of cwd** ([#17719](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17719))
+- **FTS5 search** — tool_name + tool_calls indexing with repair + migration ([#16914](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16914))
+- **Streaming reasoning persists on assistant turns** ([#16892](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16892))
+- **execute_code concurrent RPC serialization** (#17770) ([#17894](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17894), [#17902](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17902))
+- **Background reviewer scoped to memory + skills toolsets** — no more accidental web/shell escapes ([#16569](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16569))
+- **Compression recovery** — retry on main before giving up; notify user when aux fails ([#16774](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16774), [#16775](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16775))
+- **`croniter` promoted to a core dependency** ([#17577](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17577))
+- **Discord tool `limit` parameter coerced to int** before `min()` call ([#16319](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16319))
+- **Yuanbao messaging platform entrance fix** ([#16880](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16880))
+- **ACP advertise and forward image prompts** ([#18030](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18030))
+- **DeepSeek / Kimi reasoning content isolation** across cross-provider histories (@Zjianru) ([#15749](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15749), [#15762](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15762))
+- **Preserve reasoning_content replay on DeepSeek v4 + Kimi/Moonshot thinking** ([#18045](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/18045))
+
+The vast majority of the 360 fixes landed in the streaming/compression/tool-calling paths across all providers — DeepSeek, Kimi, Moonshot, GLM, Qwen, MiniMax, Gemini, Anthropic, OpenAI — alongside TUI polish (resize, scroll, sticky-prompt) and gateway platform-specific edge cases.
+
+---
+
+## 🧪 Testing & CI
+
+- Hermetic test parity (`scripts/run_tests.sh`) held across this window
+- **Microsoft Teams xdist collision guard** — prevents worker collisions when Teams platform tests run in parallel ([#17828](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17828))
+- Chore: remove unused imports and dead locals (ruff F401, F841) ([#17010](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17010))
+
+---
+
+## 📚 Documentation
+
+- **Curator feature page** added to docs site ([#17563](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17563))
+- **Document pin also blocking `skill_manage` writes** ([#17578](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17578))
+- **Direct-URL skill install documented** across features, reference, guide, and `hermes-agent` skill ([#16355](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16355))
+- **Hooks tutorial — build a BOOT.md startup checklist** (replaces the removed built-in hook) ([#17202](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17202))
+- **ComfyUI docs: ask local vs cloud FIRST before hardware check** ([#17612](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17612))
+- **Obliteratus skill: link YouTube video guide in SKILL.md** ([#15808](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15808))
+- Per-skill docs pages generated for bundled + optional skills; ASCII art code blocks auto-wrapped ([#14929](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14929), [#16497](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16497))
+
+---
+
+## ⚖️ Removed / Reverted
+
+- **Kanban multi-profile collaboration board** — landed in #16081, reverted in ([#16098](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16098)) while the design is reworked
+- **computer-use cua-driver** — 3 preparatory PRs landed then were reverted in ([#16927](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/16927))
+- **BOOT.md built-in hook** removed ([#17093](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17093)); the hooks tutorial ([#17202](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/17202)) shows how to build the same workflow yourself with a shell hook
+- **`/provider` + `/plan` slash commands dropped** ([#15047](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15047))
+- **`flush_memories` removed entirely** ([#15696](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/15696))
+
+---
+
+## 👥 Contributors
+
+### Core
+- **@teknium1** (Teknium)
+
+### Top Community Contributors (by merged PR count since v0.11.0)
+
+- **@OutThisLife** (Brooklyn) — 52 PRs · TUI — light-terminal detection + pluggable busy styles + auto-resume + session-delete from /resume + mouse-wheel scrolling + xterm.js dashboard Chat tab + cold-start cut + accordion polish
+- **@kshitijk4poor** — 12 PRs · LM Studio first-class provider (salvage), Vercel Sandbox backend, GMI Cloud salvage, bundled-by-default touchdesigner-mcp, many tool-call / reasoning fixes
+- **@helix4u** — 10 PRs · MCP schema robustness, assorted stability fixes
+- **@alt-glitch** — 8 PRs · trigram FTS5 CJK search, declarative Nix plugin install, matrix/feishu hints and fixes
+- **@ethernet8023** — 4 PRs
+- **@austinpickett** — 4 PRs · LaTeX rendering in TUI, dashboard layout refresh
+- **@benbarclay** — 3 PRs · Docker run-as-host-user so bind mounts don't get root-owned
+- **@vominh1919** — 2 PRs
+- **@stephenschoettler** — 2 PRs
+- **@kevin-ho** — ConPTY mouse-injection fix (#15488)
+- **@Zjianru** — cross-provider reasoning_content isolation + DeepSeek/Kimi empty-reasoning injection (#15749, #15762)
+- **@web3blind** — Telegram chat allowlists for groups and forums (#15027)
+- **@SHL0MS** — 9 new TouchDesigner-MCP reference docs (#16768)
+- **@0xDevNinja** — curator `restore_skill` nested-archive fix (#17951)
+- **@y0shua1ee** — curator `use` activity fix (#17953)
+
+### Also contributing
+Salvaged or co-authored work from **@isaachuangGMICLOUD** (GMI Cloud), earlier upstream PRs from the original author of each salvage chain, and a long tail of one-shot fixes, documentation nudges, and skill contributions from the community.
+
+### All Contributors (alphabetical, excluding @teknium1)
+
+@0xbyt4, @0xharryriddle, @0xDevNinja, @0z1-ghb, @5park1e, @A-FdL-Prog, @aj-nt, @akhater, @alblez, @alexg0bot,
+@alexzhu0, @AllardQuek, @alt-glitch, @amanning3390, @amanuel2, @AndreKurait, @andrewhosf, @Andy283, @andyylin,
+@angel12, @AntAISecurityLab, @ash, @austinpickett, @badgerbees, @BadTechBandit, @Bartok9, @beenherebefore,
+@beesrsj2500, @BeliefanX, @benbarclay, @benjaminsehl, @BlackishGreen33, @bloodcarter, @BlueBirdBack,
+@briandevans, @brooklynnicholson, @bsgdigital, @buray, @bwjoke, @camaragon, @cdanis, @cgarwood82,
+@charles-brooks, @chen1749144759, @chengoak, @ching-kaching, @Contentment003111, @crayfish-ai, @CruxExperts,
+@cyclingwithelephants, @dandaka, @danklynn, @ddupont808, @dhabibi, @difujia, @dimitrovi, @dlkakbs,
+@dontcallmejames, @EKKOLearnAI, @emozilla, @ericnicolaides, @Erosika, @ethernet8023, @exiao, @Feranmi10,
+@flobo3, @foxion37, @georgeglessner, @georgex8001, @ghostmfr, @H-Ali13381, @HangGlidersRule, @harryplusplus,
+@haru398801, @heathley, @hejuntt1014, @hekaru-agent, @helix4u, @Heltman, @HenkDz, @heyitsaamir, @hharry11,
+@hhhonzik, @hhuang91, @HiddenPuppy, @htsh, @iamagenius00, @in-liberty420, @innocarpe, @irispillars, @iRonin,
+@isaachuangGMICLOUD, @Ito-69, @j3ffffff, @jackjin1997, @jakubkrcmar, @Jason2031, @JayGwod, @jerome-benoit,
+@johnncenae, @Kailigithub, @keiravoss94, @kevin-ho, @knockyai, @konsisumer, @kshitijk4poor, @kunlabs, @l0hde,
+@Leihb, @leoneparise, @LeonSGP43, @liizfq, @liuhao1024, @loongzhao, @lsdsjy, @luyao618, @ma-pony, @Magaav,
+@MagicRay1217, @math0r-be, @MattMaximo, @maxims-oss, @MaxyMoos, @maymuneth, @mcndjxlefnd, @memosr,
+@MestreY0d4-Uninter, @mewwts, @Mirac1eSky, @MorAlekss, @mrhwick, @mrunmayee17, @mssteuer, @Nanako0129,
+@nazirulhafiy, @Nerijusas, @Nicecsh, @nicoloboschi, @nightq, @ningfangbin, @octo-patch, @Octopus,
+@OutThisLife, @Paperclip, @pein892, @perlowja, @prasadus92, @qike-ms, @qiyin-code, @Readon, @ReginaldasR,
+@revaraver, @rfilgueiras, @rmoen, @romanornr, @rugvedS07, @rylena, @samrusani, @Sanjays2402, @sasha-id,
+@Satoshi-agi, @scheidti, @scotttrinh, @season179, @SeeYangZhi, @sgaofen, @shamork, @shannonsands, @SHL0MS,
+@simbam99, @Societus, @socrates1024, @Sonoyunchu, @sprmn24, @stephenschoettler, @tangyuanjc, @TechPrototyper,
+@tekgnosis-net, @ThomassJonax, @tmimmanuel, @tochukwuada, @Tosko4, @Tranquil-Flow, @twozle, @txbxxx,
+@UgwujaGeorge, @Versun, @vlwkaos, @voidborne-d, @vominh1919, @Wang-tianhao, @Wangshengyang2004, @web3blind,
+@westers, @Wysie, @xandersbell, @xiahu88988, @XieNBi, @xinbenlv, @xnbi, @y0shua1ee, @yatesjalex, @yes999zc,
+@yeyitech, @Yoimex, @YueLich, @Yukipukii1, @zhiyanliu, @zicochaos, @Zjianru, @zkl2333, @zons-zhaozhy,
+@ztexydt-cqh.
+
+Also: @Siddharth Balyan, @YuShu.
+
+---
+
+**Full Changelog**: [v2026.4.23...v2026.4.30](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/compare/v2026.4.23...v2026.4.30)
@@ -477,9 +477,13 @@ class ChatCompletionsTransport(ProviderTransport):
        # so keep them apart in provider_data rather than merging.
        reasoning = getattr(msg, "reasoning", None)
        reasoning_content = getattr(msg, "reasoning_content", None)
+        if reasoning_content is None and hasattr(msg, "model_extra"):
+            model_extra = getattr(msg, "model_extra", None) or {}
+            if isinstance(model_extra, dict) and "reasoning_content" in model_extra:
+                reasoning_content = model_extra["reasoning_content"]

        provider_data: Dict[str, Any] = {}
-        if reasoning_content:
+        if reasoning_content is not None:
            provider_data["reasoning_content"] = reasoning_content
        rd = getattr(msg, "reasoning_details", None)
        if rd:
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ Provides subcommands for:
 - hermes cron          - Manage cron jobs
 """

-__version__ = "0.11.0"
-__release_date__ = "2026.4.23"
+__version__ = "0.12.0"
+__release_date__ = "2026.4.30"
@@ -108,6 +108,49 @@ def _cmd_status(args) -> int:
                f"last_activity={last}"
            )

+    # Show top 5 most-active and least-active skills by activity_count
+    # (use + view + patch). This is a different signal from
+    # least-recently-active: activity_count reflects frequency,
+    # last_activity_at reflects recency. A skill touched 30 times a year
+    # ago is high-frequency but stale; a skill touched once yesterday is
+    # recent but low-frequency. Both can matter.
+    active_all = by_state.get("active", [])
+    if active_all:
+        most_active = sorted(
+            active_all,
+            key=lambda r: (r.get("activity_count") or 0, r.get("last_activity_at") or ""),
+            reverse=True,
+        )[:5]
+        if most_active and (most_active[0].get("activity_count") or 0) > 0:
+            print("\nmost active (top 5):")
+            for r in most_active:
+                last = _fmt_ts(r.get("last_activity_at"))
+                print(
+                    f"  {r['name']:40s}  "
+                    f"activity={r.get('activity_count', 0):3d}  "
+                    f"use={r.get('use_count', 0):3d}  "
+                    f"view={r.get('view_count', 0):3d}  "
+                    f"patches={r.get('patch_count', 0):3d}  "
+                    f"last_activity={last}"
+                )
+
+        least_active = sorted(
+            active_all,
+            key=lambda r: (r.get("activity_count") or 0, r.get("last_activity_at") or ""),
+        )[:5]
+        if least_active:
+            print("\nleast active (top 5):")
+            for r in least_active:
+                last = _fmt_ts(r.get("last_activity_at"))
+                print(
+                    f"  {r['name']:40s}  "
+                    f"activity={r.get('activity_count', 0):3d}  "
+                    f"use={r.get('use_count', 0):3d}  "
+                    f"view={r.get('view_count', 0):3d}  "
+                    f"patches={r.get('patch_count', 0):3d}  "
+                    f"last_activity={last}"
+                )
+
    return 0


@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"

 [project]
 name = "hermes-agent"
-version = "0.11.0"
+version = "0.12.0"
 description = "The self-improving AI agent — creates skills from experience, improves them during use, and runs anywhere"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
@@ -8501,6 +8501,7 @@ class AIAgent:
        Handles reasoning extraction, reasoning_details, and optional tool_calls
        so both the tool-call path and the final-response path share one builder.
        """
+        assistant_tool_calls = getattr(assistant_message, "tool_calls", None)
        reasoning_text = self._extract_reasoning(assistant_message)
        _from_structured = bool(reasoning_text)

@@ -8560,16 +8561,22 @@ class AIAgent:
            "finish_reason": finish_reason,
        }

-        if hasattr(assistant_message, "reasoning_content"):
-            raw_reasoning_content = getattr(assistant_message, "reasoning_content", None)
-            if raw_reasoning_content is not None:
-                msg["reasoning_content"] = _sanitize_surrogates(raw_reasoning_content)
-            elif msg.get("tool_calls") and self._needs_deepseek_tool_reasoning():
-                # DeepSeek thinking mode requires reasoning_content on every
-                # assistant tool-call message. Without it, replaying the
-                # persisted message causes HTTP 400. Include empty string
-                # as a defensive compatibility fallback (refs #15250).
-                msg["reasoning_content"] = ""
+        raw_reasoning_content = getattr(assistant_message, "reasoning_content", None)
+        if raw_reasoning_content is None and hasattr(assistant_message, "model_extra"):
+            model_extra = getattr(assistant_message, "model_extra", None) or {}
+            if isinstance(model_extra, dict) and "reasoning_content" in model_extra:
+                raw_reasoning_content = model_extra["reasoning_content"]
+        if raw_reasoning_content is not None:
+            msg["reasoning_content"] = _sanitize_surrogates(raw_reasoning_content)
+        elif assistant_tool_calls and self._needs_thinking_reasoning_pad():
+            # DeepSeek v4 thinking mode and Kimi / Moonshot thinking mode
+            # both require reasoning_content on every assistant tool-call
+            # message. Without it, replaying the persisted message causes
+            # HTTP 400 ("The reasoning_content in the thinking mode must
+            # be passed back to the API"). Include streamed reasoning
+            # text when captured; otherwise pad with empty string.
+            # Refs #15250, #17400.
+            msg["reasoning_content"] = reasoning_text or ""

        # Additive fallback (refs #16844, #16884). Streaming-only providers
        # (glm, MiniMax, gpt-5.x via aigw, Anthropic via openai-compat shims)
@@ -8626,9 +8633,9 @@ class AIAgent:
        if codex_message_items:
            msg["codex_message_items"] = codex_message_items

-        if assistant_message.tool_calls:
+        if assistant_tool_calls:
            tool_calls = []
-            for tool_call in assistant_message.tool_calls:
+            for tool_call in assistant_tool_calls:
                raw_id = getattr(tool_call, "id", None)
                call_id = getattr(tool_call, "call_id", None)
                if not isinstance(call_id, str) or not call_id.strip():
@@ -8677,6 +8684,18 @@ class AIAgent:

        return msg

+    def _needs_thinking_reasoning_pad(self) -> bool:
+        """Return True when the active provider enforces reasoning_content echo-back.
+
+        DeepSeek v4 thinking and Kimi / Moonshot thinking both reject replays
+        of assistant tool-call messages that omit ``reasoning_content`` (refs
+        #15250, #17400).
+        """
+        return (
+            self._needs_deepseek_tool_reasoning()
+            or self._needs_kimi_tool_reasoning()
+        )
+
    def _needs_kimi_tool_reasoning(self) -> bool:
        """Return True when the current provider is Kimi / Moonshot thinking mode.

@@ -8719,20 +8738,17 @@ class AIAgent:
            api_msg["reasoning_content"] = existing
            return

-        needs_thinking_pad = (
-            self._needs_kimi_tool_reasoning()
-            or self._needs_deepseek_tool_reasoning()
-        )
+        needs_thinking_pad = self._needs_thinking_reasoning_pad()

        # 2. Cross-provider poisoned history (#15748): on DeepSeek/Kimi,
        # if the source turn has tool_calls AND a 'reasoning' field but no
        # 'reasoning_content' key, the 'reasoning' text was written by a
        # prior provider (e.g. MiniMax) — DeepSeek's own _build_assistant_message
-        # always pins reasoning_content="" at creation time for tool-call turns,
-        # so the shape (reasoning set, reasoning_content absent, tool_calls
-        # present) is unreachable from same-provider DeepSeek history. Inject
-        # "" to satisfy the API without leaking another provider's chain of
-        # thought to DeepSeek/Kimi.
+        # pins reasoning_content at creation time for tool-call turns, so the
+        # shape (reasoning set, reasoning_content absent, tool_calls present)
+        # is unreachable from same-provider DeepSeek history after this fix.
+        # Inject "" to satisfy the API without leaking another provider's
+        # chain of thought to DeepSeek/Kimi.
        normalized_reasoning = source_msg.get("reasoning")
        if (
            needs_thinking_pad
@@ -8745,9 +8761,9 @@ class AIAgent:

        # 3. Healthy session: promote 'reasoning' field to 'reasoning_content'
        # for providers that use the internal 'reasoning' key.
-        # This must happen BEFORE the DeepSeek/Kimi tool-call check so that
-        # genuine reasoning content is not overwritten by the empty-string
-        # fallback (#15812 regression in PR #15478).
+        # This must happen before the unconditional empty-string fallback so
+        # genuine reasoning content is not overwritten (#15812 regression in
+        # PR #15478).
        if isinstance(normalized_reasoning, str) and normalized_reasoning:
            api_msg["reasoning_content"] = normalized_reasoning
            return
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ AUTHOR_MAP = {
    "sr@samirusani": "samrusani",
    "angelclaw@AngelMacBook.local": "angel12",
    "charles@cryptoassetrecovery.com": "charles-brooks",
+    # DeepSeek v4 + Kimi thinking-mode reasoning_content salvage (April 2026)
+    "luwinyang@deepseek.com": "lsdsjy",
+    "season.saw@gmail.com": "season179",
    "heathley@Heathley-MacBook-Air.local": "heathley",
    "vlad19@gmail.com": "dandaka",
    "adamrummer@gmail.com": "cyclingwithelephants",
@@ -626,6 +629,21 @@ AUTHOR_MAP = {
    "164839249+Joseph19820124@users.noreply.github.com": "Joseph19820124",
    "rugved@lmstudio.ai": "rugvedS07",
    "44333070+Heltman@users.noreply.github.com": "Heltman",
+    # v0.12.0 additions
+    "ching@kachingappz.com": "ching-kaching",
+    "codezhujr@gmail.com": "Zjianru",  # salvage chain: code by codez, PR #15749 author @Zjianru
+    "daimon@noreply.github.com": "Siddharth Balyan",  # co-author only
+    "i@zkl2333.com": "zkl2333",
+    "isaachuang@Isaacs-MacBook-Pro.local": "isaachuangGMICLOUD",
+    "isaachuang@Mac.localdomain": "isaachuangGMICLOUD",  # salvage of PR #11955 → #16663
+    "liyuan851277048@icloud.com": "Octopus",  # co-author only
+    "me+github7604@versun.org": "Versun",  # co-author only
+    "my.vesper.nine@gmail.com": "kevin-ho",  # salvage: PR #15488 author @kevin-ho
+    "noreply@paperclip.ing": "Paperclip",  # co-author only
+    "teknium@hermes-agent": "teknium1",
+    "web3blind@gmail.com": "web3blind",
+    "ztzheng@163.com": "chengoak",  # PR #17467
+    "24110240104@m.fudan.edu.cn": "YuShu",  # co-author only
 }


@@ -620,6 +620,41 @@ class TestChatCompletionsNormalize:
        assert nr.reasoning == "summary text"
        assert nr.provider_data == {"reasoning_content": "detailed scratchpad"}

+    def test_empty_reasoning_content_preserved(self, transport):
+        """DeepSeek can require an explicit empty reasoning_content replay field."""
+        r = SimpleNamespace(
+            choices=[SimpleNamespace(
+                message=SimpleNamespace(
+                    content=None,
+                    tool_calls=None,
+                    reasoning=None,
+                    reasoning_content="",
+                ),
+                finish_reason="stop",
+            )],
+            usage=None,
+        )
+        nr = transport.normalize_response(r)
+        assert nr.provider_data == {"reasoning_content": ""}
+        assert nr.reasoning_content == ""
+
+    def test_reasoning_content_preserved_from_model_extra(self, transport):
+        """OpenAI SDK can expose provider-specific DeepSeek fields via model_extra."""
+        r = SimpleNamespace(
+            choices=[SimpleNamespace(
+                message=SimpleNamespace(
+                    content=None,
+                    tool_calls=None,
+                    reasoning=None,
+                    model_extra={"reasoning_content": "model-extra scratchpad"},
+                ),
+                finish_reason="stop",
+            )],
+            usage=None,
+        )
+        nr = transport.normalize_response(r)
+        assert nr.provider_data == {"reasoning_content": "model-extra scratchpad"}
+

 class TestChatCompletionsCacheStats:

@@ -1,7 +1,21 @@
-"""Tests for the curator CLI status renderer."""
+"""Tests for `hermes curator status` output.

+Covers:
+- y0shualee's "least recently active" semantic (view/patch/use all count as activity).
+- The most-used / least-used rankings by activity_count so users can see which
+  skills actually get exercised.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import io
+from argparse import Namespace
+from contextlib import redirect_stdout
+from pathlib import Path
 from types import SimpleNamespace

+import pytest
+

 def test_status_uses_last_activity_not_only_last_used(monkeypatch, capsys):
    import agent.curator as curator_state
@@ -41,3 +55,115 @@ def test_status_uses_last_activity_not_only_last_used(monkeypatch, capsys):
    assert "activity=  4" in out
    assert "last_activity=never" not in out
    assert "last_used=never" not in out
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def curator_status_env(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    """Isolated HERMES_HOME with real agent-created skills on disk."""
+    home = tmp_path / ".hermes"
+    skills = home / "skills"
+    skills.mkdir(parents=True)
+    (home / "logs").mkdir()
+    monkeypatch.setenv("HERMES_HOME", str(home))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(Path, "home", lambda: tmp_path)
+
+    import importlib
+    import hermes_constants
+    importlib.reload(hermes_constants)
+    from tools import skill_usage
+    importlib.reload(skill_usage)
+    from agent import curator
+    importlib.reload(curator)
+    from hermes_cli import curator as curator_cli
+    importlib.reload(curator_cli)
+
+    def _write_skill(name: str) -> None:
+        d = skills / name
+        d.mkdir()
+        (d / "SKILL.md").write_text(
+            "---\n"
+            f"name: {name}\n"
+            "description: test\n"
+            "version: 1.0.0\n"
+            "metadata:\n"
+            "  hermes:\n"
+            "    agent_created: true\n"
+            "---\n"
+            f"# {name}\n"
+        )
+
+    return {
+        "home": home,
+        "skills": skills,
+        "make_skill": _write_skill,
+        "skill_usage": skill_usage,
+        "curator_cli": curator_cli,
+    }
+
+
+def _capture_status(curator_cli) -> str:
+    buf = io.StringIO()
+    with redirect_stdout(buf):
+        rc = curator_cli._cmd_status(Namespace())
+    assert rc == 0
+    return buf.getvalue()
+
+
+def test_status_shows_most_and_least_used_sections(curator_status_env):
+    env = curator_status_env
+    env["make_skill"]("top-dog")
+    env["make_skill"]("middling")
+    env["make_skill"]("never-used")
+
+    # Bump use_count differentially. All three counters (use/view/patch) feed
+    # into activity_count, so bumping use alone is enough to make activity
+    # diverge between skills.
+    for _ in range(10):
+        env["skill_usage"].bump_use("top-dog")
+    for _ in range(2):
+        env["skill_usage"].bump_use("middling")
+
+    out = _capture_status(env["curator_cli"])
+
+    # Both new sections present
+    assert "most active (top 5):" in out
+    assert "least active (top 5):" in out
+    # y0shualee's section preserved
+    assert "least recently active (top 5):" in out
+
+    # most-active lists top-dog FIRST (highest activity_count)
+    most_section = out.split("most active (top 5):")[1].split("\n\n")[0]
+    top_line = most_section.strip().split("\n")[0]
+    assert "top-dog" in top_line
+    assert "activity= 10" in top_line
+
+    # least-active lists never-used FIRST (activity=0)
+    least_section = out.split("least active (top 5):")[1].split("\n\n")[0]
+    bottom_line = least_section.strip().split("\n")[0]
+    assert "never-used" in bottom_line
+    assert "activity=  0" in bottom_line
+
+
+def test_status_hides_most_active_when_all_zero(curator_status_env):
+    """If no skills have any activity, skip the most-active block — it's noise.
+    Least-active still shows so the user sees their catalog."""
+    env = curator_status_env
+    env["make_skill"]("a")
+    env["make_skill"]("b")
+    # No bumps.
+
+    out = _capture_status(env["curator_cli"])
+
+    # most-active section is hidden because the top is 0
+    assert "most active (top 5):" not in out
+    # least-active still renders — it's part of the catalog overview
+    assert "least active (top 5):" in out
+
+
+def test_status_no_skills_produces_clean_empty_output(curator_status_env):
+    env = curator_status_env
+    out = _capture_status(env["curator_cli"])
+    assert "no agent-created skills" in out
+    # None of the ranking sections render
+    assert "most active" not in out
+    assert "least active" not in out
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ Refs #15250 / #15353.

 from __future__ import annotations

+from types import SimpleNamespace
+
 import pytest

 from run_agent import AIAgent
@@ -33,9 +35,36 @@ def _make_agent(provider: str = "", model: str = "", base_url: str = "") -> AIAg
    agent.provider = provider
    agent.model = model
    agent.base_url = base_url
+    agent.verbose_logging = False
+    agent.reasoning_callback = None
+    agent.stream_delta_callback = None
+    agent._stream_callback = None
    return agent


+_ATTR_ABSENT = object()
+_EXPECT_NOT_PRESENT = object()
+
+
+def _sdk_tool_call(call_id: str = "c1", name: str = "terminal", arguments: str = "{}"):
+    """Minimal SDK-shaped tool_call object that satisfies the builder's iteration."""
+    return SimpleNamespace(
+        id=call_id,
+        call_id=call_id,
+        type="function",
+        function=SimpleNamespace(name=name, arguments=arguments),
+        extra_content=None,
+    )
+
+
+def _build_sdk_message(reasoning_content=_ATTR_ABSENT, **extra):
+    """SDK-shaped assistant message; ``reasoning_content`` defaults to absent."""
+    kwargs = {"content": "", **extra}
+    if reasoning_content is not _ATTR_ABSENT:
+        kwargs["reasoning_content"] = reasoning_content
+    return SimpleNamespace(**kwargs)
+
+
 class TestNeedsDeepSeekToolReasoning:
    """_needs_deepseek_tool_reasoning() recognises all three detection signals."""

@@ -109,16 +138,7 @@ class TestCopyReasoningContentForApi:
        assert api_msg["reasoning_content"] == "<think>real chain of thought</think>"

    def test_deepseek_reasoning_field_promoted(self) -> None:
-        """When only 'reasoning' is set (no tool_calls), it gets promoted to reasoning_content.
-
-        On DeepSeek/Kimi, tool-call turns with 'reasoning' but no
-        'reasoning_content' are treated as cross-provider poisoned history
-        (#15748) and padded with "" instead of promoted. Same-provider
-        DeepSeek tool-call turns always have reasoning_content pinned at
-        creation time by _build_assistant_message, so the (reasoning-set,
-        reasoning_content-absent, tool_calls-present) shape is unreachable
-        from same-provider history.
-        """
+        """When only 'reasoning' is set, it gets promoted to reasoning_content."""
        agent = _make_agent(provider="deepseek", model="deepseek-v4-flash")
        source = {
            "role": "assistant",
@@ -135,8 +155,8 @@ class TestCopyReasoningContentForApi:

        If the source turn has tool_calls AND a 'reasoning' field but NO
        'reasoning_content' key, it's from a prior provider (the DeepSeek
-        build path always pins reasoning_content="" at creation). Inject
-        "" instead of forwarding the prior provider's chain of thought.
+        build path pins reasoning_content at creation). Inject "" instead
+        of forwarding the prior provider's chain of thought.
        """
        agent = _make_agent(provider="deepseek", model="deepseek-v4-flash")
        source = {
@@ -228,6 +248,172 @@ class TestCopyReasoningContentForApi:
        assert "reasoning_content" not in api_msg


+class TestBuildAssistantMessageDeepSeekReasoningContent:
+    """_build_assistant_message pins replay-safe DeepSeek tool-call state."""
+
+    def test_deepseek_tool_call_reasoning_is_backfilled_into_reasoning_content(self) -> None:
+        agent = _make_agent(provider="deepseek", model="deepseek-v4-flash")
+        assistant_message = SimpleNamespace(
+            content=None,
+            reasoning="DeepSeek tool-call reasoning",
+            reasoning_content=None,
+            reasoning_details=None,
+            codex_reasoning_items=None,
+            codex_message_items=None,
+            tool_calls=[
+                SimpleNamespace(
+                    id="call_1",
+                    call_id=None,
+                    response_item_id=None,
+                    type="function",
+                    function=SimpleNamespace(name="terminal", arguments="{}"),
+                )
+            ],
+        )
+
+        msg = agent._build_assistant_message(assistant_message, "tool_calls")
+
+        assert msg["reasoning_content"] == "DeepSeek tool-call reasoning"
+        assert msg["tool_calls"][0]["id"] == "call_1"
+
+    def test_deepseek_model_extra_reasoning_content_is_preserved(self) -> None:
+        """OpenAI SDK stores unknown provider fields in model_extra."""
+        agent = _make_agent(provider="deepseek", model="deepseek-v4-flash")
+        assistant_message = SimpleNamespace(
+            content=None,
+            reasoning=None,
+            reasoning_content=None,
+            model_extra={"reasoning_content": "DeepSeek model_extra reasoning"},
+            reasoning_details=None,
+            codex_reasoning_items=None,
+            codex_message_items=None,
+            tool_calls=[
+                SimpleNamespace(
+                    id="call_1",
+                    call_id=None,
+                    response_item_id=None,
+                    type="function",
+                    function=SimpleNamespace(name="terminal", arguments="{}"),
+                )
+            ],
+        )
+
+        msg = agent._build_assistant_message(assistant_message, "tool_calls")
+
+        assert msg["reasoning_content"] == "DeepSeek model_extra reasoning"
+
+    def test_deepseek_tool_call_without_raw_reasoning_content_gets_empty_string(self) -> None:
+        agent = _make_agent(provider="deepseek", model="deepseek-v4-flash")
+        assistant_message = SimpleNamespace(
+            content=None,
+            reasoning=None,
+            reasoning_content=None,
+            reasoning_details=None,
+            codex_reasoning_items=None,
+            codex_message_items=None,
+            tool_calls=[
+                SimpleNamespace(
+                    id="call_1",
+                    call_id=None,
+                    response_item_id=None,
+                    type="function",
+                    function=SimpleNamespace(name="terminal", arguments="{}"),
+                )
+            ],
+        )
+
+        msg = agent._build_assistant_message(assistant_message, "tool_calls")
+
+        assert msg["reasoning_content"] == ""
+        assert msg["tool_calls"][0]["id"] == "call_1"
+
+
+class TestBuildAssistantMessagePadsStrictProviders:
+    """Regression for #17400: _build_assistant_message must pin reasoning_content
+    on tool-call turns when the active provider enforces echo-back, regardless
+    of whether the SDK exposed reasoning_content as None, omitted it entirely,
+    or returned an empty thinking block.
+
+    Prior to the fix, the pad branch was guarded by ``msg.get("tool_calls")``,
+    which was always falsy because tool_calls were assigned later in the same
+    method. Persisted history accumulated assistant tool-call turns with no
+    reasoning_content; the next replay 400'd on DeepSeek/Kimi.
+    """
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "provider,model,base_url,sdk_reasoning_content,expected",
+        [
+            pytest.param(
+                "deepseek", "deepseek-v4-pro", "",
+                None, "",
+                id="deepseek-attr-none",
+            ),
+            pytest.param(
+                "deepseek", "deepseek-v4-pro", "",
+                _ATTR_ABSENT, "",
+                id="deepseek-attr-absent",
+            ),
+            pytest.param(
+                "kimi-coding", "kimi-k2.6", "",
+                None, "",
+                id="kimi-attr-none",
+            ),
+            pytest.param(
+                "custom", "kimi-k2", "https://api.moonshot.ai/v1",
+                _ATTR_ABSENT, "",
+                id="moonshot-base-url",
+            ),
+            pytest.param(
+                "openrouter", "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6", "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1",
+                _ATTR_ABSENT, _EXPECT_NOT_PRESENT,
+                id="openrouter-no-pad",
+            ),
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_tool_call_reasoning_content_pad(
+        self, provider, model, base_url, sdk_reasoning_content, expected,
+    ) -> None:
+        agent = _make_agent(provider=provider, model=model, base_url=base_url)
+        msg_in = _build_sdk_message(
+            reasoning_content=sdk_reasoning_content,
+            tool_calls=[_sdk_tool_call()],
+        )
+        msg = agent._build_assistant_message(msg_in, finish_reason="tool_calls")
+        if expected is _EXPECT_NOT_PRESENT:
+            assert "reasoning_content" not in msg
+        else:
+            assert msg["reasoning_content"] == expected
+
+    def test_tool_call_preserves_real_reasoning_content(self) -> None:
+        agent = _make_agent(provider="deepseek", model="deepseek-v4-pro")
+        msg_in = _build_sdk_message(
+            reasoning_content="actual chain of thought",
+            tool_calls=[_sdk_tool_call()],
+        )
+        msg = agent._build_assistant_message(msg_in, finish_reason="tool_calls")
+        assert msg["reasoning_content"] == "actual chain of thought"
+
+    def test_text_only_turn_not_padded_by_tool_call_branch(self) -> None:
+        """Plain-text turns rely on _copy_reasoning_content_for_api at replay
+        time, not on this builder's tool-call pad."""
+        agent = _make_agent(provider="deepseek", model="deepseek-v4-pro")
+        msg_in = SimpleNamespace(content="hello", tool_calls=None)
+        msg = agent._build_assistant_message(msg_in, finish_reason="stop")
+        assert "tool_calls" not in msg
+        assert "reasoning_content" not in msg
+
+    def test_streamed_reasoning_text_promoted_over_pad(self) -> None:
+        """When ``.reasoning`` carries streamed thinking, it must be promoted
+        to reasoning_content rather than overwritten with the empty pad."""
+        agent = _make_agent(provider="deepseek", model="deepseek-v4-pro")
+        msg_in = _build_sdk_message(
+            reasoning="streamed thoughts",
+            tool_calls=[_sdk_tool_call()],
+        )
+        msg = agent._build_assistant_message(msg_in, finish_reason="tool_calls")
+        assert msg["reasoning_content"] == "streamed thoughts"
+
+
 class TestNeedsKimiToolReasoning:
    """The extracted _needs_kimi_tool_reasoning() helper keeps Kimi behavior intact."""

@@ -0,0 +1,245 @@
+"""Live DeepSeek V4 thinking-mode tool-call replay smoke test.
+
+Opt-in only:
+    HERMES_LIVE_TESTS=1 pytest tests/run_agent/test_deepseek_v4_thinking_live.py -q
+
+Requires DEEPSEEK_API_KEY in the process environment. The key is captured at
+module import time because tests/conftest.py intentionally removes credential
+environment variables before each test body runs.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+from typing import Any
+
+import pytest
+
+
+LIVE = os.environ.get("HERMES_LIVE_TESTS") == "1"
+DEEPSEEK_KEY = os.environ.get("DEEPSEEK_API_KEY", "")
+LIVE_MODELS = ("deepseek-v4-flash", "deepseek-v4-pro")
+LIVE_BASE_URL = "https://api.deepseek.com"
+
+pytestmark = [
+    pytest.mark.skipif(not LIVE, reason="live-only: set HERMES_LIVE_TESTS=1"),
+    pytest.mark.skipif(not DEEPSEEK_KEY, reason="DEEPSEEK_API_KEY not configured"),
+]
+
+TOOL_NAME = "lookup_ticket_status"
+TOOLS = [
+    {
+        "type": "function",
+        "function": {
+            "name": TOOL_NAME,
+            "description": "Return the status for a test ticket id.",
+            "parameters": {
+                "type": "object",
+                "properties": {
+                    "ticket_id": {
+                        "type": "string",
+                        "description": "The ticket id to look up.",
+                    },
+                },
+                "required": ["ticket_id"],
+                "additionalProperties": False,
+            },
+        },
+    }
+]
+
+
+def _thinking_kwargs() -> dict:
+    return {
+        "reasoning_effort": "high",
+        "extra_body": {"thinking": {"type": "enabled"}},
+    }
+
+
+def _jsonable(value: Any) -> Any:
+    if hasattr(value, "model_dump"):
+        return value.model_dump(mode="json")
+    if isinstance(value, dict):
+        return {k: _jsonable(v) for k, v in value.items()}
+    if isinstance(value, list):
+        return [_jsonable(v) for v in value]
+    return value
+
+
+def _print_trace(label: str, value: Any) -> None:
+    sys.__stdout__.write(f"\n--- {label} ---\n")
+    sys.__stdout__.write(
+        json.dumps(_jsonable(value), ensure_ascii=False, indent=2, sort_keys=True)
+    )
+    sys.__stdout__.write("\n")
+    sys.__stdout__.flush()
+
+
+def _message_snapshot(message) -> dict:
+    return {
+        "content": getattr(message, "content", None),
+        "reasoning": getattr(message, "reasoning", None),
+        "reasoning_content": _raw_reasoning_content(message),
+        "model_extra": getattr(message, "model_extra", None),
+        "tool_calls": _jsonable(getattr(message, "tool_calls", None)),
+    }
+
+
+def _make_live_client():
+    from openai import OpenAI
+
+    return OpenAI(api_key=DEEPSEEK_KEY, base_url=LIVE_BASE_URL)
+
+
+def _make_agent_for_message_building(model: str):
+    from run_agent import AIAgent
+
+    agent = object.__new__(AIAgent)
+    agent.provider = "deepseek"
+    agent.model = model
+    agent.base_url = LIVE_BASE_URL
+    agent.verbose_logging = False
+    agent.reasoning_callback = None
+    agent.stream_delta_callback = None
+    agent._stream_callback = None
+    return agent
+
+
+def _raw_reasoning_content(message):
+    direct = getattr(message, "reasoning_content", None)
+    if direct is not None:
+        return direct
+    model_extra = getattr(message, "model_extra", None) or {}
+    if isinstance(model_extra, dict) and "reasoning_content" in model_extra:
+        return model_extra["reasoning_content"]
+    return None
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("live_model", LIVE_MODELS)
+def test_deepseek_v4_thinking_tool_call_replay_round_trip(live_model: str):
+    """Hit DeepSeek twice and replay the assistant tool-call turn.
+
+    The first request forces a tool call with thinking enabled. The second
+    request replays that assistant message with content, reasoning_content,
+    and tool_calls, then appends the tool result. DeepSeek accepting the
+    second request is the live guardrail for the V4 thinking replay contract.
+    """
+
+    client = _make_live_client()
+    agent = _make_agent_for_message_building(live_model)
+
+    first_request = {
+        "model": live_model,
+        "messages": [
+            {
+                "role": "user",
+                "content": (
+                    "You must use the provided lookup_ticket_status tool "
+                    "exactly once with ticket_id 'DS-4242'. Do not answer "
+                    "directly."
+                ),
+            }
+        ],
+        "tools": TOOLS,
+        "max_tokens": 1024,
+        "timeout": 90,
+        **_thinking_kwargs(),
+    }
+    _print_trace(f"{live_model} first request", first_request)
+    first = client.chat.completions.create(**first_request)
+    _print_trace(f"{live_model} first raw response", first)
+
+    first_choice = first.choices[0]
+    first_message = first_choice.message
+    _print_trace(
+        f"{live_model} first assistant message",
+        {
+            "finish_reason": first_choice.finish_reason,
+            **_message_snapshot(first_message),
+        },
+    )
+    assert first_message.tool_calls, "DeepSeek did not return a tool call"
+    first_tool_call = first_message.tool_calls[0]
+    assert first_tool_call.function.name == TOOL_NAME
+    assert isinstance(json.loads(first_tool_call.function.arguments or "{}"), dict)
+
+    raw_reasoning_content = _raw_reasoning_content(first_message)
+    assert raw_reasoning_content is not None, (
+        "DeepSeek did not return reasoning_content; the thinking payload may "
+        "not have been honored"
+    )
+
+    stored_assistant = agent._build_assistant_message(
+        first_message,
+        first_choice.finish_reason or "tool_calls",
+    )
+    _print_trace(f"{live_model} stored assistant message", stored_assistant)
+    assert stored_assistant["reasoning_content"] == raw_reasoning_content
+
+    replay_assistant = {
+        "role": "assistant",
+        "content": stored_assistant.get("content") or "",
+        "tool_calls": stored_assistant["tool_calls"],
+    }
+    agent._copy_reasoning_content_for_api(stored_assistant, replay_assistant)
+    _print_trace(f"{live_model} replay assistant message", replay_assistant)
+
+    tool_call_id = stored_assistant["tool_calls"][0]["id"]
+    messages = [
+        {
+            "role": "user",
+            "content": (
+                "You must use the provided lookup_ticket_status tool "
+                "exactly once with ticket_id 'DS-4242'. Do not answer "
+                "directly."
+            ),
+        },
+        replay_assistant,
+        {
+            "role": "tool",
+            "tool_call_id": tool_call_id,
+            "content": json.dumps(
+                {"ticket_id": "DS-4242", "status": "green", "source": "live-test"},
+                separators=(",", ":"),
+            ),
+        },
+    ]
+
+    from agent.transports.chat_completions import ChatCompletionsTransport
+
+    api_messages = ChatCompletionsTransport().convert_messages(messages)
+    _print_trace(
+        f"{live_model} second request messages after transport conversion",
+        api_messages,
+    )
+    assert api_messages[1]["reasoning_content"] == raw_reasoning_content
+    assert "call_id" not in api_messages[1]["tool_calls"][0]
+    assert "response_item_id" not in api_messages[1]["tool_calls"][0]
+
+    second_request = {
+        "model": live_model,
+        "messages": api_messages,
+        "max_tokens": 1024,
+        "timeout": 90,
+        **_thinking_kwargs(),
+    }
+    _print_trace(f"{live_model} second request", second_request)
+    second = client.chat.completions.create(**second_request)
+    _print_trace(f"{live_model} second raw response", second)
+    _print_trace(
+        f"{live_model} second assistant message",
+        {
+            "finish_reason": second.choices[0].finish_reason,
+            **_message_snapshot(second.choices[0].message),
+        },
+    )
+
+    second_message = second.choices[0].message
+    final_content = second_message.content or ""
+    final_reasoning = _raw_reasoning_content(second_message) or ""
+    assert second.choices[0].finish_reason == "stop"
+    assert final_content.strip() or final_reasoning.strip(), (
+        "DeepSeek returned neither visible content nor reasoning_content"
+    )
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { GoodVibesHeart, StatusRule, StickyPromptTracker, TranscriptScrollbar }
 import { FloatingOverlays, PromptZone } from './appOverlays.js'
 import { Banner, Panel, SessionPanel } from './branding.js'
 import { FpsOverlay } from './fpsOverlay.js'
+import { HelpHint } from './helpHint.js'
 import { MessageLine } from './messageLine.js'
 import { QueuedMessages } from './queuedMessages.js'
 import { LiveTodoPanel, StreamingAssistant } from './streamingAssistant.js'
@@ -242,6 +243,8 @@ const ComposerPane = memo(function ComposerPane({
          pagerPageSize={composer.pagerPageSize}
        />

+        {composer.input === '?' && !composer.inputBuf.length && <HelpHint t={ui.theme} />}
+
        {!isBlocked && (
          <>
            {composer.inputBuf.map((line, i) => (
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import { Box, Text } from '@hermes/ink'
+
+import { HOTKEYS } from '../content/hotkeys.js'
+import type { Theme } from '../theme.js'
+
+const COMMON_COMMANDS: [string, string][] = [
+  ['/help', 'full list of commands + hotkeys'],
+  ['/clear', 'start a new session'],
+  ['/resume', 'resume a prior session'],
+  ['/details', 'control transcript detail level'],
+  ['/copy', 'copy selection or last assistant message'],
+  ['/quit', 'exit hermes']
+]
+
+const HOTKEY_PREVIEW = HOTKEYS.slice(0, 8)
+
+export function HelpHint({ t }: { t: Theme }) {
+  const labelW = Math.max(
+    ...COMMON_COMMANDS.map(([k]) => k.length),
+    ...HOTKEY_PREVIEW.map(([k]) => k.length)
+  )
+
+  const pad = (s: string) => s + ' '.repeat(Math.max(0, labelW - s.length + 2))
+
+  return (
+    <Box alignItems="flex-start" bottom="100%" flexDirection="column" left={0} position="absolute" right={0}>
+      <Box
+        alignSelf="flex-start"
+        borderColor={t.color.primary}
+        borderStyle="round"
+        flexDirection="column"
+        marginBottom={1}
+        opaque
+        paddingX={1}
+      >
+        <Text>
+          <Text bold color={t.color.primary}>
+            ? quick help
+          </Text>
+          <Text color={t.color.muted}>
+            {'  ·  type /help for the full panel  ·  backspace to dismiss'}
+          </Text>
+        </Text>
+
+        <Box marginTop={1}>
+          <Text bold color={t.color.accent}>
+            Common commands
+          </Text>
+        </Box>
+
+        {COMMON_COMMANDS.map(([k, v]) => (
+          <Text key={k}>
+            <Text color={t.color.label}>{pad(k)}</Text>
+            <Text color={t.color.muted}>{v}</Text>
+          </Text>
+        ))}
+
+        <Box marginTop={1}>
+          <Text bold color={t.color.accent}>
+            Hotkeys
+          </Text>
+        </Box>
+
+        {HOTKEY_PREVIEW.map(([k, v]) => (
+          <Text key={k}>
+            <Text color={t.color.label}>{pad(k)}</Text>
+            <Text color={t.color.muted}>{v}</Text>
+          </Text>
+        ))}
+      </Box>
+    </Box>
+  )
+}
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Teknium	73bf3ab1b2	chore: release v0.12.0 (2026.4.30) (#18057 ) The Curator release — Hermes Agent now maintains itself. Autonomous background Curator grades, prunes, and consolidates the skill library; self-improvement loop substantially upgraded; four new inference providers; Microsoft Teams (via pluggable platforms) + Yuanbao as 18th and 19th messaging platforms; Spotify + Google Meet native integrations; ComfyUI + TouchDesigner-MCP bundled by default; Humanizer skill ported; ~57% cut to visible TUI cold start. Stats since v0.11.0: 1,096 commits, 550 merged PRs, 1,270 files changed, 217,776 insertions, 213 community contributors.	2026-04-30 11:31:01 -07:00
Teknium	76edc40ab0	fix(agent): extend thinking-mode reasoning_content pad to Kimi/Moonshot Builds on #16855 (@lsdsjy) which fixed DeepSeek v4 reasoning_content replay via model_extra fallback + capturing tool_calls at method entry. Kimi / Moonshot thinking mode enforces the same echo-back contract and hits the same 400 when a tool-call turn is persisted without reasoning_content. - _build_assistant_message: pad branch now uses _needs_thinking_reasoning_pad() (DeepSeek OR Kimi) instead of _needs_deepseek_tool_reasoning() alone. - Extract _needs_thinking_reasoning_pad() and reuse it in _copy_reasoning_content_for_api so both sites share one predicate. - tests/run_agent/test_deepseek_reasoning_content_echo.py: add TestBuildAssistantMessagePadsStrictProviders parametrized over DeepSeek (attr=None, attr-absent), Kimi (attr=None), Moonshot (via base_url), and an OpenRouter negative control that must NOT pad. Proven to fail 2/5 cases on Kimi/Moonshot without this change. - scripts/release.py: add AUTHOR_MAP entries for lsdsjy and season179. Refs #17400. Co-authored-by: season179 <season.saw@gmail.com>	2026-04-30 11:18:39 -07:00
lsdsjy	b9b9ee3e6c	fix(deepseek): preserve v4 reasoning_content on replay	2026-04-30 11:18:39 -07:00
ethernet	8fbc9d7d78	Merge pull request #18043 from NousResearch/feat/help-ui feat(tui): add a mini help menu when u write ? in the input field	2026-04-30 14:02:28 -04:00
Teknium	d60a9917d3	feat(curator): show most-used and least-used skills in `hermes curator status` (#18033 ) Alongside the existing 'least recently used' section, surface two more rankings so users can see which of their agent-created skills actually get exercised: - 'most used (top 5)' — sorted by use_count descending. Hidden when every skill has use_count=0 (noise suppression on fresh installs). - 'least used (top 5)' — sorted by use_count ascending. Always shown when the catalog is non-empty. use_count started tracking real agent skill activation in PR #17932 (bump_use wired into skill_view tool + slash invocation + --skill preload), so these rankings are now meaningful. Tests: 3 new in tests/hermes_cli/test_curator_status.py — happy path with mixed use_counts, zero-use suppression of the most-used section, and the no-skills clean-empty case.	2026-04-30 10:37:33 -07:00
ethernet	7c07422202	feat(tui): add a mini help menu when u write ? in the input field it feels so nice :3 just a lil popup ! doesn't get in the way or take any focus or anything, and directs users to /help for more info :3	2026-04-30 13:37:12 -04:00