Who it is for
Hermes Agent Desktop — self-improving AI assistant
package.json:4
PUBLIC REPORT · ADDED BY METAL MANTRA / AGENT SIGNAL v0.2
hermes-desktop.
Scanned repository says: Hermes Agent Desktop — self-improving AI assistant
Metal Mantra scanned this public repository on its own initiative; the maintainer did not submit it. Maintainers: scan the repository yourself to take this report over, or contact us.
Inspect GitHub source0community interest
Votes show community interest, not safety. They never change this score.
91/100AAANot security certification
Runtime safety, real-world agent capability, fitness for your use case or independent certification.
Scan scope200 / 654Partial eligible-file selection · not the entire repository
Recorded findings2Heuristic matches requiring human review
SnapshotOct 12, 2026UTC · engine 0.4.0
DNS at scan timeUnverifiedDomain control is not security certification
What the source
actually tells us.
Structured, cited information from the scanned archive. Repository-authored claims are labeled and never treated as verified capabilities.
200 / 654Partial selection
ReadRepository-authored information
2LICENSE, package.json
What it can do
Guided first-run install for Hermes Agent with progress tracking and dependency resolution
README.md:134Multi-provider support — OpenRouter, Anthropic, OpenAI, Google (Gemini), xAI (Grok), Nous Portal, Qwen, MiniMax, Hugging Face, Groq, and local OpenAI-compatible endpoints (LM Studio, Atomic Chat, Ollama, vLLM, llama.cpp)
README.md:136Streaming chat UI with SSE streaming, tool progress indicators, markdown rendering, and syntax highlighting
README.md:137
What adoption takes
Declares a dependency on @electron-toolkit/preload.
package.json:35Declares a dependency on @electron-toolkit/utils.
package.json:36Declares a dependency on @radix-ui/react-dialog.
package.json:37Declares a dependency on @react-three/drei.
package.json:38Declares a dependency on @react-three/fiber.
package.json:39Declares a dependency on @types/highlight.js.
package.json:40
Limits and terms
A license or copying file is present; its terms have not been reviewed.
LICENSE:1
Observed technical context
TypeScript · 200 selected filesTool-calling reference · static only
These are references in selected source files, not proof that a feature works at runtime.
Read from commit 23c78fc at Oct 12, 2026, 5:06 AM UTC. Source links open that exact commit. Repository statements are unreviewed and do not affect the score.
02 / FINDINGS FIRSTWhat needs
What needs
a closer look.
Critical details are withheld publicly for the first 30 days after a scan. A matched pattern is a lead for investigation, not a confirmed vulnerability.
Dependencies: 258 exact runtime versions from package-lock.json checked against OSV.dev on Oct 12, 2026; 0 with known advisories. Reachability is not checked.
2 findings
MAJORDomain ownership not verified
Domain ownership not verified
Metal Mantra could not confirm that the owner controls the stated domain. The domain may belong to someone else.
Verify the domain using the Metal Mantra DNS TXT challenge.
MINORRaw model text returned
Raw model text returned
The code returns the model's raw text. Output that was never parsed or validated can pass mistakes straight to users or other systems.
Parse and validate the result before returning it.
The boundary
is part of the result.
- What was scanned
- 200 of 654 eligible files · Partial selection.
Supported static source patterns and domain checks; no runtime execution. - What remains unknown
- Unscanned files, external dependencies, production configuration, actual agent behavior and evidence beyond the configured checks.
- Source location
- Links open the current repository HEAD. Source may have changed since this snapshot.
- Something looks wrong?
- Tell us if a finding, scope or claim on this report needs a correction. Report a problem with this report
- Entity trust · 15% of v0.2
- Includes DNS ownership, HTTPS and policy evidence. Verification is domain control, not a security certificate.DNS: unverifiedHTTPS: availablePrivacy: foundTerms: found
Open the
calculation.
Each pillar starts at 100. Rule deductions reduce its score; weights determine the overall contribution.
Security & privacy
100/100
Guardrails & loop control
100/100
Schema & tooling
92/100
Token & cost efficiency
100/100
Entity trust
50/100
Did hermes-desktop work for people?
No user reports yet.
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A signal.
Not a seal.
Share the full report so its scope and limits travel with the score.
