Hermes Agent v2026.6.19 with iMessage and desktop app, OpenClaw v2026.6.9 with Telegram upgrades, and agent network tools (two flagships + a theme + a practical hook)

What shipped

Across this week Hermes Agent and OpenClaw released steady updates to their open agent frameworks. Hermes centered on profile builders, messaging bridges, and desktop polish while OpenClaw emphasized channel delivery, recovery paths, and provider plugins. The changes give builders concrete ways to connect agents to real workflows without extra bridges or manual config files.

Hermes Agent

Hermes Agent delivered the largest set of changes with repeated emphasis on WhatsApp and iMessage connections, visual profile tools, and desktop features. The releases remove QR bridges and config.yaml edits while adding atomic memory operations and background subagents. Builders can now schedule tasks, edit images, and join external networks like Raft from one dashboard.

• •WhatsApp Business Cloud API Adapter Hermes now connects to WhatsApp through Meta's official hosted API so teams skip maintaining QR-scanning bridges for customer messaging.
• •Memory Tool Atomic Batch Operations The memory tool accepts an operations array for batch add, replace, and remove edits that stay within the character budget in one turn.
• •Web Dashboard Profile Builder Users create full Hermes profiles, pick models, attach skills, and link MCP servers inside the browser instead of editing config.yaml files by hand.
• •Cursor Composer via xAI Grok Hermes supports the grok-composer-2.5-fast model with 200k context through an existing xAI OAuth login without a separate API key.
• •Automation Blueprints for Scheduling Scheduled tasks are now set with plain question prompts that render as forms in dashboard, CLI, TUI, and messenger views.
• •Image-to-Image Editing in image_generate The image tool accepts source images and prompts to edit or transform pictures across all supported providers.
• •Async Background Subagent Delegation delegate_task with background=true lets subagents run while the main session stays active and returns results later.
• •Desktop App Customization Upgrades The desktop app adds rebindable shortcuts, OS notifications, live subagent windows, VS Code themes, and a resizable terminal pane.
• •Raft Agent Network Adapter A bundled adapter lets Hermes join the Raft network through a metadata-only wake-channel bridge that keeps data private.
• •iMessage via Photon Spectrum Hermes authenticates to iMessage with a device code and sends messages without a Mac relay or BlueBubbles setup.
• •Redesigned Skills Hub Previews The Skills Hub shows connected hubs, featured skills, full previews, and runs automatic security scans before install.
• •Hermes Agent v2026.6.19 Release The June 19 release bundles iMessage support, desktop upgrades, and profile tools into one update.
• •Default CLI or TUI Selection Users set whether hermes chat opens the classic CLI or Ink TUI by default with an override flag.
• •/undo Command Across Interfaces The /undo [N] command reverts recent turns, prefills the last message, and cleans intermediate turns in CLI, TUI, and messengers.
• •Fuzzy Model Search and New Models Model pickers now support fuzzy search and include DeepSeek-V4-Flash, MiniMax-M3, and Qwen 3.7 Plus.
• •Quick Setup Onboarding via Nous Portal First-time users authenticate through Nous Portal and start chatting after picking a model in seconds.
• •NVIDIA/skills Trusted Hub Tap Verified CUDA-X, AIQ, and cuOpt skills appear in the Skills Hub with auto-updates and search.
• •Streamlined Default Skill Set Redundant skills move to optional installs while relevance gates reduce prompt noise for everyday use.
• •Simplified Chinese Desktop Translation The full desktop UI including chat, settings, and profiles is now available in Simplified Chinese.
• •Web Dashboard as Admin Panel MCP catalogs, messaging channels, credentials, and webhooks are managed through a point-and-click browser view.
• •Remote Gateway OAuth for Desktop The desktop app connects to remote gateways over WebSockets with OAuth or password login and multi-profile sessions.
• •Native Hermes Desktop App Launch A new Electron app brings polished chat, drag-and-drop files, clipboard paste, and inline model selection to macOS, Linux, and Windows.

OpenClaw

OpenClaw focused on channel reliability and recovery with updates to Telegram delivery, workspace controls, and provider plugins. The releases add automatic approvals in Codex, richer message formatting, and better mobile session handling. Builders gain more stable runs and verified skill installs without extra keys.

• •Codex Hosted Search with Provenance OpenClaw adds key-free search while keeping verified source tracking for every ClawHub skill install.
• •Client Workspace and Watch Controls Web, iOS, and Android clients now show session rails, extension health, Watch controls, and live context usage.
• •Standalone Provider Plugins on npm Official channel packages ship as first-class npm releases and load automatically at Gateway startup.
• •Codex Automatic Plugin Approvals Codex gains auto approvals, GPT-5.3 Spark routing, remote-node execution, and steadier app-server teardown.
• •Agent Recovery and Turn Reliability Interrupted turns now reach final results through improved retries, history repair, and reply reconciliation.
• •Rich HTML Telegram Delivery Telegram messages support HTML, preserved markdown breaks, progress drafts, and normalized tables.
• •OpenClaw v2026.6.9 Release The June 9 build focuses on richer Telegram formatting and more reliable channel delivery.
• •Native Usage Footer Renderer The /usage command shows formatted limits and warnings instead of silent failures.
• •Telegram and WhatsApp Channel Polish Structured text and ACP bindings make delivery less brittle across both platforms.
• •GLM-5.2 and Claude Haiku 4.5 Support New models appear in the catalog with normalized IDs and safer tool schemas.
• •Memory and SQLite Resilience Large embedding batches split safely and SQLite avoids WAL issues on NFS volumes.
• •OpenClaw v2026.6.8 Release The June 8 build improves Telegram and WhatsApp delivery across all clients.
• •OpenClaw v2026.6.6 Release Security boundaries tighten and OpenRouter OAuth onboarding is added.

What this means for you

For Vibe Builders: You can now set up scheduled agents and connect them to WhatsApp or iMessage without writing config files or running Mac relays. Hermes profile builder and OpenClaw workspace rails let you pick models and watch subagents from the browser or phone. Start with the Quick Setup flow and one Automation Blueprint to ship a working daily workflow this week.

For Non-techies: Your business messages can now reach customers on iMessage and WhatsApp through simple dashboard forms instead of extra hardware. OpenClaw client updates show live context on Android and Watch controls on iOS so you check agent status on the go. Try the native desktop app or web admin panel to manage channels without learning cron or YAML.

For Developers: Hermes memory batch operations and OpenClaw recovery paths reduce lost turns in production runs. Evaluate the new npm provider plugins and Raft adapter against your current gateway stack before adding them to pipelines. Watch the next beta releases for further SQLite and tool-schema hardening signals.

What to watch next

Track Hermes next desktop localization and OpenClaw v2026.6.10 stable for final recovery fixes. Check whether Codex automatic approvals reach general availability and whether new models like GLM-5.2 appear in both frameworks.

Sources

• •[v2026.6.10-beta.1](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.6.10-beta.1)
• •[v2026.6.9-beta.1](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.6.9-beta.1)
• •[v2026.6.8-beta.2](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.6.8-beta.2)