Hermes Agent v0.19.0 (2026.7.20) The Quicksilver Release. First-turn TTFT cut ~80% on every platform, the desktop speed wave (20+ perf PRs), terminal billing (/subscription, /topup), smart approvals by default, pluggable SecretSource (Bitwarden/1Password), live subagent transcripts, durable delivery + delegation ledgers, gateway profile routing, and new providers (Fireworks, DeepInfra) + frontier models (GPT-5.6, grok-4.5, kimi-k3, Claude Sonnet 5). Rolls up the v0.18.1/v0.18.2 patch windows with full notes. ~2,245 commits, ~1,065 PRs, ~3,300 issues closed, 420+ contributors. -----BEGIN SSH SIGNATURE----- U1NIU0lHAAAAAQAAADMAAAALc3NoLWVkMjU1MTkAAAAg+lY8ATZYxtnR8BnzGyqJMgmoDb yoMF8au7yQ+uk3JRsAAAADZ2l0AAAAAAAAAAZzaGE1MTIAAABTAAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5 AAAAQJS+ZzVCpLdXBIbSJ9MuHUABVK2A3LJ3QSDhL07ENGl7OPSy+CZVw8FU2Ap93nTcrT g79F/UFgaNzx56wRQQGwA= -----END SSH SIGNATURE-----