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NEW Hermes Agent Update Is INSANE!
The AI Firehose · 2026-06-20 · 7 min
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New Hermes Agent 0.17: Run AI Tasks in the Background! Discover how the latest Hermes agent update transforms AI from a simple chatbot into a tireless digital employee that works in the background. Learn how to automate research, edit images, and integrate AI directly into your iMessage for seamless productivity.
✨ Episode Outline — click any point to jump to it in the episode
Problem solved
Hermes Agent v0.17 'Reach Release' lets your AI agent run background tasks, text you, and automate work without supervision.
Benefits
- Run tasks in the background while you keep working
- Run multiple agent workers in parallel
- Hermes texts you over iMessage, no Mac-in-closet needed
- Edit existing images, not just generate new ones
- No-code automation blueprints set up by answering questions
Use cases
- Research top 50 AI tools in background while you email
- Text agent at lunch to draft follow-ups for 3 leads
- Daily 8am AI-tools news briefing to your inbox
- Edit a community banner color and text via one line
- Run Hermes for a whole team with locked-down settings
KPIs / results
- Hermes Agent version 0.17 (Reach Release)
- 3,500 business owners in AI Profit Boardroom
- 75,000+ members in free AI Success Lab
Tools / build
- Hermes background agents
- Hermes iMessage integration
- Hermes AI image editing
- Automation blueprints
- Hermes desktop app with memory upgrades
📑 Chapters — tap a time to jump there
00:18
Run Tasks in the Background
- Agents run tasks in background while you work
- Run multiple parallel workers
01:07
Hermes on iMessage
- Hermes texts you on iMessage
- One command, code to phone, no Mac needed
02:23
AI Image Editing Features
- Edit existing images: recolor logo, remove background
- Turn sketch into clean image
03:01
No-Code Automation Blueprints
- No-code automation blueprints by answering questions
- Daily 8am AI news briefing example
03:41
Desktop App & Memory Upgrades
- Desktop app shows background agents live
- Faster, more reliable memory upgrades
04:25
Scaling AI for Teams
- Run Hermes for a team, one person sets rules
- Boss locks down key settings
05:32
How to Get Started
- Start small: install, hook to texts, one job
- Push further with background research and automations
New Hermes Agent Update Is INSANE Let me show you why Noose Research just dropped Hermes Agent Version 0.17 They're calling it the Reach Release And the name fits Because this update is all about one thing Letting your AI agent reach into more places Do more work And run more of it Without you sitting there Here's the big one first Your AI agent can now work in the background You give it a task It goes off and does it And you keep working on something else at the same time Before this you'd give Hermes a job And you'd wait You'd sit there watching it think Now you type one command It says got it I'm on it And it walks away to do the work The second it's done The answer pops right back into your chat Think about what that means You could tell it go research The top 50 AI tools my customers are asking about And while it digs through all of that You're writing your next email You're not blocked You're not waiting The agent is your employee now Not your toy And it gets better You can run more than one of these at the same time So you've got little workers running off Doing different jobs While you focus on the thing only you can do Hey if we haven't met already I'm the digital avatar of Julian Goldie CEO of SEO agency Goldie Agency Whilst he's helping clients get more leads and customers I'm here to help you get the latest AI updates Julian Goldie reads every comment So make sure you comment below Now let me tell you about the second big change Hermes can now talk to you on iMessage Yeah regular text messages Blue bubbles The thing on your phone right now Before getting an AI agent into iMessage was a pain You needed a Mac sitting in a closet somewhere Running weird software just to make it work Now you run one command It sends a code to your phone You type it in And boom Your AI agent texts you like a person No Mac in a closet No tech headache So picture this You're out grabbing lunch You text your agent Remind me to follow up with the three leads from yesterday And draft the messages And by the time you're back It's done That's the kind of thing that used to need a whole team Quick pause here Because I want to tell you something If you're watching this and thinking This sounds amazing But I have no idea where to even start That's exactly why the iProfit boardroom exists Inside we've already built a step-by-step setup For tools like Hermes Agent How to install it How to get these background agents running for your business How to set up the text message stuff So your agent works for you while you're away from your desk We run four live coaching calls every week Where you can ask questions about your own setup And we walk you through it on the spot Plus daily tutorials Showing you exactly how to put AI agents to work Saving you hours every single day There's 3,500 business owners in there right now And a lot of them are running agents like this already Links in the description Come join us Okay, back to it Because there's more Hermes can now edit your images Not just make new ones Edit the ones you already have This is huge And people are sleeping on it Before, you could ask it to make a picture from scratch Now you hand it a picture you already have And just tell it what to change Make this logo blue Take the background off this photo Turn my rough sketch into a clean image One line, done Let me give you a real example Say you've got a banner for your community And you want to test a new color You don't open some complicated design program You just say change this banner to a darker blue And make the text bigger Your agent does it That's it And here's a question you might be having right now This sounds like it's only for coders, right? Nope And that's the whole point of this update Let me show you the next thing They added something called automation blueprints Fancy name Simple idea You know how to set up an automatic task before this You basically had to learn computer code Weird symbols Stars and numbers in a row Most normal people took one look and quit Now, you just pick what you want by name The agent asks you simple questions You answer them like a normal person And it's set up So you could say I want a daily news briefing at 8am about AI tools It asks you a couple questions You answer And every morning at 8 It's in your inbox No code No symbols Just answering questions Like you're texting a friend This is the part that matters They took the hard nerdy stuff And made it something your grandma could do That's the direction everything is going The tools are getting easier While they're getting more powerful Both at once Let me keep going Because there's a few more things worth knowing The desktop app got way better too This is the version of Hermes That lives right on your computer They added a feature Where you can watch your background agents Work in their own little window So you send a worker off to do a job And you can peek in And see what it's doing in real time It's like having a window Into your little team of helpers They also made it So the agent remembers things better The memory got a big upgrade Now when your agent learns something about you Or about your business It can save it faster And it won't mess up while doing it So the longer you use it The smarter it gets About your specific situation It remembers your customers Your style The way you like things done And here's one more for the team folks If you've got people working with you There's now a way to run Hermes For a whole group One person sets the rules Everybody else uses it And the boss can lock down The important settings So nobody breaks anything So this isn't just a solo thing anymore It scales up to your whole crew Now let me zoom out for a second Because I think this is the thing Most people are going to miss A year ago An AI agent was something you typed at And it typed back That was it A fancy chat box Look at where we are now It works in the background It texts you It edits your pictures It remembers your business It runs tasks for your whole team It sets up daily automatic jobs By just asking you a few questions That's not a chat box anymore That's a worker A worker that doesn't sleep Doesn't quit And gets cheaper to run every few months And here's the honest part I get that some of you Are tired of hearing Everything just changed Every couple of weeks I am too So let me be straight with you This one specific thing Agents that run in the background While you do other work That's a real shift in How much one person Can get done in a day You're not doing one thing At a time anymore You've got helpers running jobs While you run your business The people who learn How to set this up now Are going to have A serious head start Not because of hype Just because they'll be getting Three days of work done in one While everyone else Is still typing one message At a time And waiting So here's what I'd do If I were you If you've never touched An AI agent Start small Get Hermes installed Hook it up to your text messages Give it one simple job And watch it work That first Oh wow moment Changes how you see All of this If you've already played With this stuff Push it further Set up a background agent To handle your research Build a daily automatic task Let it start saving you Real hours And if you want The whole thing done with you Step by step That's what we do Inside the iProfit boardroom We've built a full roadmap Around getting AI agents Like Hermes Working in your business Not here's a tool Good luck Actual setup help Four coaching calls a week Where you bring your questions And we solve them live Daily tutorials On automating The boring parts Of your business So you get your time back A prompt library So you're never staring At a blank screen Wondering what to type And a member map So you can find other people Near you doing the same thing And learn together 3,500 business owners All figuring this out right now You don't have to do it alone And if you want to go Even deeper for free First Come join the AI Success Lab It's our free community With over 75,000 members Who are all using AI In their day to day You'll get the notes From this video Plus over 100 real use cases Just like the ones I showed you today Both links are in the comments And the description Let me leave you with this Every few months The gap gets wider Between the people Who learn this stuff And the people Who keep saying I'll get to it later The tools just got easier The excuses just got smaller This update made running Your own little team Of AI workers About as simple As sending a text The only question left Is whether you start now Or whether you wait Until everyone else Already has I know which one I'd pick Go play with it You'll be shocked How far this has come