hermes-relay/CLI_RELEASE_NOTES.md

Hermes-Relay CLI+UI v__VERSION__

Release Date: 2026-09-02

This beta fixes Windows updates so the installed CLI and management UI advance together. Explicit CLI-only installations keep their standalone update path.

Beta phase. Assets remain unsigned, so Windows SmartScreen and macOS Gatekeeper may warn on first launch. Standalone CLI binaries ship for Windows x64, Linux x64/arm64, and macOS x64/arm64; the management UI is Windows-only.

What's changed

Fixed

• hermes-relay update detects an installed management UI beside the CLI and reports both installed versions.
• Bundle installations use the checksum-verified Windows installer to update and restart the affected CLI and UI together.
• Explicit CLI-only installations continue to use the standalone binary updater.

Install

Windows CLI + management tray (PowerShell):

irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Codename-11/hermes-relay/main/desktop/scripts/install.ps1 | iex

Windows CLI only:

$env:HERMES_RELAY_INSTALL_SURFACE='cli'; irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Codename-11/hermes-relay/main/desktop/scripts/install.ps1 | iex

macOS / Linux CLI:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Codename-11/hermes-relay/main/desktop/scripts/install.sh | sh

Pin this release with HERMES_RELAY_VERSION=__TAG__.

Verify

hermes-relay --version
hermes-relay hosts list --json
hermes-relay daemon start
hermes-relay daemon status --json