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@github-actions github-actions released this 04 Sep 04:29
· 3 commits to main since this release

What's fixed

The packaged app now honours CLI arguments. --session, --host, --port and --home
were silently ignored whenever the tray icon came up — which is every desktop GUI session.
companion.py only forwarded arguments on the headless fallback path, and the tray entry
point never looked at argv at all. So hermes-companion --session <id> showed the pairing
QR instead of the handoff QR (#1), and --host <vpn-ip> had no effect.

With this release:

  • hermes-companion --session <session_id> → the browser console shows the handoff QR
    (scanning it pairs the phone and hands over that conversation).
  • hermes-companion --host 100.x.x.x → binds and advertises that address, for pairing over
    a VPN / Tailscale instead of the LAN IP.

One-click Hermes companion apps (no Python needed).

  • macOS — open hermes-companion-macos.dmg, drag Hermes Companion
    to Applications, then open it from Applications. First launch:
    right-click → Open (unsigned app; one-time Gatekeeper approval).
    To reinstall: quit the running one first (menu-bar icon → Quit).
  • Windows — unzip, double-click hermes-companion.exe. If SmartScreen
    appears: More infoRun anyway.
  • Linux — unzip, then run hermes-companion.AppImage
    (chmod +x if your browser cleared the executable bit).

The app starts the broker and opens the local browser console automatically;
scan the QR with the Hermes phone app to connect. Runs in the menu bar / tray.