Hermes Pets v0.7.0 Native Windows Installer Beta

Date: 2026-06-05

Verdict

v0.7.0 adds first-class native Windows support as an unsigned beta desktop
installer while preserving the existing WSL2/Windows workflow.

Make Hermes Pets installable on Windows 10/11 without WSL, system Python, or npm
after installation.

PyInstaller CLI + bundled bridge + Electron overlay -> NSIS installer -> live Windows QA

Added a Windows installer build under packaging/windows/.
Bundled Hermes Pets.exe, bin/hermes-pet.exe, bin/hermes-pet-bridge.exe,
overlay assets, and runtime dependencies into the installer.
Added installed-mode process control for launch, launch --replace,
overlay-status, close, close --bridge, and doctor.
Added scripts/verify-native-windows-overlay.ps1 and a Windows installer CI
job.
Upgraded runtime overlay dependencies to Electron 42.3.3 and ws 8.21.0.
Documented native Windows as an unsigned beta path with manual reinstall
upgrades, checksum verification, and SmartScreen expectations.

Passed before release:

uv run --extra dev pytest -q
uv run --with setuptools --with wheel python scripts/verify-package-artifacts.py
JavaScript syntax checks for overlay and installer entrypoints
scripts/verify-native-windows-overlay.ps1
npm audit --omit=dev for overlay/
npm audit --omit=dev for packaging/windows/
packaging/windows/build-installer.ps1
Silent install, native live overlay launch, overlay-status, close --bridge,
and uninstall rehearsal on Windows
Silent reinstall rehearsal with pet state preserved