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Hermes Desktop - OS1 Edition: native macOS workspace for Hermes Agent on Orgo cloud computers and SSH hosts
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# Hermes Desktop - OS1 Edition
> **OS1 by Element Software** · powered by Orgo · forked from Hermes Desktop
A native macOS interface for an AI agent that lives in a cloud computer.
Inspired by *Her* (2013): warm coral on cream, thin type, calm motion.
Provision a cloud computer, hand it to the agent, and stay in one
focused workspace: sessions, kanban, files, skills, cron jobs, and a
real terminal. The infrastructure is Orgo; the agent on it is Hermes.
The product you touch is OS1.
## What you get
- **Cloud computers, end to end**: paste your API key once, pick a
workspace, pick a computer (or create one), save. The app talks
directly to the platform's HTTP API and the per-VM websocket
terminal — no SSH, no gateway, no helper service on the VM.
- **One-click agent install** on a fresh computer. The first time you
open the workspace and the agent isn't there, the Overview screen
surfaces an "Install Hermes Agent" button. ~60–90 seconds later
Sessions, Kanban, Files, Skills, and Cron all populate.
- **Real interactive shell** over the per-VM terminal websocket.
Bytes stream in real time; resize works; output and history reflow
cleanly.
- **SSH connections still supported** for hosts you reach over SSH
today. Same flow as the upstream Hermes Desktop fork OS1 was built
on.
- **Everything else** from the foundation: native Sessions browser
with full-text search, Kanban board, file editor with conflict
checks, skills viewer, cron job manager, profile-aware paths,
English / Simplified Chinese / Russian localization scaffolding.
## Requirements
- macOS 14 or newer (Apple Silicon or Intel — universal build)
- One of:
- An **Orgo account** with an API key (the cloud-computer infra
powering OS1 — get a key at
[orgo.ai/settings/api-keys](https://www.orgo.ai/settings/api-keys)),
OR
- A host you already reach with `ssh` from this Mac without
interactive prompts (same flow as upstream Hermes Desktop)
For cloud computers, the app handles VM provisioning, agent
installation, and the websocket terminal automatically. For SSH
connections, the host needs `python3` on the non-interactive SSH PATH
and Hermes already installed.
## Install
Download the latest `OS1.app.zip` from the GitHub Releases page,
unzip it, drag `OS1.app` into `/Applications`, and launch.
The build is universal (Apple Silicon + Intel) and ad-hoc signed.
On first launch macOS may say it can't verify the developer — right-click
the app, choose Open, and confirm.
## Setup
### Cloud computer (recommended)
1. Open the **Connections** tab → click **Add Host**
2. Switch the transport picker to **Orgo VM**
3. Paste your API key → click **Verify & Save**. The key persists in
the macOS Keychain; subsequent connections reuse it.
4. Pick a workspace from the dropdown.
5. Pick a computer, or click **Create new computer…** to spin one up
inline (defaults: Linux, 8 GB RAM, 4 CPU, 50 GB disk).
6. Save → the connection is selectable from the host list.
7. If the agent isn't installed on the VM, the **Overview** screen
shows an install banner. One click runs the official Hermes
Agent installer. You can use the rest of the app while it runs.
### SSH
Add a connection and switch the transport picker to **SSH**. Alias or
host, optional user/port, optional Hermes profile.
## Build from source
```sh
./scripts/build-macos-app.sh
```
The bundle lands at `dist/OS1.app`.
```sh
swift test
```
## Realtime voice mode
OS1 includes a minimal WebRTC voice mode using OpenAI Realtime calls
with `gpt-realtime-2`. The app starts a loopback session endpoint when
the boot animation finishes. The bottom-left **Voice** row toggles the
live voice connection on or off; there is no separate voice control
panel.
The browser surface in the app sends raw SDP to `POST /session`. The
Swift endpoint keeps `OPENAI_API_KEY` server-side, forwards the SDP to
`https://api.openai.com/v1/realtime/calls`, and uses multipart
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