@inline-chat/hermes-agent-adapter 0.0.18 → 0.0.20

package/README.md

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Supported:
 - Cached, privacy-safe sender names/usernames plus chat/thread IDs, selective reply/thread/observed context, and parent-thread context, with first-name/username Markdown mention guidance and current chat/thread links.
 - OpenClaw-style entity summaries for live turns and tool-fetched history, including mentions, text links, thread links, thread-title links, code/pre blocks, bot commands, and group mentions as untrusted Hermes context.
 - DM and group policies, user allowlists, group sender allowlists, mention requirements, strict mention mode, allowed chats, and free-response chats.
-- Native Inline `/` command-menu sync for Hermes slash commands, including `/threads`, `/follow`, `/unfollow`, `/inline_update`, `/inline_sync`, `/inline_version`, and `/update`; typed slash commands continue to work even if menu sync is disabled or rejected.
+- Native Inline `/` command-menu sync for Hermes slash commands, including `/threads`, `/follow`, `/unfollow`, `/inline_sync`, `/inline_version`, and `/update`; typed slash commands continue to work even if menu sync is disabled or rejected.
 - Inline-native buttons for clarify prompts, command approvals, slash confirmations, and model selection.
 - Agent-created `send_message`/`edit_message` button rows with opaque callback data. A callback is acknowledged immediately and becomes a normal Hermes turn naming the source message and exact action fields. The normal response edits that source message and clears omitted buttons; the agent can instead call `edit_message` with replacement buttons and finish with `NO_REPLY` so the explicit edit remains authoritative.
 - Outbound local photo, video, voice, and document uploads with configurable size caps.
@@ -61,9 +61,8 @@ hermes gateway setup
 
 When installation runs as root but the Hermes home belongs to its service user,
 the installer automatically aligns the plugin directory ownership with that
-service user. Subsequent `/inline_update` commands replace the durable plugin
-directly; users do not need to maintain a second npm prefix or repeat the
-host-side install commands for routine updates.
+service user. Use the same service user and Hermes home when applying manual
+npm updates.
 
 Select Inline in the messaging-platform picker. The default path is: go to
 **Inline → Settings → Bots → Create a new bot**, then paste its token. See the
@@ -73,26 +72,25 @@ the terminal. Both paths securely save the token and configure access.
 
 ## Coding Agent Setup Prompt
 
-Use this with Codex, Claude Code, or another local coding agent when you want a
-one-shot setup:
+For an existing server or Umbrel installation, follow the
+[remote Hermes setup guide](https://inline.chat/docs/hermes.md). Run setup in
+the existing container as its service user with the same persisted Hermes home
+and profile. The guide includes a copyable coding-agent prompt, persistent
+installation paths, browser approval over SSH, and live verification.
 
-```text
-Set up the Inline Hermes Agent adapter on this machine.
-
-Constraints:
-- Do not read, print, or edit .env files.
-- Do not print Inline tokens or other secrets.
-- Use an Inline token from INLINE_TOKEN or INLINE_BOT_TOKEN when already available; otherwise use Hermes's guided setup without exposing the token.
-
-Tasks:
-1. Verify Node.js is version 20 or newer and Hermes Agent is installed.
-2. Install or upgrade @inline-chat/hermes-agent-adapter globally.
-3. Run inline-hermes install and hermes plugins enable inline-platform.
-4. Run hermes gateway setup and select Inline. Prefer its guided bot-creation path; if no Inline token is available, let this interactive wizard ask the user to sign in or paste one.
-5. Run inline-hermes doctor --json and inline-hermes test-send --dry-run --to chat:123 --text "Inline Hermes dry-run" --json.
-6. Report the exact commands run and any remaining manual steps, without revealing secrets.
+After signing in with `inline login --browser --no-open`, the CLI can configure
+the channel without putting tokens in command arguments:
+
+```bash
+inline agents setup --target hermes --dry-run --non-interactive --json
+inline agents setup --target hermes --non-interactive --json
 ```
 
+Add `--profile NAME` for an existing named profile. Preserve the existing
+models, memory, skills, and channels. Do not read or print `.env` files or
+secrets. A dry-run or credential probe is not proof of a live reply; verify
+the running gateway and a final response in Inline.
+
 For local development:
 
 ```sh
@@ -157,7 +155,7 @@ uv run ./hermes plugins list --plain --no-bundled
 Expected local output includes:
 
 ```text
-enabled      user     0.0.18   inline-platform
+enabled      user     0.0.20   inline-platform
 ```
 
 ## Update Or Reinstall
@@ -179,7 +177,7 @@ mismatch, rerun the same command after rebuilding or upgrading the package.
 ## Compatibility
 
 - Hermes Agent: requires the external user plugin registry and native platform
-  plugin loader available in Hermes Agent `>=0.21.4`. This package was validated
+  plugin loader available in Hermes Agent `>=0.21.3`. This package was validated
   against Hermes Agent `0.21.5` from source commit `f97608f178d1ffeca59860195ab7da295f7c8e5f` (tag
   `v2026.9.24`).
 - CI checks the minimum supported Hermes release, newest stable source, and upstream
@@ -386,17 +384,18 @@ choice. Hermes accepts that form only when the suffix matches its own username,
 then removes the suffix before command dispatch; commands addressed to another
 bot are ignored.
 
-Run `/inline_update` to install the newest adapter from the plugin's current
-npm release channel. Stable installs continue following `latest`, while
-prerelease installs continue following their existing channel such as `alpha`
-or `beta`. Before changing files, the command checks the selected release's
-minimum Hermes version against the running agent and refuses incompatible or
-unverifiable updates. The update runs in the background without exposing the
-Inline token to npm, then asks you to run `/restart` so Hermes loads the
-installed version. Development symlink installs are left untouched.
-Unexpected precheck or installer failures write bounded, credential-redacted
-diagnostics to the standard Hermes log stream under the `[inline-update]`
-marker, so `hermes logs` and Hermes debug reports can surface the root cause.
+Plugin updates are managed on the Hermes host. For a catalog installation, use
+`hermes plugins update inline-platform` after a new reviewed catalog pin is
+available, then restart the gateway. For an npm installation:
+
+```sh
+npm install -g @inline-chat/hermes-agent-adapter@latest
+inline-hermes install --force
+```
+
+Restart the gateway after refreshing the plugin. Version 0.0.19 removes the
+in-chat updater so the same plugin can comply with the catalog's exact-commit
+trust policy. Hermes's own `/update` command is unchanged.
 
 Run `/follow` in an Inline DM, group, or reply thread to explicitly opt into
 eligible unmentioned activity waking Hermes. Run `/unfollow` to explicitly opt

package/dist/install.js

@@ -7212,7 +7212,7 @@ async function inspectInstall(params) {
       warnings.push(message);
   }
   if (targetExists && !activation.installOwnershipAligned) {
-    warnings.push("Installed plugin ownership differs from the Hermes home owner; internal /inline_update may fail until inline-hermes install --force repairs it");
+    warnings.push("Installed plugin ownership differs from the Hermes home owner; manual updates may fail until inline-hermes install --force repairs it");
   }
   return {
     ok: installedReady && issues.length === 0,

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@inline-chat/hermes-agent-adapter",
-  "version": "0.0.18",
+  "version": "0.0.20",
   "description": "Hermes Agent platform adapter for Inline, with a native Python plugin and bundled Inline realtime sidecar.",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "type": "module",
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
     "README.md",
     "dist/install.d.ts",
     "dist/install.js",
+    "plugin/inline/README.md",
+    "plugin/inline/LICENSE",
     "plugin/inline/__init__.py",
     "plugin/inline/adapter.py",
     "plugin/inline/cli.py",
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@
       "npmSpec": "@inline-chat/hermes-agent-adapter"
     },
     "machineSetupProtocol": 1,
-    "minHermesVersion": "0.21.4",
+    "minHermesVersion": "0.21.3",
     "testedHermesVersion": "0.21.5",
     "testedHermesCommit": "f97608f178d1ffeca59860195ab7da295f7c8e5f"
   }

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package/plugin/inline/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+# Inline for Hermes Agent
+
+Use Hermes from Inline work-chat DMs, chats, and reply threads. The plugin
+connects Hermes to Inline through a bundled Node.js sidecar; it does not install
+npm packages when the gateway starts.
+
+## Requirements
+
+- Hermes Agent 0.21.3 or newer.
+- Node.js 20 or newer, available on the gateway host.
+- An Inline bot token. [Create a bot](https://inline.chat/docs/creating-a-bot),
+  or use the guided setup below.
+
+## Install and configure
+
+Once this entry is available in the Hermes catalog:
+
+```sh
+hermes plugins install inline-platform
+hermes plugins enable inline-platform
+hermes gateway setup
+```
+
+Select **Inline** in gateway setup. It can guide you through bot creation or
+accept an existing token using Hermes's credential storage. Keep tokens out of
+chat messages and command-line arguments.
+
+Check configuration and plugin compatibility:
+
+```sh
+hermes inline status --json --check-compatibility
+hermes inline status --json --probe
+hermes gateway status
+```
+
+Start or restart the Hermes gateway through your usual service manager, then
+send the bot a DM in Inline. A successful status probe alone does not prove
+inbound message delivery; confirm that the bot replies.
+
+## Using the plugin
+
+- `/threads` configures reply-thread routing.
+- `/follow` and `/unfollow` control explicit chat following.
+- `/inline_sync` republishes Hermes commands and skills to Inline.
+- `/inline_version` reports the loaded plugin version and last catalog sync.
+
+Access controls, group mentions, media limits, native message actions, and
+additional setup options are described in the
+[adapter documentation](https://github.com/inline-chat/inline/tree/main/plugins/hermes-agent#readme).
+
+The catalog pins an exact reviewed source commit. Update a catalog installation
+with `hermes plugins update inline-platform` after a new pin is accepted, then
+restart the gateway. A newer npm version does not automatically change a
+catalog installation.
+
+The plugin is distributed under the Apache-2.0 license; see [LICENSE](LICENSE).

package/plugin/inline/adapter.py

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import signal
 import socket
 import subprocess
 import sys
-import threading
 import time
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
@@ -107,15 +106,8 @@ _INLINE_THREADS_COMMAND_DESCRIPTION = "Configure Inline reply-thread routing"
 _INLINE_THREADS_COMMAND_ARGS = "[status|on|off|auto|reset]"
 _INLINE_FOLLOW_COMMAND_DESCRIPTION = "Explicitly follow this Inline chat or thread"
 _INLINE_UNFOLLOW_COMMAND_DESCRIPTION = "Explicitly unfollow this Inline chat or thread"
-_INLINE_UPDATE_COMMAND_DESCRIPTION = "Update the Inline Hermes plugin"
 _INLINE_SYNC_COMMAND_DESCRIPTION = "Resync Inline commands and skills"
 _INLINE_VERSION_COMMAND_DESCRIPTION = "Show Inline plugin and sync information"
-_INLINE_UPDATE_PACKAGE_NAME = "@inline-chat/hermes-agent-adapter"
-_INLINE_UPDATE_PRECHECK_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 30
-_INLINE_UPDATE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 5 * 60
-_INLINE_UPDATE_LOG_MAX_LINES = 80
-_INLINE_UPDATE_LOG_MAX_CHARS = 8_000
-_INLINE_UPDATE_LOCK = threading.Lock()
 _INLINE_THREADS_ACTION_PREFIX = "th:"
 _INLINE_THREADS_ACTION_TTL_SECONDS = 15 * 60
 _INLINE_THREAD_COMMAND_RE = re.compile(r"^/(?:thread|threads)(?:@[A-Za-z0-9_]+)?(?:\s+(.*))?$", re.IGNORECASE)
@@ -5317,67 +5309,8 @@ def _inline_unfollow_command_handler(raw_args: str = "") -> str:
     return _inline_follow_command_fallback("unfollow", raw_args)
 
 
-def _inline_update_environment() -> Dict[str, str]:
-    try:
-        from tools.environments.local import _sanitize_subprocess_env
-        env = _sanitize_subprocess_env(os.environ.copy())
-    except Exception:
-        env = os.environ.copy()
-    # Hermes cannot know the secret names introduced by every external plugin.
-    sensitive_names = ("TOKEN", "SECRET", "PASSWORD", "API_KEY", "AUTHORIZATION")
-    for key in list(env):
-        if any(name in key.upper() for name in sensitive_names):
-            env.pop(key, None)
-    return env
-
-
-def _inline_update_log_text(raw: Any, hermes_home: Optional[Path] = None) -> str:
-    text = str(raw or "")
-    text = re.sub(r"\x1b\[[0-?]*[ -/]*[@-~]", "", text)
-    text = re.sub(r"(?i)\b(Bearer\s+)[^\s]+", r"\1[REDACTED]", text)
-    text = re.sub(r"(?i)(https?://)[^/\s:@]+:[^@\s/]+@", r"\1[REDACTED]@", text)
-    text = re.sub(r"([?&][^=\s&]+)=([^&\s]+)", r"\1=[REDACTED]", text)
-    text = re.sub(
-        r"(?i)\b([A-Za-z0-9_-]*(?:token|secret|password|api[_-]?key|authorization)[A-Za-z0-9_-]*)\s*([=:])\s*[^\s]+",
-        r"\1\2[REDACTED]",
-        text,
-    )
-    sensitive_names = ("TOKEN", "SECRET", "PASSWORD", "API_KEY", "AUTHORIZATION")
-    for key, value in os.environ.items():
-        if len(value) >= 8 and any(name in key.upper() for name in sensitive_names):
-            text = text.replace(value, "[REDACTED]")
-    private_paths = []
-    if hermes_home:
-        private_paths.append((str(hermes_home), "$HERMES_HOME"))
-    private_paths.append((str(Path.home()), "~"))
-    for path_text, replacement in private_paths:
-        if len(path_text) > 1:
-            text = text.replace(path_text, replacement)
-    text = "".join(char if char in "\n\t" or ord(char) >= 32 else "?" for char in text)
-    lines = [line.rstrip() for line in text.splitlines() if line.strip()]
-    text = "\n".join(lines[-_INLINE_UPDATE_LOG_MAX_LINES:])
-    if len(text) > _INLINE_UPDATE_LOG_MAX_CHARS:
-        text = "[earlier output truncated]\n" + text[-_INLINE_UPDATE_LOG_MAX_CHARS:]
-    return text or "(no subprocess output)"
-
-
-def _log_inline_update_failure(
-    stage: str,
-    detail: str,
-    *,
-    output: Any = None,
-    hermes_home: Optional[Path] = None,
-) -> None:
-    diagnostic = f"{detail}\n{output or ''}".strip()
-    logger.error(
-        "[inline-update] stage=%s failed\n%s",
-        stage,
-        _inline_update_log_text(diagnostic, hermes_home),
-    )
-
-
-def _installed_inline_plugin_version(hermes_home: Path) -> Optional[str]:
-    manifest = hermes_home / "plugins" / "inline" / "plugin.yaml"
+def _installed_inline_plugin_version() -> Optional[str]:
+    manifest = Path(__file__).resolve().with_name("plugin.yaml")
     try:
         text = manifest.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
     except OSError:
@@ -5386,8 +5319,8 @@ def _installed_inline_plugin_version(hermes_home: Path) -> Optional[str]:
     return match.group(1) if match else None
 
 
-def _inline_install_timestamp(hermes_home: Path) -> Optional[str]:
-    target = hermes_home / "plugins" / "inline"
+def _inline_install_timestamp() -> Optional[str]:
+    target = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
     try:
         timestamp = target.lstat().st_ctime
     except OSError:
@@ -5404,21 +5337,13 @@ def _inline_catalog_part_summary(part: Dict[str, Any]) -> str:
 
 
 def _inline_version_text(last_sync: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None) -> str:
-    hermes_home = Path(os.getenv("HERMES_HOME") or Path.home() / ".hermes").expanduser()
-    version = _installed_inline_plugin_version(hermes_home)
-    if not version:
-        try:
-            manifest = Path(__file__).with_name("plugin.yaml").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
-        except OSError:
-            manifest = ""
-        match = re.search(r"(?m)^version:\s*['\"]?([^\s'\"]+)", manifest)
-        version = match.group(1) if match else None
+    version = _installed_inline_plugin_version()
     try:
         from hermes_cli import __version__ as hermes_version
     except Exception:
         hermes_version = None
 
-    installed_at = _inline_install_timestamp(hermes_home)
+    installed_at = _inline_install_timestamp()
     if last_sync:
         sync_text = (
             f"{last_sync.get('completed_at') or 'unknown'} "
@@ -5437,178 +5362,6 @@ def _inline_version_text(last_sync: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None) -> str:
     ])
 
 
-def _inline_update_lane(version: Optional[str]) -> Optional[str]:
-    if not version:
-        return None
-    match = re.fullmatch(r"\d+\.\d+\.\d+(?:-([A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9-]*)(?:\.[0-9A-Za-z-]+)*)?", version)
-    if not match:
-        return None
-    return match.group(1) or "latest"
-
-
-def _semver_core(version: Any) -> Optional[tuple[int, int, int]]:
-    match = re.match(r"^v?(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)(?:[-+].*)?$", str(version or "").strip())
-    if not match:
-        return None
-    return tuple(int(part) for part in match.groups())
-
-
-def _run_inline_update() -> str:
-    if not _INLINE_UPDATE_LOCK.acquire(blocking=False):
-        return "An Inline plugin update is already running."
-    try:
-        return _run_inline_update_locked()
-    finally:
-        _INLINE_UPDATE_LOCK.release()
-
-
-def _run_inline_update_locked() -> str:
-    hermes_home = Path(os.getenv("HERMES_HOME") or Path.home() / ".hermes").expanduser()
-    npm_bin = shutil.which("npm")
-    if not npm_bin:
-        _log_inline_update_failure("precheck", "npm was not found on PATH", hermes_home=hermes_home)
-        return "Inline plugin update is unavailable because npm was not found on PATH. Details were written to Hermes logs under `[inline-update]`."
-
-    target = hermes_home / "plugins" / "inline"
-    if target.is_symlink():
-        return (
-            "Inline is installed as a development symlink, so automatic update was skipped. "
-            "Update the linked source checkout and restart Hermes instead."
-        )
-
-    installed_version = _installed_inline_plugin_version(hermes_home)
-    lane = _inline_update_lane(installed_version)
-    if not lane:
-        return (
-            "Inline plugin update could not determine the installed release channel. "
-            "Update it manually with the package version or npm dist-tag you want to follow."
-        )
-    package_spec = f"{_INLINE_UPDATE_PACKAGE_NAME}@{lane}"
-    precheck_command = [npm_bin, "view", package_spec, "--json"]
-    try:
-        precheck = subprocess.run(
-            precheck_command,
-            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-            stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
-            text=True,
-            timeout=_INLINE_UPDATE_PRECHECK_TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
-            check=False,
-            env=_inline_update_environment(),
-        )
-    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired as exc:
-        _log_inline_update_failure(
-            "precheck",
-            "npm view timed out",
-            output=f"{exc.stdout or ''}\n{exc.stderr or ''}",
-            hermes_home=hermes_home,
-        )
-        return "Inline plugin compatibility precheck timed out; no update was applied. Details were written to Hermes logs under `[inline-update]`."
-    except OSError as exc:
-        _log_inline_update_failure("precheck", f"npm view could not start: {exc}", hermes_home=hermes_home)
-        return "Inline plugin compatibility precheck could not start; no update was applied. Details were written to Hermes logs under `[inline-update]`."
-    if precheck.returncode != 0:
-        _log_inline_update_failure(
-            "precheck",
-            f"npm view exited with code {precheck.returncode} for {package_spec}",
-            output=f"{precheck.stdout or ''}\n{precheck.stderr or ''}",
-            hermes_home=hermes_home,
-        )
-        return (
-            f"Inline plugin compatibility precheck failed with exit code {precheck.returncode}; "
-            "no update was applied. Details were written to Hermes logs under `[inline-update]`."
-        )
-    try:
-        package_metadata = json.loads(precheck.stdout or "{}")
-    except (TypeError, json.JSONDecodeError):
-        package_metadata = None
-    inline_metadata = package_metadata.get("inlineHermes") if isinstance(package_metadata, dict) else None
-    candidate_version = package_metadata.get("version") if isinstance(package_metadata, dict) else None
-    minimum_hermes = inline_metadata.get("minHermesVersion") if isinstance(inline_metadata, dict) else None
-    try:
-        from hermes_cli import __version__ as current_hermes
-    except Exception:
-        current_hermes = None
-    current_core = _semver_core(current_hermes)
-    minimum_core = _semver_core(minimum_hermes)
-    if not candidate_version or not current_core or not minimum_core:
-        _log_inline_update_failure(
-            "precheck",
-            f"invalid compatibility metadata for {package_spec}; current Hermes version={current_hermes!r}",
-            output=precheck.stdout,
-            hermes_home=hermes_home,
-        )
-        return (
-            "Inline plugin compatibility metadata could not be verified; "
-            "no update was applied. Details were written to Hermes logs under `[inline-update]`."
-        )
-    if current_core < minimum_core:
-        return (
-            f"Inline plugin `{candidate_version}` requires Hermes `{minimum_hermes}` or newer, "
-            f"but this agent is running `{current_hermes}`. Update Hermes first; no plugin update was applied."
-        )
-
-    command = [
-        npm_bin,
-        "exec",
-        "--yes",
-        f"--package={package_spec}",
-        "--",
-        "inline-hermes",
-        "install",
-        "--force",
-        "--hermes-home",
-        str(hermes_home),
-    ]
-    try:
-        result = subprocess.run(
-            command,
-            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-            stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
-            text=True,
-            timeout=_INLINE_UPDATE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
-            check=False,
-            env=_inline_update_environment(),
-        )
-    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired as exc:
-        _log_inline_update_failure(
-            "install",
-            f"npm exec timed out for {package_spec}",
-            output=exc.stdout,
-            hermes_home=hermes_home,
-        )
-        return (
-            "Inline plugin update timed out. Run "
-            f"`npm exec --yes --package={package_spec} -- "
-            "inline-hermes install --force` on the Hermes host. Details were written to Hermes logs under `[inline-update]`."
-        )
-    except OSError as exc:
-        _log_inline_update_failure("install", f"npm exec could not start: {exc}", hermes_home=hermes_home)
-        return "Inline plugin update could not start. Check that npm is installed and usable on the Hermes host. Details were written to Hermes logs under `[inline-update]`."
-
-    if result.returncode != 0:
-        _log_inline_update_failure(
-            "install",
-            f"npm exec exited with code {result.returncode} for {package_spec}",
-            output=result.stdout,
-            hermes_home=hermes_home,
-        )
-        return (
-            f"Inline plugin update failed with exit code {result.returncode}. Run "
-            f"`npm exec --yes --package={package_spec} -- "
-            "inline-hermes install --force` on the Hermes host. Details were written to Hermes logs under `[inline-update]`."
-        )
-
-    version = _installed_inline_plugin_version(hermes_home)
-    version_text = f" to `{version}`" if version else ""
-    return f"Inline plugin updated{version_text} from the `{lane}` channel. Run `/restart` to load the new version."
-
-
-async def _inline_update_command_handler(raw_args: str = "") -> str:
-    if str(raw_args or "").strip():
-        return "Usage: `/inline_update`"
-    return await asyncio.to_thread(_run_inline_update)
-
-
 async def _inline_sync_command_handler(raw_args: str = "") -> str:
     if str(raw_args or "").strip():
         return "Usage: `/inline_sync`"
@@ -5639,11 +5392,6 @@ def _inline_command_specs() -> tuple[_InlineCommandSpec, ...]:
             handler=_inline_unfollow_command_handler,
             description=_INLINE_UNFOLLOW_COMMAND_DESCRIPTION,
         ),
-        _InlineCommandSpec(
-            name="inline-update",
-            handler=_inline_update_command_handler,
-            description=_INLINE_UPDATE_COMMAND_DESCRIPTION,
-        ),
         _InlineCommandSpec(
             name="inline-sync",
             handler=_inline_sync_command_handler,

package/plugin/inline/cli.py

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ _CLI_INSTALL_URL = "https://inline.chat/cli/install.sh"
 _MAX_TOKEN_BYTES = 16 * 1024
 _MAX_PROBE_RESPONSE_BYTES = 64 * 1024
 _MACHINE_SETUP_PROTOCOL_VERSION = 1
-_PROBE_USER_AGENT = "inline-hermes-agent-adapter/0.0.18"
+_PROBE_USER_AGENT = "inline-hermes-agent-adapter/0.0.20"
 _ENV_REFERENCE_RE = re.compile(r"^\$\{([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*)\}$")
 
 

package/plugin/inline/plugin.yaml

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ label: Inline
 kind: platform
 provides_tools:
   - inline
-version: 0.0.18
-requires_hermes: ">=0.21.4"
+version: 0.0.20
+requires_hermes: ">=0.21.3"
 description: >
   Inline platform adapter for Hermes Agent. The adapter runs as a native
   Hermes Python platform plugin and supervises a local Node sidecar that uses