The IDE Built for the Age of AI Agents

A few weeks ago I launched the first version of Hermes IDE — an AI-powered shell wrapper for developers who live in the terminal. The response blew me away. Today I want to share what's new, what's changed, and why I'm more excited about this project than ever. The core idea Most AI dev tools ask you to change how you work. Switch to a new editor. Learn a new interface. Leave your shell behind. Hermes does the opposite. It wraps your existing shell — zsh, bash, fish — and adds AI superpowers on top. Your dotfiles, your aliases, your muscle memory: all intact. The code is now publicly available on GitHub: github.com/hermes-hq/hermes-ide What's new Project-aware sessions Hermes organizes your terminal sessions under projects. Each session gets its own name, description, color, and isolated environment. Your "E-commerce API" project has sessions for Auth, Payments, and Order Processing. Your "Mobile App" has its own. Everything color-coded and named — no more guessing which terminal windo