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iamlukethedev/Herald-OS
An agent-native operating system, with Hermes Agent as the interface. Independent project, not affiliated with Nous Research.
TypeScript
Our summary
Herald OS is an operating system built around an AI agent interface using Hermes Agent. It runs on macOS, Linux, and Arch Linux, letting users control their machine through conversation with an AI agent that manages apps, files, permissions, and system tasks.
Who it is for: Users wanting to interact with their computer through an AI agent interface.
What the README claims
- The agent opens apps, finds and organizes files, watches running processes, remembers user preferences, runs scheduled routines, and builds software.
it opens apps, finds and organises files, watches what is running, remembers what matters to you, runs routines on a schedule, and builds software while you watch
Not checked - All actions that change something go through a permission system controlled by the user.
Every action that changes something goes through a permission system you control
Not checked
Written by AI from the project's README on 2026-10-08. It does not affect the verdict.
Watching: no other rule matched yet.
150 stars on GitHub. Last push today.
Verdict
TOO EARLY scored 1h ago
There is not enough data on this project yet to call it. The numbers below are shown anyway.
Too close to call Hype Gap between -58 and -3.
Early read: we are missing data on the size of the team behind it and how quickly maintainers answer issues and pull requests. This is an estimate and will be replaced by a verdict once we have the data. How early reads work.
- Hype
- 39
- Reality
- 99
- Hype Gap
- -60
- Momentum
- -
- Confidence
- 40%
- Maintained moves Reality +41 points.
Rule verdict-1.0, scoring score-1.0. How we score. Backtest.
Alternatives
Projects we track that do a similar job, picked by AI. Not a recommendation.
Maintained by
Maintained by 1 primary developer, 1 external contributor in the last 90 days.
- iamlukethedev is a GitHub individual account.
- GitHub account created December 2025.
- Top contributors by commits: iamlukethedev 99%, jpanasuk-netizen 1%.
Why now No Hacker News posts in the last 7 days.
- Stars StarsThe number of GitHub stars on the repository at our latest reading.
- 150
- Gain 7d Gain 7dStars gained since our latest reading from at least 7 days ago.
- n/a
- Pace Velocity (Nx usual pace)This week's star gain divided by the project's usual weekly gain. The usual gain is the average weekly gain over the 4 weeks before (days 8 to 35 ago), counted as at least 10 stars. 2.0x means twice the usual pace. Without a reading from 35 days ago, the ranking assumes 2% of the stars the project had 7 days ago as its usual weekly gain. More on the methodology page
- n/a
- HN points HN pointsHacker News points added up across posts that mention the project, published in the last 7 days.
- 0 7 days
- Downloads DownloadsDownloads per day of the project's package, as the registry (npm or PyPI) reports them.
- n/a
- Contributors Contributors, all timePeople and anonymous contributors who have ever committed to the repository, as GitHub counts them. A small number is context, not a flaw: many solid projects are kept by one or two people.
- n/a
- Last release Latest releaseDays since the latest GitHub release was published.
- n/a
Gain 24h Gain 24hStars gained since our latest reading from at least 24 hours ago. n/a. Forks ForksThe number of GitHub forks of the repository at our latest reading. 19. Open issues Open issuesThe number of open issues on the repository at our latest reading, as GitHub counts them. 58. Days since push Days since pushDays since the last push to the repository. 0 days. Archived ArchivedWhether the owner has archived the repository on GitHub. An archived repository is read-only. no. Hacker News posts in 7 days Hacker News postsThe number of Hacker News posts that mention the project, published in the last 7 days.: 0. Watchers WatchersThe number of GitHub users watching the repository for notifications, at our latest reading. 2.
Facts
Nerd stuff
- Runs on
- Node >=22.12.0 (detected)
- Docs
- docs/ folder (detected), examples/ folder (detected)
- Package ecosystem
- npm (detected)
The Receipts
We have stored no threads, mentions, package numbers or dependency facts for this project yet.
What changed recently
GitHub release dates we stored. We do not track license changes yet.
Cite this
Herald-OS is a GitHub project at https://github.com/iamlukethedev/Herald-OS written mainly in TypeScript, described there as "An agent-native operating system, with Hermes Agent as the interface. Independent project, not affiliated with Nous Research".
Source: https://midorreal.com/project/iamlukethedev-herald-os, checked 8 October 2026. The same facts as JSON: /project/iamlukethedev-herald-os.json.
Rank history
New to our radar: #1 today.
Stars
Packages
? We have not checked the package registries for this project yet.
Signals
| Source | What we measured | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub | 150 stars | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Hacker News | No posts stored | - |
| Feed mentions | Not tracked yet | - |
| npm | Not tracked yet | - |
| PyPI | Not tracked yet | - |
| Docker Hub | Not tracked yet | - |
| crates.io | Not tracked yet | - |
| Homebrew | Not tracked yet | - |
| deps.dev | Not tracked yet | - |
| Hugging Face | Not tracked yet | - |
| Bluesky | Not tracked yet | - |
| Stack Exchange | Not tracked yet | - |
| YouTube | Not tracked yet | - |
Attention vs adoption
Attention: not enough data to rank
Star velocity against all tracked projects
Adoption: not enough data to rank
Downloads, dependents and pulls
Not enough comparable data yet to set attention against adoption. This describes the numbers; it is not a verdict.
Hacker News
| Post | Points PointsThe points the post has on Hacker News. | Comments CommentsThe number of comments on the post on Hacker News. | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Hacker News posts mention it in the last 7 days. | |||
Caveats
- iamlukethedev made 99% of all commits. Source
Repo health
- Repository age Repository ageTime since the repository was created on GitHub. This is the repository, not necessarily the project, which may have existed elsewhere before.1 day, created 6 Oct 2026
Badge
For maintainers: one measured fact, no verdict. 
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# Herald-OS
- Repository: https://github.com/iamlukethedev/Herald-OS
- Page: https://midorreal.com/project/iamlukethedev-herald-os
- Verdict: TOO EARLY (not enough data to call it) (measured), scored 2026-10-08
- Scores: Hype 39
- Stars: 150
- Methodology: https://midorreal.com/methodology#verdicts
- JSON: https://midorreal.com/project/iamlukethedev-herald-os.jsonAlso as JSON.
First tracked 8 Oct 2026 at 150 stars.
- GitHub data 44 min old
- Hacker News data 14 min old, no posts found
Figures by method 1.0