Sat May 16 · 2026-05-16

May 16, 2026

3 links from the engineering internet.

github.com
ai

hermes agent v0.14.0 ships native windows support and 180x faster cdp

nousresearch's open-source agent framework adds early-beta native windows support, a pip install wheel on pypi, and 180x faster browser cdp calls via persistent websocket. cross-session prompt caching and 9 new optional skills are also included.

github.com
ossai

opencode v1.15.3 fixes large-file read waste and async context loss

opencode's may 16 releases fix wasted reads after output truncation, async commands dropping their active instance context, and sync events not reaching project-scoped subscribers. v1.15.2 earlier today also cut unnecessary prompting.

phoronix.com
oss

longtime amd mesa developer marek olšák joins valve

marek olšák, one of the longest-tenured contributors to radeonsi and the open-source amd mesa gpu driver stack, has moved from amd to valve, with the change discovered via his freedesktop.org gitlab profile update.