Xinyuan

What Xinyuan does

Xinyuan is a Windows desktop AI assistant adapted from the Hermes Agent desktop app, version 0.17.3, and packaged so it runs after unzipping, with no Python, Node or development setup. The repository holds the full source, a Chinese change log and packaging scripts, keeps upstream's MIT license and Nous Research copyright notice, and preserves the original README as README.upstream.md.

Changes from upstream include a repaired icon font, a single API form for key and model name against a fixed OpenAI-compatible endpoint, Hermes-to-Xinyuan rebranding across the interface and prompts while code identifiers stay unchanged, replaced logos, and a pre-seeded skills folder that cut first-launch time from 85 to 109 seconds down to about 6.5 seconds. It also relaxes several default safety settings. To use it, download the portable zip from Releases, unzip it, run Start-Xinyuan.bat and enter an API key and model name.

Key features

• Portable Windows package, Xinyuan-Portable-0.17.3.zip, started with Start-Xinyuan.bat
• Single settings form for API key and model name
• Fixed OpenAI-compatible endpoint at https://yuangeluyou.com/v1
• Interface and prompt text rebranded from Hermes to Xinyuan, in six interface languages
• Pre-seeded skills folder to avoid a first-launch timeout
• Full source, Chinese change notes and packaging scripts

When to use it

• Giving Chinese-speaking users a Hermes-based desktop assistant that needs no development tools
• Studying how the Hermes desktop app can be rebranded and repackaged
• Running a local desktop assistant against an OpenAI-compatible API key

Who it is for: Windows users who want a ready-to-run desktop assistant based on Hermes Agent, and developers studying a repackaged fork.

How it fits with Hermes Agent

A modified copy of the Hermes Agent desktop app, version 0.17.3, with upstream credited and its MIT license preserved.

Requirements: Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit), an API key and model name, and network access to https://yuangeluyou.com

Note: This version turns off command approvals and secret redaction by default and fixes the API endpoint to https://yuangeluyou.com/v1.

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