What is hermes-ru-locale?

hermes-ru-locale provides a complete Russian language translation for Hermes Agent Desktop, an AI agent application from Nous Research. The README describes it as a beta project the author originally built for personal use, covering all 2218 interface strings, with the translator noting there may be some rough edges even though everything works. The translation is implemented using Hermes's own defineLocale mechanism, which supports partial translations. This means any new interface strings added in future Hermes updates will simply appear in English until someone translates them, rather than breaking the Russian translation entirely. Beyond the main interface strings, a separate file also translates the names and descriptions of settings fields, and several spelling variants of the word Russian are recognized as valid locale aliases. Installation can happen two ways. The simplest is asking Hermes itself, inside a chat, to install the localization from its GitHub URL, letting Hermes clone the repository, copy the files, patch the relevant TypeScript configuration files, and rebuild the desktop app. Alternatively, a user can clone the repository directly and run an included PowerShell install script, which performs the same steps automatically. A fully manual method is also documented for cases where the automatic installer does not work, involving copying two files into the Hermes installation folder and manually registering the new locale in three separate configuration files before rebuilding. The README states the tool currently only supports Windows 10 and 11 through its PowerShell installer, and requires Hermes Agent version 0.18.0 or newer along with Node.js and npm for the rebuild step. It also includes a troubleshooting note: if Hermes fails to start after these changes, reinstalling the latest official Hermes build over the existing installation preserves user data and fixes the problem without needing to rerun the localization installer. The project is released under the MIT license, and the author credits an earlier Russian translation project as its basis.