Add v0.7.1 release notes

Author: itsdodobitch

README.md

@@ -298,13 +298,15 @@ surface area and workflow, not about creating a second source of truth.
   Reads the real remote session store from `~/.hermes/state.db`, with
   full-text search across names, IDs, previews, and message content, match
   snippets, pinned sessions, cleaner metadata, readable transcripts, compact
-  tool-output summaries, in-app chat continuation, terminal resume,
-  refresh-on-entry behavior, and remote deletion.
+  tool-output summaries, in-app chat continuation, safer non-interactive
+  approval handling, terminal resume, refresh-on-entry behavior, and remote
+  deletion.
 - `Cron Jobs`
   Browses the real Hermes cron definitions on the host, with create, edit,
-  pause, resume, run-now, and delete actions, plus the details that matter when
-  you are actually running them: schedule, model, skills, delivery target, and
-  recent status.
+  pause, resume, run-now, and delete actions, including agent jobs and
+  script-only jobs that run host scripts without creating an agent turn. It
+  shows the details that matter when you are actually running them: schedule,
+  model, skills, script, workdir, delivery target, and recent status.
 - `Kanban`
   Opens the upstream Hermes Kanban workspace from the host-wide Kanban home:
   the default board at `~/.hermes/kanban.db`, plus additional boards under
@@ -425,9 +427,12 @@ It runs Hermes on the selected host over SSH.
 
 Starting a new chat uses the remote `hermes chat` path. Continuing a session
 uses `hermes --resume <session-id> chat`, with the selected Hermes profile
-preserved when one is active. If Hermes asks for command approval during a
-non-interactive turn, the app stops and tells you to retry that turn with
-auto-approve enabled or continue manually in Terminal.
+preserved when one is active. If Hermes requests command approval during a
+non-interactive chat turn, Hermes Desktop cannot collect a manual approval
+inside the chat. When Hermes can handle the denial and continue, the transcript
+shows Hermes' normal response. If the turn cannot continue usefully, the app
+shows an approval-needed message and lets you retry with auto-approve enabled
+or resume the session in Terminal to review the command yourself.
 
 ### Why do I still need SSH working in Terminal first?
 
@@ -464,19 +469,21 @@ source of truth.
   message-content search, match snippets, deletion, and refresh-on-entry
   behavior
 - [x] a session workbench with pinned sessions, readable transcripts, compact
-  tool-output summaries, in-app chat continuation, and terminal resume
+  tool-output summaries, in-app chat continuation, safer non-interactive
+  approval handling, and terminal resume
 - [x] a native Kanban workspace for upstream Hermes boards, including board
   selection, board creation and archive, task creation, status actions,
   assignment, dependency links, editable task metadata, comments, run/event
-  history, worker log visibility, and dispatcher nudging
+  history, recovery actions, worker log visibility, and dispatcher nudging
 - [x] a usage dashboard with aggregate token totals, top sessions, top models,
   trends, and host-wide multi-profile totals when available
 - [x] native skill workflows for discovering, inspecting, creating, and editing
   remote `SKILL.md` files from the Hermes skills store, with support for
   configured external discovery directories and local write precedence
 - [x] profile-aware host workflows aligned with Hermes Agent profiles on the
   same SSH target
-- [x] native cron job workflows for the canonical remote scheduler state
+- [x] native cron job workflows for the canonical remote scheduler state,
+  including agent jobs and script-only host jobs
 - [x] a real embedded SSH terminal with tabs, named theme presets, live color
   controls, and coherent multi-profile workspace behavior
 - [x] English, Simplified Chinese, and Russian localization resources packaged
@@ -521,7 +528,7 @@ To create the GitHub Releases archive:
 For release-candidate packaging, you can stamp an explicit version:
 
 ```bash
-HERMES_VERSION=0.7.0 ./scripts/package-github-release.sh
+HERMES_VERSION=0.7.1 ./scripts/package-github-release.sh
 ```
 
 Release artifacts:

RELEASE-v0.7.1.md

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+# Hermes Desktop v0.7.1
+
+`v0.7.1` is a focused reliability release for people already working inside
+Hermes Desktop every day. It improves in-app chat approval handling, adds more
+complete Kanban operations, and makes cron jobs more flexible while preserving
+the same direct SSH-only model.
+
+Hermes Desktop still talks to the selected Hermes host over SSH. The host
+remains the source of truth. There is no gateway API, remote helper daemon,
+local mirror, or background sync layer added in this release.
+
+## Highlights
+
+- safer in-app chat behavior when Hermes requests command approval during a
+  non-interactive turn
+- clearer `Auto-approve commands` copy: it approves command requests for the
+  current turn, and without it approval-required commands may be blocked in
+  chat
+- a new approval-needed state when a chat turn cannot continue usefully because
+  manual approval is required; users can retry with auto-approve enabled or
+  resume the same session in Terminal to review the command themselves
+- no forced interruption when Hermes receives a denial and can still continue:
+  in that case the transcript shows Hermes' normal response
+- richer Kanban task editing, including dependency links and task metadata
+  updates from the native board UI
+- Kanban recovery actions for tasks that need operator attention after warning
+  or worker recovery states
+- script-only cron jobs, which run a host script and deliver stdout directly
+  without creating an agent turn
+- cron job details now show script and working-directory metadata where
+  available, making scheduler state easier to inspect from the app
+- menu command intent handling is more stable when switching sections during
+  app-level flows
+- continued localization coverage for English, Simplified Chinese, and Russian
+  strings touched by this release
+
+## Compatibility
+
+- The app still requires SSH access from this Mac to the Hermes host, with
+  `python3` available on the host.
+- In-app chat still requires the remote `hermes` CLI to be available on the
+  host's non-interactive SSH `PATH`.
+- Auto-approve uses Hermes' own auto-approval mode for that chat turn. Leave it
+  off for safer default chat turns; use it only when you intentionally want the
+  turn to approve command requests automatically.
+- If you want to review commands manually, use `Resume in Terminal` and continue
+  the session from Hermes' interactive terminal surface.
+- Multiple Kanban boards and newer Kanban operations require a Hermes Agent
+  build with the upstream board and task APIs used by this release.
+- Script-only cron jobs appear and save correctly when the host supports the
+  cron job fields used by current Hermes Agent builds.
+
+## Still True
+
+- Hermes Desktop still connects directly over SSH.
+- The Hermes host remains the source of truth.
+- Sessions, Kanban, cron jobs, files, skills, usage, and terminal work stay
+  anchored to the selected host and profile.
+- There is no desktop gateway API, remote helper daemon, local mirror, or shadow
+  sync layer.
+
+## Notes
+
+- universal macOS build for Apple Silicon and Intel
+- open source
+- ad-hoc signed and not notarized yet, so first launch may still require
+  right-click -> Open / Open Anyway
+- release archive: `HermesDesktop.app.zip`
+- checksum: `HermesDesktop.app.zip.sha256`