Ekko Studio was previously named Hermes Studio / Hermes Web UI. The GitHub
repository is EKKOLearnAI/ekko-studio. The primary npm package is
ekko-studio, with the ekko-studio-web command. The legacy hermes-web-ui
package and command remain supported and receive the same releases.
Screenshots
Captured from v0.8.13 source on 2026-11-03, running locally with isolated data. The workflow is an example created in the UI and has not been run; Agent statuses reflect this machine. See capture notes.
| Visual workflows | Agent Manager |
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| Connect agent steps and add a human approval gate; this example is not running. | Manage Agent installations, settings, and updates in one place. |
Core Capabilities
| Area | What Ekko Studio does |
|---|
| Multi-agent runtime | Connects the agents listed below with streaming responses, tool traces, generated-file previews, persistent sessions, and standalone desktop chat windows. |
| Studio workspace | Provides shared chats, group chat, global-agent runs, workflows, files, voice, media, devices, themes, logs, usage, and App connectivity across agent runtimes. |
| Agent control planes | Keeps Hermes profiles, providers, models, memory, skills, plugins, jobs, Kanban, channels, and runtime management in their owning agent module. |
| Automation | Builds executable visual workflows and connects the supported runtimes through schedules, approval gates, group-chat rooms, platform channels, and MCP servers. |
| Workspace tools | Provides a file browser, web terminal, Desktop Agent Browser, screenshot capture, voice input/output, coding-agent runners, device discovery, Journey graph, and performance views. |
| Distribution | Ships as a desktop app for Windows/macOS/Linux, an npm CLI package, and a Docker image. |
Supported Agents
Single chat, group chat, and workflows share the same Agent catalog. Coding agents run on the machine hosting the Studio backend; their CLI must be installed there.
| Agents | Configuration and installation |
|---|
| Ekko Agent, Hermes Agent | Ekko is built in. Desktop and Docker bundle a Hermes runtime; npm installations discover an existing Hermes installation. |
| Claude Code, Codex, Pi, Grok, OpenCode, DeepSeek Harness (DSH) | Studio-scoped or native global configuration; installation and supported updates through Agent Manager. |
| Qwen Code, Kimi Code, CodeBuddy, GitHub Copilot CLI, ZCode | Studio-scoped or native global configuration. ZCode requires manual installation; the others support npm installation through Agent Manager. |
| Cursor, Qoder, Antigravity | Cursor and Qoder use native global configuration. Antigravity supports scoped and global launches. Cursor and Antigravity require manual installation. |
Scoped mode uses isolated session configuration; supported runtimes can use the selected Studio provider/model. Global mode uses the CLI's existing configuration and sign-in. Available models, tools, and context controls depend on the runtime.
See native coding agents, Antigravity CLI, and DSH setup for details.
Features
AI Chat
- Start a conversation from responsive Agent cards; Ekko is the initial default, and Studio remembers the last agent, model, workspace, launch mode, and reasoning options
- Real-time chat streaming over Socket.IO
/chat-run; Studio dispatches each run to the selected runtime adapter
- Multi-session management — create, rename, delete, switch between sessions
- Self-built session database — local SQLite storage for Studio sessions; Hermes state.db remains a read-only source for Hermes history APIs
- Session grouping by source (Telegram, Discord, Slack, etc.) with collapsible accordion
- Active session indicator — live sessions pin to top with spinner icon
- Sessions sorted by latest message time
- Markdown rendering with syntax highlighting and code copy
- Tool call detail expansion (arguments / result)
- Profile-scoped file uploads, clipboard image/file paste, and workspace attachments
- File download support — download uploaded files and agent-generated files by resolved path across local, Docker, SSH, and Singularity backends
- Inline previews for generated HTML, PDF, DOCX, PPTX, XLSX, CSV, images, Markdown, and source files
- Session search — Ctrl+K search across the Studio local session database; read-only Hermes history sessions are not included
- Session categories, message references, compression progress, and durable background delegation results
- Persistent task cards with live step progress, approval prompts, and clarification questions
- Profile-aware model selector with runtime-specific provider/model availability
- Per-turn token usage, cache hits, estimated cost, and generation speed; supported runtimes also expose context usage and compression controls
Platform Channels
Unified configuration for 10 platforms in one page:
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