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hermex
Hermex is a native SwiftUI iPhone app that lets you control a self-hosted Hermes AI agent directly from your phone, with no subscriptions, tracking, or third-party relay.
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FR-AI / ANALYSISWhy it is worth attention
It reimplements Apple's proprietary device-control tool using private undocumented interfaces and an open-source Rust protocol stack, making remote device management accessible on iOS/iPadOS without Xcode.
Who it is for
- iOS developers needing to remotely test on physical devices
- QA engineers automating device interactions
- Device fleet managers in controlled environments
- Enthusiasts exploring low-level Apple device protocols
Use cases
- Remotely viewing and controlling a device's screen for debugging
- Sending taps, drags, and keyboard input from a second device
- Using hardware buttons (Home, Lock, Siri) remotely
- Integrating remote device control into automated test suites
Strengths
- Built on the open-source idevice Rust stack for low-level pairing and display streaming
- Uses The Composable Architecture (TCA) for clean, testable Swift state management
- Leverages HEVC for live, low-latency screen streaming
- Preserves pairing credentials securely in the Keychain
Considerations
- Relies on private, undocumented Apple interfaces that may break with OS updates
- Only verified against iOS 27 Beta 3; requires Xcode 27 and the latest OS for both devices
- Currently supports only a single remote session (future support for multiple windows is planned)
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Description
Xcode 27’s Device Hub, ported to iOS and iPadOS.
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