hermes-desktop-customizationv1.0.0

A Linux user running Hermes Desktop from source wants to reduce the titlebar height and control button size to reclaim vertical space. They patch `TITLEBAR_HEIGHT`, the hardcoded `h-[34px]` in `controller.tsx`, the CSS tokens, and the icon size together, then rebuild with `hermes desktop --build-only` and verify visually.

A bilingual user changes UI fonts, mono fonts, and Arabic font size in the desktop app to improve readability at 125% zoom. The agent inspects design tokens in `styles.css` and mono font wiring from `terminal.font_family`, then applies a proportional change and rebuilds.

Before releasing or reporting status, an operator asks 'what custom changes have we applied to the desktop?'. The agent runs `git branch --show-current`, `git status -s`, `git diff -- apps/desktop/`, and a targeted log search to distinguish landed edits from planned-but-never-landed ones instead of answering from memory.

A power user maintains a `desktop-custom` branch with recurring source patches and configures `updates.parked_branch_strategy: update_in_place` so `hermes update` merges `origin/main` in place behind a safety tag. They handle dirty-tree update blocks and confirm stashed edits reapply cleanly after updates.

A team rebrands the Electron desktop app by editing launcher icons and app metadata in the source tree, then rebuilds the packaged app. The agent plans first, gets approval, patches the relevant shell and packaging files, and verifies the rebuilt Linux unpacked binary.

Companies maintain a customized fork of an Electron-based desktop tool tailored to their workflows, including titlebar density, fonts, and icons. Engineering teams absorb the maintenance cost to gain a consistent, branded workspace across Linux workstations.

A maintainer publishes a personal branch (`desktop-custom`) with curated desktop customizations, documents update-survival strategies, and accepts sponsorships or donations. Users get a polished variant while the maintainer captures reputation and funding.

A service provider offers source-level Electron customization (titlebar, fonts, icons, metadata) to enterprises that need a white-labeled Hermes Desktop. Deliverables include a maintained fork branch and update-survival procedures.