Hermes Agent

Hermes Agent is an open-source AI agent from Nous Research that runs on your own computer or in the cloud. It connects to Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, email, and a command-line interface, so a single agent can keep one memory across the places you already work. It can browse the web, run commands, read and write files, generate images, speak text, and hand work to isolated subagents. The core project is free under the MIT license, while Nous Portal adds optional hosted plans with model credits.

Key Features

• Open-source agent released under the MIT license, with desktop builds for macOS 12 and later, Windows 10 and 11, and Linux installs.
• One persistent memory and skill library shared across Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, email, and the CLI.
• Automatic skill creation that saves a solved task as a reusable method for later work.
• Natural-language scheduling for recurring reports, backups, briefings, and other unattended jobs.
• Isolated subagents with their own conversations, terminals, and Python RPC scripts for parallel work.
• Tools for web search, browser automation, vision, image generation, text-to-speech, and multi-model reasoning.
• Sandbox backends for local, Docker, SSH, Singularity, and Modal execution, with container hardening and namespace isolation.

Who is it for

• Developers and technical users who prefer to run an agent on their own hardware.
• Founders and operators who already spend the day in messaging apps.
• Teams that need recurring reports, backups, or briefings without a person starting each run.
• Builders who want sandboxed execution for code and browser tasks.
• Researchers exploring persistent memory, self-created skills, and multi-agent delegation.

What can you do with Hermes Agent

• Ask the agent in a chat app to clear an inbox, check a calendar, or collect information from the web.
• Point it at a repository and have it inspect files, run commands, and prepare code changes.
• Schedule a daily briefing or a weekly backup and let it run while you are offline.
• Split a large job across subagents that work in separate conversations and terminals.
• Choose a sandbox backend and let the agent use files, browsers, images, and speech tools inside it.
• Move the same agent between a desktop install and a cloud deployment when a job needs more capacity.

How does Hermes Agent work

1. Download Hermes Desktop for macOS or Windows, or run the terminal installer on Linux.
2. Connect a model provider or sign in to Nous Portal for hosted model access and credits.
3. Link the messaging channels you want to use, such as Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, email, or the CLI.
4. Describe a goal in natural language and let the agent plan the steps, call tools, and report back.
5. Review the result, save useful methods as skills, and schedule the job if it should repeat.
6. Deploy to a cloud host or select a stronger sandbox when the work needs more capacity or isolation.

Pricing

• Core agent: free to download and self-host under the MIT license.
• Nous Portal Free: $0, with free models only, standard rate limits, and no monthly credits.
• Nous Portal Plus: $20 per month, with hosted tool use, higher limits, $22 in monthly credits, and a $10 rollover cap.
• Nous Portal Super: $100 per month, with $110 in monthly credits and a $50 rollover cap.
• Nous Portal Ultra: $200 per month, with $220 in monthly credits and a $100 rollover cap.

FAQ

Is Hermes Agent free?

The core agent is open source under the MIT license, so you can download and self-host it without a subscription. Nous Portal is an optional hosted service with paid plans and monthly credits.

Where can I run Hermes Agent?

It runs on macOS 12 and later, Windows 10 and 11, and Linux. You can use the desktop app, install from the terminal, or deploy it to a cloud host.

Does it remember previous work?

Yes. Hermes keeps persistent memory across sessions and can turn a solved task into a reusable skill, so later work can build on the same context.

Can Hermes run tasks on a schedule?

Yes. You can describe a recurring report, backup, or briefing in natural language, and the gateway runs it unattended.

Which chat apps does it support?

It connects to Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, email, and a command-line interface, with one memory shared across those surfaces.