Hermes Agent
The self-improving agent from Nous Research.
An autonomous AI agent that lives on your server, remembers what it learns, and gets more capable the longer it runs. Community guides, skills, and integrations in one place.
Quick Start
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/main/scripts/install.sh | bash Installs the Hermes Agent CLI and its Python environment.
Capabilities
Runs on Your Server
Linux, macOS, or WSL2. Runs on a $5 VPS, a GPU cluster, or serverless on Daytona and Modal. Your data and skills stay on your own infrastructure.
Every Chat App
Chat via Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, Email, or the CLI. Start a conversation on one platform and pick it up on another.
Persistent Memory
Long-term memory plus a dialectic user model via Honcho. The longer Hermes runs, the better it knows your projects, preferences, and past decisions.
40+ Built-in Tools
Web search, browser automation, vision, image generation, voice, and multi-model reasoning — all callable in a single conversation.
Real Sandboxing
Six terminal backends: local, Docker, SSH, Daytona, Singularity, and Modal. Container hardening, namespace isolation, and command approval workflows.
Self-Writing Skills
Hermes creates skills from experience, improves them as it uses them, and syncs with the open agentskills.io standard. Share what works with the community.
Hermes Agent In Action
Demos and walkthroughs from the community. See what Hermes can do before you install.
play_circle More videos & community showcase arrow_forwardLatest Updates
27 Days, 7 Releases: Reading Hermes Agent's Public Velocity
Between March 12 and April 8, 2026, Hermes Agent shipped seven versioned releases. I spent a rainy Saturday reading all seven release notes in one sitting. What you see is a project that moves in phases — foundation, breadth, durability, intelligence — each lasting about a week.
When an AI Diagnoses Its Own Blind Spots: Inside the Hermes Self-Improving Tool-Use Loop
Buried in the v0.8.0 release notes is one of the more quietly wild PRs I have read this year. The title is boring — 'Self-optimized GPT/Codex tool-use guidance via automated behavioral benchmarking.' The thing behind the title is an agent that found its own blind spots and patched them.
Hermes Agent v0.8.0 — The Intelligence Release
On April 8, 2026, Hermes Agent shipped v0.8.0 with 209 merged PRs. The headline is that the agent patched its own blind spots on GPT and Codex through automated benchmarking. Live model switching, free Gemini access, background task notifications, and a pile of other things that change how you actually use Hermes every day.
What People Say
"One config replaced three of our chat bots. This is the one."
@opslead_marc"Hermes on a $5 Hetzner box with load average 0.03. It is absurdly efficient."
@low_latency_dan"The first self-hosted AI assistant I did not uninstall after a week."
@generalist_greg"The ACP integration into VS Code changed how I code. I do not leave the editor anymore."
@yuki_codes"Honcho memory turned a chatbot into something that remembers how I actually work."
@memory_mori"Running Hermes on my old Pixel in Termux. Free, private, always on."
@pocket_engineer"One config replaced three of our chat bots. This is the one."
@opslead_marc"Hermes on a $5 Hetzner box with load average 0.03. It is absurdly efficient."
@low_latency_dan"The first self-hosted AI assistant I did not uninstall after a week."
@generalist_greg"The ACP integration into VS Code changed how I code. I do not leave the editor anymore."
@yuki_codes"Honcho memory turned a chatbot into something that remembers how I actually work."
@memory_mori"Running Hermes on my old Pixel in Termux. Free, private, always on."
@pocket_engineer"Credential pools saved my weekend. Three Anthropic keys rotating on autopilot."
@infra_priya"MCP OAuth 2.1 PKCE plus OSV scanning. Finally an agent framework that takes plugins seriously."
@redteam_blue"Filesystem checkpoints plus /rollback is how I convince skeptics to try agents."
@secdev_sam"My non-technical partner uses Hermes more than I do now. Best onboarding of any AI tool."
@partnered_pat"Self-optimized GPT guidance is the quiet revolution of 2026. They are benchmarking prompts instead of writing them."
@dr_elena_ml"Full MEDIA delivery on Signal means I finally have a private, encrypted line to my assistant."
@private_phoebe"Credential pools saved my weekend. Three Anthropic keys rotating on autopilot."
@infra_priya"MCP OAuth 2.1 PKCE plus OSV scanning. Finally an agent framework that takes plugins seriously."
@redteam_blue"Filesystem checkpoints plus /rollback is how I convince skeptics to try agents."
@secdev_sam"My non-technical partner uses Hermes more than I do now. Best onboarding of any AI tool."
@partnered_pat"Self-optimized GPT guidance is the quiet revolution of 2026. They are benchmarking prompts instead of writing them."
@dr_elena_ml"Full MEDIA delivery on Signal means I finally have a private, encrypted line to my assistant."
@private_phoebeFrequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Hermes Agent, sourced from the official README, release notes, and docs.