Hermes Agent
Hermes Agent is an open-source AI agent from Nous Research. It is available as a terminal application and a native desktop app, with persistent memory, self-created skills, scheduled automation, messaging gateways, web tools, and isolated execution backends.
What it offers
- Connect the same agent to Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, email, and the CLI.
- Keep persistent project memory and let the agent create reusable skills from successful work.
- Schedule reports, backups, and briefings using natural-language instructions.
- Delegate isolated tasks to subagents with their own conversations, terminals, and Python RPC scripts.
- Use web search, browser automation, vision, image generation, text-to-speech, and multi-model reasoning.
- Run tasks through local, Docker, SSH, Singularity, or Modal backends with sandboxing controls.
Hermes Agent is a strong option for technically minded users who want a persistent, extensible assistant they can run and inspect themselves. Check the current release, model-provider costs, and sandbox configuration before using it with sensitive data.
