Hermes Agent

Hermes Agent is an open-source, self-hosted AI agent built by Nous Research. It features a built-in learning loop that creates skills from experience, improves them during use, and persists knowledge across sessions. The agent can be deployed on various environments, including local machines, VPS instances, or serverless infrastructures, and it supports interaction through multiple gateways. Its design emphasizes autonomous improvement and memory of user interactions over time.

The agent lives across platforms and surfaces, with capabilities that include memory management, automated scheduling, and parallel task delegation. The documentation outlines tools, backends, and a gateway approach that unifies messaging and operation across different environments.

Documentation emphasizes configuration, security, and scalable integration. It highlights features like built-in cron scheduling, bot mode for teams of bots, and the ability to spawn subagents for parallel workstreams. It also notes support for various backends and toolsets, with attention to memory, skills, and reliable operation across sessions.

Use cases

• Build a durable team of Bots that work together in group chats
• Spawn isolated subagents for parallel workstreams