Open-source autonomous agent
The Agent That Grows With You
Connect messaging, memory, schedules, tools, and isolated execution.
Desktop or terminal
Install from the official source.
macOS / Linux
Terminal installcurl -fsSL https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh | bashWindows
Terminal installiex (irm https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.ps1)Installation does not require Nous Portal; runtime requires Nous Portal or a supported model provider.
Official feature preview
One agent across every surface.
Lives everywhere
The official page lists Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, Email, and CLI.
Persistent memory
It learns projects and can generate Skills from completed work.
Focused automation
Natural-language schedules can run reports, backups, and briefings.
Tasks multiplied
Isolated subagents can have their own conversations, terminals, and Python RPC scripts.
Browse the web
Official features include web search, browser automation, vision, image generation, and speech.
Isolated sandboxing
The official page lists local, Docker, SSH, Singularity, and Modal backends.
Catalog status
Installation only.
Official installation and product capabilities are verified. Skill compatibility is not audited, so Hermes is excluded from recommendations.
Continue with official sources.
The installer handles multiple dependencies. Read the current installation notes before running it.