Hermes Agent
Overview
An open-source self-improving AI agent with memory, skills, tools, and multi-channel operation across local and cloud setups.
Hermes Agent is an open-source AI agent by Nous Research designed around continuous improvement, persistent memory, and practical tool use across sessions. Its official documentation describes it as a self-improving agent with a built-in learning loop that creates and refines skills from experience, searches past conversations, and builds a deeper model of the user over time. The project supports local and cloud deployment, MCP connectivity, plugins, browser connection, voice mode, persistent shell access, and multi-channel use cases such as Telegram interaction while the agent works remotely. It is aimed at users and developers who want a general-purpose agent that can learn from use, retain context, and expand its capabilities through tools, memory, and extensible integrations.
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74%
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Some of the use cases of Hermes Agent:
- Running a general-purpose AI agent that remembers prior sessions and improves through use.
- Building custom agent workflows with tools, plugins, MCP servers, and browser or shell integrations.
- Deploying an agent on local hardware, cloud VMs, or low-cost serverless infrastructure.
- Using a persistent assistant across channels while retaining searchable conversation history and learned skills.
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Describe the job. Get an AI worker you can actually message.
We create the setup, keep it running after your laptop closes, and save its memory. Test in the browser, then add Telegram, WhatsApp, or Slack.
Plans start at $29/month. Cancel anytime.
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