The Self-Improving
AI Agent
Built by Nous Research. The only agent with a built-in learning loop — it creates skills from experience, improves them during use, and builds a deepening model of who you are across sessions.
Why Hermes Agent?
Not a coding copilot. Not a chatbot wrapper. An autonomous agent that gets smarter the longer it runs.
Self-Improving Learning Loop
Agent-curated memory with periodic nudges, autonomous skill creation, skill self-improvement during use, FTS5 cross-session recall, and Honcho dialectic user modeling.
15+ Messaging Platforms
Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, Matrix, Mattermost, Email, SMS, DingTalk, Feishu, WeCom, BlueBubbles, Home Assistant — all from one gateway.
Skills System
Compatible with agentskills.io. Skills are portable, shareable, and community-contributed. Procedural memory the agent creates and reuses autonomously.
MCP Integration
Connect to any MCP server for extended tool capabilities. Filter tools, extend Hermes safely, and integrate with the growing MCP ecosystem.
Scheduled Automations
Built-in cron system with delivery to any platform. Set it and forget it — Hermes handles scheduled tasks autonomously.
Runs Anywhere
6 terminal backends: local, Docker, SSH, Daytona, Singularity, Modal. Serverless persistence — hibernates when idle, costs nearly nothing.
Up and Running in 60 Seconds
Install
curl -fsSL https://get.hermes.agent | bash Configure
export OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-... Talk
hermes # Install in 60 seconds on Linux, macOS, or WSL2
$ curl -fsSL https://get.hermes.agent | bash
# Start Hermes
$ hermes
# Start chatting
> Hello! I'm Hermes, your self-improving AI agent.
> I learn from every interaction and get better over time.The First Multi-Language
Hermes Agent Documentation
Official docs are English-only. We provide comprehensive guides in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean — capturing a massive untapped audience.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Hermes Agent?
Hermes Agent is an autonomous AI agent built by Nous Research — the lab behind Hermes, Nomos, and Psyche models. Unlike coding copilots or chatbot wrappers, it's a self-improving agent that gets more capable the longer it runs, with a built-in learning loop.
How is Hermes different from other AI agents?
Hermes is the only agent with a closed learning loop: it creates skills from experience, improves them during use, nudges itself to persist knowledge, and builds a deepening model of who you are across sessions. It also runs on 15+ messaging platforms and 6 terminal backends.
Which LLM providers does Hermes support?
Hermes works with Nous Portal, OpenRouter, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint. You're never locked into a single provider.
Can I self-host Hermes Agent?
Absolutely. Run it on a $5 VPS, a GPU cluster, or serverless infrastructure like Daytona and Modal that costs nearly nothing when idle. It's fully open source under the MIT license.
Is Hermes Agent free?
Yes, Hermes Agent is open source under the MIT license and completely free to use. You only pay for the LLM API calls you make through your own API keys.
Ready to Meet Your Self-Improving Agent?
Install in 60 seconds. Watch it learn. Forever free, forever open source.