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.
The best AI models. One API. Lower prices.
Generate images, video and music with models from Google, OpenAI, xAI and Suno through one API. Pay only for successful tasks, below official API prices.
Up to 25% cheaper than official prices
- 01One request shape for every model
- 02Pay per successful task, no subscription
- 03MCP server and Agent Skill for AI agents
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, 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, 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.
Up and Running in 60 Seconds
# Install on Linux, macOS, or WSL2
$ curl -fsSLO https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/main/scripts/install.sh
$ less install.sh
$ bash install.sh
# Configure your LLM provider
$ hermes setup
# Start Hermes
$ hermes
# Start chatting
> Hello! I'm Hermes, your self-improving AI agent.
> I learn from every interaction and get better over time.Ready to Meet Your
Self-Improving Agent?
Install in 60 seconds. Watch it learn. Forever free, forever open source.