Hermes Agent

Hermes Agent

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About

Hermes Agent by Nous Research is an open-source autonomous AI agent designed to run locally on your server and improve over time. It operates independently from traditional chatbots by maintaining persistent memory and learning from past interactions. The agent can integrate with multiple platforms such as Slack, Discord, Telegram, and WhatsApp through a unified gateway. Hermes supports automation tasks like scheduling reports, managing workflows, and executing commands using natural language. It also enables parallel task execution through subagents, improving efficiency for complex operations. With built-in tools for web browsing, search, and code execution, it provides a versatile environment for various tasks. Overall, Hermes Agent acts as a continuously evolving AI system that adapts to user needs and workflows.

About

Muse Code is Meta’s terminal coding agent, powered by Muse Spark 1.2, for handling complex software engineering tasks across large repositories. The agent can plan changes, write code, validate results, and coordinate multiple persistent subagents during development sessions. Muse Code uses async background agents that stay active throughout a session to reduce repeated information gathering and help complete multi-step tasks with less steering. Its runtime uses a local event log that records model calls, tool runs, approvals, and edits so sessions can be replayed and resumed after failures. Muse Code includes bundled skills such as /plan for approval-gated planning, /grill for stress-testing plans, and /goal for working toward completion. Built for AI developers and software teams, Muse Code helps automate coding workflows, long-running engineering tasks, debugging, and repository-level development.

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Audience

Developers, technical teams, and organizations seeking an open-source, customizable AI agent for automation, workflow management, and multi-platform integration

Audience

Software engineers, AI developers, coding agent users, platform teams, DevOps teams, ML engineers, research teams, enterprise development teams, and organizations that need terminal coding agents, repository automation, code generation, debugging, validation, persistent subagents, replay-safe execution, long-running coding workflows, and end-to-end software development support

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

API

Offers API

API

Offers API

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

$20/month
Open source
Free Version
Free Trial

Pricing

$1.25 per 1M tokens (input)
Standard pricing: $1.25 per million input tokens and $4.25 per million output tokens

Discounted "contributor" tier costing $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens for users who agree to share feedback to improve the AI.
Free Version
Free Trial

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 5.0 / 5
support 5.0 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Hermes Agent is really interesting from a developer’s point of view because it feels like a real agent framework instead of another chatbot wrapper. I like that it has persistent memory, reusable skills, tool use, cron jobs, and messaging integrations built around the idea of an agent that keeps improving over time. The open-source MIT license is a big plus. As a developer, I want to inspect the code, self-host it, modify the runtime, and understand how the agent is making decisions instead of depending completely on a closed platform. The self-improving skills system is the most exciting part. If Hermes can actually turn repeated workflows into reusable skills, that makes it much more useful for long-term automation, personal agents, dev workflows, research tasks, and ops work. I also like that it can run across terminal, desktop, cloud, and messaging channels. That makes it feel closer to a persistent digital teammate than a tab I have to keep open.

Cons

  • The power also creates risk. Recent security reporting says Hermes Agent has already been abused in real-world intrusion activity when operators ran it with minimal supervision, which is a reminder that autonomous agents need tight permissions, logging, and human review. It is also probably not the best starting point for casual users. To get the most out of Hermes, you need to be comfortable with setup, self-hosting decisions, access control, model choices, and deciding exactly what the agent should be allowed to do. I would be careful with anything involving credentials, production systems, customer data, or destructive actions. Hermes looks powerful, but it should be treated like a junior employee with limited permissions, not like a fully trusted autonomous operator.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Muse Code looks exciting because Meta is finally going after coding agents directly, not just releasing another general AI model. A terminal-based agent that can write code, inspect software, run tests, and validate changes is exactly the kind of workflow developers actually care about. The pricing angle is a big deal. Meta is pitching Muse Code as one of the more affordable coding agents, with a lower-cost tier that is reportedly less than one-tenth the cost of its general Muse Spark model. That matters if you use coding agents all day instead of just for the occasional refactor. I also like that it is powered by Muse Spark 1.2, which sounds more focused on software engineering than earlier Muse Spark releases. If Meta can make the agent reliable inside real repos, Muse Code could become a serious daily tool.

Cons

  • It is still in beta, so I would not trust it blindly yet. Coding agents need to prove themselves on messy codebases, failing tests, weird dependencies, security-sensitive changes, and long multi-step tasks. I would also want to see more independent developer feedback. Meta’s pricing and positioning are interesting, but the real test is whether Muse Code can consistently make good changes without wasting time or creating cleanup work.

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Company Information

Nous Research
Founded: 2023
United States
hermes-agent.nousresearch.com

Company Information

Meta
Founded: 2004
United States
meta.ai

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Categories

Categories

Integrations

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Muse Spark 1.1
Muse Spark 1.2
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GPT-5.5 Pro
Grok 4.5
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Slack
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Integrations

Muse Spark
Muse Spark 1.1
Muse Spark 1.2
AgentSky
Claude Mythos 5
Claude Opus 4.6
GPT-5.4 Pro
GPT-5.5 Pro
Grok 4.5
HiClaw
Hooksbase
Laguna M.1
Ling 2.6
MiniMax M2.7
QuantVPS
Qwen3.6
Ring 2.6
ServerPoint
Slack
Virtarix
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