Hermes Agent

Hermes Agent

Nous Research
3.5 out of 5 stars
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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

OpenCraft AI (Ocai) is an AI agent platform for individuals, professional teams, and enterprises. Users can delegate multi-step work to agents that use code, files, web search, and sandboxed tools; agents can run subagents in parallel, retain project context across sessions, and switch models when a task stalls. The platform supports research, document and data analysis, coding, content production, retrieval, and multimodal work. It offers a browser-based service and a desktop app for workflows involving projects and local files. Agencies, founders, lawyers, content creators, and enterprise departments can use it for research, drafting, code analysis, marketing content, sales materials, and operations documentation. Self-serve pricing uses pay-as-you-go credits, with free credits to start.

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

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

Audience

Agencies, founders, lawyers, content creators, and enterprises

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Not Supported

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

$20/month
Open source
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Pricing

Self-serve usage is billed through credits at model-specific rates based on input, cached-input, and output tokens. Free credits are available to start, and the current self-serve offer does not require a subscription.
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 3.5 / 5
ease 4.0 / 5
features 4.0 / 5
design 5.0 / 5
support 3.5 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 0.0 / 5
ease 0.0 / 5
features 0.0 / 5
design 0.0 / 5
support 0.0 / 5

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Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • The automatic acknowledgement confirmed receipt of my request and supplied reference T-4167, which I could quote in my follow-up messages.
  • 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

  • As of 24 October I have only received automatic acknowledgements under T-4167 and T-6537, despite follow-ups. A further subscription charge was processed on 18 October while the original refund request remained unresolved.
  • 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.

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

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

Company Information

OpenCraft AI
Founded: 2021
India
opencraftai.com

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Integrations

Model Context Protocol (MCP) Supported
Advibly Not Supported
Claude Mythos 5.2 Not Supported
GPT-5.5 Pro Not Supported
GPT-5.6 Sol Ultrafast Not Supported
GPT-6 Astra Not Supported
GPT-6 Sol Not Supported
GPT‑6 Cyber Not Supported
Gemini 4 Carbon Not Supported
Holo4 Not Supported
InterServer Not Supported
Memmy Not Supported
MiMo-V2-Pro Not Supported
MiMo-V2.5-Pro Not Supported
Muse Spark Not Supported
Seedance 1.5 pro Not Supported
Sessy Not Supported
Veo 3.1 Not Supported
Virtarix Not Supported
Vity Not Supported
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