# Hermes Agent [10 personal-agent](https://www.agentlist.io/categories/personal-agent)/[Nous Research](https://www.agentlist.io/ai/nous)/ACTIVE/aka Hermes, hermes, Hermes Desktop Hermes Agent is Nous Research's self-improving assistant — a closed learning loop creates skills from experience and refines them in use, with agent-curated memory, periodic nudges, FTS5 session search, and Honcho user modeling. Runs from a $5 VPS to serverless backends. - [Persistent memory](https://www.agentlist.io/capabilities/memory) - [Messaging surface](https://www.agentlist.io/capabilities/messaging-infra) - [Long-horizon tasks](https://www.agentlist.io/capabilities/long-horizon) - [API-native](https://www.agentlist.io/capabilities/api-native) SEC.01 ## What it does - 01Learning loop (self-writing skills) - 02Agent-curated memory - 03Session search + user modeling - 04Cron + scheduled automations - 05Subagents + RPC tool scripts - 06Seven backends incl. Modal, Daytona, Vercel Sandbox SEC.02 ## Who it's for An always-on agent that actually gets better at your workflows — the strongest learning and memory story in the category. PRICING ## Pricing Free OSS; BYO model keys (Nous Portal, OpenRouter, or any endpoint). List prices as checked against the vendor's pricing page on 2026-09-25; plans change often, so confirm before deciding. caveat · before you adopt Broad system access by design, and it writes its own skills — review what it teaches itself. Provider-agnostic, best documented with Nous Portal or OpenRouter. ALT ## Other personal agents (5) [OpenClaw OpenClaw Foundation · personal-agent cli/api · local · Free OSS (MIT), 501(c)(3)-stewarded; BYO model keys](https://www.agentlist.io/systems/openclaw) [NanoClaw Qwibit AI · personal-agent api · local · Free OSS](https://www.agentlist.io/systems/nanoclaw) [ZeroClaw ZeroClaw Labs · personal-agent cli/api · local · Free OSS; runs on $10 hardware](https://www.agentlist.io/systems/zeroclaw) [PicoClaw Sipeed · personal-agent api · local · Free OSS; targets sub-$10 boards](https://www.agentlist.io/systems/picoclaw) [nanobot HKUDS · personal-agent cli/api · local · Free OSS](https://www.agentlist.io/systems/nanobot) FAQ ## Frequently asked ### What is Hermes Agent? Hermes Agent is Nous Research's self-improving assistant — a closed learning loop creates skills from experience and refines them in use, with agent-curated memory, periodic nudges, FTS5 session search, and Honcho user modeling. Runs from a $5 VPS to serverless backends. ### Who is Hermes Agent for? An always-on agent that actually gets better at your workflows — the strongest learning and memory story in the category. ### How much does Hermes Agent cost? Free OSS; BYO model keys (Nous Portal, OpenRouter, or any endpoint). List prices as checked against the vendor's pricing page on 2026-09-25; plans change often, so confirm before deciding. ### Does Hermes Agent run locally or in the cloud? Hermes Agent runs locally on your machine and in the vendor's cloud. Its interfaces are a terminal (CLI), an API or protocol. ### What are alternatives to Hermes Agent? Other personal agent entries in the catalog: OpenClaw, NanoClaw, ZeroClaw, PicoClaw, nanobot. Different categories solve the same problem differently — see the Personal & always-on agents category page for tradeoffs. ### What should I know before adopting Hermes Agent? Broad system access by design, and it writes its own skills — review what it teaches itself. Provider-agnostic, best documented with Nous Portal or OpenRouter. Spec sheet **Name**: Hermes Agent **Vendor**: [Nous Research](https://www.agentlist.io/ai/nous) **Category**: [Personal & always-on agents](https://www.agentlist.io/categories/personal-agent) **Interfaces**: cli · api **Hosting**: local · cloud **Pricing**: Free OSS; BYO model keys (Nous Portal, OpenRouter, or any endpoint) **Status**: actively maintained **Integrates**: - [Telegram](https://www.agentlist.io/integrations/telegram) - [Discord](https://www.agentlist.io/integrations/discord) - [WhatsApp](https://www.agentlist.io/integrations/whatsapp) - [Slack](https://www.agentlist.io/integrations/slack) **Speaks**: - [Slack](https://www.agentlist.io/transports/slack) - [Telegram](https://www.agentlist.io/transports/telegram) - [Discord](https://www.agentlist.io/transports/discord) - [WhatsApp](https://www.agentlist.io/transports/whatsapp) **Aliases**: Hermes, hermes, Hermes Desktop **Record ID**: `sys://nous/hermes-agent` **Verified**: [2026-09-25](https://www.agentlist.io/changelog) Sources - [↗ nousresearch.com](https://nousresearch.com/) - [↗ github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent) Catalog entries are editorial records, not paid placements or endorsements. 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