Hermes Agent

Open source and built by Nous Research, Hermes Agent is an autonomous AI agent framework that you run on your own server instead of in a hosted chat window.

No pricing is attached to the framework itself, so the cost to you is the hardware and any model access you connect.

Hermes Agent is an AI agent tool that keeps persistent memory and develops new skills over time, which is the main difference from a standard chatbot or coding assistant.

You can reach it through messaging platforms such as Telegram, Discord and Slack, so the agent stays available where you already talk to people and teams.

On the work side, Hermes Agent can run Python scripts, automate web browsing, and hand parts of a job to subagents, which suits multi-step pipelines that a single prompt would not cover.

Sandboxing through Docker or SSH lets you keep that code execution contained rather than running it directly on your machine.

Expect to be comfortable with servers and containers.

This is a framework for developers and technical teams, not a one-click app.