Hermes Agent
Hermes Agent is a runtime maintained by Nous Research12. Its source code is public1 under the MIT License2.
Hermes Agent is an agent runtime from Nous Research with command-line and messaging interfaces, persistent memory, reusable skills, and scheduled tasks. It can connect to different model providers and local or remote execution backends. It is separate from the Hermes family of language models.13
- Website: Website (external site: hermes-agent.nousresearch.com)
- Repository: Repository (external site: github.com)
- Documentation: Documentation (external site: hermes-agent.nousresearch.com)
- License: LICENSE (external site: github.com)
- Release notes: Reviewed release (external site: github.com)
Availability and license
Overall availability
Source code and installation documentation are public. Model-provider and connected-service access are configured separately.13
Availability is separate from permission: read the license before using or redistributing.
Component reuse rights
- weights
- Unknown — no complete fact-level rights review
- code
- Reviewed qualifying license recorded — check scope and conditions
- data
- Unknown — no complete fact-level rights review
- documentation
- Unknown — no complete fact-level rights review
No complete system-rights review is recorded for this release.
Public materials checklist
| Item | Status | Notes and evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Source codeIs the source code publicly readable? | Public | Public project repository.1 |
| DocumentationIs user documentation published? | Public | Public official documentation.3 |
| InstallationAre installation instructions or packages publicly available? | Public | Official documentation provides shell and PowerShell installers and distinguishes desktop packages, command-line installation, Docker, and other supported methods. Provider access and optional integrations require separate configuration.3 |
| Supported platformsAre supported operating systems or hardware documented? | Public | The support matrix prioritizes Apple Silicon macOS, Windows 10/11, Linux/WSL2, and Docker, with architecture and packaging qualifications. Nix and aarch64 Android/Termux are best-effort. Intel macOS uses the darwin-x64 bundle or CLI route, not the Apple Silicon-only bootstrap installer; Linux desktop release packaging is disabled.7 |
| Release statusAre versioned releases published? | Public | Reviewed Hermes Agent v0.21.5, tagged v2026.9.24 and published September 24, 2026. This entry describes the project rather than one release; current main-branch documentation may describe later work.4 |
What it is useful for
Building persistent assistants and tool-using workflows with configurable model providers, execution environments, and messaging channels.3
Organization context
In the news
Nous Research releases Hermes Agent 0.20.0 with conversational voice and A2A v1.0 support
Nous Research published Hermes Agent v0.20.0 (tagged v2026.8.3) on GitHub on August 3, 2026, calling it "The Herald Release." The release notes list streaming conversational voice with barge-in and on-device wake words, and a new bundled plugin that implements the Agent-to-Agent (A2A) protocol v1.0 so Hermes can discover, talk to, and be driven by other A2A-compatible agents. The notes also list signed outbound webhooks, grounded research with citations and fact-checking, and a plugin SDK for the desktop app. USASI has not tested this release.
U.S. eligibility
Eligible · basis: U.S.-governed project
Nous Research publishes and maintains Hermes Agent. Its official portal terms identify Nous Research, Inc. as a Delaware corporation, and its careers page documents New York office operations and Hermes Agent engineering roles. These sources establish U.S.-based project stewardship; they do not establish a headquarters address.156
Sources
This listing is not an endorsement, a safety assessment, or a federal approval.
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