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Hermes Agent

An open-source agent with memory, tools, subagents and scheduled work.

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Details checkedReviewed 2026-10-01

Decide at a glance

Best for

Users building a persistent assistant with reusable skills and schedules.

Requires setup

Pricing, with context

Hermes Agent is MIT-licensed free software. Model providers and optional hosted services charge separately; Nous Portal has its own model/tool credits and billing.

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Keep in mind

Local scheduled tasks cannot run while the agent process is stopped

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Is it a fit?

Best for

Users building a persistent assistant with reusable skills and schedules.

Think twice if

A claim that every task runs without setup or ongoing hosting.

What it can help you do

Automate repetitive work across apps

Hermes documents memory, skill generation, isolated subagents, web tools and gateway scheduling.

Prepare: A task, a model connection and configured tools or messaging channels
Get: Research, browser actions and scheduled reports
Your part: Review tool access, inspect outputs and maintain the running environment

Research a topic with sources

Hermes documents memory, skill generation, isolated subagents, web tools and gateway scheduling.

Prepare: A task, a model connection and configured tools or messaging channels
Get: Research, browser actions and scheduled reports
Your part: Review tool access, inspect outputs and maintain the running environment

Research a topic →Connect your work →

Where you still take over

  • Review tool access, inspect outputs and maintain the running environment

Limits to know

  • Local scheduled tasks cannot run while the agent process is stopped
  • Model providers, tool credits and optional cloud hosting are billed separately

From input to output

What you provide

  • A task, a model connection and configured tools or messaging channels

What you get

  • Research, browser actions and scheduled reports

How to start

Have these ready

  • A running agent process, a model connection and configured tools or channels; model providers, tool credits and optional cloud hosting are billed separately.
  1. Install the agent locally and connect a model provider along with the tools or messaging channels it may use.
  2. Configure recurring tasks and grant the browser and web-tool access those tasks need.
  3. Inspect the outputs and maintain the running environment, because local scheduled tasks cannot run while the agent process is stopped.

Pricing, with context

Hermes Agent is MIT-licensed free software. Model providers and optional hosted services charge separately; Nous Portal has its own model/tool credits and billing.

Official pricing ↗

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Evidence & sources

This is an official-source review, not a hands-on test of Hermes Agent. Vendor descriptions and demos are evidence of advertised features, not independent proof of results. “Best for” and review guidance are editorial judgments based on those sources.

Frequently asked questions

What does Hermes Agent do?

An open-source agent with memory, tools, subagents and scheduled work.

How much does Hermes Agent cost?

Hermes Agent is MIT-licensed free software. Model providers and optional hosted services charge separately; Nous Portal has its own model/tool credits and billing.

What should I check before using Hermes Agent?

Local scheduled tasks cannot run while the agent process is stopped

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