Hermes Agent — the AI agent that remembers, learns, and works 24/7.
Beyond chat — finished work. Hermes keeps persistent memory across every session, improves on your specific workflows, and runs across Telegram, Discord, Slack, and the terminal. Use a hosted cloud version when you want Hermes working today, or self-host when you want full infrastructure control.
Live in the cloud in under 60 seconds — no server, no setup. Compare hosted pricing or view the Open source on GitHub ★ 10k+
An agent that grows with you
Persistent Memory
- • Stores context in SQLite or PostgreSQL
- • Learns your preferences
- • FTS5 search across sessions
- • Auto-nudges with relevant context
Learning Loop
- • Observes multi-step tasks
- • Creates skill after 3+ attempts
- • Refines skill from feedback
- • Improves on your specific workflow
Multi-Platform Gateway
- • Single gateway process
- • 6 terminal backends
- • Consistent context
- • Unified skill library
What people actually run Hermes for
Concrete jobs, not vague “automation.” Pick the path closest to your work.
For developers
See all →Ask Hermes to trace a bug from the error report to the relevant commit, inspect logs, compare staging and production config, and propose the fix with evidence. That is a real developer workflow, not a toy prompt.
Have Hermes run the test suite, inspect the diff for risky changes, verify changelog and migration updates, and flag places where the code breaks your team conventions before a human reviewer wastes time on the obvious stuff.
For researchers
See all →Use Hermes to keep a running map of papers, claims, contradictory findings, and unresolved questions instead of doing a heroic review once and then losing the thread six weeks later.
Have Hermes check selected papers, repos, benchmarks, and discussion threads on a schedule, then send a digest that highlights what changed and why it matters to your current line of work.
For solopreneurs
See all →Train Hermes on your docs, pricing, policies, and common issues so it can answer routine customer questions immediately and escalate the weird edge cases to you with full context.
Have Hermes summarize revenue, support volume, competitor changes, notable customer messages, and urgent follow-ups each morning so you can decide faster where to spend the day.
Self-hosting is powerful. It’s also work.
Running your own agent means a VPS, API keys, model routing, security, and upkeep. That’s real control — and real overhead. Hermes Agent Cloud removes the overhead so you can start today.
Hermes Agent Cloud
- • Live in under 60 seconds — no server to provision
- • Managed infrastructure, models, and updates
- • Predictable pricing — no surprise API bills
- • Best for founders, operators, and lean teams
Self-host Hermes
- • MIT licensed — audit and modify everything
- • Bring your own models and API keys (~$5/mo VPS)
- • Your data stays on your infrastructure
- • Best for developers, labs, and infra-heavy teams
Coming from another agent?
See how Hermes stacks up — including a full migration path if you’re on OpenClaw.
Start with a high-leverage skill
Type: 'Every day at 9am...'
Playwright-based web control
Sandboxed Python execution
Isolated context
Prefer to run it yourself?
Use Hermes where you already work
One agent, every channel — messaging, coding, and workflow tools, with the same memory and skills.
What early users are saying
“Hermes Agent is open source and built in Python, so it is easy for developers to extend. It sits between a Claude Code style CLI and an OpenClaw style messaging platform agent.”
“After running 20 to 30 tasks in a domain, you start seeing measurable improvement in Hermes tool selection and pattern application.”
“The migration command worked exactly as advertised. All my memories, skills, and Telegram config transferred.”
“Meet Hermes Agent, the open source agent that grows with you. Hermes Agent remembers what it learns and gets more capable over time.”
“Every research task builds on everything that came before. Perplexity starts fresh every query.”
“It can run nightly research sweeps, compile weekly briefings, and push updates without any human invocation.”
Common questions
How is Hermes different from Cursor or Claude Code for developers?+
Cursor and Claude Code are strongest inside an active coding session. Hermes is broader and more persistent: it remembers project context across sessions, works through messaging interfaces, runs scheduled tasks, uses tools beyond the editor, and can handle infrastructure, research, and workflow automation around the code.
What kinds of solopreneurs benefit most from Hermes?+
It is especially strong for founders, consultants, agencies, educators, creators, and software businesses that have recurring support, research, admin, or follow-up work. If you are drowning in repeatable tasks with context, Hermes is a good fit.
Does Hermes support long documents and PDFs?+
Yes. Hermes can work with long documents, PDFs, browser content, and local files, then route the task to whichever model or tooling setup you prefer. The practical benefit is that you can keep the source material and the resulting notes in the same research workflow.
Can Hermes match my brand voice and business rules?+
Yes. You can give Hermes your docs, prior content, policies, and preferred tone, then keep refining that context over time. Because the memory persists, it does not have to relearn your business from zero in every conversation.
Is Hermes trying to replace my IDE?+
No. The best use case is usually alongside your existing tools. Keep Cursor, Copilot, or your editor for deep inline coding flow, then use Hermes for cross-session memory, automation, infra tasks, asynchronous execution, and everything that happens outside the editor tab.
Can Hermes help with academic research and literature reviews?+
Yes. Hermes is especially useful for literature review workflows because it can store what you have already read, summarize papers into a consistent structure, maintain ongoing notes, and surface earlier findings when you return to the topic later.
Put Hermes Agent to work today
Skip the infrastructure and start in the cloud in under a minute. You can always self-host later once the workflow proves itself.