Default plan
Open source
Free
- Agent software
- Memory
- Scheduling
- Subagents
HA
AIOS Market editorial rating
Our own assessment, scored on published criteria. Separate from buyer reviews.
7.6 / 10
Open-source frameworkUsefulness: 4 Autonomous
Definition and evidence
Runs on its own schedule, acts proactively and remembers context.
Evidence: Site documents scheduled automations, persistent memory and self-improving skills; no documented end-to-end business functions with monitoring, so level 4.
- Autonomy weight 15%
- 8 / 10
- Depth weight 15%
- 8 / 10
- Ease of setup weight 15%
- 5 / 10
- Ownership and privacy weight 10%
- 8 / 10
- Value for money weight 15%
- 9 / 10
- Updates and support weight 10%
- 9 / 10
- Security weight 10%
- 4 / 10
- Maturity and traction weight 10%
- 10 / 10
A self-improving personal agent from Nous Research that runs on your own server with scheduled automations and persistent memory; the software is free and an optional portal adds paid tiers. Setup needs a server and some technical comfort. One of the strongest free options for people who want an agent that runs on its own.
Security: Issues found. Scanned on 2026-10-05 with ClamAV, YARA, gitleaks and OSV: a malware rule matched (AIOS_Stealer_SSH_Keys_Exfil) and the secret scanner flagged 7 possible credential patterns (values masked, not published). This can be a false positive in security or example code; we have not reviewed it by hand. 169 dependency advisories from OSV. Our pattern rules flagged 13 items for review, such as a download piped into a shell, reading browser profile files, reading the keychain, reading SSH key paths.
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The facts
As stated by the maker. Anything missing is marked Not stated.
- Delivery
- Installs on your machine
- GitHub
- 251,372 GitHub stars
- Runs on
- macOS, Linux, Windows
- Works with
- Hermes, Docker, SSH, Modal
- You'll need
- Not stated
- Install
- curl -fsSL https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh | bash, or desktop app (macOS 12+, Windows 10/11)
- Install time
- Not stated
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Company size
- Solo, 2-10, 11-50
- Updates
- Self-updating
- Licence
- MIT
- Seats included
- Not stated
- Team sharing
- Not stated
- Integrations
- Not stated
- Data
- Local by default with optional sandboxes (Docker, SSH, Modal); Nous Portal is a separate hosted model service.
- Support
- GitHub issues, docs, Nous Research Portal
- Documentation
- https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/
- Checks
- Security review: not completed. Automated checks, not a guarantee.
What it takes off your plate
Hermes Agent from Nous Research is an open-source assistant that keeps persistent memory, learns reusable skills, schedules tasks in natural language and delegates to isolated subagents. It connects to Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal and email, and has desktop apps. The software is free; optional Nous Portal tiers range from free to 200 dollars a month for model access.
Read the full description
What it is. Hermes Agent from Nous Research is an open-source assistant that keeps persistent memory, learns reusable skills, schedules tasks in natural language and delegates to isolated subagents. It connects to Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal and email, and has desktop apps. The software is free; optional Nous Portal tiers range from free to 200 dollars a month for model access.
Pricing. Software free (MIT). Optional Nous Portal tiers from free to $200/month for model access and credits (exact tier prices not read) Licence. MIT Where it runs. Hermes, Docker, SSH, Modal
Facts checked on 2026-10-06 from the maker's own site: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com. Not stated by the maker on that date: installTime, Portal tier-by-tier prices.
What's inside
No agent breakdown has been provided.
Plans
2 plans
Prices are the maker's, as published on their site on Oct 6, 2026. Buy on the maker's site.
Nous Portal (optional, up to)
$200per month
- Model access
- Monthly credits
Compatible with
Compatibility has not been stated.
Buyer reviews
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Buyer reviews open when the maker sells here.
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