Hermes Agent
Nous Research
Self-improving open-source agent with persistent memory, built-in cron and a gateway to 20+ chat apps; runs on a laptop, VPS or cloud sandbox.
Curated by Tiberiu ArvaVerified
Strengths
- Learns and reuses its own skills
- Cron jobs deliver to any chat platform
- 7 terminal backends incl. Docker, SSH, Modal
Practitioner note
Use a container or remote sandbox backend with command approval on rather than the local terminal backend. Self-written skills and memory mean you should review what it has learned before trusting it with production credentials.
Governance posture
Reviewed 2026-09-30Self-hosted; operator chooses where it runs (local, VPS, cloud sandbox). Model calls go to the configured provider.
SourceSelf-hosted locally or on remote backends (Docker, SSH, Daytona, Singularity, Modal, Vercel Sandbox). (self-hosted)
SourceSearchable session history and command approval; no dedicated audit log documented.
SourceSelf-hosted open-source agent; SOC 2 applies to the operator's infrastructure, not the package.
Self-hosted open-source agent; ISO 27001 applies to the operator's ISMS, not the package.
Self-hosted open-source agent; ISO 42001 applies to the deploying organisation.
Self-hosted open-source agent runtime, not an AI system placed on the market by the maintainer; obligations rest with the deployer. (role: not-applicable)
MIT (Copyright Nous Research) — permissive, OSI-approved. (low)
SourceEU AI Act obligations
Risk tier: Not applicable · as of 2026-08-23Source-backed information mapped from Hermes Agent's tracked risk tier — not legal advice. Obligations depend on how your organisation deploys the system; see the full obligation reference and timeline.
This record's EU AI Act risk tier is marked not applicable, so no tier-specific obligations attach. Deployers embedding it in an AI system in scope of the Act should assess that system's own tier.
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