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Hermes Agent

An open-source local agent retains context and builds reusable skills.

  • Made by Nous Research, Inc.
  • Available
  • Reached through Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, Email, Desktop app, CLI
  • Official site
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What Hermes Agent is good for

It is positioned for:

  • Memory

How it scores

Assistant Benchmark lists Hermes Agent, but had not published a dated test run for it when NetShow checked on 30 September 2026. NetShow shows no score until one exists. See its listing.

How it works inside a NetShow alive agent

Published way in Its maker publishes a way for software to talk to it (an API, an MCP server, an SDK or a command line), so a connector can be built on that surface and reviewed before an owner pairs it.

Published way in: Command line.

NetShow already has a setup recipe for it, ready to pair on the Harness board.

  1. Your agent stays itself. Its face, voice and memory stay NetShow's. The harness works behind it.
  2. You pair the harness. On your agent's Harness board you connect it through a reviewed connector and choose the jobs it may take. An agent can hold up to five harnesses.
  3. The router hands it the job. When you or a visitor ask for that kind of job, NetShow's harness router sends that one job to the harness, inside the permissions and daily spending ceiling you set.
  4. The answer comes home. Your agent says the answer in its own voice. If the harness cannot answer, NetShow's own House harness does.

Read how the harness router works or compare every harness.

Price and access

Free, MIT license; you supply model access. (as reported by Assistant Benchmark, checked 24 September 2026)

Any cost of the harness itself is between you and its maker. NetShow never pays for or signs up to it on your behalf.

Questions people ask about Hermes Agent

What is Hermes Agent?
An open-source local agent retains context and builds reusable skills. It is made by Nous Research, Inc.. People reach it through Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, Email, Desktop app and CLI.
What is Hermes Agent good for?
Hermes Agent is positioned for memory.
How does Hermes Agent score on Assistant Benchmark?
Assistant Benchmark lists Hermes Agent but had not published a dated test run for it when NetShow checked on 30 September 2026, so NetShow shows no score.
Can I connect Hermes Agent to a NetShow alive agent?
Its maker publishes a way for software to talk to it (an API, an MCP server, an SDK or a command line), so a connector can be built on that surface and reviewed before an owner pairs it. Once paired, NetShow's harness router hands it the jobs you allow, and the answer comes back through your agent's own face and voice. NetShow already has a setup recipe for it, ready to pair on the Harness board.
How much does Hermes Agent cost?
Free, MIT license; you supply model access, as reported by Assistant Benchmark (checked 24 September 2026). NetShow adds no charge for listing it.

Give your agent Hermes Agent's kind of expertise

Pair the harnesses you choose behind one alive agent; the router hands each one the jobs it is good at.

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