Sources

Evidence and provenance

The site is meant to be navigable, but every meaningful layer still ties back to real upstream surfaces.

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github.com

The core project. Self-improving AI agent with a closed learning loop, multi-platform gateway (Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, Feishu/Lark, WeCom), six terminal backends, cron scheduling, MCP integration, profiles (multi-instance), and fallback providers. 23k+ stars. Includes automatic migration from OpenClaw.

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Hermes Agent

The core project. Self-improving AI agent with a closed learning loop, multi-platform gateway (Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, Feishu/Lark, WeCom), six terminal backends, cron scheduling, MCP integration, profiles (multi-instance), and fallback providers. 23k+ stars. Includes automatic migration from OpenClaw.

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autonovel

Autonomous novel-writing pipeline built on Hermes. Generates long-form manuscripts (100k+ words) end-to-end using the agent loop.

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hermes-paperclip-adapter

Run Hermes as a managed employee in Paperclip companies. Connects the agent to Paperclip's task management and governance system.

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hermes-agent-self-evolution

Evolutionary self-improvement using DSPy and GEPA (Genetic Evolution of Prompt Architectures). The research pipeline for optimizing Hermes's own prompts and behaviors.

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Official Documentation

Comprehensive docs covering quickstart, CLI, configuration, messaging gateway, security, tools, skills, memory, MCP, cron, ACP, API server, and architecture.

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Release Notes

Official changelog with feature highlights, migration notes, and reliability fixes for each Hermes version.

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tinker-atropos

Standalone Atropos integration with Thinking Machines Tinker API. RL training infrastructure for fine-tuning tool-calling models on real agent trajectories.

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Skills Hub

The open standard for agent skills. Compatible across Hermes, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and other agents.

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Discord

The Nous Research community. Bug reports, feature requests, and general discussion.

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hermes-plugins

Goal management, inter-agent bridge, model selection, and cost control. Four plugins covering the most common operational needs. The inter-agent bridge is useful if you run multiple Hermes instances.

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hermes-skill-factory

Meta-skill that auto-generates reusable skills from your workflows. Point it at a task you repeat and it creates a skill for it.

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litprog-skill

Literate programming skill that works across Claude Code, OpenCode, and Hermes. Weaves code and prose into documented, executable notebooks.

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Wizards-of-the-Ghosts

Fantasy spell-themed skill pack. Wraps real development operations (refactoring, linting, testing) in a tabletop RPG interface.

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super-hermes

Teaches Hermes to write its own analytical prompts. Adds a meta-reasoning layer where the agent generates better prompts for itself before executing tasks.

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hermes-life-os

Personal OS agent that detects daily patterns and learns your routines over time. Uses Hermes's memory system for lifestyle tracking, not just code.

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acca-tracker

Track multi-sport accumulator betting slips (football, basketball, tennis) via live score monitoring. Auto-detects sport per leg, 30+ bet types, scripts/scores.sh helper with TheSportsDB + ESPN fallback (NBA, WNBA, NCAA). 15-minute cron reports with per-leg status and acca health.

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hermes-incident-commander

Autonomous SRE agent for production incident detection and self-healing. Monitors services, diagnoses failures, and applies fixes. Works well with Hermes's cron scheduling.

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hermes-dojo

Self-improvement system that monitors agent performance, identifies weak skills, and iterates on them automatically.

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hermes-spotify-skill

Spotify playback control for headless Linux and Raspberry Pi 4/5. Search, play, pause, skip, set volume, transfer between Spotify Connect devices. No daemon — Hermes writes spotipy snippets and runs them via execute_code. Works with raspotify for Pi-as-speaker. Tested on Raspberry Pi OS Lite Bookworm 64-bit. The only Linux-native Spotify skill in the ecosystem.

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hermes-skill-marketplace

Agent that writes, tests, and publishes new skills autonomously. Automates the skill creation and distribution lifecycle.

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personal-api

Turn your Obsidian vault into an identity layer any AI agent can read in under 30 seconds

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wondelai/skills

Cross-platform agent skills for Claude Code and agentskills.io-compatible platforms.

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Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills

753+ structured cybersecurity skills mapped to MITRE ATT&CK. The most comprehensive security skills collection available. 4k+ stars.

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chainlink-agent-skills

Official Chainlink agent skills on the agentskills.io spec. Oracle network data, CCIP, and smart contract interaction.

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black-forest-labs/skills

Official FLUX model skills for image generation. First-party skills from the FLUX creators.

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pydantic-ai-skills

Pydantic AI with agentskills.io support. Adds type-safe schema validation to agent skill inputs and outputs.

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cognify-skills

19 business operations skills covering CRM, invoicing, and project management.

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execplan-skill

Manages complex, long-running task execution with proper lifecycle handling — progress tracking, checkpoints, and failure recovery.

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maestro

Skill orchestration with Conductor planning and Beads tracking. Structures multi-step skill execution into observable pipelines.

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bmad-module-skill-forge

Transforms repos and docs into agentskills.io-compliant skills. Input a codebase, output installable skills.

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Agentic-MCP-Skill

MCP client with agentskills.io validation. Bridges MCP tool servers with the skills standard.

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ripley-xmr-gateway

Monero (XMR) blockchain gateway for agents. Enables private cryptocurrency transactions from agent workflows.

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skillsdotnet

C# implementation of agentskills.io with MCP integration. .NET alternative to the Python/TypeScript SDKs.

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colony-skill

Collaborative intelligence platform where AI agents and humans post findings, discuss ideas, complete tasks, earn karma, and build reputation. Community hub at thecolony.cc.

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AgentCash

Skill giving agents access to 300+ premium APIs and a wallet balance to pay for them through x402 or MPP. A fresh Hermes install with only AgentCash is actually powerful — from web scraping to image generation to email sending, all through one skill with free USDC for trying out.

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plur

Shared memory layer for AI agents with open engram format (YAML). Useful for persistent learning patterns in Hermes workflows.

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hermes-payguard

Safe USDC and x402 payment plugin. Lets Hermes send and receive payments with configurable spending limits and approval flows.

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hermes-web-search-plus

Multi-provider web search with intelligent routing across Serper, Tavily, Exa, and more. Replaces the built-in search with better result quality and source diversity.

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hermes-weather-plugin

Professional-grade weather plugin with NWS model imagery, NEXRAD radar, and meteorological calculations.

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hermes-wxtrain-plugin

ML pipeline plugin for building training datasets from HRRR/GFS/ERA5 weather models. Companion to the weather plugin for building weather ML pipelines.

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hermes-plugin-chrome-profiles

Switch browser tools between Chrome profiles via CDP. Useful for multi-account testing or browsing with different saved sessions.

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hermes-cloudflare

Cloudflare browser rendering plugin. Headless browsing through Cloudflare's infrastructure instead of local browser automation.

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evey-bridge-plugin

Claude Code plugin for bridging with Evey (hermes-agent). Lets Claude Code and Hermes share context and hand off tasks between each other.

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agent-analytics-hermes-plugin

Native Signals dashboard tab for Hermes with read-only multi-project analytics, explicit timeframe, and theme-aware UI.

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rtk-hermes

Plugin that intercepts shell commands via pretoolcall and rewrites output through RTK, compressing terminal output before it reaches the LLM context window. 60-90% token reduction on shell commands, 96.6% efficiency across 11M+ tokens processed. Zero config — auto-loads on gateway boot. Real benchmarks: cargo test 90-99%, git log --stat 87%, ls -la 78%.

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hermeshub

Browse, share, and install community skills for Hermes. Community hub for skill discovery, still early but growing.

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skilldock.io

Registry of reusable AI skills compatible with OpenClaw, Claude Code, and Hermes. Established cross-platform skills marketplace with an active catalog.

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Global Chat

Cross-protocol agent discovery across MCP, A2A, and agents.txt. Searchable directory of 18K+ MCP servers and agents with a free agents.txt validator and MCP server for programmatic access.

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hermes-workspace

Web-based workspace with chat, terminal, memory browser, skills manager, and inspector. The most complete GUI for Hermes. Built during the Nous Hackathon 2026.

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hermes-desktop

Native macOS workspace for Hermes built around a direct, host-first SSH connection model, with a real embedded terminal, session browsing, canonical file editing, skills browsing, and usage metrics without extra gateway or daemon layers.

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mission-control

Open-source dashboard for AI agent orchestration. Manage agent fleets, dispatch tasks, track costs, and coordinate multi-agent workflows. Self-hosted, SQLite-powered. 3.7k+ stars.

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hermes-neurovision

Terminal neurovisualizer with 42 animated themes. Decorative terminal overlays for agent activity.

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lintlang

Static linter for AI agent configs and prompts with HERM v1.1 scoring. Catches config mistakes that silently degrade agent behavior.

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nix-hermes-agent

Nix package and NixOS module for Hermes. Fully reproducible deployments via Nix flakes.

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openclaw-to-hermes

Community migration tool from OpenClaw to Hermes. Built when the native hermes-migrate had critical bugs. For Hermes v0.3.0+, prefer the native hermes claw migrate command — it now covers the full migration path.

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vessel-browser

AI-native Linux browser with MCP control and autonomous browsing. Full browser built for agent use, not a headless wrapper.

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portable-hermes-agent

Windows desktop app bundling 100 tools, GUI, local models, ComfyUI, and workflows in a single portable package.

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hermes-ui

Single-file glassmorphic web UI with SSE streaming, tool call visualization, activity panel, image analysis (Gemini Vision), session management, PDF export, skill browser, memory viewer, and mobile support. Python proxy server (stdlib only) on port 3333, no build step required.

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hermes-webui

Lightweight process monitoring and configuration dashboard. Simpler alternative to hermes-workspace, focused on ops.

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evey-setup

One-command setup for the full hermes-agent stack with free models and 29 plugins. Opinionated defaults that cover most use cases.

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flowstate-qmd

Anticipatory memory for AI agents with RAG and vector search. Pre-fetches relevant context before queries hit the agent.

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mnemo-hermes

Semantic memory plugin adding pgvector vector search to Hermes's built-in FTS5 memory. 5 tools (mnemoremember, mnemorecall, mnemolearn, mnemopredict, mnemoprofile) + onsession_start hook for auto-context loading. Runs entirely local via Ollama, no API keys needed. MIT licensed.

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SkillClaw

Open-source companion that auto-evolves, deduplicates, and improves your skill library from real session data. Adds a post-task evolution loop on top of Hermes's built-in skill creation. Native Hermes integration via ~/.hermes/skills, safety flows (skillclaw doctor hermes / skillclaw restore hermes). Works across multiple devices and isolated skill silos. 705 stars, MIT licensed, active through 2026-04-17.

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Clarvia

AEO (Agent Experience Optimization) scoring for MCP tools. Analyzes 15,400+ indexed MCP servers for agent-friendliness. REST API + MCP server so agents can evaluate tools from within their own loops. Use GET /v1/score?url= to score any MCP server or GET /v1/search?q= to find agent-ready tools by topic.

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hermes-agent-template

Production-ready Docker image for cloud Hermes deployments on Crustocean. Infrastructure wiring pre-configured.

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portainer-stack-hermes

Docker Compose + Portainer + ttyd web terminal. Deploy Hermes and access it from any browser.

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hermes-android

Android device bridge with a full Python toolset. Lets Hermes interact with and control Android devices.

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hermes-miniverse

Bridge to Miniverse pixel worlds. By a Nous Research co-founder.

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hindsight

Long-term memory layer for agents with retain/recall/reflect workflows. Integrates with Hermes via plugin or MCP and supports semantic, graph, and temporal retrieval.

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honcho-self-hosted

Self-hosted Honcho memory backend setup for Hermes. Useful when you need stronger cross-session memory behavior with local control.

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yantrikdb-hermes-plugin

Hermes-native memory provider for YantrikDB. Self-maintaining memory: think() canonicalizes duplicates, conflicts() surfaces contradictions instead of overwriting silently, and every recall() result carries a why_retrieved reason list so ranking is explainable. Drop-in install into plugins/memory/, talks HTTP to a user-run Rust backend.

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zouroboros-swarm-executors

Local executor bridge for Claude Code + Hermes integration. Enables task handoff between both agents.

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reina

Autonomous AI agent for the Crustocean platform. Deep integration of Hermes into Crustocean's product.

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hermes-agent-acp-skill

Multi-agent delegation skill bridging Hermes, Codex, and Claude Code. Routes subtasks to the best-suited agent automatically.

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hermes-blockchain-oracle

Solana blockchain intelligence MCP server. Provides on-chain analytics and wallet data to Hermes via MCP.

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hermes-council

Adversarial multi-perspective council MCP server. Multiple AI viewpoints debate before the agent commits to a decision.

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Not Human Search

MCP server for discovering other MCP servers. Indexes 8,600+ agent-friendly sites with agentic scoring, category filters, and live JSON-RPC verification. Wire it into Hermes via MCP to let the agent find and evaluate new tools to integrate on its own. Live at nothumansearch.ai.

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NemoHermes

NVIDIA capability registry and Spark-aware routing layer. Routes compute-heavy tasks to available GPU infrastructure.

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microsoft-workspace-skill

Full Outlook/Hotmail/Microsoft 365 integration via Microsoft Graph API. Email, calendar, contacts, user profile, and free/busy scheduling. OAuth2 with auto-refresh. Includes preview-before-send pattern that prevents shell $ variable mangling — a real pain point when agents compose emails with dollar amounts.

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agent-android

LAN-first Android control for Hermes over WiFi — no USB, ADB, or root required once the AIVane service is running. Supports health checks, app listing/launching, UI tree inspection, taps, text input, swipes, navigation, screenshots, and inspect→act→smoke flows. Explicit safety boundaries: only connects to user-provided device URLs.

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clawsocial-hermes-plugin

Social discovery network plugin — helps users find and connect with people sharing their interests through their Hermes agent. Features semantic interest matching, real-time WebSocket messaging, shareable profile cards, local and web inbox, and 4 notification modes. All actions require explicit user request. Bilingual (English + Chinese), compatible with OpenClaw version.

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resemble-ai/detect-skill

Deepfake detection and media safety for agents. Detects AI-generated audio, images, video, and text; traces audio source (ElevenLabs, Resemble, etc.); applies invisible watermarks for provenance tracking; verifies speaker identity (Beta). Powered by Resemble AI. Core principle: never declare media real or fake without a completed detection result.

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Ankh.md

TAW Agent x Hermes multi-agent swarm framework. Coordinates multiple agents with shared goals and distributed task execution.

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gladiator

Two autonomous AI companies compete for GitHub stars. Hackathon project exploring autonomous agent competition dynamics.

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bigiron

AI-native SDLC with Hermes and Supermodel code graph. Full software development lifecycle driven by coordinated agents.

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opencode-hermes-multiagent

17 specialized agents for OpenCode AI. Each agent has a defined role and they communicate through structured interfaces.

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hermes-embodied

Self-improving robotics via VLA model fine-tuning. Applies the Hermes learning loop to physical robot control. Nous Hackathon project.

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hermescraft

Embodied AI companion for Minecraft with persistent memory. Tracks inventory, learns building preferences, and retains context across sessions.

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Hermes-mars-rover

Mars rover simulator with ROS2 and Gazebo. Uses Hermes's skill creation loop to improve navigation over time.

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anihermes

Local anime server and tracker with natural language interface. Browse, track, and get recommendations via conversation.

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job-scout-agent

Autonomous job hunting agent. Searches listings, tracks applications, and manages the job search pipeline.

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hermes-genesis

Autonomous living world engine with procedural generation. Creates and maintains virtual worlds that grow in complexity over time.

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hermes-legal

Contract risk analysis with English and Turkish support. Identifies risky clauses and summarizes legal obligations.

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hermes-startup-architect

Generates investor-ready kits from startup ideas — market analysis, pitch deck, and financial projections.

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mercury

Multi-chain blockchain cash flow analyzer with WebGL dashboard. On-chain forensics and flow visualization.

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hermes-research-agent

Autonomous LLM research agent. Handles literature review, hypothesis generation, and experiment design end-to-end.

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hermes-agent-camel

Hermes with integrated CaMeL trust boundaries. Adds formal trust verification to the agent loop for safety-critical deployments.

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orahermes-agent

Oracle AI Agent Harness — OCI GenAI and Oracle 26ai integration. Enterprise on-ramp for Oracle environments.

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hermes-alpha

Cloud-deployed Hermes with pre-configured infrastructure templates. Skips local setup.

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hermes-skill-distillation

Generates agentic training trajectories from real-world tasks. Hackathon project for producing fine-tuning data at scale.

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hermes-agent-docs

Comprehensive community documentation for Hermes Agent. Covers v0.2.0 in detail, useful supplement to the official docs for deployment patterns.

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hermes-wsl-ubuntu

Step-by-step WSL2 Ubuntu setup instructions for running Hermes on Windows.

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HermesWiki

Community-maintained wiki with practical patterns and deployment advice for building autonomous agents with Hermes. ---

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Honcho Memory docs

- Memory pressure handling with Honcho/Hindsight — If you are repeating context or losing long-term recall, review Honcho Memory docs, and evaluate hindsight or self-hosted memory backends.

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configuration docs

- Tune session timeout/expiry early — Use configuration docs to adjust session retention for slower-moving threads so context is kept when needed.

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Hermes Agent Website

Public product surface used for brand diagnosis and onboarding.

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Nous Portal

Managed and official organizational surface for Hermes positioning and hosting context.