{"type":"agents","slug":"hermes-agent","name":"Hermes Agent","title":"Hermes Agent: AI agent (CLI agent) in 2026","lead":"Nous Research's self-improving terminal agent for coding and other tasks, with persistent memory, agent-made skills and a messaging gateway.","category":"CLI agent","rank_in_category":4,"category_size":16,"source_url":"https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com","source_label":"Official site or docs","checked":"2026-10-17","page":"https://vibeshipped.io/directory/agents/hermes-agent","markdown":"https://vibeshipped.io/directory/agents/hermes-agent.md","json":"https://vibeshipped.io/directory/agents/hermes-agent.json","claim":"https://vibeshipped.io/directory/claim?entry=agents/hermes-agent","facts":{"Type":"AI agent","Category":"CLI agent","Maker":"Nous Research","Interface":"CLI, desktop, messaging, SDK","Licence":"MIT (Open source)","GitHub stars":"254,611 (as of 2026-10-17)","Supported models":"Nous Portal, OpenRouter, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint","MCP support":"Yes (per official docs)","Subagents":"Yes","Headless mode":"Yes","Sandboxing":"Yes","Note":"It's a general-purpose agent, not only a coding tool. The docs index calls it 'a terminal-native autonomous coding and task agent'. Models can come through an optional Nous Portal subscription (price not read).","Website":"https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com","Repository":"https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent","Source":"https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com (checked 2026-10-17)","Vibe Shipped harness page":"https://vibeshipped.io/harness/hermes-agent"},"repository":"https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent","website":"https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com","verification":{"kind":"sourced","checked":"2026-10-17"},"install":{"install":{"label":"Install","applicable":true,"snippet":"This agent is an MCP client (official docs). To give it a server from this directory, add that server in this agent's own MCP settings; every MCP server entry shows the snippet.","note":"Source: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com (checked 2026-10-17)."}},"ranking":"Within a category, entries sort by (1) latest verification: verified working, then reachable but sign-in required, then failing; (2) share of daily checks that passed; (3) number of sourced facts attached to the entry; (4) median response time of passing checks; (5) name. Nothing else counts. Rankings are never for sale: sponsors and paid plans cannot change an entry's position."}