Articles tagged "Hermes Agent"

**Nous Research's [Nous Portal](https://portal.nousresearch.com/cloud) launched on 2026-04-27 as an AI-gateway subscription**. **A single OAuth login unlocks 300+ frontier, agentic-oriented models** ([Claude](../columns/claude-sonnet-5-anthropic-release-2026-06-30), GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, [Qwen](../columns/qwen36-35b-a3b-uncensored-abliterated-2026-07), [Kimi](../columns/kimi-k2-7-code-moonshot-ai-2026-06), GLM, MiniMax, Grok, and more), plus a **Tool Gateway** (web search, image generation, TTS, browser automation) and **Nous Chat**. Designed as the **official backend for Nous Research's Hermes Agent**, it removes per-vendor API-key juggling. **Pricing**: **Free $0/month** ($0.10 credit) and **Plus $20/month** (300+ models, hosted tools, $22 worth of monthly credits with rollover). API access with [API Docs](https://portal.nousresearch.com/api-docs) enables programmatic integration through an OpenAI-compatible API on a monthly-credit model. **Strategic significance**: the AI-side equivalent of the integration trend from our ["just deploy everything to Cloudflare" column](../columns/cloudflare-only-stack-viral-2026-07) — a **"run everything through Nous Portal"** approach that avoids per-vendor lock-in and gives fast access to the newest models, with rollover credits making cost management manageable. Caveats: dependency on Nous Portal itself, coupling with the Hermes Agent ecosystem, and data-protection terms remain those of each underlying model vendor at the enterprise contract layer.

A comprehensive guide to the **Skills & Tools system** in Nous Research's open-source agent Hermes Agent v0.15.2 (and the [Hermes Desktop](../columns/hermes-desktop-nous-research-2026) GUI), grounded in official docs and GitHub releases. Covers **Skills** (on-demand procedural docs) with the three-level Progressive Disclosure loading scheme starting at ~3k tokens, the `SKILL.md` format, the **skills.sh catalog that exploded from 858 to 19,932 entries in v0.15.1**, the standout new skills (`openhands`, `code-wiki`, `web-pentest`), the self-improving loop where the agent creates / patches / edits / deletes its own Skills, and **Tools** — 40+ built-ins like `web_search`, `x_search`, `terminal`, `patch`, `browser_navigate`, `vision_analyze`, `cronjob`, `memory`, `delegate_task`. Also covers MCP **client + server** support, the macOS Computer Use background execution that doesn't move the cursor or switch Spaces (5–20ms/event), and the 25+ messenger gateway (Slack / Discord / Telegram / Teams / WhatsApp / LINE / Feishu / WeCom and more). Ends with **eight category-specific combination patterns** — research, writing, data analysis, coding, customer support, social listening, internal automation, personal work — sized for Japanese enterprise practice.

**Hermes Desktop** by Nous Research is the native desktop app version of Hermes Agent, first demoed by Jensen Huang at the NVIDIA GTC keynote and now in public preview. Released under the MIT license, it supports macOS, Windows, and Linux with voice mode, cron scheduling, Computer Use, and MCP gateway integration — all sharing the same config, skills, and memory as the CLI and TUI. This column covers features, competitive positioning, and key considerations for Japanese enterprise adoption.

Nous Research's open-source self-improving AI agent Hermes Agent gained direct access to xAI's Grok subscriptions (including X Premium and SuperGrok) on May 15, 2026, plus an `x_search` tool that queries X posts, threads, and profiles via the xAI Responses API. This column reads the official sources to lay out how the two features actually work, what's authenticated against what, which Grok model variants are supported, and how the combination realistically fits into business workflows.

Complete guide to NousResearch Hermes 4.3 36B (512K context) and the Hermes Agent framework. Covers Function Calling implementation, Ollama setup, hardware requirements, and benchmarks including RefusalBench dominance — updated for 2026.