Articles tagged "Hermes Agent"

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.