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A blog about Hermes Agent

Hermes Growth

Exploring the Hermes Agent ecosystem by Nous Research — autonomous AI agents with persistent memory, self-improving skills, and cross-platform execution. Deep technical essays on agent architecture, MCP, and the future of agent-native tooling.

What is Hermes Agent?

Hermes Agent is an open-source autonomous AI system developed by Nous Research designed for persistent, cross-platform task execution and self-improvement. Unlike typical chatbots or API wrappers, Hermes features a built-in learning loop that allows it to create skills from experience, improve them during use, and persistently remember user preferences and project context across sessions.

Persistent Memory

Remembers user preferences, projects, and learned skills across sessions.

Self-Improving Skills

Creates and refines skills from experience, compatible with agentskills.io.

Cross-Platform

Runs on Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, and email.

Latest Essays

How Hermes Uses Browser Automation: From Playwright to Agent-Native Web Interaction

A technical look at how Hermes Agent handles web automation — from Playwright-based DOM manipulation to visual reasoning over screenshots, and why the agent-native web model matters.

7 min

Introducing Hermes: The Open-Source AI Agent That Grows With You

Hermes Agent by Nous Research is not a chatbot or an API wrapper. It is a self-improving autonomous agent with persistent memory, cross-platform execution, and a skill system that learns from experience.

7 min

Understanding MCP: Model Context Protocol and the Future of Agent-Native Tooling

MCP is an open protocol standardizing how AI agents connect to external tools and data sources. Hermes Agent uses MCP to integrate browsers, terminals, messaging platforms, and APIs into a unified agent architecture.

7 min