Hermes Agent: An Open-Source Personal Agent with Tools and Memory
Melvin Vivas · X post · 2026-07-05 · Open on X
Topics: AI Agents, Tool Use & MCP, AI Dev Tools & Productivity · Level: beginner
Summary
The creator recommends NousResearch's open-source Hermes Agent as a personal AI assistant. It can use tools, remember workflows, run tasks and work across apps, which he sees as the direction personal agents are heading.
Key points
- Hermes Agent is an open-source agent from Nous Research ('The agent that grows with you').
- Core abilities: tool use, memory of workflows, running tasks and working across apps.
- Personal agents are moving from answering questions to taking actions for the user.
Resources mentioned
- Hermes Agent · tool · github.com · free
Nous Research's open-source AI agent with CLI, TUI and desktop interfaces. It now supports hands-free activation with a wake word.
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Try this
- Explore the Hermes Agent GitHub repo and try it as a personal assistant.
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