Features

Closed Learning Loop

Hermes has a built-in learning loop that creates skills from experience, improves them during use, nudges itself to persist knowledge, searches its own past conversations, and builds a deepening model of who you are across sessions.

  • Autonomous skill creation after complex tasks
  • Skills self-improve during use
  • Periodic memory nudges
  • FTS5 session search with LLM summarization
  • Honcho dialectic user modeling

Multi-Platform Messaging

Lives where you do - Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, and CLI all from a single gateway process.

  • Voice memo transcription
  • Cross-platform conversation continuity
  • Platform-specific slash commands
  • Unified configuration

Flexible Deployment Options

Run Hermes anywhere - not just your laptop. Six terminal backends give you options from $5 VPS to GPU clusters.

local

Direct local execution

docker

Containerized isolation

ssh

Remote server access

daytona

Serverless persistence

singularity

HPC environments

modal

Serverless GPU compute

Comprehensive Tool System

40+ tools covering file operations, web browsing, git, Python execution, MCP servers, and more.

  • File system operations (read, write, edit)
  • Web browsing and search
  • Git and GitHub integration
  • Python script execution
  • MCP server connections
  • Delegation to subagents

MCP Integration

Connect any MCP server for extended capabilities. Standard protocol for tool integration.

  • Standard protocol support
  • Easy server configuration
  • Dynamic tool discovery
  • Resource access

Cron Scheduling

Built-in cron scheduler with delivery to any platform. Automate daily reports, nightly backups, weekly audits.

  • Natural language scheduling
  • Platform delivery options
  • Persistent task execution
  • Unattended operation