Re: [NonGNU] new: hermes

Let's not forget that Hermes is used only by small percentage of users 
running fully free LLMs on their computers, while mostly it is there for 
purpose to access Service as a Software Substitute LLMs, such as models 
from OpenAI, Microsoft (Github Pilot), Alibaba, Anthropic, Hugging Face, 
etc.

On 2026-08-07 09:45, Thanos Apollo wrote:
> Richard Stallman <[email protected]> writes:
> 
>> Could you please post a description of Hermes Agent?
> 
> Hermes Agent is an MIT-licensed free software agent developed by Nous
> Research.  Its runtime and persistent state can be self-hosted, while
> its language model may run locally or through a chosen provider.  It 
> has
> a terminal interface, web dashboard, and messaging gateways including
> xmpp, irc, telegram and whatsapp.
> 
> Hermes can inspect and edit files, run commands, search the web, 
> operate
> Git repositories and schedule recurring work.  Its unusual feature is a
> learning system based on skills.[1]  When it solves a non-trivial
> problem, it can save the procedure as an editable skill and reuse it in
> later sessions.  It can update skills when their instructions prove
> incomplete or wrong.  Persistent memory stores preferences and facts
> about the working environment.
> 
> Hermes profiles are separate agent instances, each with its own tools,
> skills, memory, permissions and configuration.  A default profile can
> handle conversation and route work, while specialist profiles may 
> handle
> programming, review, teaching or system administration.  They may work
> in isolated sandboxes or git worktrees.
> 
> Short jobs can be delegated to several agents in parallel.  Longer jobs
> can use Hermes's Kanban system, a durable local SQLite task board whose
> cards record assignees, dependencies, comments, status and handoffs.  A
> dispatcher starts the appropriate profile when work becomes ready and
> records its progress and result.  Blocked work can wait for another 
> task
> or human input, and it survives the original chat session.  I use this
> for work that takes many hours and needs separate implementation and
> review agents.
> 
> Hermes also has a built-in scheduler.  Cron jobs can run prompts,
> scripts or saved skills at fixed times.  Each job runs within a 
> profile,
> may use a chosen model, and can deliver results through a messaging
> gateway e.g maintenance task reports, health checks or unattended work.
> 
>> why we would want this in Emacs?
> 
> Emacs is a particularly good interface for hermes because it is already
> a programmable working environment rather than merely a text editor.
> Source files, shells, compilation results, diffs, conversations and 
> task
> lists can all be represented as ordinary Emacs buffers.  An Emacs
> interface lets the user inspect what the agent is doing, edit its 
> input,
> review changes and control long-running tasks without leaving Emacs.
> 
> Hermes does not currently treat Emacs as a first-class interface, so 
> this
> package fills that gap.
> 
> 
> [1] 
> https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/skills

-- 
Jean Louis