What it does
Hermes One is a community-made desktop app for Hermes Agent, an AI assistant that can use tools and learn over time. Instead of setting up the agent by hand in a terminal, the app walks you through installing it, choosing an AI provider and using it day to day.
It offers a chat window, saved conversations, separate profiles, memory you can view and edit, a personality editor, scheduled tasks and connections to messaging apps such as Telegram, Discord, Slack and WhatsApp. It works with many AI providers and with models running on your own computer.
The README says it's in active development, so features may change and some things might break.
Who it's for
People who want to try the Hermes agent through a friendly app rather than the command line.
Can I use it without coding?
Yes. Download the installer from the website or GitHub. Windows may show a security warning because the installer isn't signed. New to this? Start here.
Can I run it?
- Cost
- FreeNothing to pay or sign up for.
- Runs on
- Windows, Linux
- Privacy
- Your choice: run it on your device or use an online service
- API key
- Not needed
Try it
- Download the desktop app for your computer from the project's website or releases page.
- On first launch, choose to run Hermes on your computer or connect to a remote server.
- Pick an AI provider or a local model, then start chatting.
Using Claude Code, Cursor or another AI coding assistant? Paste the prompt and it will walk you through the setup.New to this?
Before you install
- Only download from the official GitHub page or the official download page above. Copies with similar names exist for many popular projects.
- License (MIT): Very permissive: free to use, change and share, including for business.
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