Hermes Agent: AI Assistant That Scales Your Startup Workflow
A flexible Python AI agent for founders seeking intelligent, adaptive task automation across complex project environments. Leverage advanced language model capabilities without complex integration.
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What it does
The hermes-agent is a flexible Python AI agent that automates tasks across complex project environments by leveraging advanced language model capabilities.
When to use it
β’When you need to automate repetitive tasks across multiple projects
β’When you want to integrate AI capabilities into your workflow without complex setup
β’When you need an adaptive agent that can learn and grow with your project's requirements
Quick start
1Clone the hermes-agent repository from GitHub using `git clone https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent.git`
2Navigate to the hermes-agent directory using `cd hermes-agent`
3Create a new agent configuration file using `python -m hermes config init`
4Start the agent using `python -m hermes agent start`
5Interact with the agent using the `hermes` command-line interface, such as `hermes help` for available commands
Ready-to-paste prompt
python -m hermes task create --name 'my_task' --description 'This is a test task' --intent 'This is a test intent'
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AGENTS.md
cli-config.yaml.example
package.json
README.md
README.zh-CN.md
run_agent.py
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Creator
NousResearch
Language
Python
Category
claude-skill
Published
7/22/2025
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