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Hermes-desktop: AI Agent Companion

Name: Hermes-desktop: AI Agent Companion
Author: fathah

Get a desktop companion for Hermes Agent with hermes-desktop, for founders using AI agents.

14,076 stars1,597 forksTypeScriptGuide quality 8/10Updated 8/24/2026100% free · open source

What it does

Hermes-desktop provides a desktop companion for Hermes Agent, allowing founders to interact with their AI agents directly from their desktop

When to use it

•When you want to access your Hermes Agent from a desktop application
•When you need to interact with your AI agent without using a web interface
•When you want to integrate your Hermes Agent with other desktop applications

Ready-to-paste prompt

Run 'npm run electron:serve' and then use the desktop application to send a message to your Hermes Agent

Heads up: Make sure you have Node.js and npm installed on your system, and that you have configured your Hermes Agent settings correctly in the 'config.json' file before running the desktop application

Saves to your device

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🖥️ Needs desktop apps

Drives software that must already be installed on your computer.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/hermes-desktop && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/hermes-desktop/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/hermes-desktop/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How Hermes-desktop: AI Agent Companion works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

Hermes-desktop: AI Agent Companion is a very large TypeScript project (~117k lines across 678 code files, plus 115 test files). It is a full software project: use it through its install path rather than reading it end to end. Last commit this month, MIT license, has a test suite.

Size

Very large codebase

~117k lines · 678 code files · days to read — use, don't read

Setup

Developer setup

A real software project. Use it via its install path; don't expect to read it all.

Runs on

Node.js

Needs API keys (.env)

TypeScript 90%CSS 7%JavaScript 2%PowerShell 1%

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it
2
AGENTS.md
The instructions the AI actually follows
3
package.json
Dependencies and the commands it exposes
4
.env.example
The API keys and settings you must provide
5
src/main/index.ts
Inside src/ — the main logic begins here

What's in each folder

src/Core code — the actual logic750 files

docs/Documentation10 files

scripts/Helper scripts36 files

lat.md/Folder32 files

previews/Folder17 files

changelogs/Folder4 files

resources/Folder1 files

tests/Tests — proof it works114 files

READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksMIT licenseUpdated this month

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🖥️ Needs desktop apps

Drives software that must already be installed on your computer.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/hermes-desktop && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/hermes-desktop/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/hermes-desktop/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

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Details

Creator

fathah

Language

TypeScript