Question 1

Can we not just install it ourselves?

Accepted Answer

You can - it is free and installing it is quick. The work is in the boundaries: which jobs it may finish alone, which it must bring back, and what it may never touch. Hermes is built to act while nobody is watching, which is the reason to want it and also the reason a loose setup takes a while to show itself - it looks fine right up until the week it does the wrong thing forty times. We set those lines with you and tighten them over the first weeks.

Question 2

What does it cost to keep running?

Accepted Answer

Running costs depend on hosting, workload, AI usage and upkeep. A rented server is billed under its hosting plan; pausing when idle depends on that setup. Your own hardware still uses electricity and needs maintenance. A local AI avoids a provider's per-message fees, but needs suitable hardware. We estimate the costs for your work before launch.

Question 3

Which AI does it think with?

Accepted Answer

Whichever you prefer. It works with Nous Research's own service, with a direct account at a provider you already use, or with an AI running on your own hardware. We help you choose on the first call based on what the work needs and how private it is, and it can be swapped later without rebuilding anything.

Question 4

Can it work without an internet connection?

Accepted Answer

Local tasks can work offline if the AI and required files are on your own hardware. Sending messages, checking websites or using cloud tools still needs a connection. A local AI keeps those model requests on your hardware; the privacy of connected services must be assessed separately.

Question 5

Will it run on Windows?

Accepted Answer

Yes - Mac, Windows and Linux are all supported. What matters more is that it lives somewhere that stays switched on, since the whole point is that it works while you are elsewhere. A laptop that travels with you is the wrong home for it; a spare office machine or a small rented server is the right one.

Question 6

How does it get better at our work?

Accepted Answer

Hermes can save useful procedures and corrections as reusable instructions on the chosen machine. We review and test those instructions before relying on them. It does not retrain the AI or guarantee that every correction is saved correctly; improvement depends on the work, feedback and testing.

Question 7

Can it do more than one job?

Accepted Answer

Yes. It runs several at once, and separate agents can hand work between them in a group chat, each with its own job and its own access. Most people start with one job, get it right, then add the next once they trust what they are seeing.

Question 8

What happens to what it has learned if we leave?

Accepted Answer

It stays with you. What it wrote down lives on your hardware in an open format, alongside its memory of how your work is done, so it is readable and portable rather than locked in a service. The software is open too, so nothing switches off and there is no licence for anyone to withdraw.

Task	Agent	You
Working through the queue you left on Friday
Sending the same Monday report without being reminded
Remembering you never chase a client twice in a week
Deciding which jobs it may finish alone
Signing off anything unusual

Hermes Agent setup, for work that runs while you are away.

What is Hermes Agent?

What Hermes does, and what stays with you

Which apps does Hermes work with?

Is Hermes safe to leave running?

You set where it stops

Only the accounts you connect

Local AI is an option

OpenClaw, Hermes or Grok Bot?

How do you get Hermes Agent set up?

A call

Setup

Live

After

See the work in practice.

Common questions about Hermes Agent