Definition
Hermes Agent is nous-research’s open-source agent runtime and workflow harness (MIT license), widely cloned on GitHub and extended into enterprise Hermes for Businesses with governance controls.
Key Points
- 2026-10-07: Enterprise tier adds SSO, workspace isolation, auditing, cost management (2026-10-07-nous-research-1-5b-hermes-business)
- Positioned as community-driven alternative to closed frontier agent stacks
- Listed among early adopters of microsoft-execution-containers partner ecosystem (Build 2026 materials)
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Related Coverage
- 2026-10-27: Related coverage — nous-research-1-5b-hermes-business