The latest AI news and updates of Nous Research — Open-source AI research lab; develops the Hermes family of open language models and the Hermes Agent. Covering Nous Research's latest product updates, launches, and company news from the past 90 days.
Nous ResearchJun 10Nous Research has integrated Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 model into its Hermes Agent, accessible through the Nous Portal. This expands the range of models available for agentic workflows, with a promotional offer for new users. The move streamlines model access for developers.
Nous ResearchJun 9Nous Research has integrated its Hermes Agent with iMessage, allowing users to interact with their autonomous AI agent directly through text messages. This update makes the agent accessible on a widely used personal messaging platform, simplifying engagement without requiring a dedicated application.
Nous ResearchJun 6Nous Research released Hermes Agent v0.16.0, "The Surface Release," adding a native desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux and turning the web dashboard into a full admin panel. It moves the autonomous agent off the command line — setup, model selection, and configuration now happen through a graphical interface or the browser.
Nous ResearchJun 4Nous Research has joined NVIDIA's Nemotron Coalition and is providing two weeks of free access to NVIDIA's Nemotron 3 Ultra model on its Nous Portal. This allows users to experience the model through an agentic platform.
Nous ResearchJun 4Nous Research overhauled the Hermes Web Dashboard into a centralized browser-based admin panel for managing autonomous agents. The update replaces manual command-line configuration with a graphical interface for API keys, tool servers, and messaging channels.
Nous ResearchJun 4Nous Research released Nous Portal, a centralized subscription gateway that provides access to over 300 AI models and hosted tool use for the Hermes Agent. This update eliminates the friction of managing multiple API keys and billing cycles by providing a single interface for agentic workflows.
Nous ResearchJun 2Nous Research released the public preview of Hermes Desktop, a native application for macOS, Windows, and Linux designed to run its self-improving AI agent. The shift from a terminal-based interface to a dedicated desktop environment allows users to manage complex multi-step tasks with integrated file handling and remote backend connectivity.
Nous ResearchJun 1Nous Research integrated its autonomous Hermes Agent with NVIDIA's RTX Spark hardware and the OpenShell security runtime. This partnership enables secure, native execution of AI agents on Windows PCs by bridging local hardware with Microsoft's security primitives.
Nous ResearchJun 1Nous Research integrated a built-in catalog into Hermes Agent to simplify the discovery and installation of Model Context Protocol tool servers. Users can now configure external capabilities like GitHub or databases through an interactive terminal picker instead of manual configuration files.
Nous ResearchJun 1Nous Research launched Hermes Agent v0.15.0, a major architectural refactor that reduces core code by 76% and eliminates LLM costs for session history searches. The update shifts the open-source platform toward high-speed multi-agent orchestration with native swarm support and hardened security.
Nous ResearchJun 1Nous Research released Tool Search for its Hermes Agent to manage large toolsets more efficiently. By loading tool definitions only when needed, the agent preserves context window space for reasoning and conversation history.
Nous ResearchJun 1Nous Research released a native Windows installer for Hermes Agent, removing the requirement for WSL or Docker. The update allows the open-source agent to manage system-level tasks and messaging gateways directly through Windows Scheduled Tasks.
Nous ResearchMay 29Nous Research is providing 30 days of free access to Step 3.7 Flash through the Nous Portal. The integration allows Hermes Agent users to utilize the 196B-parameter MoE model for high-efficiency coding and multimodal tasks without cost during the promotional period.
Nous ResearchMay 27Nous Research integrated Alibaba's Qwen 3.7 Max into its open-source Hermes Agent platform. This allows users to power autonomous multi-step workflows with reasoning models while benefiting from recent cost-saving context caching.
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