Ollama Adds Nous Research's Hermes Desktop for Local Multi-Agent Workflows

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Ollama now supports Nous Research's Hermes Desktop, enabling users to run the multi-agent system locally or in the cloud. This integration brings Hermes Desktop's self-improving AI agents and messaging capabilities to Ollama's local model deployment platform. It allows users to manage complex agentic workflows with greater control over their compute environment.

Ollama now supports Nous Research's Hermes Desktop, a multi-agent engine, for local or cloud deployment. Users can run the desktop application, featuring self-improving skills and messaging integrations, with a single ollama launch hermes-desktop command. Hermes Desktop provides a native environment for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Platforms
macOS, Windows, Linux
Command
ollama launch hermes-desktop
Shipped Skills
70+
Skill Generation
Python from natural language
Messaging Integrations
Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, Email, and more
Multi-Agent Workflows
Parallel subagents with isolated contexts

This integration combines agentic AI (AI systems that autonomously plan and act) with local model deployment flexibility. Running Hermes Desktop via Ollama gives users direct control over their AI agent's operations, leveraging local compute for multi-agent workflows and custom skill development.

To get started, run ollama launch hermes-desktop to access the multi-agent system. Hermes Desktop allows spawning parallel subagents with isolated contexts for tasks like researching topics or running batches. It ships with over 70 skills and generates new Python skills from natural language, improving them with use. The agent also connects to messaging platforms, including Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, Email, and more.

Hermes Agent interface for investigating file paths, tracebacks, and technical ideas within a local development environment.
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Use Ollama with Hermes Desktop by @NousResearch. Hermes Desktop brings the same agent (its multi-agent engine, self-improving skills, and messaging integrations) into a desktop app on macOS, Windows, and Linux. Run it on Ollama using local or cloud with one command: ollama launch hermes-desktop 🧵

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Hermes Desktop is a multi-agent AI system developed by Nous Research that runs as a native application on macOS, Windows, and Linux. It features a multi-agent engine, self-improving skills, and integrations with various messaging platforms, allowing for autonomous, multi-step task execution.

Ollama provides a simple command, ollama launch hermes-desktop, that allows users to run the Hermes Desktop application using local or cloud models. This enables users to leverage Ollama's local model serving capabilities to power the Hermes multi-agent system.

Hermes Desktop can manage complex, multi-step tasks by spawning parallel subagents, researching multiple topics, and running batches. It can also generate and improve Python skills from natural language, and connect to messaging apps for broader interaction.

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