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Nous Research

Nous Research is a pioneer in open AI training and research. We created Hermes Agent, the most widely used open source agent harness in the world.

We are on a mission to create and proliferate open access to intelligence.

Open Source

Leading the American Open Source Movement

We train models, build agents, and develop infrastructure to accelerate adoption of open intelligence globally.

Mission

Advancing Human Rights and Freedoms

We believe that powerful AI should be in the hands of the many rather than the privileged few. Our aim is to create and democratize access to the world's best intelligence.

Research

Understanding the Intelligence Frontier

Our primary research focus areas include agents, model architecture, data synthesis, fine-tuning, and reasoning, all aimed at advancing our understanding of models and how they can benefit humanity.

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Hermes Agent

The self-improving AI agent built by Nous Research. The only agent with a built-in learning loop — creates skills from experience,The self-improving AI agent built by Nous Research. The only agent with a built-in learning loop: creates skills from experience,

improves them during use, nudges itself to persist knowledge, and builds a deepening model of who you are across sessions.improves them during use, nudges itself to persist knowledge, and builds a deepening model of who you are across sessions.

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You should be able to use smarter models in your agent. You should be able to use cheaper models in your agent. You should be able to use local models in your agent. You should be able to use a different model for every job. You should be able to switch models in the middle of a conversation. You should be able to choose what data your agent has. You should be able to choose what it remembers and what it forgets. You should be able to choose what computer your agent runs on. You should be able to run it on a machine that never touches the internet. You should be able to run it while your laptop is closed. You should be able to reach it from the apps you already use. You should be able to choose how your agent thinks. You should be able to read the prompt it runs on. You should be able to see every tool it has, and turn off the ones you don't want. You should be able to teach it something once and never explain it again. You should be able to know what it did, and when, and why. You should be able to export your agent. You should be able to read the code. You should be able to change the code. Your agent should be yours.

Oct 5, 2026
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You can use Hermes Agent for a lot more than flight booking. Here are 326 use cases from real users: hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-stor…

Oct 5, 2026
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Solar Mini 4 from @upstageai is free on Nous Portal for the next two weeks It has 3B active parameters (35B total), 512K context, and an Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index score of 24 - above models with 10x the active parameters

Oct 5, 2026
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*Not sponsored

Oct 3, 2026
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Very surreal to see @linusgsebastian discussing his Hermes setup experience on their latest podcast (and pronouncing it correctly)!

Oct 3, 2026
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If you missed the shirt, come to NousCon to get swagged up x.com/nousresearch/s…

Oct 3, 2026
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We are sold out!

Oct 2, 2026
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Oct 2, 2026
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Oct 2, 2026
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Hermes is for the wizards x.com/flawedimp/stat…

Oct 1, 2026
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