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Nous Research launches Hermes AI agent for 20+ chat platforms

Hermes, an open-source AI agent runtime from Nous Research, allows users to control a single, persistent agent across more than 20 different chat applications. This self-hosted system, currently at version 0.18.2, enables users to issue commands from any connected platform, such as Telegram, Slack, Discord, and WhatsApp, without duplicating authentication or session management. Hermes supports over 300 models from various providers, but requires a minimum context window of 64K tokens for its multi-step tool workflows. AI

IMPACT Enables users to manage AI agents across multiple communication platforms without needing dedicated interfaces.

RANK_REASON This is a self-hosted open-source tool release that integrates with existing platforms, rather than a core frontier model release or significant industry event.

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Nous Research launches Hermes AI agent for 20+ chat platforms

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  1. dev.to — Claude Code tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Creeta ·

    One Claude session, 20 front-ends — that's Hermes

    <p>Managing an AI coding agent usually means staying tethered to a terminal or IDE. Hermes inverts that assumption by turning the chat apps you already use into the control surface for a single, persistent agent.</p> <h2> Hermes Premise: a Claude Agent for 20 Surfaces </h2> <p>He…