Hermes
Hermes is a native desktop app for Hermes Agent that lets you chat with and manage an AI agent on macOS, Windows, and Linux.
What is Hermes?
Hermes is the native desktop app for Hermes Agent, an open-source AI agent from Nous Research. It gives users a graphical way to chat with the same agent core used by the Hermes command-line tools, so conversations, settings, and agent state can carry across interfaces. The desktop app is designed for people who want agent features without working mainly in a terminal, and it supports common workflows such as chatting with tool output, reviewing previews beside a conversation, browsing files, and adjusting configuration from a desktop window. Documentation for Hermes Desktop describes support for macOS, Windows, and Linux, with the desktop installer recommended for macOS and Windows. Users typically install it to run and manage Hermes through a desktop interface while keeping access to the broader Hermes CLI and dashboard ecosystem.
Key features
- Chat with the full agent in a desktop interface
- View streaming responses and live tool activity while conversations run
- Open side-by-side previews for web pages, files, and tool output
- Browse and preview files without leaving the app
- Talk to the agent with voice features
- Manage providers, models, tools, and credentials from settings
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
Hermes is legitimate desktop software for running and managing an AI agent, and normal use may involve access to files, network services, API credentials, and conversations because those are part of its purpose. If you use cloud model providers or remote backends, treat the app like other AI development or productivity tools that can send prompts and related data to services you configure. Keep your provider keys and sensitive project data limited to what you trust the app and its connected services to handle, and review its settings before giving it access to important files or accounts.
Recommendation: Keep Hermes if you actively use Hermes Agent on your Mac or switch between its desktop and command-line interfaces. Remove it if you no longer use Hermes, but expect to lose convenient access to the desktop interface and any app-specific local data tied to that installation.
Common paths
/Applications/Hermes.app~/.hermes
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