Install latest/candidate of Hermes AI Agent
Ubuntu 16.04 or later?
Make sure snap support is enabled in your Desktop store.
Install using the command line
sudo snap install hermes-agent --candidate --classicDon't have snapd? Get set up for snaps.
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Hermes is an autonomous AI agent that runs on your machine or server and becomes more capable over time through persistent memory and auto-generated skills.
It connects to 20+ messaging platforms (Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Teams, and more) and executes tasks using 60+ built-in tools: web browsing, browser automation, code execution, file operations, scheduled jobs, and more.
Compatible with any OpenAI-compatible LLM — locally via Lemonade, Ollama, or a Canonical inference snap, or via cloud APIs such as OpenAI and Anthropic.
LOCAL AI
Run 'hermes-agent.inference-snap' to detect a Canonical inference snap (gemma4, gemma3, deepseek-r1, and others) and configure it as Hermes's default model in one step — fully offline, no API key required.
SETUP
Run the setup wizard on first launch:
hermes-agent setup
The background gateway service starts automatically the first time you run any hermes-agent command and is managed as a standard systemd user unit:
systemctl --user status hermes-agent systemctl --user stop hermes-agent
SECURITY NOTE
This tool is capable of executing code, accessing files, and interacting with external services on your behalf. Due to the nature of autonomous AI agents, we recommend installing and running this snap inside an LXD container as best practice. A container provides an extra layer of confinement, limiting the agent's reach to the container environment and reducing exposure to your host system and personal data.
lxc launch ubuntu:24.04 my-agent lxc exec my-agent -- snap install --classic hermes-agent
Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the installing snapd documentation.
