Hermes Agent

by Abacus AI

The always-on AI agent that automates your workflows 24/7 through messaging apps, cron jobs, and skills.

See https://abacus.ai

Features

  • Deploy via Abacus AI with quick provider setup — connect an AI model API key and go
  • Dashboard with terminal, desktop, analytics, cron jobs, skills, examples, config, and key management
  • Messaging integrations: Telegram, WhatsApp, Discord, Slack, Signal, and email
  • Cron job scheduling for recurring automations with custom prompts, timing, and delivery destinations
  • Broad skill library covering research, social media, GitHub, DevOps, email, creativity, and note-taking
  • Goal mode: give it a target and it keeps working autonomously until the task is complete
  • SEO workflow capabilities: keyword research, content creation, publishing, indexing, and multimedia generation
  • Kanban-style orchestration for managing multi-step SEO and content workflows
  • Memory/context integration (e.g. Obsidian) for personalized, brand-consistent outputs
  • Multi-model support — switch providers and models from the terminal after initial setup

Superpowers

Hermes acts as a 24/7 AI employee that can learn, schedule, communicate, and automate across multiple platforms. The core value proposition is its goal mode: give it an objective and it operates autonomously, orchestrating tools and skills until the job is done. It is particularly powerful for content and SEO workflows — one practitioner claimed ranking two sites #1 and #2 for the same keyword in under 48 hours using Hermes to generate blog posts, videos, images, podcasts, and infographics while handling indexing automatically. For business users who want a central agent for recurring personal or business automation without building custom infrastructure, Hermes is a strong fit.

Pricing

Free to use (open source / free tier via provided APIs); Abacus AI hosting has its own pricing tiers.