Operational brief
Hermes Agent
Nous Research agent runtime with skills, memory, and multi-surface gateways.

Choose it when
You want skills, memory, and a gateway across chat surfaces, including unattended jobs.
Skip it when
You want a coding IDE, not a multi-surface operator runtime.
01 / Classification
Autonomy evidence
This is our classification, not a vendor badge. The record says what the product normally does. The gaps stay visible.
02 / Operations
Control reality
Useful agents eventually touch something real. This is the operational picture we have, not a promise hidden in a sales page.
03 / Receipts
Evidence ledger
Here is what this brief is built on. “Documented” means we found a source. “Tested” means this desk actually ran it. Those are different things.
Sources on file
Corrections
Not recorded yet. If we change a material claim, the correction belongs here.
04 / Change log
Related coverage
The brief tells you what the product is. Payloads track the changes that may alter the decision.