AI ResearchMarkTechPost·August 18, 2026

Nous Research Ships Bot Mode for Hermes Agent, Turning Agent Profiles Into a Roster of Named Bots

Nous Research has shipped Bot Mode for Hermes Agent, its MIT-licensed open source agent. Bot Mode replaces the single-agent session list with a roster of named bots. Each bot is a real Hermes profile, with its own chat, memory, skills, and pinned model. It is now bundled and default-on in Hermes Desktop. The post Nous Research Ships Bot Mode for Hermes Agent, Turning Agent Profiles Into a Roster…

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