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Nous Research releases Hermes Desktop, an open-source AI agent for every platform

Open-source AI agents just went cross-platform. Nous Research shipped Hermes Desktop—MIT licensed, ready to run on any device.

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Nous Research democratizes AI agent deployment by releasing Hermes Desktop as open-source cross-platform software. This shifts the agent-building narrative from closed proprietary tools to accessible, self-hosted alternatives for developers and enterprises.

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  1. Product: Hermes Desktop

  2. License: MIT (open-source)

  3. Platform support: Cross-platform availability

  4. Publisher: Nous Research

  5. Type: AI agent application

  6. Hermes Desktop released under MIT license

  7. Open-source AI agent application

  8. Cross-platform availability

  9. Published June 3, 2026

  10. Nous Research

  11. Note: limited detail provided in source material — specific platform support, feature set, and adoption metrics not disclosed

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Publisher excerpt: Nous Research has released Hermes Desktop, an open-source AI agent app under the MIT license.
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