HermOS
PulseGate's liveness check found it on 3 Oct 2026; it is registered on GitHub and has been in the index since 31 Aug 2026. How this is checked
HermOS is a local-first desktop IDE that uses AI agents to edit code, run sandboxed terminal processes, and control browsers on a user's workstation. It supports parallel subagents, MCP tools, local SQLite usage analytics, Git checkpoints, and offline operation without telemetry.
Inferred · not functionally tested
Overview
6 featuresPurpose: Running autonomous coding agents privately on a local workstation without sending project code to cloud servers.
Inferred · not functionally tested
Audience: software developers
Inferred · not functionally tested
Functions: code_generation, agents, browser_automation, monitoring
Inferred · not functionally tested
Interfaces: API: unknown · MCP: indicated (inferred, not tested) · CLI: indicated (inferred, not tested) · Self-hosting: indicated (inferred, not tested)
Recorded constraints: pricing: open_source · license: MIT · platforms: DESKTOP, CLI · deployment: cli, macos, windows, linux, self_hosted
Constraint provenance is unknown; confirm requirements with the publisher.
Record sources: hermos.is-a.dev · github.com. These links do not verify the individual claims.
HermOS is a Coding AI & assistants project. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on running autonomous coding agents privately on a local workstation without sending project code to cloud servers. Inferred · not functionally tested: HermOS is an open-source project aimed at software developers. Basis unknown · not verified: The project is open source (MIT). Basis unknown · not verified: It ships for the command line, macOS, Windows, and Linux, and it can be self-hosted.
It is developed by HermOS, and it first shipped in 2026. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 18 commits in the last 90 days. Inferred · not functionally tested: Key capabilities include code editing, autonomous missions, and subagent trees. Basis unknown · not verified: Catalogued interfaces include an MCP server.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested
- Code editing
- Autonomous missions
- Subagent trees
- Terminal execution
- Browser control
- MCP integration
Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested
Built with & integrations
- openai
- bgpt- in the HTML
- anthropic
- .anthropic in the HTML · bclaude in the HTML · bclaude- in the HTML
- local_oss
- bollama in the HTML · bvllm in the HTML · studio in the HTML
- meta_llama
- llama- in the HTML
Trust & compliance
Indexing history
1What PulseGate has recorded for this listing
- Indexed31 Aug · 05:09 UTCHermOS – a local-first AI agent IDE seen via Hacker News firehose (Algolia)Source: Hacker News firehose (Algolia) · Open
Frequently asked questions about HermOS
- What does HermOS do?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: HermOS focuses on running autonomous coding agents privately on a local workstation without sending project code to cloud servers. It is catalogued under Coding AI & assistants on PulseGate.
- Who should use HermOS?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: HermOS is an open-source project built for software developers.
- Does HermOS have a free plan?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — HermOS is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
- What platforms does HermOS run on?
- Basis unknown · not verified: HermOS runs on the command line, macOS, Windows, and Linux. It can also be self-hosted.
- Is HermOS still maintained?
- PulseGate's liveness check found it on 3 Oct 2026. Its GitHub repository shows 18 commits in the last 90 days.
- What are alternatives to HermOS?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Helmor, Hermes One, and Hermes OS.HelmorHermes OneHermes OS
- Who makes HermOS?
- HermOS is developed by HermOS.
- When did HermOS launch?
- HermOS first shipped in 2026.
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