How-To Series · 1: Get Running

Platform Support Matrix

Hermes sorts platforms into tiers. Tier 1 is the priority path. Tier 2 is best effort. Know the difference.

After this videoYou can pick the right install method and avoid the unsupported list.

Hermes Agent sorts platforms into two tiers plus an unsupported list. Tier 1 covers macOS Apple Silicon, Windows 10 and 11, Linux and WSL2, and Docker, and issues here are fixed first. Tier 2 covers Android via Termux and Nix, maintained as best effort. The unsupported list includes the AUR, macOS Intel, PyPI installs, and Homebrew. This video walks you through the matrix and the caveats so you pick a supported installer.

About these resources. This episode explains the Hermes platform support matrix. The Sources block names the Hermes docs page that backs every claim. For install walkthroughs, see the related guides.

New words here · Plain English

one sentence each · full glossary

NativeRunning directly on your operating system with no compatibility layer in between.

WSL2A way to run Linux inside Windows. Some Hermes features work best there.

Sources · What this video distills

2 docs pages · every command below traces to one of them

Primary, the tier table and unsupported list

Platform Support

The supported install methods referenced by the matrix

Installation

Commands shown · Copy and paste

each shows the source doc it came from

Tier 1 install (macOS, Linux, WSL2)from source ↗

curl -fsSL https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh | sh

Docker install (Tier 1)from source ↗

docker pull ghcr.io/nousresearch/hermes-agent

Going deeper · Related Hermes docs

further reading · not sources of facts shown above

The full walkthrough for each supported install method.

Android / Termux

Tier 2 guide for running Hermes on an Android phone.

Nix and NixOS Setup

Tier 2 guide for installing Hermes via Nix.