Hermes Agent Architecture

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Hermes Agent is easiest to understand as a runtime made of layers. The model is important, but it is only one layer. The useful behavior comes from the way the model is wrapped with tools, skills, memory, profiles, and gateway adapters.

graph TD
 User[User] --> CLI[CLI]
 User --> Desktop[Desktop App]
 User --> Gateway[Discord / Telegram / Slack Gateway]
 CLI --> Agent[Hermes Agent Loop]
 Desktop --> Agent
 Gateway --> Agent
 Agent --> Model[LLM Provider]
 Agent --> Tools[Toolsets]
 Agent --> Skills[Skills]
 Agent --> Memory[Memory]
 Agent --> MCP[MCP Servers]
 Agent --> Sessions[Session Store]
 Tools --> System[Filesystem / Terminal / Browser / APIs]
 MCP --> Services[External and Local Services]

Agent Loop

At the center is the agent loop:

Mcp on Derek's Guides

Hermes Agent Architecture

Agent Loop