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Hermes-Agent is a self-improving autonomous agent by Nous Research, driven from the terminal. The hosted version gives you a dedicated, always-on instance without running your own server: DeepInfra provisions the VM, installs Hermes, and pre-configures it with a dedicated DeepInfra API key. Hermes-Agent instances are SSH only — the framework runs without a web dashboard, so you connect over SSH after creation.
Want to run Hermes on your own machine instead? See Hermes Agent integration for using DeepInfra as a custom provider in a self-hosted setup.

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Plans

Hermes-Agent instances are available on the budget (2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM) and tiny (2 vCPU, 1 GB RAM) plans. See plans and billing for details; current per-hour pricing is shown in the Create Instance dialog.

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Create an instance

  1. Make sure your public SSH key is registered at Dashboard → SSH Keys — it’s your only way in
  2. Go to Dashboard → Hosted Agents and click Create Instance
  3. Enter a Name, choose Hermes-Agent as the instance type, and pick a plan
  4. Click Create — setup is fully automated and takes a few minutes

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Connect and run

Once the instance is running, click SSH in the Connect column to get the exact command, or use the public IP from the details page:
Then start the agent:
That’s it — the instance ships with a working configuration, so Hermes is ready to go on first login.
The instance gets a new public IP address on every restart. Grab the current one from the details page.

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Configuration

Hermes keeps its configuration in ~/.hermes/:
  • ~/.hermes/config.yaml — model, provider, and agent settings. See the Hermes configuration docs.
  • ~/.hermes/.env — secrets. The DEEPINFRA_API_KEY line is managed by DeepInfra and refreshed on every instance start, so don’t edit it — manual changes to that line are overwritten. The rest of the file is yours: other secrets you add (for example a third-party API key for a tool) stay untouched.
You can point Hermes at any model from our catalog — for example deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash — either by editing config.yaml or interactively with hermes model. The agent’s model calls are billed as regular inference usage against your account.

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Updating

You update Hermes yourself, whenever you want — DeepInfra doesn’t update it for you. New versions are listed on the Hermes releases page. Click Update on the instance to get the exact commands, with copy buttons. Connect over SSH, then run:
The git part makes the install track upstream’s main branch, which is what hermes update pulls. The update takes a few minutes and keeps your settings and chat history. Since it brings in the latest upstream code, consider creating a backup first so you can roll back.
The version shown in the dashboard is the one DeepInfra installed, and it doesn’t change when you update Hermes yourself. Run hermes --version on the instance to see what you’re running.

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FAQ

Why is there no dashboard link for my instance? By design — Hermes-Agent is a terminal-driven framework with no web UI. SSH in and run hermes. Does my work survive stop/start? Yes. The whole filesystem — Hermes state, your files, installed packages — is captured in a snapshot on stop and restored on start. Only the public IP changes. Can I install extra tools on the instance? Yes, it’s your VM — install packages and customize freely over SSH. Automatic backups cover your changes.