hermes-mobile-app: the Hermes Android Agent Runs Entirely on Your Phone

⚡ The Gist in 5 Seconds - The project omarqaterge/hermes-mobile-app is a native Android app for the Hermes Agent that runs entirely on a smartphone: no laptop or server needed. - The app is available on GitHub as a repository and an APK from the latest release; installation is done via Termux using a curl script. - It is an unofficial community project, not affiliated with Nous Research; it requires Android arm64 (8+) and about 6 GB of free space. ### 🔍 What Was Found The Hermes Agent runs inside Termux on the same phone, and the app communicates with it via localhost — just like Hermes Desktop. A small Hermes plugin passes status, confirmation requests, and responses to the app's background service, so notifications and the status "island" work even when the app is closed. The app provides a "proper phone interface": streaming chat, live tool cards, a canvas for collaboration, support for KaTeX, Mermaid diagrams, tables, tasks, callouts, diffs, and SVG/HTML. Features include: - Replies from the island: on Android 16 this is Live Update, on older versions a regular notification. - Voice replies with a player, dictation, hands-free Live mode, and setting Hermes as the system digital assistant. - Control over the response flow: stop, edit, retry, branch, plus /btw for a side question. - Subscriptions and profiles: switching models and reasoning levels, creating/cloning profiles with their own keys and SOUL.md. - Cron tasks, a file manager, "Share to Hermes" sharing, and an offline mode that sends messages on reconnect. - Desktop shortcuts, a two-column layout on tablets and foldables. Installation takes 15–40 minutes. There are two paths: from the phone — via Termux and a curl script; from a computer — via USB debugging and the setup-phone.sh script (or PowerShell for Windows). Model access is required: a subscription (ChatGPT Plus/Pro, Claude Pro/Max, SuperGrok/X Premium+, Nous Portal) or an API key (OpenRouter, Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini). Sign-in via ChatGPT, Grok, and Nous Portal is done in the app; Claude — via Termux. ### 💡 Why It Matters Previously, the Hermes Agent lived in a terminal and was tied to a desktop. Hermes Mobile moves the agent to the phone while keeping its autonomy: the entire stack runs locally in Termux, connecting only to the chosen model provider. This offers practical benefits: the agent is always at hand, controlled via the notification shade, with an offline mode and a canvas-based collaboration interface. The project shows how the community adapts powerful terminal agents to mobile scenarios without relying on servers or cloud IDEs. ### 🧩 Context The Hermes Agent is a powerful agent that by default runs in a terminal. The hermes-mobile-app project is an unofficial initiative, explicitly not affiliated with Nous Research. The description itself emphasizes independence: "No laptop. No server." Judging by the README, the developer has provided detailed onboarding: checks for Termux, permissions, the plugin, and battery, with "fix" buttons. For those who get stuck, it offers

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