Hermes Mobile: Nous Research's Hermes Agent App, Beta Guide
Hermes Mobile is the official iOS and Android app for Nous Research's Hermes Agent. Beta opened Oct 31, 2026. How to join, what it does, fake apps to avoid.
Quick answers
- What is Hermes Mobile?
- Hermes Mobile is the official iOS and Android app from Nous Research for Hermes Agent, its open-source AI agent. The app lets you chat with and control your agent from your phone.
- Is Hermes Mobile out?
- It is in beta. Nous opened TestFlight (iOS) and Firebase (Android) betas on Oct 31, 2026, and both were full by Nov 1. It is not in the App Store or Google Play yet.
- How do I get Hermes Mobile?
- Go to hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/mobile and pick your platform. If the beta is full, wait for the next wave or the store launch.
- Is the Hermes Mobile app in the Play Store real?
- Nous Research warned that official Hermes Mobile apps are not in app stores yet, and look-alike apps with Hermes branding are often fake. A few community remote apps exist but are not from Nous.
Hermes Mobile is Nous Research's phone app for Hermes Agent, and its beta opened on Oct 31, 2026. The official beta page offers a TestFlight link for iPhone and a Firebase link for Android. TestingCatalog shared the beta the same day, and both beta programs filled within hours.
Here is what the app does, how to join the beta, how to avoid fake apps, and what to use while you wait.
1. What is Hermes Mobile?
Hermes Agent is Nous Research's open-source AI agent (MIT license). It runs on your Mac, Windows or Linux machine or in the Nous cloud, remembers your projects, writes its own skills, and talks to you over Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal or email.
Hermes Mobile puts that agent in your pocket. The agent keeps running on your computer or cloud instance; the app is the window and remote control. From your phone you can start chats, follow long runs, approve tool calls and answer the agent when it needs you.
2. Hermes Mobile timeline
Date | Event |
|---|---|
Oct 25, 2026 | Nous teases the mobile app; warns that store look-alikes are fake |
Oct 25 | Teknium: every paid sub will soon include a cloud Hermes Agent instance |
Oct 28 | Nous Portal paid tiers now include a hosted Hermes Agent and computer; contributors get private beta |
Oct 31 | Public beta opens: TestFlight (iOS) + Firebase (Android) |
Nov 1 | Both betas full |
Next | App Store / Google Play launch, no date yet |
3. How to join the Hermes Mobile beta
- Open hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/mobile on your phone.
- iPhone: install TestFlight, then tap the TestFlight link. Android: accept the Firebase App Distribution invite.
- Sign in with your Nous Portal account and connect to your Hermes Agent, either on your own computer or the cloud instance that comes with paid plans.
- If you see "This beta is full", keep the link and check back; new slots open in waves.
4. What Hermes Mobile can do
- Chat with your agent and resume past sessions with streaming replies.
- Watch long runs and step in when the agent asks a question.
- Approve or deny risky tool calls from your phone.
- Use the cloud agent so your laptop does not need to stay open, per Teknium.
- Same memory everywhere: desktop app, messengers and the phone app share one agent.
5. Hermes Mobile vs community apps
Before the official app, the community built its own remote apps, such as an Android client on F-Droid and "Hermes Mobile: AI Agent Leash" on Google Play. These are independent and not from Nous Research. Teknium said there are about 50 desktop and mobile alternatives. If you want the official Hermes Mobile, only use links from nousresearch.com.
6. Hermes Mobile cost
Hermes Agent itself is free and open source. The app is free in beta. The cloud agent and model credits come from Nous Portal plans: Free, Plus ($20/mo), Super ($100/mo) and Ultra ($200/mo).
7. Where Sumus fits
Yes, you can have an AI agent on your phone today, with no beta waitlist. A Sumus AI Employee lives in your team chat on web and mobile. You hand it a task in plain words, it runs research, coding and reports on top models, and posts results where your whole team can see them, not just you.
FAQ
Who makes Hermes Mobile?
Nous Research, the lab behind the Hermes models and Hermes Agent.
Is Hermes Mobile on Android?
Yes. The beta runs on Android through Firebase App Distribution, and on iOS through TestFlight.
Does Hermes Mobile run the AI on my phone?
No. The agent runs on your computer or Nous cloud; the app connects to it.
When will Hermes Mobile be in the App Store?
Nous has not given a date. The app is in public beta since Oct 31, 2026.
Do I need to self-host to use Hermes Mobile?
No. Nous Portal paid plans include a hosted Hermes Agent instance you can connect to.
Sources
- Nous Research: Hermes Mobile beta
- Nous Research on X: fake app warning, Oct 25, 2026
- TestingCatalog on X: beta live, Oct 31, 2026
- Teknium on X, Oct 25–28, 2026; hermes-agent.nousresearch.com, read Nov 3, 2026
Update log
- — Nov 3: First published. Hermes Mobile in public beta (iOS/Android), both betas full.