Skip to content
Open source · AGPL-3.0

Hermuse Agent

by Yellow Stick

Inspired by Muse. Running on your own Hermes Agent.

Your personal agent. It takes things off your plate.

Ask in plain words. Hermuse gets to work on the web with its own computer, in your calendar and your apps, and checks with you before anything that matters.

Open web appWatch its computerStar on GitHub
  • macOSSoon
  • WindowsSoon
  • LinuxSoon
  • iOSSoon
  • AndroidSoon

The agent's computer

It gets its own computer

When your agent needs the web, it doesn't borrow yours. It opens a real browser on its own Linux desktop, and you can watch every click and take the wheel.

  1. 01

    You ask

    A task that needs the web, in your own words.

  2. 02

    Its computer starts

    A Linux desktop with Chromium comes up next to your Hermes, sealed off in its own container.

  3. 03

    Watch it live

    A Browser card shows each step. Open it to see the agent's screen, one tab per window.

  4. 04

    Take the wheel

    Need to log in or accept cookies? Take the mouse and keyboard, then click Done to hand them back.

  5. 05

    Done, with the receipts

    The card keeps the last screen it saw. Switch to Desktop to see the whole machine, terminal included.

Under the hood

A real Linux desktop
XFCE with Chromium and its own home folder, next to your Hermes.
Sealed off
It runs in its own container, without privileges on the machine that hosts it.
Live view
One tab per window it opened, or the whole desktop, terminal included.
Take control
The mouse and keyboard are yours until you click Done. The agent waits.
Logins stay
Sites you log into stay logged in, like on your own computer.
Not exposed
Its screen only reaches you through your own Hermes login.
Light
Almost no CPU when idle, about 1 GB of memory while it browses.
One click
Hermuse sets it up for you. First start downloads about 470 MB.
Web app
Desktop
Phone
through your own login

Your Hermes Agent

Daemon on your computer or server

+ the Hermuse plugin

starts a sealed computer for each profilePersonalWorkTripNo privileges on the machine that hosts them
Hermuse is the app. Hermes Agent is the engine you run. Each profile gets its own computer, isolated in a container.

Hermuse Agent in practice

What will you hand off?

A few of the things people ask. Hermuse does the legwork on its own computer and checks with you before anything that matters.

Hermuse

Home

Find a plumber who can come before Friday, and get me three quotes.

Its browserAsks first

Three plumbers answered: two can come Thursday morning, from €90 to €140. Shall I book the one with the best reviews? I'll ask before confirming.

Illustrative examples, replies shortened.

And a thousand other small things

  • Cancel the gym membership I never use
  • Find a quiet café with Wi-Fi near the station
  • Summarize the school newsletter
  • Book a table for four on Saturday
  • Track the price of these running shoes
  • Plan a rainy Sunday with the kids
  • Renew my passport, what do I need?
  • Find a babysitter for Friday night
  • Compare electricity contracts for my flat
  • Remind me to water the plants
  • Read this contract and flag anything odd
  • Find the opening hours of the recycling centre
  • Plan a three-day hike near the coast
  • Sort my newsletters into what matters
  • Get the best price for a used bike
  • Prepare questions for my job interview

Muse's ideas, on your own Hermes

We loved what Muse showed a personal agent can feel like. Hermuse brings that experience to Hermes Agent, the open-source agent you run yourself, and adds what we think was missing.

Muse plus Hermes Agent makes Hermuse Agent.

Hermes AgentThe engine you run

Hermuse AgentOpen source, yours

MuseThe experience

What we brought over

  • One friendly conversation that knows you
  • An agent that keeps working while you're away
  • A clear record of what it did, in Activity
  • It asks before it acts, in Approvals
  • Side chats for a trip, a move or a project
  • Feed, Ideas, Goals and Library

What we did our own way

  • Open source, every line, under the AGPL
  • Runs on your own Hermes Agent, not a machine you cannot see
  • Its own computer, in plain sight: watch it, take the wheel
  • Your data as files you can read, edit and delete
  • The AI subscriptions you already pay for
  • Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android

Hermuse Agent is an independent project by Yellow Stick. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Meta Platforms, Inc. or Nous Research. Muse is a trademark of Meta Platforms, Inc.; Hermes Agent is a project of Nous Research. Names are used only to describe inspiration and compatibility.

How it works

  1. Ask

    Say what you need, the way you would tell a friend. No setup, no special commands.

    A request sent to Hermuse, show prices in euro, above the message box.

  2. It works on its own

    Hermuse searches, compares and gets things done. Each step shows up in Activity.

    The Activity panel under Today: Show Lisbon–Oslo flight prices in euros, Find Lisbon to Oslo flights and Set up name widget, each with a short summary and the time it happened.

  3. You approve

    Before it books, buys or sends anything for you, it asks. Your answers live in Approvals.

    Hermuse asks you to tap a flight to pick it before booking; the Northwind flight from Lisbon to Oslo, €287.41, is selected.

One agent, every screen

One codebase, three ways in: your phone, your computer, or any browser.

The Hermuse app on a phone: a chat with a request for direct flights from Lisbon to Oslo, the agent searching, and the tab bar at the bottom.

On your phone

iOS and Android apps that connect to the Hermes Agent you already run. Ask on the go, approve from the couch.

  • iOSComing soon
  • AndroidComing soon
The Hermuse desktop app on a laptop: the conversation with the flight results, and the Activity panel at the right.

On your computer

macOS, Windows and Linux. The desktop app installs and runs Hermes Agent for you, then adds Hermuse to it.

  • macOS
  • Windows
  • Linux
www.hermuse.appInstall
The Hermuse web app in a browser window: the conversation with flight results for Lisbon to Oslo.

In any browser

An installable web app, no download. Add it to your home screen or dock and it opens like an app, even offline after one visit.

  • Web

Helpful by default. You decide.

You stay in control

Hermuse asks before it acts on your behalf. Say yes, say no, or change the plan. Nothing goes out without you.

Hermuse explaining how it works: with your approval it can update your calendar, make purchases and use the apps you connect; it has its own computer with a web browser; it gets better the more you work together.

Live search

Real options from the web, laid out so you can compare at a glance and pick one.

A card of four round-trip flights from Lisbon to Oslo, May 14 to 18, from Northwind, Aurora Air, Skylark with Aurora, and Meridian, with times and prices in euros.

Activity log

A plain record of what it did and when. No black box.

An Activity entry: Show Lisbon–Oslo flight prices in euros, displayed 4 Lisbon–Oslo flight offers in euros, 9:47 am.

Side chats

One conversation that knows you, plus side chats to keep a trip, a move or a project apart.

The side chats column: Start a side chat, with a New side chat button.

Feed, Ideas, Goals, Library

A daily feed written for you, ideas it can run, goals it keeps an eye on, and everything it made for you in one place.

  • Feed
  • Ideas
  • Goals
  • Library

Bring your own models

Connect the AI accounts and subscriptions you already pay for, instead of one built-in model.

Learns you over time

Each night it writes down what it learned about how you like things done. The more you work together, the better it gets.

Runs where you choose

Hermuse drives your own Hermes Agent, on your computer or on your server. Not a machine you cannot see.

Diagram: your devices talk to your own Hermes Agent, which uses its own computer and the AI models you connect.

On your computer

The desktop app installs Hermes Agent for you, keeps it running and adds Hermuse to it. Nothing leaves your computer except the requests to the AI models you connect.

Desktop guide

On your server

A rented server or one at home. Hermuse installs the rest in one click, then you chat from the web app, your computer or your phone.

Server guide

Works with Hermes Agent.

Your data, your advantage

What Hermuse writes for you stays yours: plain files, on a machine you choose.

  • Files you can read

    Your feed, ideas, goals, library and preferences are saved as simple text files. Open them, edit them, back them up or delete them with any tool.

  • On your machine

    Your agent and what it knows about you live on your computer or your server.

  • Asks first

    Nothing is bought, booked or sent for you without your yes.

  • Bring your data with you

    In Europe, the law lets you get your data back from the services you use. Bring it to Hermuse and put it to work for you.

  • Open source

    Every line is public under the AGPL-3.0, so anyone can check what Hermuse does with your data, and improve it.

    Read the source on GitHub

Manifesto

Free your imagination.

We build tools that highlight what matters about you.

What we buildHermuse AgentYour personal agent. It takes things off your plate.See the product

Get Hermuse

Start in your browser, or run the desktop app on your own computer.

  • Web app

    Open
    Install as app

    Open the web app, then choose Install (computer) or Add to Home Screen (phone) in your browser menu.

  • macOS

    Installs and runs Hermes Agent for you.

    Installer soonBuild from source

  • Windows

    Installs and runs Hermes Agent for you.

    Installer soonBuild from source

  • Linux

    Installs and runs Hermes Agent for you.

    Installer soonBuild from source

  • iOS

    Connects to the Hermes Agent you already run.

    Coming soon to the App Store
    Soon

  • Android

    Connects to the Hermes Agent you already run.

    Coming soon to the Google Play
    Soon