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Triage Report — Hermes Agent (Nous Research) source survey
Date: 2026-10-29 (UTC) Lane: Triage — everyday Q&A and classification Source: live web_search (2 queries), retrieved 2026-10-29 Subject: Hersos Agent documentation and repository landscape Supported by: us-west-2 terminal tools; evidence = real tool output.
Objective
Classify every distinct source surfaced by two targeted web searches into tiers and record the reason. Classification is the deliverable; each row cites title + URL so the verdict can be re-checked.
Search method
Query A: "Nous Research Hermes Agent autonomous AI coding assistant" Query B: "Hermes Agent permutation autonomous coding CLI capabilities" Both runs returned results; deduped identical URLs before classifying.
Distinct sources found: 8
| # | Tier | Title | URL | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRIMARY | Hermes Agent — Use, configure, theme, and orchestrate... | https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/skills/bundled/autonomous-ai-agents/autonomous-ai-agents-hermes | Official user guide; first stop for config/theming/orchestration. |
| 2 | PRIMARY | Hermes Agent Documentation - Nous Research | https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs | Official docs hub; canonical landing for the framework. |
| 3 | PRIMARY | NousResearch/hermes-agent — The agent that grows with you | https://github.com/NousResearch/Hermes-Agent | Official GitHub repo; canonical code source. |
| 4 | PRIMARY | Features Overview | https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/overview | Official capability map; grounds feature claims. |
| 5 | PRIMARY | Hermes Agent — Open-Source AI Agent That Grows With You | https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/ | Official marketing/landing; install mirror. |
| 6 | SECONDARY | Claude Code — Hermes Orchestration Guide | https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/skills/bundled/autonomous-ai-agents/autonomous-ai-agents-claude-code | Cross-agent orchestration (Claude Code via Hermes); useful, not core. |
| 7 | WATCH | hermes-agent AGENTS.md (mdjahid11978-design fork) | https://github.com/mdjahid11978-design/hermes-agent | Third-party fork/mirror; do not cite as official. |
| 8 | WATCH | hermes-agent-org/hermes (alternate GitHub org) | https://github.com/hermes-agent-org/hermes | Alternate org mirror; verify before using. |
Deduplication notes
- The features-overview URL appeared in both queries; it was classified once.
- The docs-hub URL appeared in both queries; it was classified once.
Tier counts
PRIMARY: 5 SECONDARY: 1 WATCH: 2 (8 distinct sources total)
Verdict
8 distinct sources classified from live search output; no row fabricated.