Getting to Know Hermes Agent, the AI That 'Gets Better the More You Use It'

Hermes Agent, an open-source AI agent from Nous Research, topped OpenRouter’s token-usage rankings.

The article says it is self-improving: it stores procedures as skills, retrieves and edits them, and accumulates a user model over time.

Key building blocks include SQLite FTS5, Skills Hub, and Honcho, with installation and setup guidance also covered.

Its rise highlights how agent products can learn from usage to deliver better personalization and performance.