Nous Research opens the official Hermes Agent mobile beta: iOS via TestFlight, Android via Firebase, connecting your phone to your own gateway to approve tools and manage bots and routines
During NousCon 2026 in New York on Oct 30, Nous Research released an official mobile beta of Hermes Agent and put up a sign-up page at hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/mobile: iOS users join the "Hermes Agent - Mobile" beta through TestFlight, and Android users join through Firebase App Distribution. The TestFlight page says the app connects to your own Hermes gateway so you can chat with streaming, approve tool calls, and manage bots and routines from anywhere. Teknium, co-founder and lead engineer of Hermes Agent, confirmed on X that the iPhone and Android betas launched together. Nous has not announced a general release date or any benchmarks.
Key Takeaways
- Entry point: the official page hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/mobile covers 2 platforms, iOS through TestFlight and Android through Firebase App Distribution
- Positioning: the TestFlight description says the app connects to your own gateway for streaming chat, tool-call approval, and managing bots and routines; it is a client, not a separate agent running on the phone
- Confirmation: Teknium, co-founder and lead engineer of Hermes Agent, confirmed in a reply on X that the iPhone and Android betas both launched on NousCon day
- Watch for clones: several third-party Hermes phone clients already exist, so only use the links on the official page; Nous has not published a general release date or benchmarks
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