Compare · AOS vs Hermes Agent
AOS vs
Hermes Agent.
An agent runtime. Not a company OS.
Hermes is an open-source agent runtime with persistent memory that you self-host and orchestrate. It is the layer underneath an agent system, aimed at platform engineers. AOS is the operating system a runtime like Hermes would serve. The two sit at different layers.
Capability
Hermes Agent
AOS
Layer
Runtime / orchestration
Operating system on top
Audience
Platform engineers
Founders
Decision contract
Message protocols
Approval points and acceptance bars
Who runs it
You self-host and wire it
Installed and maintained for you
What you ship
Agent coordination
Reviewed work
Where it breaks down for a founder
01
It is plumbing. A loop, a gateway, a tool runtime, and a memory store. Useful, and a long way from a business.
02
Self-hosted and engineer-shaped. You install it, run it, and turn it into something a founder can use.
03
It coordinates agents. It does not decide what good looks like, who owns a function, or when to stop for your sign-off. That is the AOS layer.
When to pick which
Use Hermes inside a runtime. Use AOS as the system the runtime is serving.
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