About this project

The Hermes Agent Orange Paper is a practical guide to the open-source AI agent framework Hermes Agent, written by HuaShu, and is part of the Orange Paper series. This book is fully rewritten from scratch based on Hermes Agent v0.16.0 ("The Surface Release"), comprising 21 chapters and 6 major parts, covering core concepts of the framework, self-improvement mechanisms, memory systems, tool integration, multi-agent orchestration, deployment, and security topics. Main content includes: - **Part One: What It Is** — Introduces the basic concepts of Hermes Agent, its multi-form aspects, and Nous Research's motivation for building it. - **Part Two: The Reins of Self-Growth** — Explains three self-improvement engines, the Curator mechanism, and what should not be learned. - **Part Three: How It Remembers You** — Covers the three-tier memory system, session search, skills, and agent orchestration. - **Part Four: Connecting Everything** — Details 64 tools, MCP support, 23 messaging platforms, and three interaction interfaces. - **Part Five: Multi-Agent and Orchestration** — From delegate_task to dashboard platforms, collaboration patterns. - **Part Six: Deployment, Security, and Boundaries** — Covers deployment methods, operating system-level security models, and Promptware defense. The book offers free Chinese and English PDF downloads, along with errata notes (corrections regarding data collection inferences). The author emphasizes that official documentation takes precedence for product facts. The book is licensed under the MIT License, allowing free use, modification, and distribution, including for commercial purposes.