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How to Run Hermes Agent for Free in 2026: Every Free Lane, the Right Way

Run Hermes Agent for free: self-host the MIT-licensed agent, wire it to Nous Portal's free tier or OpenRouter's $0 endpoints, and follow the three-pillar setup that keeps long jobs from breaking. No credit card, no per-token meter.

17 min50

Laguna S 2.1 Explained: How a 118B Mixture-of-Experts Model Beats Rivals 10× Its Size

Laguna S 2.1 is a 118B total / 8B-active open-weight coding model from Poolside that scores 70.2% on Terminal-Bench 2.1 and runs on a single NVIDIA DGX Spark. Here's what makes it work.

16 min00

Hermes Agent v0.19 (Quicksilver): 80% Faster Cold Starts, Smart Approvals, and What Actually Changed

Hermes Agent v0.19 (the Quicksilver Release, July 20 2026) cuts cold-start time 80% to 0.9s, makes LLM-reviewed smart approvals the default, and turns one gateway into a fleet of specialist agents. Here's what shipped, how to update, and whether you should.

18 min110

Self-Hosted AI Workspaces in 2026: When to Build One, Which Tools to Use, and What to Avoid

Self-hosted AI workspaces bundle chat, agents, memory, and research into one app on your hardware. This guide compares the real options and tells you which to trust.

15 min70

How to Run Hermes Agent FREE Forever: The Unlimited AI Gateway Guide

Stop paying for AI tokens. Learn how to route Hermes Agent through OmniRoute for unlimited free access, 95% token savings, and zero downtime.

5 min90

How to Build a Personal Agent Operating System with Hermes Agent (2026)

Learn how to turn Hermes Agent into a personal agent operating system for your small business or solo work. Covers memory, skills, multi-agent teams, scheduling, sandboxing, and a weekly build plan.

1 min50