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Hermes Agent is an open-source, self-improving AI agent with a built-in learning loop that creates skills from experience, runs across platforms, and supports any LLM provider.
herdr
herdr is a terminal-based agent multiplexer that lets you monitor, manage, and interact with multiple AI agents in a single terminal session, with detachable sessions, a socket API for agents, and a plugin system.
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Apache-2.0
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2026-07-25
Why it is worth attention
It combines terminal multiplexer capabilities (like tmux) with agent-specific views (blocked, working, done) and a pure socket API that allows agents themselves to use herdr, enabling complex multi-agent workflows while remaining a lightweight Rust binary.
Who it is for
- Developers running multiple AI agents
- Terminal power users
- DevOps engineers managing agent processes
- AI researchers coordinating agents
Use cases
- Running several AI agents concurrently and viewing their status in real time
- Detaching from a terminal session and reattaching remotely via SSH to check progress
- Using the socket API to let agents spawn panes and communicate with each other
- Extending functionality with marketplace plugins for custom panes and workflows
Strengths
- Lightweight Rust binary that runs in any terminal without Electron
- Session persistence and reattachment across restarts and SSH
- First-class support for both keyboard (tmux-style) and mouse input
- Plugin marketplace for extending panes and workflows
Considerations
- Windows support is still in beta
- Newer project with limited community adoption evidence
- Requires learning custom key bindings and concepts
README quick start
herdr
herdr.dev · install · quick start · docs · sponsors
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/043ec09f-4bdd-41d5-aee0-8fda6b83e267
agent multiplexer that lives in your terminal.
- every agent at a glance — blocked, working, done. real terminal views, not a wrapped interpretation.
- detach, agents keep running — reattach from any terminal, or over ssh. sessions survive restarts.
- agents can use herdr too — a pure socket api: agents spawn panes, read output, wait on each other. agent skill →
- keyboard and mouse, both first-class — tmux-style prefix keys and click, drag, split. pick per moment, not per tool.
- plugins — extend panes and workflows. browse the marketplace →
- one rust binary, no electron — runs in whatever terminal you already use.
install
curl -fsSL https://herdr.dev/install.sh | sh
or brew install herdr · mise use -g herdr · windows beta: powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -c "irm https://herdr.dev/install.ps1 | iex" · binaries
then start it where the work lives:
herdr
run your agents, split panes, walk away. ctrl+b q detaches, herdr reattaches. quick start →
docs
everything lives at herdr.dev/docs: quick start · concepts · supported agents · keyboard · configuration · session state · remote · integrations · plugins · socket api
sponsors
herdr is built full-time, in the open. sponsoring directly funds development, stability, and the path to a real agent runtime.
gold
→ become a sponsor · enterprise / partnership: hey@herdr.dev · see SPONSORS.md for tiers. thank you 🐑
agent instructions
if you are an ai agent helping with this repository, read AGENTS.md
Description
agent multiplexer that lives in your terminal.
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