Capture policy now matters as much as recall.
Updated September 2026: added Mnemosyne and Memori, expanded Honcho and Hindsight configuration, and added a capture-policy comparison alongside the original infrastructure table.
Memory is the difference between a tool and a partner.
You know the drill. You open a chat with an AI agent, explain your project, share your preferences, get some work done, and close the tab. Come back the following week and it’s like talking to a stranger — all context gone, every preference forgotten, the project re-explained from scratch.
Profile-first Hermes setups for serious workloads
Hermes AI assistant, officially documented as Hermes Agent, is not positioned as a simple chat wrapper.
Hermes Agent install and quickstart for devs
Hermes Agent is a self-hosted, model-agnostic AI assistant that runs on a local machine or low-cost VPS, works through terminal and messaging interfaces, and improves over time by turning repeated tasks into reusable skills.
Most local AI setups start with a model and a runtime.
