Julian Goldie's Agent OS is the best of the Hermes Agent dashboards if you want everything in one place; the official Hermes web dashboard is the best free option. This page compares the Hermes Agent dashboards you can actually run Hermes from, and it judges them on one thing: what you can see and control from the screen in front of you.
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That means five questions. Can you see your missions? Can you see and manage memory? Can you set schedules? Can you track usage and cost? And can you run more than one agent without losing track of which is which?
Disclosure: Agent OS is mine. It's the dashboard I built for my own agents, and it comes with the AI Profit Boardroom for $69/mo.
Hermes Agent Dashboards Ranked
| # | Dashboard | Official? | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julian Goldie's Agent OS | No (Julian's custom build) | Hermes plus other agents, all in one place |
| 2 | Hermes web dashboard | Yes (Nous Research) | Free admin of config, sessions, cron and usage |
| 3 | Hermes Desktop | Yes (Nous Research) | A native app on Mac, Windows or Linux |
| 4 | Herald OS | No (Luke The Dev) | A nicer-looking agent-native workspace |
| 5 | Hermes Cloud dashboard | Yes (Nous Research) | Hosted agents you don't run yourself |
| 6 | Hermes3D | No (LukeTheDev) | Watching agents work in a 3D or pixel office |
| 7 | StarNet | No (androoAGI) | A fun pixel-art station for your agents |
What each dashboard lets you see and control
Here's the quick version before the full write-ups. A tick means the dashboard is built around that job. A dash means it's not the main point of that tool, or I'm not going to claim it.
| # | Dashboard | Missions | Memory | Schedules | Usage | Multi-agent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agent OS | Yes | Yes | Automations | - | Yes, Hermes plus Claude Code, Codex and more |
| 2 | Hermes web dashboard | - | Provider pick and reset | Cron page | Analytics page | Profiles |
| 3 | Hermes Desktop | - | - | - | - | Remote backends |
| 4 | Herald OS | Yes | Yes | Automations | - | Spaces |
| 5 | Hermes Cloud dashboard | - | - | - | Cost per org | Multiple hosted agents |
| 6 | Hermes3D | - | - | - | Logs and QA | Shared office |
| 7 | StarNet | - | - | - | - | Imports Hermes agents |
1. Julian Goldie's Agent OS
Agent OS is my custom-built dashboard for running Hermes Agent and other agents, like Claude Code and Codex, from one screen. If your problem is "I have agents everywhere and I can't see what any of them are doing," this is the fix.
What you can see and control:
- Missions. Give an agent a job and track it from the dashboard.
- Memory and skills. See what your agents know and what they can do.
- Automations. These sync with Hermes Desktop and Herald OS, so you're not rebuilding the same thing in three places.
- Multi-agent. A separate profile per model, so each agent stays in its own lane.
- Voice. A voice agent pop-up for when you'd rather talk than type.
- Hermes bots. Run your Hermes bots from the same place.
Setup is a zip install with setup training, so you're not left guessing. You could run your agents inside Hermes Desktop, but I just don't think it looks as good as something we've custom built.
The Agent OS guide walks through the whole thing, and there's a deeper look at how it sits on top of Hermes in my Hermes Agent OS dashboard breakdown.
Best for: anyone running more than one agent who wants missions, memory, skills and automations on one screen.
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2. Hermes web dashboard
The official Hermes web dashboard is the best free option, and it's already on your machine. Run hermes dashboard and it starts a local web server and opens 127.0.0.1:9119 in your browser. Per the Hermes docs, it runs entirely on your machine and no data leaves localhost.
It's an admin panel more than a mission board, and it's a good one. Per the docs, you get:
- Status. Agent version, gateway status, active sessions and the 20 most recent sessions, refreshing every 5 seconds.
- Chat. The full Hermes TUI embedded in the browser, with a session switcher and workspace picker.
- Sessions. Full-text search across every message, filters for chats versus automation, and full message history.
- Analytics. Tokens, cache hit rate, estimated cost and a per-model breakdown over 7, 30 or 90 days.
- Cron. Create, pause, edit, trigger and delete scheduled jobs, with delivery to Telegram, Discord, Slack or email.
- Profiles, Skills and MCP. Manage isolated profiles, toggle skills, and add or test MCP servers.
- System. Host stats, gateway start and stop, memory provider choice, backups and shell hooks.
One dashboard manages every profile on the machine through a sidebar switcher. If you want the full command breakdown, read my guide to the hermes dashboard command.
Best for: free, official control over config, schedules and usage.
3. Hermes Desktop
Hermes Desktop is the official native app from Nous Research for macOS on Apple silicon, Windows and Linux. It uses the same agent core as the CLI, so nothing about the agent changes. You just get a proper app around it.
You get a plugin catalog, Bot Mode, and the option to connect to a remote backend through Settings, then Gateways. That last one matters: you can run Hermes on a server and drive it from the desktop app.
It's a great place to chat with Hermes. As a dashboard for seeing missions, schedules and usage across lots of agents, it's thinner than the first two.
Best for: people who want an official app, not a browser tab.
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4. Herald OS
Herald OS is an independent project by Luke The Dev. It's MIT licensed and in alpha, version 0.1. It calls itself an agent-native OS with Hermes as the interface.
It covers a lot of what you'd want from a dashboard: spaces, missions, memory, files, automations, and a "hey Hermes" voice trigger. There's a macOS app for Apple silicon and a Linux installer.
When I tried it, it looked nicer than Hermes Desktop. But the Connections page didn't work for me. That's alpha software for you, so go in expecting rough edges.
Best for: people who want missions and memory in a cleaner-looking layout and don't mind alpha bugs.
5. Hermes Cloud dashboard
Hermes Cloud is Nous Research's hosted option. You deploy, create an agent, then open its dashboard. Nous runs the instance for you.
Per the Hermes docs, you normally manage your cloud instances from the agents page in the Nous Portal. You can also connect your local Hermes to the Portal and just ask it things like "list my cloud agents" or "what's it costing me."
Best for: people who don't want to run a server or keep a laptop awake.
6. Hermes3D
Hermes3D is an independent project by LukeTheDev, MIT licensed, at release 1.0.0. Per the README, it's a 3D virtual office for AI agents you run on your own infrastructure.
You watch your agents work in a shared 3D office, or switch to a 2D pixel office for low-power machines. Per the README, you can also run standups with agents connected to GitHub and Jira, review pull requests in the office, and monitor QA pipelines and logs. It connects to Hermes through a bundled gateway adapter, and it doesn't install Hermes for you.
Best for: visual people and anyone demoing agents to a team.
7. StarNet
StarNet is an independent project by androoAGI with MIT-licensed code. It's a pixel-art station that can import your Hermes agents. It's an early release, so treat it as something to play with.
Best for: a fun side screen, not your main control panel.
How to pick a Hermes dashboard in one minute
- You run Hermes plus other agents and want one screen: Agent OS.
- You want free and official: the Hermes web dashboard. Run hermes dashboard.
- You want a native app: Hermes Desktop.
- You want missions and memory in a nicer look: Herald OS, if you can live with alpha.
- You don't want to host anything: Hermes Cloud.
- You want to watch agents work: Hermes3D or StarNet.
Plenty of people run two. The web dashboard for admin and cost, plus a command centre like Agent OS for day-to-day missions. For a straight head-to-head on the top picks, see my best Hermes Agent dashboard list.
If you're not sure which setup fits how you work, book a free AI strategy session and we'll map it out with you.
Mistakes people make with Hermes dashboards
- Exposing the web dashboard to the internet carelessly. Per the docs, it reads and writes your .env file with your API keys. It binds to localhost by default, and any public bind requires a login provider. Keep it that way unless you know what you're doing.
- Expecting the 3D offices to replace admin. They show agents working. They're not where you manage keys and cron jobs.
- Running alpha tools as your only dashboard. Keep an official option as backup.
- Forgetting which profile you're editing. The web dashboard shows an amber banner when you're managing a profile other than its own. Read it.
If you want to see how different models perform inside these setups before you pick one, I track that on Goldie Bench.
And if you want help setting up Agent OS, Hermes Desktop and the web dashboard side by side, that's exactly what we do inside the AI Profit Boardroom. You get the Agent OS zip, the setup training and full Hermes Agent courses.
FAQ
What is the best Hermes Agent dashboard?
Julian Goldie's Agent OS is the best Hermes Agent dashboard if you want missions, memory, skills, automations and multiple agents in one place. The official Hermes web dashboard is the best free option.
How do I open the official Hermes dashboard?
Run hermes dashboard. Per the docs, it starts a local server and opens 127.0.0.1:9119 in your browser. You can change the port with the port flag or skip the auto-open with no-open.
Can the Hermes web dashboard show my usage and costs?
Yes. The Analytics page shows tokens, cache hit rate, estimated cost and a per-model breakdown over 7, 30 or 90 days, per the docs.
Is Agent OS free?
No. Agent OS comes with the AI Profit Boardroom at $69/mo, with the zip install and setup training. If you want to talk through whether it's right for you first, grab a free AI strategy session.
