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Model and channel keys go in `~/.hermes/.env` or come from Bitwarden, 1Password or a command helper at start-up. Google Workspace, MCP servers and Nous Portal sign in by OAuth, with tokens stored under `~/.hermes/`. The optional API server takes a bearer key set in `API_SERVER_KEY`.", "pricing": "free", "pricingNotes": "Free under the MIT licence. The owner pays the model provider chosen, or nothing with a local model. Nous Portal plans ($0, $20, $100 and $200 a month in credits) and Hermes Cloud hosting ($0.51 a day running on the Standard size, plus inference) are optional and sold separately.", "priceSummary": "Free · OSS", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 on Hermes Agent's own interfaces. An optional skill lets the agent pay other services over MPP, which is a client and not a way to pay for Hermes (checked 2026-10-12).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 253000, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-12" }, "docsUrl": "https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/", "llmsTxt": "https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "assistant.proactive", "assistant.messaging", "assistant.accounts", "assistant.memory", "assistant.self-hosted", "agent.mcp-client" ], "tags": [ "open-source", "self-hosted", "local", "free", "no-card", "python", "docker", "llms-txt", "pre-1.0" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-11", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 67.9, "grade": "B", "agentReady": false, "rank": 244, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 993, "categoryRank": 3, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 80, "maintenance": 84, "payments": 60, "reliability": 57, "schema": 80, "security": 75, "transparency": 63 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-12" }, "negative": -3, "negativeNotes": [ "2026-10-08. The v0.21.6 release notes list six security fixes, among them a native sign-in flaw that could send login codes to a non-loopback redirect and a quoted display name in the `From` header that affected the email gateway's sender check. SECURITY.md counts unauthorised access to an external surface as in scope, yet the repository shows no published advisory, so owners on older versions have no advisory to act on. Fixed and described in the notes, -3. https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/releases/tag/v0.21.6; https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/security/advisories" ], "verdict": "Card payments always ask first and are refused in unattended sessions, and the messaging gateway denies every sender until an allowlist is set. Shell commands run on the host by default with a model judging risk, and sending mail through the Google Workspace skill is held back only by an instruction to the model.", "bestFor": "A technical owner who wants one always-on agent across chat apps with memory and scheduled jobs, on their own machine or a small server, with any model.", "strengths": [ "Every saved-card fill asks for approval, and cron, webhook and API sessions are refused because nobody can confirm", "The messaging gateway denies all senders until an allowlist or a pairing code approved on the CLI is in place", "The docs say no telemetry, usage data or analytics is collected, and conversations, memory and skills stay in `~/.hermes/`", "SECURITY.md states that in-process checks are not a boundary and names OS-level isolation as the only one", "Ten releases between 19 August and 11 October 2026, the latest v0.21.7 on 11 October" ], "weaknesses": [ "The default terminal backend runs commands on the host, and the default `smart` mode lets an auxiliary model approve commands it rates low-risk", "The Google Workspace skill requests full Gmail, Calendar and Drive scopes, and its confirm-before-sending rule is an instruction in SKILL.md, not enforced in code", "Memory writes are saved without approval by default (`memory.write_approval: false`), including from a background review after each turn", "Release v0.21.6 of 8 October 2026 lists six security fixes and the repository has no published security advisory", "15,102 open issues and more than 5,000 open pull requests on 12 October 2026", "The Nous Portal terms grant Nous a licence to train models on customer data when the Portal is the model provider" ], "agentNotes": [ "Set `approvals.mode: manual` before giving it real accounts. The default `smart` lets an auxiliary model approve commands", "Run the gateway with `terminal.backend: docker` or the project's Docker image when it reads mail, web pages or group chats", "Set `memory.write_approval: true` and `skills.write_approval: true` to review what it saves about the owner", "Leave `approvals.cron_mode` and `approvals.unattended_mode` at `deny` for scheduled and webhook runs", "Set `TELEGRAM_ALLOWED_USERS` or the matching allowlist per channel. Never set `GATEWAY_ALLOW_ALL_USERS=true`" ], "metrics": { "kind": "local", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "B", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 67.9 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 80, "maintenance": 84, "payments": 60, "reliability": 57, "schema": 80, "security": 75, "transparency": 73 }, "provenanceScore": 53 }, "connect": { "install": "curl -fsSL https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh | bash # then: hermes setup", "headless": { "command": "hermes chat -q \"$TASK\" --format stream-json --max-turns 30" } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/assistant.proactive", "tool": "https://letme.dev/hermes-agent" }, "area": "frameworks", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Nous Research, Inc.", "domain": "nousresearch.com", "domainRegistered": "", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "", "privacy": "", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/releases", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-12", "notes": [ "The site footer reads Nous Research, Inc., and the Nous Portal terms name it as a Delaware corporation.", "No terms or privacy link is given. The Nous Portal terms and privacy policy (both dated 28 September 2026) govern the optional Portal and Hermes Cloud services, not the software the owner runs under the MIT licence, so the licence stands in.", "hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/.well-known/security.txt answered 404. SECURITY.md in the repository gives security@nousresearch.com and GitHub private reporting.", "No status page applies to software the owner runs. None was looked for on the Portal.", "The domain registration date was not looked up." ], "score": 53 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hermes-agent.json", "live": { "slug": "hermes-agent", "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "NousResearch/hermes-agent", "version": "v0.21.7", "released": "2026-10-12", "seenAt": "2026-10-12T22:06:05.656112806Z" } ], "githubStars": 253109, "updatedAt": "2026-10-12T22:06:05.656112806Z" } }, "answer": "Hermes Agent scores 67.9 (B) on agent readiness against Natura tinyNature's 15.1 (F), and leads in every scored category.", "b": { "slug": "natura", "name": "Natura tinyNature", "vendor": "Natura Inc.", "vendorUrl": "https://natura.inc", "kind": "platform", "category": "personal-assistants", "summary": "tinyNature is Natura's personal AI agent, reached over iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram or the HumanPods earbuds. It sends briefings and reminders and works with the owner's calendar, Gmail and health data. Natura's Interface ring is waitlist only.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/natura", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/natura.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/natura.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/natura.json", "license": "Closed service under Natura's Terms of Service (Natura Inc., last updated 30 May 2026).", "transports": [], "packages": [], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "A person starts by messaging tinyNature on iMessage, WhatsApp or Telegram (@tinyNatureBot) and can link an account to continue across channels (https://natura.inc/tinynature/start and https://natura.inc/tinynature). Gmail and Calendar connect through Google OAuth (https://natura.inc/legal/subprocessors). No API, MCP server or other programmatic access was found.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "HumanPods earbuds with the tinyNature Free plan cost $149, or $240 with 12 months of Pro included, against a stated normal price of $199 plus $20 a month for Pro. Free shipping, ships weekly (https://natura.inc/humanpods, checked 12 October 2026). The Interface ring has a waitlist, and its price and delivery timing are not yet set (https://natura.inc/interface). No standalone tinyNature subscription page was found.", "priceSummary": "$20 / mo", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 found on natura.inc, checked 12 October 2026.", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-12" }, "llmsTxt": "https://natura.inc/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "assistant.accounts", "assistant.messaging", "assistant.memory", "messaging.whatsapp", "messaging.inbound", "calendar.read", "mailbox.read", "voice.agent", "notify.push", "memory.user" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "official", "closed-source", "freemium", "hardware", "soc2", "llms-txt", "waitlist" ], "graded": true, "disclosure": "Natura tinyNature competes with LocalGhost, which Anchor Terminal's founder builds. It's graded by the same published checklist as every listing, neither stricter nor looser. Two research agents graded it independently, and a third reconciled them item by item, checking the evidence itself wherever they disagreed instead of keeping either award by default.", "competesWith": "localghost", "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 15.1, "grade": "F", "agentReady": false, "rank": 987, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 993, "categoryRank": 24, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 0, "maintenance": 4, "payments": 30, "reliability": 15, "schema": 10, "security": 10, "transparency": 53 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-12" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "tinyNature is Natura's hosted personal agent, reached by message today or by voice through $149 HumanPods earbuds, with a published retention table and subprocessor list. No outside agent can call it, and no status page, changelog or dated release was found.", "bestFor": "People who want briefings, reminders and email triage by message or voice through earbuds.", "disclosure": "Natura tinyNature competes with LocalGhost, which Anchor Terminal's founder builds. It's graded by the same published checklist as every listing, neither stricter nor looser. Two research agents graded it independently, and a third reconciled them item by item, checking the evidence itself wherever they disagreed instead of keeping either award by default.", "strengths": [ "A subprocessor table names each provider with data, region and legal basis, and changes get 30 days' notice.", "The privacy policy has a retention table and keeps health data out of model training.", "Free plan started by sending a message, with no form or card.", "Published disclosure route with acknowledgement within 72 hours, and SOC 2 Type I listed as audited." ], "weaknesses": [ "No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.", "The security page links a security.txt that returns 404.", "No status page, changelog or dated releases found.", "AI model providers aren't named on the subprocessor page.", "The Interface ring is waitlist only, with price and timing not set." ], "agentNotes": [ "Don't plan to call tinyNature from another agent. @tinyNatureBot on Telegram is a chat for the owner, not an API.", "Send security reports to ops@natura.inc. The security.txt the site links returns 404.", "Check that tinyNature works on the owner's platform before they order HumanPods, as the HumanPods FAQ advises." ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "F", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 15.1 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 0, "maintenance": 4, "payments": 30, "reliability": 15, "schema": 10, "security": 10, "transparency": 58 }, "provenanceScore": 47 }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/assistant.accounts", "tool": "https://letme.dev/natura" }, "area": "frameworks", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "tinyNature Pro", "unit": "month", "usd": 20, "note": "Stated normal price on the HumanPods page. 12 months are included with the $240 HumanPods bundle." } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Natura Inc.", "domain": "natura.inc", "domainRegistered": "2026-03-23", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "https://natura.inc/terms", "privacy": "https://natura.inc/privacy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-12", "notes": [ "natura.inc/.well-known/security.txt returns 404, though the security page links it as the machine-readable disclosure policy. The security page asks for vulnerability reports to ops@natura.inc and promises acknowledgement within 72 hours.", "naturaumana.ai redirects to natura.inc, and the shop runs on shop.naturaumana.ai. natura.ai is an unrelated site.", "No status page or changelog was found. status.natura.inc doesn't resolve.", "RDAP gives a registration date of 2026-03-23 for natura.inc." ], "score": 47 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/natura.json" }, "facts": [ { "a": "Agent harness", "b": "Platform", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Nous Research", "b": "Natura Inc.", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "no (local only)", "b": "no (local only)", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "None", "b": "OAuth or key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Free", "b": "Freemium", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "MIT", "b": "Closed service under Natura's Terms of Service (Natura Inc., last updated 30 May 2026).", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-10-11", "b": "none", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "no document linked", "b": "", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "no document linked", "b": "", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "253k stars", "b": "none", "name": "Popularity" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Hermes Agent scores 67.9 (B) on agent readiness against Natura tinyNature's 15.1 (F), and leads in every scored category.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Hermes Agent or Natura tinyNature?" }, { "answer": "Hermes Agent is open source (MIT). No open-source release is listed for Natura tinyNature.", "question": "Are Hermes Agent and Natura tinyNature open source?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 57 against 15", "Schema \u0026 documentation, 80 against 10", "Agent ergonomics, 80 against 0", "Security \u0026 auth, 75 against 10", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 30", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 84 against 4", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 63 against 53" ], "also": [ "No key needed to call it", "Free to start without a card", "Open source" ], "goodFor": "A technical owner who wants one always-on agent across chat apps with memory and scheduled jobs, on their own machine or a small server, with any model.", "slug": "hermes-agent", "watchFor": "The default terminal backend runs commands on the host, and the default `smart` mode lets an auxiliary model approve commands it rates low-risk" }, { "aheadOn": null, "also": [ "No incidents deducted, where Hermes Agent loses 3 points for them" ], "goodFor": "People 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"json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-zeroclaw.json", "title": "Natura tinyNature vs ZeroClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-zeroclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "Natura tinyNature vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-talorys.json", "title": "Hermes Agent vs Talorys", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-talorys" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-talorys.json", "title": "Natura tinyNature vs Talorys", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-talorys" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-natura.json", "title": "AstrBot vs Natura tinyNature", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-natura" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-picoclaw.json", "title": "Natura tinyNature vs PicoClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-picoclaw" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 42, "edge": "hermes-agent", "hermes-agent": 57, "key": "reliability", "name": "Reliability", "natura": 15, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 70, "edge": "hermes-agent", "hermes-agent": 80, "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "natura": 10, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 80, "edge": "hermes-agent", "hermes-agent": 80, "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "natura": 0, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 65, "edge": "hermes-agent", "hermes-agent": 75, "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "natura": 10, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 30, "edge": "hermes-agent", "hermes-agent": 60, "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "natura": 30, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 80, "edge": "hermes-agent", "hermes-agent": 84, "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "natura": 4, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 10, "edge": "hermes-agent", "hermes-agent": 63, "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "natura": 53, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Hermes Agent scores 67.9 (B) on agent readiness against Natura tinyNature's 15.1 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do assistants that act in your accounts.", "verdicts": { "hermes-agent": "Card payments always ask first and are refused in unattended sessions, and the messaging gateway denies every sender until an allowlist is set. Shell commands run on the host by default with a model judging risk, and sending mail through the Google Workspace skill is held back only by an instruction to the model.", "natura": "tinyNature is Natura's hosted personal agent, reached by message today or by voice through $149 HumanPods earbuds, with a published retention table and subprocessor list. No outside agent can call it, and no status page, changelog or dated release was found." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-natura", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-natura.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-natura.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-natura.min.md" }, "markdown": "Hermes Agent scores 67.9 (B) on agent readiness against Natura tinyNature's 15.1 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do assistants that act in your accounts.\n\n- Hermes Agent: grade B, 67.9/100, rank #244 of 993. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hermes-agent.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/hermes-agent.json\n- Natura tinyNature: grade F, 15.1/100, rank #987 of 993. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/natura.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/natura.json\n- Best AI personal assistants that act for one person: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/personal-assistants/index.md\n- All 314 assistants comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/personal-assistants/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Hermes Agent (B)\n\nGood for: A technical owner who wants one always-on agent across chat apps with memory and scheduled jobs, on their own machine or a small server, with any model.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 57 against 15\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 80 against 10\n- Agent ergonomics, 80 against 0\n- Security \u0026 auth, 75 against 10\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 30\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 84 against 4\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 63 against 53\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- No key needed to call it\n- Free to start without a card\n- Open source\n\nWatch for: The default terminal backend runs commands on the host, and the default `smart` mode lets an auxiliary model approve commands it rates low-risk\n\n### Natura tinyNature (F)\n\nGood for: People who want briefings, reminders and email triage by message or voice through earbuds.\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- No incidents deducted, where Hermes Agent loses 3 points for them\n\nWatch for: No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Hermes Agent | Natura tinyNature | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 57 | 15 | Hermes Agent +42 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 80 | 10 | Hermes Agent +70 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 80 | 0 | Hermes Agent +80 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 75 | 10 | Hermes Agent +65 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 60 | 30 | Hermes Agent +30 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 84 | 4 | Hermes Agent +80 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 63 | 53 | Hermes Agent +10 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -3 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **67.9 · B** | **15.1 · F** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Hermes Agent | Natura tinyNature |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Agent harness | Platform |\n| Vendor | Nous Research | Natura Inc. |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports | | |\n| Auth | None | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Free | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | MIT | Closed service under Natura's Terms of Service (Natura Inc., last updated 30 May 2026). |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-10-11 | none |\n| Terms last updated | no document linked | |\n| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | |\n| Customer content may train models | | |\n| Terms restrict automated access | | |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | | |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | | |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | | |\n| Popularity | 253k stars | none |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Hermes Agent.** Card payments always ask first and are refused in unattended sessions, and the messaging gateway denies every sender until an allowlist is set. Shell commands run on the host by default with a model judging risk, and sending mail through the Google Workspace skill is held back only by an instruction to the model.\n\n**Natura tinyNature.** tinyNature is Natura's hosted personal agent, reached by message today or by voice through $149 HumanPods earbuds, with a published retention table and subprocessor list. No outside agent can call it, and no status page, changelog or dated release was found.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Hermes Agent\n\n1. Set `approvals.mode: manual` before giving it real accounts. The default `smart` lets an auxiliary model approve commands\n2. Run the gateway with `terminal.backend: docker` or the project's Docker image when it reads mail, web pages or group chats\n3. Set `memory.write_approval: true` and `skills.write_approval: true` to review what it saves about the owner\n4. Leave `approvals.cron_mode` and `approvals.unattended_mode` at `deny` for scheduled and webhook runs\n5. Set `TELEGRAM_ALLOWED_USERS` or the matching allowlist per channel. Never set `GATEWAY_ALLOW_ALL_USERS=true`\n\n### Natura tinyNature\n\n1. Don't plan to call tinyNature from another agent. @tinyNatureBot on Telegram is a chat for the owner, not an API.\n2. Send security reports to ops@natura.inc. The security.txt the site links returns 404.\n3. Check that tinyNature works on the owner's platform before they order HumanPods, as the HumanPods FAQ advises.\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Hermes Agent or Natura tinyNature?\n\nHermes Agent scores 67.9 (B) on agent readiness against Natura tinyNature's 15.1 (F), and leads in every scored category.\n\n### Are Hermes Agent and Natura tinyNature open source?\n\nHermes Agent is open source (MIT). No open-source release is listed for Natura tinyNature.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-natura.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-natura.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"hermes-agent\", \"b\": \"natura\"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare hermes-agent natura`\n- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/hermes-agent.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/natura.json\n\n## Other comparisons with Hermes Agent or Natura tinyNature\n\n- [AstrBot vs Hermes Agent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-hermes-agent.md)\n- [CowAgent vs Hermes Agent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-hermes-agent.md)\n- [GAIA vs Hermes Agent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-hermes-agent.md)\n- [Gemini Spark vs Hermes Agent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-hermes-agent.md)\n- [Grok Bot vs Hermes Agent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-hermes-agent.md)\n- [Haven vs Hermes Agent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-hermes-agent.md)\n- [Hermes Agent vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-instinct.md)\n- [Hermes Agent vs IronClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-ironclaw.md)\n- [Hermes Agent vs Leon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-leon.md)\n- [Hermes Agent vs Lindy](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-lindy.md)\n- [Hermes Agent vs nanobot](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-nanobot.md)\n- [Hermes Agent vs NanoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-nanoclaw.md)\n- [Hermes Agent vs Dots](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-openai-dots.md)\n- [Hermes Agent vs OpenClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-openclaw.md)\n- [Hermes Agent vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [Hermes Agent vs Poke](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-poke.md)\n- [Hermes Agent vs QwenPaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-qwenpaw.md)\n- [Hermes Agent vs ZeroClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-zeroclaw.md)\n- [Hermes Agent vs Zo Computer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-zo-computer.md)\n- [CowAgent vs Natura tinyNature](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-natura.md)\n- [GAIA vs Natura tinyNature](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-natura.md)\n- [Gemini Spark vs Natura tinyNature](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-natura.md)\n- [Grok Bot vs Natura tinyNature](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-natura.md)\n- [Haven vs Natura tinyNature](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-natura.md)\n- [Hermes Agent vs Pally](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-pally.md)\n- [Hermes Agent vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-tomo.md)\n- [Hermes Agent vs Wajo (Fo)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-wajo.md)\n- [Instinct vs Natura tinyNature](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-natura.md)\n- [IronClaw vs Natura tinyNature](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-natura.md)\n- [Leon vs Natura tinyNature](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-natura.md)\n- [Lindy vs Natura tinyNature](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-natura.md)\n- [nanobot vs Natura tinyNature](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-natura.md)\n- [NanoClaw vs Natura tinyNature](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-natura.md)\n- [Natura tinyNature vs Dots](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-openai-dots.md)\n- [Natura tinyNature vs OpenClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-openclaw.md)\n- [Natura tinyNature vs Pally](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-pally.md)\n- [Natura tinyNature vs Poke](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-poke.md)\n- [Natura tinyNature vs QwenPaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-qwenpaw.md)\n- [Natura tinyNature vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-tomo.md)\n- [Natura tinyNature vs Wajo (Fo)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-wajo.md)\n- [Natura tinyNature vs ZeroClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-zeroclaw.md)\n- [Natura tinyNature vs Zo Computer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-zo-computer.md)\n- [Hermes Agent vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-talorys.md)\n- [Natura tinyNature vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-talorys.md)\n- [AstrBot vs Natura tinyNature](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-natura.md)\n- [Natura tinyNature vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-picoclaw.md)\n\n## Disclosure\n\n- Natura tinyNature competes with LocalGhost, which Anchor Terminal's founder builds. 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