# An open-source Hermes alternative for a whole team

> Kortix is open source and self-hostable, and it is built for a whole team rather than one person. If you have outgrown a personal agent, this is the Hermes alternative that adds roles, scoped tools, and an audit trail. Every agent, skill, and connector lives in one git repo the company owns.

URL: https://hermesalternative.com/

A Hermes alternative for teams and companies

**The open-source AI Operating System**

`project-tree`

```
project (git repo + kortix.yaml)
└─ session ──> isolated sandbox on branch "<uuid>"
└─ agent commits + pushes
└─ change request ──> merge ──> default branch
```

Source: https://kortix.com/docs

One isolated sandbox per session. Each session has its own isolated machine and branch.

[Try Kortix](https://kortix.com) · [Compare the options](https://hermesalternative.com/#comparison)

Open source · Any model, your keys · Self-host, VPC, or on-prem

## How Kortix, Hermes, and OpenClaw compare

The dimensions a team checks before it adopts an AI Operating System.

| | Kortix (recommended) | Hermes | OpenClaw |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Open source. Read it, fork it, audit it. | Yes, open source; use any model. | Yes, open source; runs on your computer. |
| Designed for | Teams and companies. | One person. | A personal assistant, or a shared install. |
| Team governance | Roles, groups, and an audit trail. | Built for a single operator. | Shared use is a config choice. |
| Per-tool policy | Set each tool to Allow, Ask or Block. | Command approval and DM pairing. | Tools run on the host unless you sandbox. |
| Isolation per task | One isolated sandbox per session. | Docker, SSH, or Modal backend. | Sandboxing is opt-in. |
| Where the config lives | In a git repo you own. | On the machine you run it on. | State and memory on your hardware. |
| Model choice | Any model provider with your own keys. | Use any model you want. | Hosted and local providers. |
| Where it runs | Kortix Cloud, your VPC, or on-prem. | A $5 VPS, a GPU cluster, or serverless. | Your own computer, or a server. |

Rival facts come from each project's own repository, checked October 2026; Kortix facts come from the Kortix docs and the Kortix repository.

## How one person's agent becomes a company platform

Three layers carry the work a personal agent leaves to you.

### 1. One git repo you own

Agents, skills, memory, and connectors are files, versioned and reviewed like code

`kortix.yaml`

```yaml
# kortix.yaml
agents:
  support-triage:
    file: agents/support-triage.md
    connectors: all
```

Source: https://github.com/kortix-ai/suna (README.md)

### 2. Three commands to a live company

Install the CLI, scaffold the project, and ship it, and the whole thing comes live in the cloud

`terminal`

```sh
$ curl -fsSL https://kortix.com/install | bash
$ kortix init
$ kortix ship
```

Source: https://github.com/kortix-ai/suna (README.md)

### 3. Work that starts on its own

A cron schedule or a signed webhook starts a session with no person present

`kortix.yaml`

```yaml
# kortix.yaml
triggers:
  - slug: daily-digest
    type: cron
    cron: '0 0 9 * * 1-5'
    prompt: Summarize yesterday's support tickets and open a change request with the digest.
```

Source: https://github.com/kortix-ai/suna (README.md)

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## Open source. Read it, fork it, audit it.

[Kortix on GitHub](https://github.com/kortix-ai/suna)

## Hermes alternative questions

What a team asks before it moves off a personal agent.

### Is Kortix open source?

Yes. Kortix is open source: you can read it, fork it, and audit it, and the whole platform runs from one git repo you own.

### Can I self-host Kortix?

Yes. Run it on Kortix Cloud, in your VPC, or on your own on-prem network. Self-host is free.

### How is Kortix different from Hermes?

Hermes is a personal agent that grows with you. Kortix is built for a team, with multi-tenant projects, per-tool Allow, Ask or Block rules, one isolated sandbox per session, and an audit trail.

### Can we use our own models?

Any model provider with your own keys. Or the ChatGPT plan you already pay for. Or sign in with your OpenCode Console account for OpenCode Zen and Go.

### Where does the team use it?

Slack and Microsoft Teams are live, alongside the web app and the CLI. Email is experimental, per project.

### What does Kortix cost?

Self-host is free. Kortix Cloud has a free tier to start and a per-seat team plan for teams.

## Run the whole company from one repo you own.

The freedom of an open-source personal agent, built for a whole team.

[Try Kortix](https://kortix.com) · [Kortix on GitHub](https://github.com/kortix-ai/suna)

Open source · Any model, your keys · Self-host, VPC, or on-prem