The Hermes Pixel Office is a free, open source dashboard that shows every Hermes agent on your machine as a pixel character working in a shared cartoon office.
It was built by Teknium, one of the people behind Nous Research — the same team that builds Hermes Agent.
Nothing to sign up for, nothing to unlock, and no cost in performance.
Here is what it does, how to run it, and how to read everything in it.
What it is
A live window into your Hermes agents.
Every agent session becomes a character that walks in through a door, sits at a desk, works, and walks back out when the job is finished.
You read the state of your whole system at a glance, like looking through a window into a real room.
The problem it fixes
Hermes agents run in the background.
They run tools, spin up helper agents, and get real work done — all out of sight.
You hit go and then you watch scrolling text, hoping nothing is quietly stuck.
That is the problem, and the Pixel Office is the fix.
How to run it
Demo mode first. It ships with a demo that fills the office with pretend agents so you can learn the interface before connecting anything real.
Then choose one of two modes:
- Browser — open it as its own page.
- VS Code — a panel next to your code, plus a "+ agent" button that starts a fresh Hermes run without leaving the editor.
Same office either way.
Remote works out of the box. A server-hosted agent OS still shows the office on your own screen, with no extra setup.
How to read it
One character per agent session — command line, chat app, or scheduled job, they all appear the same way.
Gold collar plus name tag = helper agent, spun up by a bigger agent for a side task, with the tag showing its job.
Characters act out the work:
| What you see | What the agent is doing |
|---|---|
| Typing | Writing a file |
| Book open | Reading |
| Browsing | Using the web |
| Green monitor flicker | Terminal command |
| Red exclamation mark | Waiting on you |
| Walking out | Finished |
Approval flags, counter and chime
When an agent hits a command that could be risky, it needs your yes or no before continuing.
That character throws up a bright red exclamation mark.
A counter at the top shows how many are waiting — for example "2 waiting".
An optional chime, off by default, dings when an agent needs approval or when a helper finishes.
Turn it on and you can leave the screen entirely.
Everything in one room
Every Hermes agent running on your machine shares the same office.
Several jobs at once means several characters in one room — one window, whole team, no separate dashboards.
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What it does not do
It does not slow your agents down. It is a window and nothing more — it draws what your agents are already doing, never blocks them, never changes their work, never adds weight. They do not even know it is there.
It does not control them. Keep your agents' own safety rules on. The red flag tells you when to look; you still decide yes or no.
Real examples
A content batch. Hermes agents drafting hooks, scripts and captions, each helper gold-collared, several working at once, with a red flag marking the exact moment one needed a decision.
An onboarding flow. Agents laying out welcome messages, first-call prep and resource walkthroughs — each character finishing and walking out confirmed the whole flow completed with nothing stuck.
A lead system. Agents planning content, hooks and follow-ups, with one glance showing who is working, who finished and who is blocked on me.
Four tips
One. Use demo mode before connecting real agents.
Two. Put it in VS Code if you work there.
Three. Keep your agents' safety rules on — the office is a window, not a controller.
Four. It works remotely out of the box, so server setups need no extra work.
Who it is for
Run one agent occasionally and you probably do not need it.
Run batches with helper agents underneath and it turns an unreadable wall of text into something you can supervise in a second.
If your whole system runs on Hermes, as my agent operating system does, it is the missing window into your own business.
FAQ
What is the Hermes Pixel Office? A free, open source dashboard from Teknium at Nous Research showing every Hermes agent as a pixel character in a shared office.
Is it free? Yes, free and open source — nothing to sign up for.
How do I run it? As a browser page or a VS Code panel. Start with demo mode.
Does it slow agents down? No. It is passive and never blocks or changes their work.
What do gold collars mean? Helper agents spun up by a bigger agent, with a name tag showing their job.
How do I spot an agent waiting on me? Red exclamation mark over its head, a waiting counter at the top, plus an optional chime.
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