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.

A Hermes alternative for teams and companiesOpen source · Any model, your keys · Self-host, VPC, or on-prem

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.

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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.

How Kortix, Hermes, and OpenClaw compare

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

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

Kortix Hermes OpenClaw

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.

Repo

One git repo you own

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

kortix.yaml

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

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

Ship

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

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

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

Automations

Work that starts on its own

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

kortix.yaml

# kortix.yamltriggers:  - 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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GitHub stars

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

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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.

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