How did Nous Research Bot Mode for Hermes Desktop do on X?
Nous Research posted the Bot Mode for Hermes Desktop launch from @NousResearch on Aug 17, 2026. The post has 2,561,201 views, 9,395 likes, 818 reposts, 393 quotes and 567 replies, an engagement rate of 0.44%. It ranks #292 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks.
Introducing Bot Mode for Hermes Desktop. Your agent profiles become a series of named Bots. Each Bot has its own role, model, memory, skills and profile picture; Bots can use any model and even communicate with each other. Build a specialist Bot once to use it forever.
- 15xthe median launch175K median views
- #292of the launches we trackout of 2839
- 8.5xits own following301,461 followers
- Views
- 2.6M
- Likes
- 9.4K
- Reposts
- 818
- Quotes
- 393
- Replies
- 567
- Bookmarks
- 5.2K
What would these views cost to buy?
At $100 per 1,000 views, the rate a brand pays an agency charging $100K for one million views, 2.6M views would cost $256K. At Gridd's rate of about $25 per 1,000 views, the same views would cost about $64K.
The post reached about 8.5 views for every follower of @NousResearch.
What launched?
Nous Research launched Bot Mode for Hermes Desktop, turning agent profiles into named Bots that each have their own role, model, memory and skills.
How does it compare with other launches?
Nous Research Bot Mode for Hermes Desktop has more views than 90% of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks: 15x the median launch's 175K views.
- Nous Research Bot Mode for Hermes Desktop2.6M
- Median tracked launch175K
- #1: xAI Voice Cloning204M
| Metric | Nous Research Bot Mode for Hermes Desktop | Median launch |
|---|---|---|
| Views | 2.6M | 175K |
| Engagement rate | 0.44% | 0.48% |
| Views per follower | 8.5 | 2.8 |
| Quote posts | 393 | 27 |
| Saves per 10K views | 20.1 | 14.2 |
Other Nous Research launches we track: Nous Research Hermes Agent Profile Builder (546.8K views). All 2 Nous Research launches, or every ai launch.
Against launches like it
A launch only means something against comparable ones. These are the groups it belongs to, and where it sits in each.
| Compared with | Launches | Median views | This one | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI launches | 1,462 | 264.5K | 9.7x | #183 |
| Accounts 100K to 1M followers | 909 | 252.6K | 10x | #85 |
| Video launch posts | 1,940 | 192.5K | 13x | #215 |
| Every launch | 2,839 | 175K | 15x | #292 |
What this launch shows
From an account with 301.5K followers, the post reached 8.5 times the account's following. Launches from accounts 100K to 1M followers reach a median of 1.0 times their following, so this one went about 8.7 times further than usual for its size. It ranks 85 of 909 launches from accounts that size.
It drew 393 quote posts, 1.5 per 10,000 views against a median of 1.7. Fewer people than usual added their own take, and a quote post is what carries a launch to audiences the account does not have.
The first line is "Introducing Bot Mode for Hermes Desktop.". The post runs 47 words, against a median of 39 for launch posts here, and leads with a video: video launches have a median of 192.5K views, against 137.6K for the rest.
There is no link in the post. Launch posts without a link have a median of 184.9K views in the tracker.
It went out on a Monday (UTC). Monday launches have a median of 181.4K views; the strongest day is Tuesday at 192.3K.
Every comparison is against the 2839 launches in the tracker, read on Nov 14, 2026. Medians, not averages. See the state of launches on X for the full breakdown.
Questions about this launch
- What is Nous Research?
- In its own words on X: "A bunch of nerds making progress" Nous Research posted the Bot Mode for Hermes Desktop launch from @NousResearch on Aug 17, 2026.
- How many views did Nous Research Bot Mode for Hermes Desktop get on X?
- 2,561,201 views. Nous Research posted it from @NousResearch on Aug 17, 2026, and the post has 9,395 likes, 818 reposts, 393 quotes, 567 replies and 5,151 bookmarks. Gridd re-reads these numbers from the post every six hours; these were read on Nov 14, 2026.
- Was Nous Research Bot Mode for Hermes Desktop a big launch on X?
- It ranks #292 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks, with more views than 90% of them and 15x the median launch's 175K views. Its engagement rate is 0.44%, against a median of 0.48%.
- What would 2.6M views on X cost to buy?
- At $100 per 1,000 views, the rate a brand pays an agency charging $100K for one million views, 2.6M views would cost $256K. At Gridd's rate of about $25 per 1,000 views, the same views would cost about $64K.
Source: Gridd launch tracker, gridd.agency/launches/nous-research-bot-mode-for-hermes-desktop, read from the post on X on Nov 14, 2026. Free to cite with a link (CC BY 4.0). Get every launch as JSON.