Hermes preinstalled
Start from a configured Hermes Agent installation instead of assembling a blank operating-system image.
Hermes on dedicated hardware
A Dedicated Computer for Hermes Agent
MangoTart is the ready-to-run path for Hermes: a private agent computer with Agent OS, a persistent browser environment, a local console, diagnostics, updates, and recovery controls assembled around the runtime.
Product scope reviewed July 13, 2026.
Always-on by design
Keep Hermes Running When Your Laptop Is Closed
An agent that handles schedules and long-running work should not depend on the computer you carry every day.
MangoTart runs independently from your daily laptop. While it remains powered, connected, and able to reach your chosen provider, Hermes can continue scheduled and background work after your laptop sleeps or leaves the house.
A separate runtime also creates a clearer boundary between agent experiments and the files, accounts, and browser profile on your main computer. It reduces that shared surface; it does not make agent actions risk-free.
“24/7” describes the intended always-on use, not an uptime guarantee. Power, network, providers, connected services, and software maintenance can still interrupt work.
Agent OS
The Hermes Environment Comes Ready
MangoTart turns a blank computer into an operated Hermes environment, without pretending the hardware alone is the product.
Persistent browser runtime
A Chromium environment is ready for websites, forms, downloads, and signed-in sessions, with its profile stored on the device.
Local console and diagnostics
Set up providers and channels, view device, Hermes, and browser status, and inspect update diagnostics from your local network.
Updates and recovery
Failed software updates automatically return to the previous program version. Export and import Hermes state for supported recovery or migration.
Guided setup
From Unboxing to the First Task
Everyday setup happens in the local console. Advanced tools remain available, but they are not the starting point.
- 1
Plug it in
Connect power and a wired network. MangoTart starts its agent and browser services independently from your laptop.
- 2
Open the local console
From a phone or computer on the same network, open the address printed on the device and follow the onboarding flow.
- 3
Connect a model provider
Use a supported OAuth account, your own API key, or a compatible endpoint supported by the current Hermes version.
- 4
Give Hermes its first task
Start in plain language, then add browser logins, messaging channels, tools, or schedules as the workflow needs them.
Runtime, not a token service
Bring the Model Account You Already Use
MangoTart operates the agent environment. The model still comes from the provider you choose.
Connect a ChatGPT subscription through supported OAuth, or choose another provider that the installed Hermes version supports with your own API key or endpoint. Credentials are configured on the device; MangoTart does not run a shared token pool or bill for model usage.
When Hermes calls a cloud model, the prompt and task context needed for that request go to that provider. Its pricing, retention, and data policies still apply.
MangoTart runs Hermes, tools, browser, memory, schedules, and operations on the device. It is not positioned as a workstation for running a large frontier model locally.
State and recovery
Keep the Agent Runtime Under Your Ownership
Local ownership should be concrete: know what remains on the device, what leaves for a task, and how recovery works.
On the device
Hermes configuration, memory, skills, chat state, provider credentials, browser profile, and service diagnostics are stored on MangoTart.
Optional encrypted backup
Cloud disaster backups are opt-in and encrypted on the device before upload. The service stores ciphertext and does not store the backup password.
Recovery boundary
A supported MangoTart-to-MangoTart restore imports Hermes state. Browser logins are excluded, so websites need to be signed in again after recovery.
Connected services
Model providers, messaging platforms, and websites receive the data required when a workflow actively uses them.
Before You Give Hermes Its Own Computer
The honest answers about setup, models, remote access, and what MangoTart does not replace.
Make the Rest of the Decision
Choose Hermes hardwareCompare a daily computer, VPS, DIY Pi, Mac mini, and MangoTart by operating responsibility—not benchmarks.Follow the dataSee what stays on the device and what goes to providers, messaging platforms, websites, and backup storage.Why HermesUnderstand why MangoTart builds its supported Agent OS path around Hermes Agent.
Give Hermes a Computer of Its Own
Skip the blank image and the work of assembling the runtime. Start with the supported agent environment already put together.
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