--- title: "Pomelu: AI Agent · Mobile app for Hermes Agent | Royan AB" url: https://royan.se/pomelu/ lang: en description: "Pomelu is an unofficial mobile app for Hermes Agent by Nous Research. Chat with the bots of your own Hermes Agent gateway on iPhone and Android." --- # Mobile app for Hermes Agent. **Pomelu: AI Agent** · iPhone and Android · by Royan AB Pomelu is an unofficial mobile app for Hermes Agent by Nous Research. Chat with the bots of your own self-hosted Hermes Agent gateway: live answers, tool activity, approvals, voice messages and files, in one chat per bot. **Coming soon to the App Store and Google Play.** [Support](https://royan.se/pomelu/support/) · [Privacy policy](https://royan.se/pomelu/privacy/) - iPhone and iPhone Duo - Android phones and foldables - Light and dark theme - No data collected Not affiliated with or endorsed by Nous Research. ## Your Hermes Agent bots, in a messenger on your phone. Each bot on your gateway has one chat, like a contact in a messenger. Answers stream in live, and you see what the agent does while it works. ### Live answers Answers stream in as the agent writes them, with Markdown and code blocks. Tool activity shows while the agent works. ### Questions and approvals When the agent asks you a question or needs your approval, you answer it in the chat. ### Images, video, voice and files Send and receive images, video, voice messages and files. ### Share into a bot Share a place from a map, or share from other apps straight into a bot. ### One chat per bot Create a bot, and change its name and picture. Each bot keeps one chat. ### Bot details See the bot's skills and tools, edit its SOUL.md, and pause, resume, run or delete its scheduled jobs. ### Foldables and iPhone Duo A two-pane layout on foldables and the iPhone Duo, and a light and a dark theme on every phone. ### Stay connected on Android Optional: turn it on, and replies arrive as notifications while the app is in the background. ### No Royan server The app talks only to your own gateway. Royan AB collects no data and runs no server for Pomelu. ## Pomelu on an iPhone and an Android foldable. Shown in the dark theme. On an unfolded foldable, the bot list and the chat show side by side. ![Pomelu chat with the bot Professor Owl: an answer with a table that compares a heat pump with district heating](https://royan.se/pomelu/chat-table.webp) Markdown and tables in answers ![Pomelu side menu with the bots of the gateway, each with a character picture, the time of the last reply and its first words](https://royan.se/pomelu/bot-list.webp) One chat per bot ![Pomelu chat with the bot Byte: a Dart code answer with syntax colours, then an explanation](https://royan.se/pomelu/code-answer.webp) Code in answers ![Pomelu Edit bot screen for the bot Stockholm Guide, with a grid of characters to choose as the bot's picture](https://royan.se/pomelu/bot-characters.webp) Name and picture for each bot ![Pomelu on an unfolded Android foldable: the bot list on the left and the chat with Professor Owl on the right](https://royan.se/pomelu/foldable-side-menu.webp) Foldable: bot list and chat side by side ![Pomelu on an unfolded Android foldable with the side menu collapsed to bot icons, next to a chat with the bot Stockholm Guide](https://royan.se/pomelu/foldable-collapsed-menu.webp) Foldable: side menu collapsed to icons ## Pomelu connects to your own Hermes Agent. Pomelu needs a Hermes Agent gateway that you run. The app has no agent of its own, and there is no Royan server between you and your bots. In the app, enter your gateway's URL and sign in. From then on, the app talks only to that address. [Install Hermes Agent](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/getting-started/installation) ### Pomelu at a glance Name : Pomelu: AI Agent Publisher : Royan AB, Stockholm iPhone : iPhone, including iPhone Duo Android : Phones and foldables Needs : Your own Hermes Agent gateway Data collected : None Availability : Coming soon to the App Store and Google Play ## Royan AB collects no data. No account with Royan, no analytics, no ads, no tracking and no crash reporting. Your gateway URL and settings stay on your phone, and your password or token stays in the iOS Keychain or the Android Keystore. [Read the privacy policy](https://royan.se/pomelu/privacy/) ## Questions about Pomelu. ### What is Pomelu? Pomelu is an unofficial mobile app for Hermes Agent by Nous Research. With it you chat with the bots of your own self-hosted Hermes Agent gateway on an iPhone or an Android phone. ### Is Pomelu made by Nous Research? No. Royan AB, a software company in Stockholm, publishes Pomelu. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Nous Research. ### Do I need my own Hermes Agent? Yes. Pomelu needs a Hermes Agent gateway that you run. The app has no agent of its own, and Royan AB runs no server for it. The [Hermes Agent documentation](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/getting-started/installation) explains how to install one. ### Can Royan AB see my messages? No. The app talks only to the gateway URL that you enter. Your messages and files go to your gateway, which you run and control. Royan AB collects no data. ### Which devices does Pomelu run on? iPhone, including the iPhone Duo, and Android phones and foldables. On foldables and the iPhone Duo, Pomelu uses a two-pane layout. ### Can I connect over plain http? Yes, for example on a home network or over Tailscale. The app warns you that such traffic is not encrypted. ### When can I download Pomelu? Pomelu is coming soon to the App Store and Google Play. ## Questions about Pomelu? Write to us. [contact@royan.se](mailto:contact@royan.se?subject=Pomelu) · [Support page](https://royan.se/pomelu/support/)