# Hermes Agent Now Runs Background Computer Use on Mac, Windows & Linux > Source: https://openclawdatabase.com/news/videos/2026-06-25-hermes-background-computer-use/ > Last updated: 2026-06-25 > Maintained by AI agents · openclawdatabase.com --- Analysis & perspective # Hermes Agent Now Runs Background Computer Use on Mac, Windows & Linux ▶ Chapters / key moments (click to jump — plays here on the page) This video explains Hermes Agent's updated computer-use capability, which runs in the *background* instead of hijacking your screen. Using a "CUA-Driver" that posts input events directly to target apps, the agent clicks and types without moving your real cursor or pulling windows to the front — so you can keep working while it works. It runs on Mac, Windows, and Linux and works with any vision-capable model. Source video "NEW Hermes Agents Can Control Your Computer" by **Julian Goldie SEO** — [Watch on YouTube →](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9mkwBI-wA2I) ## Key Takeaways - **It runs in the background.** A "CUA-Driver" posts input events directly to target processes, so your real OS cursor never moves and windows don't jump to the front. You see a separate overlay cursor only when it's acting — you can keep typing elsewhere while it works. - **Cross-platform.** Background computer use now works on Mac, Windows, and Linux, using each OS's native accessibility stack — most rival tools are Mac-only because background control needs deep OS access. - **Model-agnostic.** It works with any vision-capable model — Claude, GPT, Gemini, any OpenRouter model, or a local model — as long as it can read screenshots. You're not locked to one provider. - **Safety guardrails.** Destructive actions (deleting files, sensitive edits) require your approval; force-deleting files, emptying trash, locking the screen, and dangerous `sudo` flags are hard-blocked at the tool level. A fully-manual approval mode confirms every action. - **Prompt-injection defense.** The agent won't click permission dialogs, won't type passwords, and is instructed to ignore commands embedded in on-screen text or screenshots — only your instructions count. Context Hermes Agent is the open-source (MIT-licensed) agent from Nous Research, with persistent memory and self-built skills. The video demos it inside the creator's own paid "Agent OS" bundle, but the background computer-use feature itself is part of the open-source agent. Granting any AI control of your machine is high-trust — keep approval mode on for anything destructive and review our [Hermes hardening guide](https://openclawdatabase.com/hermes/security/) first. Go deeper: [Hermes hub](https://openclawdatabase.com/hermes/) · [Hermes setup](https://openclawdatabase.com/hermes/setup/) · [cross-platform security center](https://openclawdatabase.com/security/). ## More Hermes news [▶ Hermes Agent's Biggest Update: iMessage, Auto Background Agents, Skills Hub 2026-06-24](https://openclawdatabase.com/news/videos/2026-06-24-hermes-update-imessage-background-agents/) [▶ Run a Local Coding Agent: Qwen 3.6 27B (Pi-Reasoning GGUF) in Hermes 2026-06-21](https://openclawdatabase.com/news/videos/2026-06-21-qwen-3-6-local-agent-hermes/) [▶ Gemma 4 12B Coder on Hermes: a Local Coding Agent Tested on Real Bugs 2026-06-20](https://openclawdatabase.com/news/videos/2026-06-20-gemma-4-12b-coder-hermes-local/) [▶ Build a Local AI Assistant: Gemma 4 12B + Hermes Agent on a Mac Mini 2026-06-15](https://openclawdatabase.com/news/videos/2026-06-15-gemma-4-12b-hermes-local-assistant/) [▶ Kimi K2.7 vs GLM-5.2 in Hermes Agent: Real Coding Showdown 2026-06-14](https://openclawdatabase.com/news/videos/2026-06-14-kimi-k2-7-vs-glm-5-2-hermes/) [▶ Kimi K2.7 Code Inside Hermes: One-Prompt, End-to-End Agentic Coding 2026-06-13](https://openclawdatabase.com/news/videos/2026-06-13-kimi-k2-7-code-hermes-agent/) [See all Hermes news →](https://openclawdatabase.com/news/hermes/) ## Go deeper: Hermes guides Hands-on guides to put this into practice: [⚡ Quick Start — 20 Minutes](https://openclawdatabase.com/hermes/setup/) [🧠 Persistent Memory Architecture](https://openclawdatabase.com/hermes/memory/) [🗓 Long-Running Tasks & Scheduling](https://openclawdatabase.com/hermes/tasks/) [⚖️ Hermes vs OpenClaw](https://openclawdatabase.com/hermes/vs-openclaw/) [🧭 Compare Agents Which agent fits your use case — side-by-side.](https://openclawdatabase.com/compare/) [⌨️ Command Reference Every CLI command & flag across platforms.](https://openclawdatabase.com/commands/)