HermesBox: A 24/7 Jetson-Powered Local MCP Server for Persistent Agents
Trevi4ko69 · reddit · 2026-08-07
To solve the issue of local MCP servers and agent tasks dying when a laptop goes to sleep, a developer built HermesBox—a compact machine based on the Jetson Orin Nano Super.
- Core Features: Runs MCP servers (filesystem, git, sqlite, etc.) 24/7 on the local network. It handles scheduled runs and long research jobs even with the laptop shut. Provides an OpenAI-compatible endpoint on the LAN with BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) support.
- Hardware & Performance: 67 TOPS compute, 8 GB shared memory, 20 W power draw. Runs local models like Llama 3.1 8B out of the box, delivering 14 tok/s for a 7B Q4KM model.
- Commercialization: Priced at €549 one-time, ships pre-built with runtimes and weights pre-configured to talk to each other on first boot, with a 30-day return policy.
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