NousResearch · teknium1 · Apr 17, 2026 · Apr 17, 2026 · Apr 17, 2026
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 **The self-improving AI agent built by [Nous Research](https://nousresearch.com).** It's the only agent with a built-in learning loop — it creates skills from experience, improves them during use, nudges itself to persist knowledge, searches its own past conversations, and builds a deepening model of who you are across sessions. Run it on a $5 VPS, a GPU cluster, or serverless infrastructure that costs nearly nothing when idle. It's not tied to your laptop — talk to it from Telegram while it works on a cloud VM.
 
-Use any model you want — [Nous Portal](https://portal.nousresearch.com), [OpenRouter](https://openrouter.ai) (200+ models), [Xiaomi MiMo](https://platform.xiaomimimo.com), [z.ai/GLM](https://z.ai), [Kimi/Moonshot](https://platform.moonshot.ai), [MiniMax](https://www.minimax.io), [Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co), OpenAI, or your own endpoint. Switch with `hermes model` — no code changes, no lock-in.
+Use any model you want — [Nous Portal](https://portal.nousresearch.com), [OpenRouter](https://openrouter.ai) (200+ models), [NVIDIA NIM](https://build.nvidia.com) (Nemotron), [Xiaomi MiMo](https://platform.xiaomimimo.com), [z.ai/GLM](https://z.ai), [Kimi/Moonshot](https://platform.moonshot.ai), [MiniMax](https://www.minimax.io), [Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co), OpenAI, or your own endpoint. Switch with `hermes model` — no code changes, no lock-in.
 
 <table>
 <tr><td><b>A real terminal interface</b></td><td>Full TUI with multiline editing, slash-command autocomplete, conversation history, interrupt-and-redirect, and streaming tool output.</td></tr>

diff --git a/agent/model_metadata.py b/agent/model_metadata.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
     "mimo", "xiaomi-mimo",
     "arcee-ai", "arceeai",
     "xai", "x-ai", "x.ai", "grok",
+    "nvidia", "nim", "nvidia-nim", "nemotron",
     "qwen-portal",
 })
 
@@ -158,6 +159,8 @@ def _strip_provider_prefix(model: str) -> str:
     "grok": 131072,             # catch-all (grok-beta, unknown grok-*)
     # Kimi
     "kimi": 262144,
+    # Nemotron — NVIDIA's open-weights series (128K context across all sizes)
+    "nemotron": 131072,
     # Arcee
     "trinity": 262144,
     # OpenRouter
@@ -240,6 +243,7 @@ def _is_custom_endpoint(base_url: str) -> bool:
     "api.fireworks.ai": "fireworks",
     "opencode.ai": "opencode-go",
     "api.x.ai": "xai",
+    "integrate.api.nvidia.com": "nvidia",
     "api.xiaomimimo.com": "xiaomi",
     "xiaomimimo.com": "xiaomi",
     "ollama.com": "ollama-cloud",

diff --git a/cli-config.yaml.example b/cli-config.yaml.example
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ model:
   #   "minimax"      - MiniMax global (requires: MINIMAX_API_KEY)
   #   "minimax-cn"   - MiniMax China (requires: MINIMAX_CN_API_KEY)
   #   "huggingface"  - Hugging Face Inference (requires: HF_TOKEN)
+  #   "nvidia"       - NVIDIA NIM / build.nvidia.com (requires: NVIDIA_API_KEY)
   #   "xiaomi"       - Xiaomi MiMo (requires: XIAOMI_API_KEY)
   #   "arcee"        - Arcee AI Trinity models (requires: ARCEEAI_API_KEY)
   #   "ollama-cloud" - Ollama Cloud (requires: OLLAMA_API_KEY — https://ollama.com/settings)

diff --git a/hermes_cli/auth.py b/hermes_cli/auth.py
@@ -233,6 +233,14 @@ class ProviderConfig:
         api_key_env_vars=("XAI_API_KEY",),
         base_url_env_var="XAI_BASE_URL",
     ),
+    "nvidia": ProviderConfig(
+        id="nvidia",
+        name="NVIDIA NIM",
+        auth_type="api_key",
+        inference_base_url="https://integrate.api.nvidia.com/v1",
+        api_key_env_vars=("NVIDIA_API_KEY",),
+        base_url_env_var="NVIDIA_BASE_URL",
+    ),
     "ai-gateway": ProviderConfig(
         id="ai-gateway",
         name="Vercel AI Gateway",

diff --git a/hermes_cli/config.py b/hermes_cli/config.py
@@ -861,6 +861,22 @@ def _ensure_hermes_home_managed(home: Path):
         "category": "provider",
         "advanced": True,
     },
+    "NVIDIA_API_KEY": {
+        "description": "NVIDIA NIM API key (build.nvidia.com or local NIM endpoint)",
+        "prompt": "NVIDIA NIM API key",
+        "url": "https://build.nvidia.com/",
+        "password": True,
+        "category": "provider",
+        "advanced": True,
+    },
+    "NVIDIA_BASE_URL": {
+        "description": "NVIDIA NIM base URL override (e.g. http://localhost:8000/v1 for local NIM)",
+        "prompt": "NVIDIA NIM base URL (leave empty for default)",
+        "url": None,
+        "password": False,
+        "category": "provider",
+        "advanced": True,
+    },
     "GLM_API_KEY": {
         "description": "Z.AI / GLM API key (also recognized as ZAI_API_KEY / Z_AI_API_KEY)",
         "prompt": "Z.AI / GLM API key",

diff --git a/hermes_cli/doctor.py b/hermes_cli/doctor.py
@@ -825,6 +825,7 @@ def run_doctor(args):
         ("Arcee AI",         ("ARCEEAI_API_KEY",),                            "https://api.arcee.ai/api/v1/models",  "ARCEE_BASE_URL", True),
         ("DeepSeek",         ("DEEPSEEK_API_KEY",),                           "https://api.deepseek.com/v1/models",  "DEEPSEEK_BASE_URL", True),
         ("Hugging Face",     ("HF_TOKEN",),                                   "https://router.huggingface.co/v1/models", "HF_BASE_URL", True),
+        ("NVIDIA NIM",       ("NVIDIA_API_KEY",),                             "https://integrate.api.nvidia.com/v1/models", "NVIDIA_BASE_URL", True),
         ("Alibaba/DashScope", ("DASHSCOPE_API_KEY",),                         "https://dashscope-intl.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1/models", "DASHSCOPE_BASE_URL", True),
         # MiniMax: the /anthropic endpoint doesn't support /models, but the /v1 endpoint does.
         ("MiniMax",          ("MINIMAX_API_KEY",),                            "https://api.minimax.io/v1/models",    "MINIMAX_BASE_URL", True),

diff --git a/hermes_cli/dump.py b/hermes_cli/dump.py
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ def run_dump(args):
         ("DEEPSEEK_API_KEY", "deepseek"),
         ("DASHSCOPE_API_KEY", "dashscope"),
         ("HF_TOKEN", "huggingface"),
+        ("NVIDIA_API_KEY", "nvidia"),
         ("AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY", "ai_gateway"),
         ("OPENCODE_ZEN_API_KEY", "opencode_zen"),
         ("OPENCODE_GO_API_KEY", "opencode_go"),

diff --git a/hermes_cli/main.py b/hermes_cli/main.py
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ def _named_custom_provider_map(cfg) -> dict[str, dict[str, str]]:
         _model_flow_kimi(config, current_model)
     elif selected_provider == "bedrock":
         _model_flow_bedrock(config, current_model)
-    elif selected_provider in ("gemini", "deepseek", "xai", "zai", "kimi-coding-cn", "minimax", "minimax-cn", "kilocode", "opencode-zen", "opencode-go", "ai-gateway", "alibaba", "huggingface", "xiaomi", "arcee", "ollama-cloud"):
+    elif selected_provider in ("gemini", "deepseek", "xai", "zai", "kimi-coding-cn", "minimax", "minimax-cn", "kilocode", "opencode-zen", "opencode-go", "ai-gateway", "alibaba", "huggingface", "xiaomi", "arcee", "nvidia", "ollama-cloud"):
         _model_flow_api_key_provider(config, selected_provider, current_model)
 
     # ── Post-switch cleanup: clear stale OPENAI_BASE_URL ──────────────
@@ -4954,7 +4954,7 @@ def main():
     )
     chat_parser.add_argument(
         "--provider",
-        choices=["auto", "openrouter", "nous", "openai-codex", "copilot-acp", "copilot", "anthropic", "gemini", "xai", "ollama-cloud", "huggingface", "zai", "kimi-coding", "kimi-coding-cn", "minimax", "minimax-cn", "kilocode", "xiaomi", "arcee"],
+        choices=["auto", "openrouter", "nous", "openai-codex", "copilot-acp", "copilot", "anthropic", "gemini", "xai", "ollama-cloud", "huggingface", "zai", "kimi-coding", "kimi-coding-cn", "minimax", "minimax-cn", "kilocode", "xiaomi", "arcee", "nvidia"],
         default=None,
         help="Inference provider (default: auto)"
     )

diff --git a/hermes_cli/models.py b/hermes_cli/models.py
@@ -155,6 +155,20 @@ def _codex_curated_models() -> list[str]:
         "grok-4.20-reasoning",
         "grok-4-1-fast-reasoning",
     ],
+    "nvidia": [
+        # NVIDIA flagship reasoning models
+        "nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b",
+        "nvidia/nemotron-3-nano-30b-a3b",
+        "nvidia/llama-3.3-nemotron-super-49b-v1.5",
+        # Third-party agentic models hosted on build.nvidia.com
+        # (map to OpenRouter defaults — users get familiar picks on NIM)
+        "qwen/qwen3.5-397b-a17b",
+        "deepseek-ai/deepseek-v3.2",
+        "moonshotai/kimi-k2.5",
+        "minimaxai/minimax-m2.5",
+        "z-ai/glm5",
+        "openai/gpt-oss-120b",
+    ],
     "kimi-coding": [
         "kimi-k2.5",
         "kimi-for-coding",
@@ -536,6 +550,7 @@ class ProviderEntry(NamedTuple):
     ProviderEntry("anthropic",      "Anthropic",                "Anthropic (Claude models — API key or Claude Code)"),
     ProviderEntry("openai-codex",   "OpenAI Codex",             "OpenAI Codex"),
     ProviderEntry("xiaomi",         "Xiaomi MiMo",              "Xiaomi MiMo (MiMo-V2 models — pro, omni, flash)"),
+    ProviderEntry("nvidia",         "NVIDIA NIM",               "NVIDIA NIM (Nemotron models — build.nvidia.com or local NIM)"),
     ProviderEntry("qwen-oauth",     "Qwen OAuth (Portal)",      "Qwen OAuth (reuses local Qwen CLI login)"),
     ProviderEntry("copilot",        "GitHub Copilot",           "GitHub Copilot (uses GITHUB_TOKEN or gh auth token)"),
     ProviderEntry("copilot-acp",    "GitHub Copilot ACP",       "GitHub Copilot ACP (spawns `copilot --acp --stdio`)"),
@@ -618,6 +633,10 @@ class ProviderEntry(NamedTuple):
     "grok": "xai",
     "x-ai": "xai",
     "x.ai": "xai",
+    "nim": "nvidia",
+    "nvidia-nim": "nvidia",
+    "build-nvidia": "nvidia",
+    "nemotron": "nvidia",
     "ollama": "custom",  # bare "ollama" = local; use "ollama-cloud" for cloud
     "ollama_cloud": "ollama-cloud",
 }

diff --git a/hermes_cli/providers.py b/hermes_cli/providers.py
@@ -137,6 +137,11 @@ class HermesOverlay:
         base_url_override="https://api.x.ai/v1",
         base_url_env_var="XAI_BASE_URL",
     ),
+    "nvidia": HermesOverlay(
+        transport="openai_chat",
+        base_url_override="https://integrate.api.nvidia.com/v1",
+        base_url_env_var="NVIDIA_BASE_URL",
+    ),
     "xiaomi": HermesOverlay(
         transport="openai_chat",
         base_url_env_var="XIAOMI_BASE_URL",
@@ -191,6 +196,12 @@ class ProviderDef:
     "x.ai": "xai",
     "grok": "xai",
 
+    # nvidia
+    "nim": "nvidia",
+    "nvidia-nim": "nvidia",
+    "build-nvidia": "nvidia",
+    "nemotron": "nvidia",
+
     # kimi-for-coding (models.dev ID)
     "kimi": "kimi-for-coding",
     "kimi-coding": "kimi-for-coding",

diff --git a/scripts/release.py b/scripts/release.py
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@
     "anthhub@163.com": "anthhub",
     "shenuu@gmail.com": "shenuu",
     "xiayh17@gmail.com": "xiayh0107",
+    "asurla@nvidia.com": "anniesurla",
 }
 
 

diff --git a/tests/hermes_cli/test_api_key_providers.py b/tests/hermes_cli/test_api_key_providers.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class TestProviderRegistry:
         ("huggingface", "Hugging Face", "api_key"),
         ("zai", "Z.AI / GLM", "api_key"),
         ("xai", "xAI", "api_key"),
+        ("nvidia", "NVIDIA NIM", "api_key"),
         ("kimi-coding", "Kimi / Moonshot", "api_key"),
         ("minimax", "MiniMax", "api_key"),
         ("minimax-cn", "MiniMax (China)", "api_key"),
@@ -57,6 +58,12 @@ def test_xai_env_vars(self):
         assert pconfig.base_url_env_var == "XAI_BASE_URL"
         assert pconfig.inference_base_url == "https://api.x.ai/v1"
 
+    def test_nvidia_env_vars(self):
+        pconfig = PROVIDER_REGISTRY["nvidia"]
+        assert pconfig.api_key_env_vars == ("NVIDIA_API_KEY",)
+        assert pconfig.base_url_env_var == "NVIDIA_BASE_URL"
+        assert pconfig.inference_base_url == "https://integrate.api.nvidia.com/v1"
+
     def test_copilot_env_vars(self):
         pconfig = PROVIDER_REGISTRY["copilot"]
         assert pconfig.api_key_env_vars == ("COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN", "GH_TOKEN", "GITHUB_TOKEN")

diff --git a/tests/tools/test_local_env_blocklist.py b/tests/tools/test_local_env_blocklist.py
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ def test_registry_derived_vars_are_stripped(self):
             "MINIMAX_API_KEY": "mm-key",
             "MINIMAX_CN_API_KEY": "mmcn-key",
             "DEEPSEEK_API_KEY": "deepseek-key",
+            "NVIDIA_API_KEY": "nvidia-key",
         }
         result_env = _run_with_env(extra_os_env=registry_vars)
 

diff --git a/website/docs/getting-started/quickstart.md b/website/docs/getting-started/quickstart.md
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ hermes setup       # Or configure everything at once
 | **OpenCode Zen** | Pay-as-you-go access to curated models | Set `OPENCODE_ZEN_API_KEY` |
 | **OpenCode Go** | $10/month subscription for open models | Set `OPENCODE_GO_API_KEY` |
 | **DeepSeek** | Direct DeepSeek API access | Set `DEEPSEEK_API_KEY` |
+| **NVIDIA NIM** | Nemotron models via build.nvidia.com or local NIM | Set `NVIDIA_API_KEY` (optional: `NVIDIA_BASE_URL`) |
 | **GitHub Copilot** | GitHub Copilot subscription (GPT-5.x, Claude, Gemini, etc.) | OAuth via `hermes model`, or `COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN` / `GH_TOKEN` |
 | **GitHub Copilot ACP** | Copilot ACP agent backend (spawns local `copilot` CLI) | `hermes model` (requires `copilot` CLI + `copilot login`) |
 | **Vercel AI Gateway** | Vercel AI Gateway routing | Set `AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY` |

diff --git a/website/docs/integrations/providers.md b/website/docs/integrations/providers.md
@@ -295,6 +295,30 @@ When using xAI as a provider (any base URL containing `x.ai`), Hermes automatica
 
 No configuration is needed — caching activates automatically when an xAI endpoint is detected and a session ID is available. This reduces latency and cost for multi-turn conversations.
 
+### NVIDIA NIM
+
+Nemotron and other open source models via [build.nvidia.com](https://build.nvidia.com) (free API key) or a local NIM endpoint.
+
+```bash
+# Cloud (build.nvidia.com)
+hermes chat --provider nvidia --model nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b
+# Requires: NVIDIA_API_KEY in ~/.hermes/.env
+
+# Local NIM endpoint — override base URL
+NVIDIA_BASE_URL=http://localhost:8000/v1 hermes chat --provider nvidia --model nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b
+```
+
+Or set it permanently in `config.yaml`:
+```yaml
+model:
+  provider: "nvidia"
+  default: "nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b"
+```
+
+:::tip Local NIM
+For on-prem deployments (DGX Spark, local GPU), set `NVIDIA_BASE_URL=http://localhost:8000/v1`. NIM exposes the same OpenAI-compatible chat completions API as build.nvidia.com, so switching between cloud and local is a one-line env-var change.
+:::
+
 ### Hugging Face Inference Providers
 
 [Hugging Face Inference Providers](https://huggingface.co/docs/inference-providers) routes to 20+ open models through a unified OpenAI-compatible endpoint (`router.huggingface.co/v1`). Requests are automatically routed to the fastest available backend (Groq, Together, SambaNova, etc.) with automatic failover.

diff --git a/website/docs/user-guide/features/fallback-providers.md b/website/docs/user-guide/features/fallback-providers.md
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ Both `provider` and `model` are **required**. If either is missing, the fallback
 | MiniMax | `minimax` | `MINIMAX_API_KEY` |
 | MiniMax (China) | `minimax-cn` | `MINIMAX_CN_API_KEY` |
 | DeepSeek | `deepseek` | `DEEPSEEK_API_KEY` |
+| NVIDIA NIM | `nvidia` | `NVIDIA_API_KEY` (optional: `NVIDIA_BASE_URL`) |
 | OpenCode Zen | `opencode-zen` | `OPENCODE_ZEN_API_KEY` |
 | OpenCode Go | `opencode-go` | `OPENCODE_GO_API_KEY` |
 | Kilo Code | `kilocode` | `KILOCODE_API_KEY` |