Droid AI Toolkit: deployment tool for Hermes Agent

Droid AI Toolkit

niyazmft/droid-ai-toolkit

Termux toolkit for running OpenClaw, Hermes, Ollama, n8n and other AI tools on Android

In short

Droid AI Toolkit is a Termux toolkit for running AI tools natively on non-rooted Android phones, with Hermes listed among OpenClaw, Gemini CLI, n8n, Ollama, Nanobot, Pi and Paperclip. It lets Hermes Agent users try the agent on an Android device.

What Droid AI Toolkit does

Droid AI Toolkit is a shell-based toolkit for running AI tools natively on non-rooted Android devices through Termux. Its list covers OpenClaw, Gemini CLI, n8n, Ollama, Hermes, Nanobot, Pi and Paperclip. It works around Android restrictions by bypassing the renameat2 kernel restriction, patching hardcoded system paths, and redirecting paths such as /bin/node and /tmp to Termux-compatible directories through $PREFIX.

Other features in the README include a Smart Repair path that re-applies patches without redundant downloads, in-memory caching of Bash config lookups to avoid menu reload delays, and PM2 integration for starting, stopping and monitoring services. From v1.17.5 the generated boot script restores sshd as well as PM2 after a reboot. The README has a dedicated Hermes section, but much of the excerpted detail concerns OpenClaw, such as its 2026.9.x migration handling and Android patch suite.

Key features

Native Termux setup for several AI tools on non-rooted Android
Workarounds for the renameat2 kernel restriction and hardcoded paths
Smart Repair path that re-applies patches without redundant downloads
PM2 integration for starting, stopping and monitoring services
Boot script that restores sshd and PM2 after a reboot

When to use it

Run Hermes Agent on a spare Android phone
Host a self-hosted AI gateway and n8n on a phone with Termux
Reapply Android patches after an update with the Repair path

Who it is for: Hobbyists and self-hosters who want to run Hermes and other AI agents on an Android device.

How it fits with Hermes Agent

A general Android toolkit that supports Hermes Agent among several other AI tools, including OpenClaw.

Requirements: A non-rooted Android device with Termux.

FAQ

What is Droid AI Toolkit?

Droid AI Toolkit is a shell toolkit that installs and patches AI tools such as OpenClaw, Ollama, n8n and Hermes so they run natively in Termux on non-rooted Android phones.

Does Droid AI Toolkit work with Hermes Agent?

Yes. Hermes is one of the listed tools and has its own section in the README, though the toolkit also covers several other agents and servers.

Is Droid AI Toolkit free and open source?

Yes. The repository is published under the MIT license.