Combinations
Agent + hardware.
Which self-hosted AI agent runs well on which portable host. Curated combos: our reading of each agent's requirements against each device's specs, not a test. 16 combinations covered.
Hermes Agent
on Raspberry Pi 5
Hermes Agent runs comfortably on a Pi 5 (8 GB) provided you skip the browser tool. RAM headroom stays acceptable, and Claude/OpenRouter calls run at network-bound speed. With the C…
on Intel NUC 13 and Geekom IT13
This is the workhorse setup. Intel NUC 13 (or any equivalent 32 GB i7 mini PC) running full Hermes Agent including browser automation is what most pocket AI deployments should look…
on Mac Mini M4 / M4 Pro
Hermes Agent on a Mac Mini M4 24 GB works, but you're paying Apple Silicon prices for a workload x86 mini PCs cover for less. The reason to do it: you want Hermes Agent AND meaning…
on Lenovo ThinkCentre M75q (used)
The €150-250 used ThinkCentre M75q running Hermes Agent is the cheapest credible workhorse setup in 2026. You give up some performance vs a current-gen mini PC and you accept the r…
on Mac Studio M3 Ultra
Overkill for Hermes Agent itself, but a credible setup if you specifically want a single workstation that hosts Hermes alongside heavy local LLM workloads (70B-class models, simult…
ZeroClaw
on Mac Mini M4 / M4 Pro
A Mac mini M4 Pro with 48 or 64 GB can run ZeroClaw next to a large local model served by Ollama, one of ZeroClaw's providers, so prompts never leave the machine. Llama 3.3 70B at …
on Mac Studio M3 Ultra
For 70B-class models on one machine with no cloud call, a Mac Studio running Ollama and ZeroClaw keeps the whole loop local: ZeroClaw sends its requests to the Ollama server on the…
Nanobot
on Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W
We would not host Nanobot on a Pi Zero 2 W. Nanobot needs Python 3.11 or newer and ships Linux ARM64 wheels, so the board, whose quad-core Cortex-A53 is 64-bit, would have to run a…
on Intel NUC 13 and Geekom IT13
Nanobot on a 32 GB mini PC leaves plenty of room for a local model next to the agent. Pair it with Ollama, one of Nanobot's built-in providers, for local-LLM-backed tasks, and keep…
on Raspberry Pi 5
Nanobot on a Pi 5 (8 GB) is a cheap way to run a personal agent: it ships Linux ARM64 wheels, and you can pair it with Ollama running Phi-3 mini for an entirely local stack. Its bu…
NanoClaw
on Mac Mini M4 / M4 Pro
A Mac mini is a quiet always-on host for NanoClaw: each agent runs in its own Docker container through Docker Desktop, and Claude does the reasoning at Anthropic through the Claude…
on MacBook Air M3 / M4
NanoClaw on a fanless MacBook Air is a portable personal setup: agents run in Docker containers through Docker Desktop and Claude runs at Anthropic, so the laptop only hosts the co…
IronClaw
on Intel NUC 13 and Geekom IT13
A 32 GB mini PC gives IronClaw room for the agent, its Docker sandbox jobs and a small local model if you want one. Untrusted tools run in WebAssembly sandboxes, and the model runs…
on Mac Studio M3 Ultra
IronClaw ships native macOS builds for Apple Silicon, so a Mac Studio can host the agent and a large local model side by side, with Ollama as its provider. Its WebAssembly tool san…