GREG ISENBERG@gregisenberg
how to set up hermes agent step by step. built-in memory, 40+ tools, works on your phone, and what to think of hermes vs openclaw:
1. hermes is a personal AI agent that runs in your terminal. think of it like open claw but with built-in memory, 40+ tools out of the box, and 90% cheaper token costs. you install it with one command.
2. the 3 problems with open claw that hermes solves: no memory (you keep repeating yourself), constant gateway restarts, and zero visibility into what you're spending on tokens.
3. hermes remembers everything. every completed task gets saved to memory. it searches through past logs to find solutions. over time it literally gets smarter at your specific workflows.
4. connect it to open router. you see exact costs per model per task. free models rotate weekly. one founder went from $130 every five days on open claw to $10 on hermes. same output.
5. it comes preloaded with skills. apple notes, imessage, find my, browser, web search, image generation, cron jobs. no hunting for plugins.
6. connect it to obsidian so it reads your entire vault. connect it to gstack for your dev environment. create custom skills for your specific workflows.
7. the biggest money saver: have it write code once for recurring tasks. then it runs without burning tokens every time. stop paying an LLM to do the same scrape or report daily.
8. run it on android via telegram. name your agents. talk to them like coworkers. in this episode imran shows you how to set this up.
9. you can run it bare metal, in docker, or serverless on modal. pick your risk level.
i begged @imranye to come on @startupideaspod and walk through the full installation live. he made it impossibly clear.
if you've heard of Hermes Agent and want the clearest explanation of how to get set up like a pro
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this is the best personal agent setup video on the internet right now.
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