Hermes Agent: A Beginner's Guide

Learn what Hermes is, who benefits from it, and where it fits beside coding assistants and task runners.

1. What Hermes Agent Is🔒7 min
2. Who Hermes Is For🔒7 min
3. Hermes vs. Claude Code, Cursor, and OpenClaw🔒8 min

Install Hermes safely and choose a model that can handle agentic work reliably.

1. Install Hermes in Two Minutes🔒8 min
2. Choosing a Model: Avoid the First-Weekend Mistake🔒9 min

Start with one useful workflow on a laptop, a VPS, or the built-in scheduler.

1. A Code Assistant on Your Laptop🔒8 min
2. A Telegram Bot on a $5 VPS🔒10 min
3. A Morning Briefing on Cron🔒10 min

Understand how background review, bounded memory, and reusable skills make Hermes improve across sessions.

1. Why Hermes Improves Over Time🔒8 min
2. Memory, Skills, and Harness Engineering🔒10 min
3. Day-One Skills🔒9 min

Choose a next path and resolve the practical questions that appear after the first successful workflow.

1. Where to Go Next🔒9 min
2. Frequently Asked Questions🔒11 min