Start your own open source agent
You'll start with a blank Hermes agent on a cloud computer. The starter kits use this same setup, with skills tested by our community.
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Start here
Agents and why Hermes
Know what you are building and why it starts on a separate computer.
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Part 1
Rent a blank machine
Create a Hermes agent on Agent37, choose a plan, and open its chat and browser terminal.
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Part 1
Connect a model and test it
Use the current Hermes setup wizard, choose how model use is billed, and prove one chat works.
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Part 2
Give it a soul
Write a first SOUL.md in your own words, then make the agent read back exactly what it saved.
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Part 2
Give it work to do
Give your agent a first job, like a weekly AI alert or a job search, and check the result before it repeats.
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Part 2
Decide what it can see
Think through what data to give your agent before you connect an account, then try it with your calendar.
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Part 2
Set up a chat interface
Connect your agent to a chat app so scheduled messages reach you. We walk through a private Discord bot.
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Part 2
Schedule it
Set your time zone, save the first schedule, and make sure you can pause or remove it.
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Optional
Save what you built
Export the portable agent, protect a full backup, and write down what must be reconnected on another machine.
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Optional
Give it a better memory
See what memory means without Hermes, how Hermes keeps it, what Honcho adds on top, and how to tell the difference yourself.
Start the workshop
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