Abstract Hermes runtime control surface
Visual source guide

Hermes Agent, mapped as a living runtime.

A visual guide that connects the imported article corpus to the pinned Hermes source inventory: runtime flow, skills, plugins, toolsets, dashboard APIs, and operating patterns.

16Articles
175Skills
88Plugins
210API routes

Runtime map

Follow the agent from prompt to persisted outcome.

The site treats the imported videos as explanatory material and the pinned Hermes source inventory as the reference layer for runtime, tools, skills, memory, plugins, and dashboard APIs.

Context

turn

A single request is prepared with history, memory context, guardrails, and the active tool surface.

Tools

69

Built-in registered tools connect the agent loop to files, browser, terminal, memory, cron, and more.

Toolsets

57

25 are configurable from the CLI and dashboard layer.

Dashboard APIs

210

FastAPI routes expose config, sessions, memory, skills, cron, MCP, files, and operations.

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Learning paths

Sixteen guides, arranged like a control surface.

Move from beginner setup into automation, architecture, business workflows, and advanced operations without losing the original article sources.

Beginner Route

Install, configure, and build the first useful Hermes workflow.

Mastering Hermes Desktop: From Local Chat App to an Always-On Agent Control Center

Desktop setup, local models, remote gateways, profiles, artifacts, subagents, cron blueprints, and messaging.

desktopsetupgateway

Hermes Agent 完整入門:打造安全、可持續成長的私人 AI 助理

繁體中文完整入門:安裝、模型、Telegram、記憶、技能、排程及安全。

zh-TWsetupskills

From Zero to a Personal AI Assistant: Building Hermes on a VPS Without Creating a Mess

A complete VPS operating model built around infrastructure, models, communication, skills, schedules, backups, and security.

vpsassistantoperations

Hermes Agent for Beginners: A Step-by-Step Route from Empty Server to Useful Automation

A step-by-step beginner route from an empty server to a tested recurring automation.

tutorialautomationserver

The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Hermes: From First Installation to an AI Operations Team

The complete path from first installation to channels, shared memory, project boards, agent teams, connectors, business workflows, and service offers.

beginnerteamsconnectors

Agent Foundations

Understand why Hermes is an operating layer rather than another chat window.

Hermes Agent Explained: Why an Agent Harness Matters More Than Another Chat Window

An accessible explanation of agent harnesses, reusable skills, model independence, tools, automation, and maintenance.

agent-harnesstoolsmemory

Why Hermes Feels Different: Memory, Self-Improving Skills, and an Agent That Keeps Working

Memory curation, self-improving skills, tool use, operational stability, and the reasons for moving from another agent platform.

memoryskillsself-improvement

Runtime Architecture

Connect the turn loop, tools, memory, source inventory, and dashboard APIs.

Inside Hermes: How the Agent Loop, Context, Memory, Gateways, and Cron Jobs Work Together

A conceptual walkthrough of the agent loop, context construction, compression, gateways, SQLite, memory, and cron jobs.

runtimememorygateway

Automation Systems

Design schedules, channels, webhooks, and reusable operating patterns.

Six Cost-Aware Hermes Workflows That Go Beyond Chat

Cost-aware automation using desktop profiles, wake conditions, no-model jobs, organizational memory, webhooks, and skills.

costautomationmonitoring

Scheduling Hermes: How to Build, Inspect, and Control Automated Cron Jobs

How to design, create, inspect, test, deliver, pause, monitor, and secure scheduled AI work.

cronschedulesmonitoring

Ten Hermes Workflows That Turn a Chatbot into a 24/7 Assistant

Ten connected operating patterns: Mission Control, Notion triggers, schedules, goals, subagents, Telegram, Kanban, skills, webhooks, and specialists.

webhookssubagentskanban

Business Workflows

Apply Hermes to repeatable customer, CRM, and operations workflows.

Hermes for Small Business: Turning Inbox Messages into a Maintainable CRM Workflow

A practical small-business workflow that moves qualified Gmail enquiries into a Google Sheets CRM.

businesscrmworkflow

Personal OS

Use memory, goals, and daily loops to make Hermes part of a personal system.

Six Hermes Use Cases for a More Intentional Personal Operating System

A personal operating system using goals, Kanban, a memory wiki, computer administration, and a daily priority ritual.

goalskanbandaily-ritual

Advanced Operations

Scale Hermes with profiles, skills, delegation, and evidence-based work.

Building a Personal AI System with Hermes, Local Models, Automation, and a Shared Knowledge Base

A personal AI operating system connecting Telegram, local and hosted models, email, calendars, health data, automation, and a shared wiki.

personal-systemmodelsknowledge-base

Ten Underused Hermes Features That Reveal Its Real Power

Ten underused platform features that reveal Hermes as agent infrastructure rather than a chat application.

featuressafetyplatform

How to Use Hermes Better Than Most People: Architecture, Project Isolation, and Scalable Workflows

A scalable architecture for VPS operation, memory, progressive skills, project isolation, profiles, delegation, and evidence-based workflows.

best-practicesisolationdelegation

Source-grounded layer

The claims are backed by a generated Hermes source inventory.

The current snapshot is generated from the pinned submodule, not guessed from video summaries. Use it to inspect what Hermes actually exposes.

Runtime Graph

The generated graph seed turns Hermes source components into a navigable architecture layer.

Nodes618
Edges711
Tools69
Toolsets57