Hermes Agent Tutorial for Beginners - Crash Course

Creator Magic · Beginner ·🧠 Large Language Models ·1mo ago

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Connect Hermes Agent to 9,000+ apps. Start free → https://mrc.fm/hermeszap In this video I'll show you how to set up Hermes Agent from scratch - the free open source AI assistant by Nous Research that runs on your own computer, remembers everything between conversations, and actually teaches itself new tricks as you use it. I'll walk you through the one line install, connecting it to Claude (or your favourite AI model), getting it onto your phone with Telegram, building self-improving skills, and finally connecting it to 9,000+ apps using Zapier MCP. 00:00 - Chapter 1 - Hermes Agent Tutorial for Beginners 00:25 - Chapter 2 - Hermes Agent Overview (vs OpenClaw, What's New) 00:41 - Chapter 3 - Hermes Agent Installation (One Line Install) 01:12 - Chapter 4 - Hermes Agent Setup AI Models (Claude, Nous Portal, OpenAI) 02:05 - Chapter 5 - Hermes Agent Telegram Setup (BotFather) 03:20 - Chapter 6 - Hermes Agent Identity and Persistent Memory 04:12 - Chapter 7 - Hermes Agent Skills Library (700+ Pre-Built Skills) 04:39 - Chapter 8 - Hermes Agent Custom Skills (Self Improving AI) 05:23 - Chapter 9 - Hermes Agent Scheduled Tasks (Cron Jobs) 05:41 - Chapter 10 - Hermes Agent Web Scraping (Watcher Skill) 06:02 - Chapter 11 - Hermes Agent MCP Tools (Zapier, Gmail, Slack) 07:27 - Chapter 12 - Hermes Agent Local AI Models (Ollama and Gemma 4) 08:32 - Chapter 13 - Hermes Agent vs OpenClaw (Which to Choose) 09:25 - Chapter 14 - Hermes Agent Final Thoughts and Conclusion

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Connect Hermes Agent to 9,000+ apps. Start free → https://mrc.fm/hermeszap In this video I'll show you how to set up Hermes Agent from scratch - the free open source AI assistant by Nous Research that runs on your own computer, remembers everything between conversations, and actually teaches itself new tricks as you use it. I'll walk you through the one line install, connecting it to Claude (or your favourite AI model), getting it onto your phone with Telegram, building self-improving skills, and finally connecting it to 9,000+ apps using Zapier MCP. 00:00 - Chapter 1 - Hermes Agent Tutorial for Beginners 00:25 - Chapter 2 - Hermes Agent Overview (vs OpenClaw, What's New) 00:41 - Chapter 3 - Hermes Agent Installation (One Line Install) 01:12 - Chapter 4 - Hermes Agent Setup AI Models (Claude, Nous Portal, OpenAI) 02:05 - Chapter 5 - Hermes Agent Telegram Setup (BotFather) 03:20 - Chapter 6 - Hermes Agent Identity and Persistent Memory 04:12 - Chapter 7 - Hermes Agent Skills Library (700+ Pre-Built Skills) 04:39 - Chapter 8 - Hermes Agent Custom Skills (Self Improving AI) 05:23 - Chapter 9 - Hermes Agent Scheduled Tasks (Cron Jobs) 05:41 - Chapter 10 - Hermes Agent Web Scraping (Watcher Skill) 06:02 - Chapter 11 - Hermes Agent MCP Tools (Zapier, Gmail, Slack) 07:27 - Chapter 12 - Hermes Agent Local AI Models (Ollama and Gemma 4) 08:32 - Chapter 13 - Hermes Agent vs OpenClaw (Which to Choose) 09:25 - Chapter 14 - Hermes Agent Final Thoughts and Conclusion
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Chapters (14)

Chapter 1 - Hermes Agent Tutorial for Beginners
0:25 Chapter 2 - Hermes Agent Overview (vs OpenClaw, What's New)
0:41 Chapter 3 - Hermes Agent Installation (One Line Install)
1:12 Chapter 4 - Hermes Agent Setup AI Models (Claude, Nous Portal, OpenAI)
2:05 Chapter 5 - Hermes Agent Telegram Setup (BotFather)
3:20 Chapter 6 - Hermes Agent Identity and Persistent Memory
4:12 Chapter 7 - Hermes Agent Skills Library (700+ Pre-Built Skills)
4:39 Chapter 8 - Hermes Agent Custom Skills (Self Improving AI)
5:23 Chapter 9 - Hermes Agent Scheduled Tasks (Cron Jobs)
5:41 Chapter 10 - Hermes Agent Web Scraping (Watcher Skill)
6:02 Chapter 11 - Hermes Agent MCP Tools (Zapier, Gmail, Slack)
7:27 Chapter 12 - Hermes Agent Local AI Models (Ollama and Gemma 4)
8:32 Chapter 13 - Hermes Agent vs OpenClaw (Which to Choose)
9:25 Chapter 14 - Hermes Agent Final Thoughts and Conclusion
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