Hermes Agent Fundamentals Training Course

Introduction to Hermes Agent

• Understanding Hermes Agent and its differentiation from IDE copilots.
• The concept of self-improving agents and closed learning loops.
• Overview of architecture: backends, platforms, and tools.

Installation and Setup

• Installing Hermes Agent locally.
• Deploying via Docker containers.
• Remote deployment using SSH, Daytona, Singularity, and Modal.
• Configuring API keys for OpenAI, Anthropic, OpenRouter, and Nous Portal.

Interacting with the Agent

• CLI interface and fundamental commands.
• Setting up and using the Telegram bot.
• Integrating with Discord and Slack.
• Establishing WhatsApp connectivity.

Built-in Tools

• Web search and content extraction.
• File operations: reading, writing, editing, and searching.
• Executing terminal commands and bash scripting.
• Image generation and vision analysis.
• Text-to-speech capabilities.

Persistent Memory

• Cross-session memory using FTS5 recall.
• LLM summarization for maintaining long-term context.
• Searching and retrieving stored memory.

The Skills System

• Understanding skills and their creation process.
• Ensuring skill persistence across sessions.
• Accessing community skills and agentskills.io.

MCP Integration

• Connecting to MCP servers.
• Programmatically extending tool capabilities.

Scheduled Automations

• Utilizing the built-in cron scheduler.
• Setting up recurring tasks and generating reports.
• Distributing automation results across platforms.

Developer Automation Use Cases

• Autonomous execution of terminal commands.
• Spawning isolated subagents.
• Managing parallel workstreams and batch processing.

Security and Best Practices

• Implementing approval modes for commands and edits.
• Ensuring data privacy on self-hosted infrastructure.
• Maintaining environment isolation.

Production Deployment

• Running the agent on a $5 VPS.
• Implementing serverless deployment patterns.
• Monitoring agent health and reviewing logs.

Troubleshooting

• Addressing common installation issues.
• Debugging tool failures.
• Tuning memory and performance.

Summary and Next Steps

• Recap of key capabilities.
• Resources for continued learning.
• Transitioning to advanced Hermes topics.