Guides & Tutorials

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In this section

• Tips & Best Practices

  Practical advice to get the most out of Hermes Agent — prompt tips, CLI shortcuts, context files, memory, cost optimization, and security

• Run Local LLMs on Mac

  Set up a local OpenAI-compatible LLM server on macOS with llama.cpp or MLX, including model selection, memory optimization, and real benchmarks on Apple Silicon

• Tutorial: Daily Briefing Bot

  Build an automated daily briefing bot that researches topics, summarizes findings, and delivers them to Telegram or Discord every morning

• Tutorial: Team Telegram Assistant

  Step-by-step guide to setting up a Telegram bot that your whole team can use for code help, research, system admin, and more

• Using Hermes as a Python Library

  Embed AIAgent in your own Python scripts, web apps, or automation pipelines — no CLI required

• Use MCP with Hermes

  A practical guide to connecting MCP servers to Hermes Agent, filtering their tools, and using them safely in real workflows

• Use SOUL.md with Hermes

  How to use SOUL.md to shape Hermes Agent's default voice, what belongs there, and how it differs from AGENTS.md and /personality

• Use Voice Mode with Hermes

  A practical guide to setting up and using Hermes voice mode across CLI, Telegram, Discord, and Discord voice channels

• Build a Hermes Plugin

  Step-by-step guide to building a complete Hermes plugin with tools, hooks, data files, and skills

• Migrate from OpenClaw

  Complete guide to migrating your OpenClaw / Clawdbot setup to Hermes Agent — what gets migrated, how config maps, and what to check after.

• Automate Anything with Cron

  Real-world automation patterns using Hermes cron — monitoring, reports, pipelines, and multi-skill workflows

• Cron Troubleshooting

  Diagnose and fix common Hermes cron issues — jobs not firing, delivery failures, skill loading errors, and performance problems

• Working with Skills

  Find, install, use, and create skills — on-demand knowledge that teaches Hermes new workflows

• Delegation & Parallel Work

  When and how to use subagent delegation — patterns for parallel research, code review, and multi-file work

• AWS Bedrock

  Use Hermes Agent with Amazon Bedrock — native Converse API, IAM authentication, Guardrails, and cross-region inference

• Automation Templates

  Ready-to-use automation recipes — scheduled tasks, GitHub event triggers, API webhooks, and multi-skill workflows