The Hermes AI agent is changing the game for faceless YouTube creators by automating the entire whiteboard animation vid
Hermes
Tool for running your own AI agents on Claude models outside of Claude Code. Usage-based on your Claude credits.
first seen 11 Jun 2026
Who actually uses Hermes
From tracked mentions across YouTube, podcasts, X and newsletters. Active = mentioned in the last 120 days.
- Linus Tech Tips16.9M reach · since 15 Oct 20261×
- NetworkChuck5.4M reach · since 20 May 20268×
- Tech With Tim2.1M reach · since 2 Jul 20264×
- Tina Huang1.4M reach · since 25 Aug 20264×
- Teacher's Tech1.2M reach · since 1 Jul 20262×
- Nate Herk | AI Automation1.1M reach · since 12 Aug 20262×
- Matt Wolfe1.0M reach · since 22 May 20265×
- Vaibhav Sisinty873k reach · since 28 Jun 20262×
- Daniel | Tech & Data634k reach · since 13 Sept 20261×
- Success With Sam515k reach · since 12 Oct 20262×
- NeuralNine487k reach · since 11 Sept 20262×
- ProgrammingKnowledge2483k reach · since 7 Jul 20262×
- Sabrina Ramonov 🍄435k reach · since 22 Sept 20262×
- Liqui AI429k reach · since 15 Sept 20261×
- Adrian Twarog419k reach · since 21 Jul 20262×
- AiZen Tools372k reach · since 5 Sept 20261×
- AI Master340k reach · since 26 Sept 20262×
- Youri van Hofwegen334k reach · since 3 Jul 20262×
The receipts
Verbatim quotes, ≤120 characters, linked to the second they were said.
to hands on demos of AI with the likes of Hermes, ComfyUI, OpenClaw and more.
This video shows you how to use Hermes Agent, a free open-source AI agent, to run a faceless YouTube channel
Linux servers, my MikroTik and UniFi gear, Docker containers, Proxmox VMs, my website, my Windows gaming PC, Plex, Home
Title: Jev Can Massively Speed Up Hermes Agents...
OpenClaw, Hermes, Agent Zero, OpenHands, Paperclip, Buzz, and new ones almost every day.
Pig, running Hermes on a Raspberry Pi
Six agents compared: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Grok Bot, Hermes Agent, and OpenClaw
For guided MCP setup, open ChatGPT Codex, Hermes, Claude Cowork, or Claude Code
What I've found is that a Mini PC really shines at running local AI agents like Hermes
It's my personal productivity and health coach, built on Hermes.
hermes agent
Why I use this open source AI assistant (Hermes)
people who tried OpenClaw, Hermes, or n8n and bounced off the setup
I hired a Claude Code CEO, brought in my existing Hermes agents
ran my Hermes agent on a local model
The same setup works through ChatGPT, Codex, Claude, Gemini, or Hermes.
Everyone's arguing about which AI agent is best — Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, Open Claw.
In this video, I test Hermes running on Cloudways Managed AI Agent Hosting.
Title: 🐙 Building With Hermes Agent
How to Install Hermes Agent on Cloudways: A Step-by-Step Guide 2026
I run Hermes in two separate sandboxes on an NVIDIA DGX Spark
Hermes, OpenClaw, and Pi
Hermes Agent: The Self-Improving OpenClaw Alternative
Hermes Agent: Pantheon Release
Hermes Agent is a free, open source AI agent that runs right on your own computer
It helps agent runtimes like OpenClaw and hermes-agent complete practical office tasks by using dedicated skills for dif
deploy Hermes on Hostinger
plus the OpenClaw and Hermes counter-case
The Job Market Is Cooked So I built A Job Prep Agent With Hermes
Is there a newer or better tool?
1 public switch records to Hermes. No public switch source is available here for a move away.
NetworkChuck switched to Hermes from OpenClaw
“after a month of daily use, I'm switching to it from OpenClaw”
Alternatives in AI Assistants
FAQ
Do creators actually use Hermes, or is it sponsored?+
Of 66 tracked Hermes mentions with receipts, 60 are organic (genuine workflow use), 6 sponsored — 91% organic. Every mention is labelled by source, and payment never changes the ranking.
What is Hermes?+
Tool for running your own AI agents on Claude models outside of Claude Code.
Is Hermes free?+
Hermes — Usage-based on your Claude credits.
Which creators use Hermes?+
Creators tracked in the AI assistants category — see the receipts on this page.