Hermes Agent - Full Course & SECURE Setup Guide
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.
- NetworkChuck5.3M reach · since 20 May 20263×
- Tech With Tim2.1M reach · since 2 Jul 20262×
- Charlie Chang1.4M reach · since 2 May 20261×
- Matt Wolfe987k reach · since 22 May 20263×
- Vaibhav Sisinty783k reach · since 28 Jun 20261×
- ProgrammingKnowledge2482k reach · since 7 Jul 20262×
- David Ondrej406k reach · since 15 Jun 20264×
- Wes Roth324k reach · since 27 Jun 20263×
- Youri van Hofwegen309k reach · since 3 Jul 20261×
- MattVidPro AI300k reach · since 25 Jun 20261×
- Malva AI154k reach · since 7 Jun 20261×
The receipts
Verbatim quotes, ≤120 characters, linked to the second they were said.
how to enable Privacy Mode for your Hermes Agent
Play the Backrooms of the IBC (built on a Hostinger VPS with a Hermes agent)
Then select your AI Agent; Claude, Cursor, OpenClaw, Hermes etc.
the Hermes Agent, and showing you exactly how to install it directly on your desktop.
I show how to set up the Hermes AI agent from scratch
Now Hermes Agent has surpassed it — 224 billion tokens per day vs OpenClaw's 186 billion
Then select your AI Agent; Claude, Cursor, OpenClaw, Hermes etc.
Hermes Open-Source AI Agent
Hermes Agent is INSANE...
Nous Hermes AI agent can automatically scan for signals
Every skill works across Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenClaw, Hermes, VS Code, and GitHub Copilot.
In this video, i'll show you how to connect Hermes Agent to Obsidian
Hermes Agent is good but, it has one problem...
I built this game with Hermes using MiniMax M3
Apify MCP Connectors are insane... with Hermes Agent they go 10x.
Set up Hermes with free AI models
Launch your own AI agents with Hermes at
using Claude outside of Claude Code (like OpenClaw or Hermes) means you get a set monthly credit
Network Chuck fully manage his UniFi equipment via Hermes
after a month of daily use, I'm switching to it from OpenClaw
Hermes Agent is basically an AI assistant that lives on a server, runs 24/7, and remembers everything you tell it.
Is there a newer or better tool?
Hermes is where creators are landing — 1 switched to it and we track none leaving. It still looks like the pick.
NetworkChuck switched to Hermes from OpenClaw
“after a month of daily use, I'm switching to it from OpenClaw”
FAQ
Do creators actually use Hermes, or is it sponsored?+
Of 22 tracked Hermes mentions with receipts, 21 are organic (genuine workflow use), 1 sponsored — 95% 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.