Hermes Desktop dropped today, so i hooked my cloud agent into it. setup: > Settings → Gateway > Remote gateway > paste URL session token > save reconnect now my Telegram-first agent has a desktop home: sessions, skills, tools, memory, MCP, settings. walkthrough below:

how to choose the right memory layer for your agent: don’t start with the plugin. start with what kind of forgetting would actually break the workflow. examples, not rankings: 1. simple durable facts examples: Hermes built-in memory, Claude memory, profile/memory files use when: you need user prefs, stable project notes, “remember this” facts, or human-readable context. weak when: you need deep retrieval, graphs, ranking, or automatic memory extraction. 2. relationship / profile memory example: Honcho use when: the agent needs to understand a person over time — taste, strategy, preferences, working style, corrections, and how the relationship changes. weak when: you only need a searchable notes bucket. 3. automatic fact extraction example: Mem0 use when: you want memory to watch conversations, extract useful facts, dedupe them, and make them searchable without you designing the whole schema. weak when: you need tight control over what gets remembered. 4. graph / entity memory examples: Hindsight-style systems, knowledge graph memory use when: your problem is “how are these people, projects, decisions, files, and events connected?” weak when: you just need quick recall. 5. local structured memory examples: Sibyl, Holographic use when: you want memory to stay local, inspectable, and structured. this is the “stop throwing everything into vector fog” lane: SQLite/FTS-style search, explicit records, cleaner audit trails, less mystery about what the agent remembered. weak when: you need hosted team infra, managed product APIs, or zero-setup cloud profiles. 6. project / codebase memory examples: ByteRover, OpenViking use when: the agent needs to remember repo decisions, architecture notes, debugging history, file structure, conventions, and “why did we do it this way?” weak when: you need broad personal memory across your whole life/work. 7. managed cloud memory infra examples: Supermemory, RetainDB use when: you’re building an app with many users and need profiles, context search, memory APIs, containers, or cloud-backed recall. weak when: you’re just trying to make your own local agent stop forgetting things. —— the mistake is treating “memory” like one feature. it’s closer to choosing a database, a notebook, a profiler, or a map. different job. different tradeoff. Hermes gives you one native memory provider slot, but you can still get weird with it: one native memory layer extra MCP/CLI/tool-based memory paths you trigger manually. not clean. but useful if you’re testing what kind of memory your agent actually needs.

i open sourced a Hermes skill for grading SOUL.md files. 100pt rubric for the identity layer: > mission > role boundaries > hard constraints > authority escalation > truthfulness > success artifacts > runtime hygiene repo in reply:

Build a custom Hermes agent profile right in the dashboard in two minutes flat! I made a quick walkthrough video, but it is super simple: 1. Open the dashboard with "hermes dashboard" in the command line 2. Click "Profiles" on the sidebar, click "Build" on the top 3. Enter the name and description of the profile 4. Pick your model (can be different from your main) 5. Select the default skills bundle, or customize by disabling skills (or add some through the skills hubs) 6. Easily hook up the mcp servers it will need 7. Review the settings, and you are ready to go! 8. Switch profiles with a click on the desktop app, or just use "hermes profile use <name>" in the command line Go build!

i got cooked by Hermes Desktop today. 7 agents in this fleet alone, and Desktop started making me question my entire setup lol spent 3 hours debugging - then turned the runbook into an open-source Codex / Claude Code skill Hermes Desktop is too good to quit just because the fleet got weird

Hermes just made scheduled jobs 10x less annoying. HERE'S HOW: 1. Hermes dashboard 2. Cron → Blueprints 3. pick the job 4. fill a few fields 5. schedule it no cron syntax. no setup BS. small update, big UX win. this is how agents move from “chat when i ask” to “run the boring stuff on schedule.”

i’ve been testing agent memory this week and the part that finally clicked is portability. i don’t just want my agent to “remember me.” i want memory that follows the work: > hermes agents > codex // claude code projects > app builds > weird bugs i already fixed > decisions i don’t want to re-explain every session wrote down the mental model the checklist i’m using before i trust any memory plugin:

i’d pay for an AI agent that remembers my oil change before i’d pay for one that “runs my business.” that’s where consumer agents get interesting imo. not genius assistants. boring little task owners. groceries, trips, job apps, car stuff, etc... the dumb chores that eat your weekend because nobody wants to do them 7 BORING agents i’d actually use: 1. minecraft server manager “make me a server with these mods so my friends can play tonight.” checks versions, catches conflicts, watches crashes, restarts it, and explains what broke in normal words. 2. inbox paperwork agent find the bill i forgot about. pull receipts into one place. summarize the form i keep dodging. warn me before the renewal hits. life admin is infinite side quests. 3. trip planner that remembers preferences window seat, no red-eyes, hotel near the thing, sane food options, don’t pack the day like a psycho. then it watches prices and keeps the plan updated. 4. subscription / renewal watchdog forward the receipts and trial emails. it tracks what i’m paying for, warns me before trials flip, and keeps cancellation links handy. least sexy agent on earth. useful immediately. 5. family meal planner grocery list knows allergies, budget, picky eaters, leftovers, and what’s already in the fridge. turns the week into a realistic grocery list instead of 47 recipe tabs and giving up. 6. job search tracker one place for roles, links, contacts, resume versions, follow-ups, interview notes, deadlines. half the pain is remembering what happened where and when to poke again. 7. home car maintenance tracker oil changes, filters, smoke detector batteries, warranty docs, recall checks, registration deadlines. the stuff that only becomes urgent after you ignored it for 8 months. the pattern: one boring agent. one narrow job. memory tools follow-through. set it up once. let it keep track. approve the stuff that matters. that’s the consumer agent lane i care about.

Hermes Desktop dropped this week, so i spent 24 hours using it and made the masterclass. what i covered: > phone -> desktop session continuity > agents subagents > crons > profiles > tools, skills, MCP > memory context > local // remote gateways now my Telegram-first agent has a full desktop control room.

The Hermes Web Dashboard got a major overhaul: it is now a feature-complete admin panel that you can manage entirely from your browser.