Hermes Agent 101: Get your 24/7 AI assistant in 30 minutes.

HermesAgent 101 is a community documentation portal for Hermes Agent, the open-source AI agent from Nous Research. Hermes Agent is probably the most underrated open-source agent out there right now. It runs on your own machine 24/7, connects to 15+ messaging platforms (Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, and more), remembers what you told it last week, and builds its own skills from experience. The catch is the official docs are reference-heavy and there's no real onboarding path for newcomers. That's the gap I'm trying to fill. What's inside: - Beginner learning path — 13 steps from installation to a working agent with memory, skills, and Telegram integration. About 30 minutes end to end. - Blog — Release breakdowns, feature deep-dives, and honest comparisons with tools like Claude Code and OpenClaw. - Skills catalog — Browse 600+ installable skills organized by use case. - Resource hub — Curated official docs, tutorials, and community content in one place.