Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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In this video I show you how to set up and use Hermes Agent by Nous Research - a self-improving, open-source AI assistant that creates its own skills, remembers everything across sessions, and gets smarter every time you use it. We'll deploy it from scratch on a VPS so you have your own AI agent running 24/7 across Telegram, Discord, Slack, and more.
⏰ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Hermes Agent overview
00:25 Self improving agent vs OpenClaw
01:25 Installing Hermes on a Hostinger VPS
02:55 Quick setup wizard
03:30 Connecting your Codex ChatGPT subscription
05:00 Telegram messaging gateway setup
05:40 Creating a bot with BotFather
06:30 Restricting bot access to allowed users
07:15 Launching the Hermes agent chat
09:00 Adding browser support (Firecrawl, Camoufox)
10:15 Free speech to text with local Whisper
12:45 ElevenLabs text to speech configuration
14:55 Exploring built in skills
16:00 Installing skills from the Skills Hub
17:05 Creating custom skills (YouTube title example)
18:45 Setting up cron jobs and recurring tasks
19:35 Final thoughts and coding capabilities
Business & sponsorship enquiries: leon@cognaitiv.ai
#hermes #aiagents
🚀 Ready to level up? Get full access to my Agentic Coding Masterclass, weekly lab challenges, live Q&As, and a community of builders: skool.com/agentic-labs
🚀 Get Hostinger VPS (use code LEONHERMES for 10% off): hostinger.com/leonhermes
In this video I show you how to set up and use Hermes Agent by Nous Research - a self-improving, open-source AI assistant that creates its own skills, remembers everything across sessions, and gets smarter every time you use it. We'll deploy it from scratch on a VPS so you have your own AI agent running 24/7 across Telegram, Discord, Slack, and more.
⏰ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Hermes Agent overview
00:25 Self improving agent vs OpenClaw
01:25 Installing Hermes on a Hostinger VPS
02:55 Quick setup wizard
03:30 Connecting your Codex ChatGPT subscription
05:00 Telegram messaging gateway setup
05:40 Creating a bot with BotFather
06:30 Restricting bot access to allowed users
07:15 Launching the Hermes agent chat
09:00 Adding browser support (Firecrawl, Camoufox)
10:15 Free speech to text with local Whisper
12:45 ElevenLabs text to speech configuration
14:55 Exploring built in skills
16:00 Installing skills from the Skills Hub
17:05 Creating custom skills (YouTube title example)
18:45 Setting up cron jobs and recurring tasks
19:35 Final thoughts and coding capabilities
Business & sponsorship enquiries: leon@cognaitiv.ai
#hermes #aiagents
