Agentic AI Hermes Advanced Setup (Use Cases & Dashboard)

Description

You will leave with a Hermes dashboard configured, and an agent sandboxed with scoped permissions. This session is about fixing what breaks once it is published: skills that do not trigger, permissions that are too broad, models picked by agents that run all night. 5 things we'll cover 1. Hermes Agent 2. Skills and permissions 3. Security 4. Better output 3 things to do before you arrive We start at the dashboard. Installing in the room means spending the session catching up. 1. Install Hermes macOS Linux WSL2: curl -fsSL https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh | bash Windows (PowerShell): iex (irm https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.ps1) 2. Confirm the dashboard opens hermes dashboard It should load at http://127.0.0.1:9119. Docs: hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs 3. Sort out model access An API key or an existing Claude/OpenAI subscription. Any provider works. 4 ways to run it, ranked You are giving this agent real permissions and a budget. Decide how much of your machine it can reach. 1. Docker (recommended) Isolates the agent from your filesystem, so a bad instruction kills a container instead of your documents. Personal is free for individuals and small teams; organisations over 250 staff or $10M revenue need a paid tier, roughly $9 to $24 per user/month. (Docker pricing) 2. A virtual machine Strongest isolation, heavier to run. Worth it for testing skills you did not write. 3. A VPS The realistic choice for a Paperclip org running on a heartbeat. You handle sizing, monitoring, restarts and backups. Use OAuth on the dashboard, never a password. 4. Your bare laptop Fastest and least safe. Fine if you accept the agent can modify your real files. Use a throwaway account, not your daily one. Not sure? Install Docker. We sandbox together in the first fifteen minutes. Who this is for Come if you: Skip it if: you have never installed an agent. This will move too fast. Bring A laptop, a charger, and one workflow you would hand to a junior hire tomorrow if you could afford one. Questions before the day?