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Hermes

These Hermes articles cover installation, configuration, memory, tools, and the workflows that make the agent useful for day-to-day work.

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I Built an Open Source MCP To Analyze Your Substack Data With Hermes And Codex

August 25, 2026

MCP Server

I Built an Open Source MCP To Analyze Your Substack Data With Hermes And Codex

A step-by-step setup and five prompts for asking useful questions about your publication without pasting private exports into a chat

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What Hermes Thinks I Do When I'm Not Talking To It

August 11, 2026

My Stack

What Hermes Thinks I Do When I'm Not Talking To It

My job title says one thing. The files I leave behind tell a much messier story.

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The One File That Made Hermes Finally Learn From Its Mistakes

August 4, 2026

Prompting

The One File That Made Hermes Finally Learn From Its Mistakes

Persistent memory keeps useful context. A small ledger beside each workflow keeps the verified lesson where the next run can find it.

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How I Built A Substack API With Hermes And Codex

July 21, 2026

Product Thinking

How I Built A Substack API With Hermes And Codex

I wanted Hermes to schedule my Substack Notes. A missing scheduling feature turned into an open-source tool built across Hermes, Codex, and a set of independent checks.

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OpenAI Is Coming for Hermes One Codex Update at a Time

July 14, 2026

Hermes

OpenAI Is Coming for Hermes One Codex Update at a Time

OpenAI keeps folding more of my agent stack into a $20 subscription. I still run Hermes as I want complete control over my workflows and the freedom to choose any model.

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The Twenty Minute Audit That Found Where Hermes Was Getting Lost

July 7, 2026

My Stack

The Twenty Minute Audit That Found Where Hermes Was Getting Lost

I kept upgrading my stack and Hermes kept getting confused. Twenty minutes looking at the right layer told me why.

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