Agent Frameworks

Compare and learn persistent AI agent frameworks beyond OpenClaw — Hermes, deployment patterns, and self-improving cognitive loops.

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Complete Hermes Install: uv, setup wizard, and migration from OpenClaw

Hermes Installation & Configuration

# Installing Hermes Agent — Practical Guide Hermes is a Python-based AI agent runtime that uses `uv` for dependency management and stores everything in `~/.hermes/`. Here's the complete install flow. ## Core Installation ```bash # Step 1: Install uv (fast Python package manager) curl -LsSf https:

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Mastering Hermes TUI: Keyboard Shortcuts, Slash Commands, and Interrupt-Redirect

Hermes Terminal UI Basics

# Hermes Terminal UI — Practical Reference The Hermes TUI is a keyboard-driven interface launched with `uv run hermes`. It behaves more like a REPL than a chat window, giving you fine-grained control over sessions, models, and tool execution. ## Essential Keyboard Shortcuts | Shortcut | Action |

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Choosing the Right Memory Provider: A Practical Decision Guide

Hermes Memory Providers

# Hermes Memory Providers: Practical Decision Guide Hermes uses an **active, tiered memory system** rather than passive storage. Understanding which provider to choose is critical for performance and cost. ## The Default Baseline (No Provider) On fresh install, Hermes uses three components: - `~/

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Write the skill file you will re-read, not the one that reads well

Hermes Skills & Self-Authoring Loop

# Write the skill file you will re-read, not the one that reads well The self-authoring loop only pays off if the artefact it produces is usable at the moment you need it, which is usually months later, mid-task, with no patience for prose. That constraint should drive every choice in the file. ##

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Pick the backend by where the secrets and the filesystem live

Hermes Deployment Backends

# Pick the backend by where the secrets and the filesystem live The choice between running an agent on the local machine, in a container, or over a remote connection looks like a performance question and is really a question about boundaries. Two things decide it: where credentials are allowed to e

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