01What Hermes Agent Apollo Is and How It Works
Hermes Agent Apollo is a voice AI agent built inside Agent OS. It can see your screen, read your notes, and talk to every other agent you run. Julian Goldie added voice capabilities from the open-source Hermes agent made by Neuse Research.
The Hermes agent got better at talking over time. On July 29th, Neuse Research added wake words, so you can start the agent with your voice. Julian took those voice parts and plugged them into his Agent OS, calling it Hermes Apollo.
Voice agents alone are fun. But a voice agent that sees your screen, reads notes, and talks to other agents changes how you work all day long. It runs through your existing ChatGPT subscription, no separate API key needed.
02Main Features of Hermes Agent Apollo
Hermes Apollo has several features that make it different from a basic voice assistant. It has its own area inside Agent OS you click to open. You can shrink it to a corner pop-up and open it on any page.
- Vision: Apollo can look at any page inside Agent OS and understand it. You don't need to copy or paste anything.
- Wall mode: Apollo stays in the background, still listening and answering, but out of your way. You can get a daily briefing or change the voice.
- Memory: Everything you say goes into shared notes in Obsidian. All other agents can read those notes.
- Voice switching: You can change the voice anytime. Every chat saves automatically.
- Multi-tasking: While one agent does a big task, Apollo can answer quick questions in the corner.
03How to Set Up Hermes Agent Apollo
Getting started with Hermes Apollo means installing the full Agent OS. Julian provides the zip file inside the AI Profit Boardroom. Here are the steps shown in the episode:
- Go to aiprofitboardroom.com or use the link in the description.
- Join the AI Profit Boardroom to get access to the Agent OS zip file.
- Download the zip file and install it on your computer.
- Connect your first agent on day one of the 30-day road map.
- Set up your memory system so every agent shares the same notes on day two.
- Turn on the voice agent and start running your day by talking on day three.
- Attend four weekly coaching calls to ask questions about your own setup.
Make sure you already have a ChatGPT subscription. Apollo uses the command line tool with the latest ChatGPT voice update, no separate API key needed.
04How to Use Hermes Apollo: Examples from the Episode
Julian showed several ways to use Hermes Apollo inside Agent OS. First, he said "Good morning, can you open up Google for me?" Apollo replied "Right away, sir" and opened Google. Then he asked for SEO keywords for an AI automation website.
Apollo came back with ideas like AI Workflow Automation and AI Automation for Small Business.
Next, Julian asked Apollo to open his Obsidian vault. Apollo opened notes and read them back, listing latest projects, safety notes, and updates from other agents. Julian asked "Can you see my screen right now?" Apollo said yes and described exactly what was open.
For multi-tasking, Julian gave a text agent a big job writing a blog post. While waiting, he opened Apollo in the corner and said "Give me three ideas for this week's boardroom coaching call." Apollo answered out loud while the text agent continued in the background.
You can also use vision. Julian opened the boardroom welcome page and asked what would make it clearer. Apollo read the page and answered in seconds without any copy-pasting.
05Results, Tests and Comparisons Shown in the Episode
Julian compared Hermes Apollo to a normal AI setup. Most people have one chat window here, another tool there, and none of them know what the others are doing. They spend time copying and pasting context.
With Agent OS, context is already shared.
Julian showed that Apollo can work alongside other agents like the video agent. He typed one headline like "How boardroom members are using voice agents" and the video agent wrote, built, and saved the whole video. Apollo sat in the corner ready to help.
The SEO agent dashboard pulled in data from all of Julian's websites. He could pick a site from a dropdown, see performance, find new keywords, write content, and publish it. Apollo had already found keywords at the start, and those keywords fed into the content agent for a seamless workflow.
Julian also showed the homepage dashboard, which he called mission control. Everything sits in one place. Over 3,300 members use this system, and many already run the exact stack.
06Tips, Limits and Mistakes to Avoid
Julian shared honest advice. The AI space moves fast, and it can feel like a lot to learn. He said you don't fix that by learning everything.
You fix it by having one system that keeps getting better and people around you working on the same thing.
A common mistake is having disconnected tools. If your agents don't share memory, you waste time passing context back and forth. Make sure your memory system is set up so every agent reads from the same shared notes.
Another limit: not all voice agents can see your screen. That's a key difference with Apollo. Without vision, you have to copy and paste everything yourself.
Also, Apollo runs on your computer, so you need a ChatGPT subscription. No separate API key is needed, but you must have the subscription.
Fast updates mean you may need to check for new features every week. Julian said Neuse Research keeps shipping improvements, and he plugs them into Agent OS. Stay updated or join a community that does it for you.
07Who Should Use Hermes Apollo and Why
Hermes Apollo is for business owners who want to save time and stop copying context between tools. If you run multiple AI agents, you need one voice agent that can talk to all of them and see your screen.
Julian explained that most business owners haven't set up a voice agent with vision or shared memory yet. That window won't stay open forever. The episode shows a full AI agent setup you can install on your own computer, not just a demo.
It also helps if you want to build custom tools like a video agent or an SEO dashboard that updates itself. Apollo fits into a larger system called Agent OS. You get the full zip file, a prompt library for daily briefings and keyword research, and four coaching calls each week to ask live questions.
