01What Hermes Obsidian Is and How It Works

Hermes Obsidian is a way to give your AI agent a permanent memory by connecting Hermes to Obsidian, a note-taking app. Normally, Hermes forgets everything each time you open it. It starts from zero, so you explain your goals, tasks, and business again and again.

That wastes time and gives weak answers.

Obsidian stores your notes as simple markdown files and folders. When you point Hermes at your Obsidian vault, it can read those notes. Now Hermes knows who you are, what you did last month, and what your team is working on.

The AI pulls from this shared brain instead of guessing.

In this episode, Julian Goldie demonstrated the difference. He asked Hermes, "Tell me what I did last month." With memory set up, Hermes gave a quick, detailed answer. Without memory, Hermes spent two and a half minutes thinking and still gave a weak answer.

The fix is simple: wire Hermes into Obsidian once, and every future task starts with real context.

02Main Features of the Hermes Obsidian Setup

The Hermes Obsidian setup turns your notes into a living memory system. Here are the main features Julian showed:

  • Shared brain: Hermes, Clawed, and OpenClaw all read from one vault. They speak with one voice and use the same facts about your business.
  • Deep notes: Obsidian notes can be linked, tagged, and color coded. They can include who you are, who your team is, and what you tried before.
  • Automatic note-taking: You don't have to write notes by hand. Tools like OMI take notes for you and sync them into Obsidian. Julian had 2,000 memories ready to export.
  • Loop: Every new note makes Hermes smarter. Hermes writes notes into the vault, so the longer you use it, the better it gets.
  • Mission control dashboard: Put Hermes Obsidian inside an Agent OS dashboard to see everything in one place. No jumping between tabs and apps.

These features work together to make Hermes faster and more accurate. It pulls from memory instead of taking five minutes to reply.

03How to Set Up Hermes Obsidian in Simple Steps

Setting up Hermes Obsidian is straightforward. Julian showed a simple way to connect the two. Follow these steps:

  1. Install Obsidian on your computer and create a vault.
  2. Organize your vault with notes about your goals, tasks, client folders, and past chats. Link and tag them so they are neat.
  3. Optionally, use a tool like OMI to take notes on you and sync them into Obsidian. Julian had 2,000 memories exported.
  4. Open Hermes and tell it: "I have Obsidian set up on my computer. Please use it for your memory and context from now on."
  5. Point Hermes at your vault once, and it will read from it for every future task.

That's the core setup. You can also build a mission control dashboard. Ask Hermes: "Build me a mission control dashboard for the AI profit boardroom.

Track our videos, our leads, and our daily tasks and read from my Obsidian vault." Or you can get a pre-built Agent OS from the AI Profit Boardroom.

04How to Use Hermes Obsidian: Examples from the Episode

Using Hermes Obsidian is about asking questions that rely on your stored memory. Julian showed several examples.

First, he asked Hermes, "Tell me what I did last month." With memory, Hermes pieced it together and gave a detailed answer quickly. Without memory, it did not know where to look, so the answer was weak.

Second, he suggested asking: "Based on what I've been doing lately, what should I automate this week to get more people into the AI profit boardroom?" Hermes can give you a plan that fits you, not a generic one.

Third, you can ask Hermes to set up a task for you: "Based on what I've been doing lately, what could I automate to save time?" Have it create the task for today.

Fourth, you can ask Hermes to build tools for you, like a mission control dashboard. It can read from your vault and track your projects.

In the Agent OS, you see everything in one place. Hermes drops a note in the vault, and Clawed reads it the next morning. You can watch the memory work in real time.

05Test Results: With and Without Memory

Julian ran a direct test to show the difference. He asked Hermes the same question in two setups: one with the Obsidian memory and one without.

  • With memory: Hermes answered quickly and in detail. It knew exactly what was done last month.
  • Without memory: Hermes took two and a half minutes and was still thinking. It did not know where to look or what to look for, so the answer was weak.

The reason is clear: no strong memory. Hermes starts from zero without the vault.

Julian also noted that the old way wastes about 30 seconds every chat. You paste your goals, client notes, and who you are. With memory, you skip all that.

And if you did something in OpenClaw, Hermes has no idea—unless you connect them to the same vault.

The five-layer memory stack makes the system strong. With the Agent OS trick, it becomes 10 times stronger, as Julian promised.

06Tips, Limits, and Mistakes to Avoid

Here are key tips and warnings from the episode to help you get the most out of Hermes Obsidian.

  • Keep notes simple: Obsidian is just markdown files. Don't overcomplicate it. Plain files are easy for any agent to read.
  • Wire it once: Point Hermes at your vault one time, and it reads from there every time. Don't repeat the setup daily.
  • Automate note-taking: Use OMI or similar tools so you don't have to write notes manually. Julian had 2,000 memories ready.
  • Don't miss the window: Most business owners haven't figured this out yet. Set it up soon because the longer you use it, the better it gets.
  • Avoid the blank chat trap: Don't keep pasting context into a blank chat. That's the old way and it wastes time.

A common mistake is using Hermes alone without a vault. That limits its memory to what it keeps on its own, which is shallow. Another mistake is keeping separate systems for different agents.

Use one vault so all agents share the same brain.

07Who Should Use Hermes Obsidian and Why It Matters

Hermes Obsidian is for business owners and anyone who uses AI agents daily. If you find yourself repeating your goals, client notes, or context every time you open an AI, this setup saves you hours.

Julian showed it as part of his Agent OS, but you can start with just Hermes and Obsidian. It matters because AI without memory gives flat, generic answers. With memory, it gives plans that fit you and your business.

The window of opportunity is now. Most people are still pasting context into blank chats. By setting up a shared brain, you get faster, smarter AI that knows your history, your voice, and your team.

You can even get the full Agent OS from the AI Profit Boardroom, including a vault template, prompts, and a 30-day shared brain roadmap. But the core idea—Hermes Obsidian—works on its own and can be built in minutes.