How to Build Teams of Hermes Agents!

What Are Hermes Agents and How Do They Work?

Build teams of Hermes agents inside Agent OS to get work done faster. Each agent has its own name, job, and skills. They work together inside one dashboard on your laptop. Instead of one agent doing everything, you split the work so each agent gets really good at one task.

The agents live on a board that looks like a to-do board. Cards move automatically from agent to agent. You don't do any manual handoffs. One agent does research, another writes, and another checks the work. All this happens without you moving things by hand.

Main Features of the Profile Builder

The profile builder is where you create and manage your Hermes agents. You can see every agent in one place. Click into any agent to change its name, description, model, and instructions.

• Create new agents easily with a name and job description.
• Clone existing agents to save time and tweak them.
• Choose memory and skills from another agent or start clean.
• Switch agents in chat to talk to the right one for each task.
• Use free or local models – no big budget needed.

Each agent keeps its own chat history. Nothing gets mixed up between agents.

How to Set Up Your First Team of Hermes Agents

Follow these steps to set up your team of Hermes agents inside Agent OS:

1. Open Agent OS and go to the profile section where all your agents live.
2. Click 'create' to make a new agent. Give it a name and a short description of its job.
3. Pick the model the agent runs on. You can choose a free model or a local one.
4. Decide whether to copy setup from an existing agent or start from scratch. For most cases, start clean.
5. Set the agent's instructions that tell it how to behave and what to do.
6. Repeat for each agent you want in your team (e.g., keyword research, outline, writing, link insertion).

Once you have your profiles, you can send tasks to the board and let them work together.

Using the Board to Make Agents Work as a Team

After setting up profiles, you send tasks to the board. For example, drop in a task to write a blog post. The main agent acts as the team lead and decides who does what first.

Here is how the example from the episode worked:

• The keyword agent goes first. It writes a short research brief.
• The outline agent reads the brief and builds the shape of the post.
• The writer agent takes the outline and writes the full post.
• The link agent reads the finished post and inserts helpful links.

Cards move across the board in order. You watch each step and click any card to see what that agent produced. When it is done, you have the research brief, outline, final post, and links all in one place.

Results You Can Expect from Hermes Agent Teams

In the episode, Julian showed how he uses a team of four Hermes agents to create a blog post from start to finish. The old way took hours of manual research, outlining, writing, and adding links. With agents, everything happens automatically while he watches the cards move.

The finished output includes a keyword brief, an outline, the full written post, and internal links. All of it is saved and easy to read. Julian also mentioned that agents can run on free models, so anyone can try this without a big budget.

Tips, Limits, and Mistakes to Avoid

Here are key tips from the episode to get the most out of your Hermes agents:

• Use separate boards for separate projects. Keep your blog agents on one board and email agents on another. This stops projects from bumping into each other.
• Start each agent with clean memory unless you have a reason to copy. This keeps each agent focused on its own job.
• You can chat with agents one-on-one. Use the chat section to ask quick questions to the right agent. Each chat history stays separate.
• Don't overload one agent. The power comes from splitting work. A jack-of-all-trades agent is okay but not as effective.

One limit: the system works best when you define clear jobs for each agent. If instructions are too vague, agents may not hand off work smoothly.

Who Should Build Teams of Hermes Agents and Why

If you run a business and create content regularly, building teams of Hermes agents will save you hours of work. The system is designed for non-technical users. You do not need to code or use a terminal. Everything is visible on one screen inside Agent OS.

Small business owners, marketers, and freelancers who want to automate repetitive tasks will benefit most. Julian noted that people like Ken, Nick, and Ethan started from zero and now run their own setups. If they can do it, you can too. The ability to use free models makes it accessible to everyone.