Plainbuilt

Free course

Hermes Agent

Set up an always-on AI agent that lives on Discord, remembers you across sessions, and gets more capable the longer it runs. From install to the closed learning loop — in under an hour.

~53 minutes6 lessons Free

Course lessons

  1. 01
    What is Hermes Agent (and why your coding agent isn't enough)

    The mental model behind persistent agents, the closed learning loop, and why Hermes feels different from anything you've used before.

    ~7 min
  2. 02
    Install Hermes and have your first conversation

    One install command, connect your ChatGPT subscription via Codex OAuth, and have your first conversation — no API billing required.

    ~10 min
  3. 03
    Give it a soul: SOUL.md, AGENTS.md, and profiles

    Write a SOUL.md that gives Hermes your voice, drop an AGENTS.md into your project, and watch the tone change.

    ~8 min
  4. 04
    Make it always-on: wire Hermes into Discord

    Create a Discord bot, enable the right intents, and have Hermes reply to your DMs from any device.

    ~10 min
  5. 05
    Teach it new tricks: skills and MCP servers

    Browse the community skills hub, install a skill, connect a filesystem MCP server, and watch Hermes reach for both automatically.

    ~10 min
  6. 06
    Memory and the closed learning loop

    How Hermes builds a model of you across sessions, how to inspect and manage that memory, and the Obsidian pattern for unlimited long-term storage.

    ~8 min
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