Guides & Workflows Friday, September 25, 2026

Practical Guide: Making Hermes Agents Run Without Constant Prompting

Detailed four-step walkthrough from HermesWatcher on turning a Hermes agent into a reliable autonomous worker using cron + Skills + progress files. Example: release-scout job that checks GitHub releases every six hours and produces sourced briefs without human intervention.

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Why it matters

Moves users from “chatbot” mode to real operating workflows. Directly addresses the most common complaint about agents needing babysitting.

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