Descriptions:
Most Hermes videos show you how to install it.
That is not the hard part.
The hard part is turning Hermes into something actually useful.
In this video, I show you how I use Hermes as the center of my personal AI system by connecting it to Telegram, Gmail, Google Calendar, Apple Health data, social media workflows, and even OpenClaw to build a personal AI wiki that improves over time.
I cover:
* how to install Hermes locally
* how to run Hermes with Ollama and local models
* how to deploy Hermes on a VPS that runs 24/7 using OpenRouter Spawn
* how to connect Hermes to Telegram
* how to use the Hermes dashboard, cron jobs, and skills
* how to reduce token costs with OpenRouter and provider routing
* how I connect Hermes to Gmail, Calendar, and health data
* how I use Hermes and OpenClaw together instead of choosing one
* how I build a shared Obsidian-style markdown knowledge base for my life and business
I also share where Hermes is better than OpenClaw, where OpenClaw is still stronger, and why I think the best setup is using both together.
If you want to stop using AI like a chatbot and start building an AI system that actually works for you, this video is for you.
00:00 Why Herms Matters
02:05 Building your personal LLM Wiki
02:55 Install and Import Setup
03:35 Pick Your LLM
04:51 Fixing Setup Errors
06:11 Token Costs and Savings
07:48 Telegram Bot Connection
09:55 Telegram Groups and Topics
10:27 Dashboard and Cron Jobs
12:29 Skills and Workflows
15:42 Local LLM Install with Ollama
18:23 VPS Deploy with Spawn
20:07 Spawn VPS Setup
21:36 Verify Droplet and Model
22:13 Provider Routing Tricks
24:51 Hermes terminal
25:55 Customize Souls and Agents
28:42 Heartbeat Cron Jobs
29:55 Health Data Skill
31:52 Threads Analytics Skill
34:49 Connect Gmail Calendar
36:46 Hermes and OpenClaw Combo
38:50 Obsidian Shared Wiki
41:14 Final Thougths
Resources & Links
AI Community (Substack): https://substack.com/@rumjahn
Health Data App: https://applehealthdata.com/
Threads Growth Skill: https://github.com/krumjahn/threads-growth-skill
Typeless: https://www.typeless.com?via=keith-rumjahn
Digital ocean: https://m.do.co/c/87248276a506
Warp dev: https://app.warp.dev/referral/539GR4
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