This page is a curated set of realistic Hermes starting paths. It does not pretend to show verified customer deployments. Instead, it helps you decide which setup path matches your situation.
Recommended workflow: install Hermes locally, finish setup, then pair Telegram before touching broader integrations.
Typical setup: local install -> hermes setup -> hermes gateway setup -> Telegram verification.
Good fit for solo builders, founders, and operators who want private access from a phone first.
Recommended workflow: migrate first, then clean up only what Hermes-specific setup still needs.
Typical setup: hermes claw migrate -> verify providers -> test memory -> attach gateway if needed.
Good fit for users who already invested in OpenClaw and want the shortest path to a working Hermes install.
Recommended workflow: choose a local endpoint only after the base install works cleanly.
Typical setup: finish install -> point Hermes at Ollama or another local endpoint -> add skills for repeated internal tasks.
Good fit for sensitive internal work, experiments on your own hardware, and privacy-first environments.
Recommended workflow: add MCP after the core assistant behavior is stable.
Typical setup: first-run config -> verify chat or CLI flow -> connect only the MCP servers you actually need.
Good fit for engineers who need GitHub, filesystems, databases, or internal APIs inside Hermes.
Recommended workflow: turn recurring successful procedures into skills instead of retyping instructions every time.
Typical setup: complete a task manually once -> extract the stable steps -> store them as a reusable skill.
Good fit for onboarding routines, environment setup, release checklists, and internal operator tasks.
Recommended workflow: keep the main agent focused and delegate the heavy side threads outward.
Typical setup: main agent keeps the plan -> child agents handle isolated research, review, or implementation branches.
Good fit for long investigations, code review batches, and tasks where one context window becomes crowded.