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Jack Roberts
Every Level of Hermes Agent Explained
⏱ 26 min video · 3 min read17 Jun 2026Worth watching
TL;DR
Jack Roberts breaks down the seven progressive levels of using Hermes Agent, from basic one-shot prompts to a fully integrated agentic operating system that works while you sleep. Each level unlocks new time savings and capabilities, with the video serving as both a diagnostic tool and a roadmap for getting more out of the AI agent.
Key points
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Level 1 (Beginner): Download and use Hermes for simple one-shot research tasks, saving roughly 30 minutes per day.
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Level 2 (Apprentice): Feed Hermes a 'soul.md' profile with your mission, goals, and business context so it tailors every response to you and retains memory across sessions, saving around 5 hours per week.
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Level 3 (Skilled User): Use slash commands like /steer and /background, assign the right AI model per task via OpenRouter (Claude Sonnet 4 for balance, Opus 4 for hard tasks, DeepSeek for cheap research), and build skills with explicit model assignments.
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Level 4 (Integrator): Connect Hermes to email, calendar, Notion, Slack, ClickUp, and Granola via MCPs so it can pull real business data and crush admin — avoid giving it too many MCPs as this bloats the context window.
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Level 5-7 (Orchestrator/Builder/Power User): Spin up parallel sub-agents using different models in loops, schedule asynchronous tasks and reports, build real software remotely via voice, and unify all AI work (Claude Code, Codex, Hermes) into one agentic operating system dashboard.
Actionable insights
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Create a soul.md file with your name, business, goals, and key metrics and feed it to Hermes so it never starts from zero — this is the single biggest performance multiplier.
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Connect your ChatGPT or Claude subscription via OAuth rather than burning API credits on everything; use DeepSeek V4 Flash for cheap bulk research and reserve Opus 4 for orchestration or high-stakes tasks.
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Do not give Hermes every available MCP at once — each connection expands the context window and degrades performance; only connect tools you actively use.
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Use /background to run parallel research tasks while Hermes is already working on something else, effectively multiplying throughput without extra effort.
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Shift from reactive prompting to asynchronous scheduling — tell Hermes to research a topic over 24 hours and deliver a report at a specific time, so work happens while you are offline.
Notable quotes
“Remember someone asked me recently, Jack, what is better, Claude or Hermes? It is like asking me what is better, Lewis Hamilton or Ferrari. They are different.”
“The biggest hallmark of a beginner automator is that you automate stuff that simply should not exist.”
“Things get built even when you are not thinking about them. That is the huge unlock for level six with Hermes.”
Worth watching?
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Worth watching the full video?
Watch if you are already using Hermes Agent and want to know exactly what you are missing — the seven-level framework with specific commands, model recommendations, and integration tips is genuinely useful, though the key details are all captured here.
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