Prices checked October 14, 2026

13 Hermes logoHermes Agent use-case ideas

Part of the Hermes Agent beginner track · Nous Research (open source, MIT license).

These use documented features: web search and browser tools, scheduled jobs, chat apps, and bundled skills (email triage, Google Workspace, documents).

Small business:

  1. Real estate: morning market brief from public news and listing sites, sent to Telegram.
  2. Real estate: inquiry triage on a dedicated email account, with draft replies.
  3. E-commerce: weekly competitor price check into a spreadsheet file.
  4. E-commerce: customer email drafts from your FAQ.
  5. Agencies: weekly client report drafts from files you provide.
  6. Agencies: social posts from client blog posts.
  7. Local services: lead list research of nearby businesses or property managers.

Work:

  1. Meeting notes to action items (a bundled skill).
  2. Daily industry news briefing.
  3. Nightly file backup report.

Personal:

  1. Private journal helper on a local model.

Side income (realistic):

  1. Repurpose your own content into posts and newsletters.
  2. Set up Hermes for local businesses as a paid service, if you're comfortable with tech. Be honest about costs and support. We don't promise earnings.

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