Hermes AI Agent Windows Setup - WSL2 + Telegram Tutorial
Hermes AI Agent Windows setup - full walkthrough using PowerShell, WSL2 / Ubuntu, OpenAI Codex, Telegram BotFather, and the Hermes gateway. Step-by-step tutorial for getting Hermes Agent from Nous Research running on Windows and integrated into a real business workflow.
Hermes Agent: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/
In this video:
00:00 Intro - why I'm setting up Hermes
01:13 My AI agent stack: Hermes, OpenClaw, Codex, Discord
02:39 Starting the Hermes Windows setup
03:05 Updating PowerShell
03:44 Installing WSL2 / Ubuntu
05:00 Creating the Linux user and securing credentials
06:18 Local setup vs Docker container
07:08 Hermes quick setup and provider options
07:45 OpenAI Codex login and model selection
08:55 Terminal backend options
09:31 Launching Hermes Agent
10:26 Setting up Telegram with BotFather
12:00 Adding the Telegram token to the .env file
13:28 Starting the Hermes gateway
14:20 Keeping Hermes running after terminal close
15:18 Always-on setup after Windows reboot
16:05 Preventing Windows sleep during agent work
17:04 Setting up fallback models with OpenRouter
18:22 Final setup advice
19:07 Using Hermes for business goals and automation
What you'll learn: how to install Hermes AI Agent on Windows, how to set up Hermes Agent with WSL2, Hermes Agent Telegram BotFather setup, how to run the Hermes gateway on Windows startup, and how to configure fallback models with OpenRouter.
I'm using Hermes inside my business as an AI operations and technical assistant - this isn't a toy setup. This is the foundation for a real autonomous AI agent workflow for business, coding, operations, and automation.
This is a beginner-friendly walkthrough for getting Hermes Agent running on Windows. I'm learning and building in public, so follow along if you're setting up AI agents for business, automation, coding, operations, or personal productivity.
Comment "DOCKER" if you want the secure container setup next.
Comment "LOCAL MODEL" if you want the LM Studio fallback model setup.
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