Hermes: Build Your First AI Agent in One Afternoon

​Your First AI Employee Doesn't Need a Salary: Build an AI Agent with Hermes (Includes a Live AI Sales Agent Build)

​Build a real AI agent in 4 hours — including one that runs live sales outreach.

​In one afternoon, you'll:

• ​Install and run your own working AI agent — not a demo, a real build

• ​Build a functioning AI Sales Development Rep that runs real outreach

• ​Learn what to hand to an agent — and what to keep doing yourself

• ​Leave with something you can keep extending, no technical team required

​Most AI courses teach you to use tools. This one gives you a working hire — one that already knows how to do the job — for the cost of an afternoon.

​This workshop is run by a practitioner who has set up these systems and run real projects with them — not a scripted tutorial. In 4 hours, working alongside the trainer directly (1:12 trainer-to-participant ratio — you're coached, not lectured at), you'll install and configure Hermes, an open-source AI agent framework from Nous Research, and build a complete agent workflow tied to a real business outcome. You'll also build a working AI Sales Development Rep (AI SDR) — one that researches prospects, preps outreach, and runs sales workflows end to end — one concrete example of the kind of work an agent can take off your plate, whether that's sales, admin, research, or ops.

​Learning Outcomes

​By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

1. ​Articulate what differentiates Hermes from conventional chatbots and coding copilots

2. ​Understand the difference between probabilistic reasoning and deterministic execution

3. ​Install and configure Hermes in a cloud environment safely

4. ​Operate Hermes from the command line and connected messaging platforms

5. ​Understand how Hermes uses memory, context, tools, and skills to improve over time

6. ​Build a complete agent workflow from initial prompting through to automated reporting

7. ​Connect Hermes to external systems and APIs using the Model Context Protocol (MCP)

8. ​Build a working AI Sales Development Rep that runs real outreach workflows end to end

9. ​Apply a practical framework for deciding what to hand to an agent — and what to keep doing yourself

10. ​Manage credentials, secrets, and permissions safely

​Who Should Attend

​This workshop is designed for professionals who want real leverage, not more busywork — those exploring AI automation for their career, business, or team, who are ready to move beyond theory and build a working agent. This is hands-on and moderately technical: you'll be working in a command line, setting up accounts, and configuring a real system, not just watching a demo. No prior experience with Hermes or AI agents specifically is required, but you should be comfortable following structured technical instructions — if you've never opened a terminal before, this may be a steep first step. While others are still experimenting, this is a chance to walk away with something already running. This is not for you if you're looking for a certificate or a tool tour.

​What Participants Will Leave With

1. ​A working Hermes agent, installed and configured

2. ​A working AI SDR that runs real sales workflows end to end

3. ​A clear understanding of how memory, tools, skills, and scheduled automations function within an agent framework

4. ​Hands-on experience connecting Hermes to real systems

5. ​A practical framework for deciding what to hand to an agent — and what to keep doing yourself

6. ​A foundation to continue building and extending the agent independently, with no technical team required

​Participants Requirements

• ​A laptop running macOS, Linux, or Windows with WSL2 enabled (native Windows is not supported) — required, as this is a hands-on build, not a lecture

• ​Comfort following command-line instructions and editing configuration values — you won't be writing code, but you will be typing commands and setting up accounts/API keys, so some prior exposure to a terminal is genuinely useful here

• ​A stable internet connection, and the ability to sign up for one or more external accounts on the day (model provider, messaging platform, or similar) — you'll be coached through this step by step

• ​No prior experience with Hermes itself, or with AI agents specifically, is required — but this is not a zero-technical-background session

• ​Willingness to troubleshoot alongside the trainer — first-time agent configuration occasionally needs a second pass, and that's a normal part of the process, not a sign something's wrong