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Connect Hermes Agent To Claude Code (Complete Setup)
Claude Code plans beautifully; Hermes executes tirelessly.
Connected, they're a two-agent team that shares memory and survives outages.
From the Agent OS FAQ video and daily practice, here's the working setup.
Step 1 — one vault, two writers
Point both at the same Obsidian vault: Claude writes plans and reviews; Hermes writes build logs and task outcomes.
Each reads the other's notes before acting.
Context stops being something you paste.
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Step 2 — Free Claude Code for the everyday lane
The open-source proxy trick: a local server speaks the Anthropic API and routes to a free brain (local Ollama model or free API), so the Claude Code harness — tools, discipline, workflow — runs at $0 for routine work.
Your real subscription stays for the hard stuff.
In the Agent OS it's a built-in tab with voice control, chat and workspace; setup guide included with the Free Claude Code + Gemma walkthrough.
Step 3 — orchestrate, don't collide
Put both agents on one task board (the paperclip/kanban pattern): a card is owned by exactly one agent at a time — Claude on plan/review cards, Hermes on execute cards.
This kills the two-agents-overwriting-one-repo failure, which is the #1 way multi-agent setups die.
Step 4 — the fallback chain
Models have outages weekly somewhere.
Wire the chain: Claude down → Hermes carries with GLM or a local brain; everything down → the local model still runs offline.
Which local brain: benchmarked answer here.
FAQ
Can Claude Code and Hermes work on the same project?
Yes, with ownership rules: shared memory for context, but one agent per repo/card at a time. Orchestration boards make that automatic.
What is Free Claude Code exactly?
An open-source local proxy that presents the Anthropic API but routes to a free model — keeping Claude Code's harness while the everyday brain costs nothing. It ships pre-wired in the Agent OS.
Do I need both agents?
If you have a Claude subscription, the pairing is strictly better than either alone: planning depth + always-on execution + outage resilience. If you must pick one free option, Hermes.
Where's the video walkthrough?
The Agent OS FAQ video (linked above) demos the connection, the Free Claude Code tab and the voice layer live.
About Julian
I'm Julian Goldie — AI entrepreneur, SEO expert, and founder of the AI Profit Boardroom (4,000+ members).
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