# New FREE Hermes Computer Use Agents!

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Podcast: [AI News Today | Julian Goldie Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ai-news-today-julian-goldie-podcast-7573784)
Published: 2026-05-12T20:33:01+00:00
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## Resource

Hermes Agent Computer Use (New Update): Your Mac AI That Clicks, Types & Works in the BackgroundThe video covers a new “Computer Use” update for Hermes Agent that lets an AI operate a Mac desktop in the background—clicking, typing, scrolling, and dragging without moving your cursor or interrupting your work—using an MCP server. The host walks through updating Hermes, installing Computer Use via a CLI command, granting macOS Accessibility permissions, and notes it’s experimental with safety guardrails and approval prompts for risky actions. They demonstrate Hermes opening Apple Notes and creating a new, personalized journal note with ten time-saving ideas, then attempt a more complex Obsidian organization task that proves slower and less reliable. They also show Hermes opening Terminal to run Hermes and type “hello,” discuss model options (needs vision), token/screenshot costs, and how to switch/setup models, and direct viewers to the AI Profit Boardroom for a guide with prompts and a roadmap. 00:00 Hermes Gets Superpowers 01:02 What Computer Use Does 01:40 Install and Update Hermes 03:34 Permissions and Safety Notes 04:50 How to Use It 06:17 Quick Test Open Notes 06:53 Auto Journal Note Demo 08:37 Obsidian Second Brain Attempt 10:18 Prompting Framework 11:51 Models Costs and Limits 13:37 Hermes Talks to Itself 15:50 Results Recap and Limits 16:56 Common Objections Answered 17:50 Guide and Community Plug 18:56 Switch Models in Hermes

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