{"podcast":{"title":"The Startup Ideas Podcast","slug":"the-startup-ideas-podcast","podcast_index_feed_id":4458228,"rss_url":"https://rss2.flightcast.com/ordbkg8yojpehffas7vr7qpc.xml","website_url":"https://www.gregisenberg.com/","image_url":"https://assets.flightcast.com/workspaces/vde7jbg9rfhsyiw9o46f9sj8/podcasts/ordbkg8yojpehffas7vr7qpc/t8c97hs8oy7a2xnobsfu5p42.jpg","author":"Greg Isenberg","episode_count":339,"summary":"Get your creative juices flowing with The Startup Ideas Podcast. Published twice a week, we bring you free startup ideas to inspire your next venture. Hosted by Greg Isenberg, CEO of Late Checkout and former advisor to Reddit and TikTok. Subscribe so you don't miss out. For more startup ideas, we created a database of 30+ startup ideas you can take at https://gregisenberg.com/30startupideas","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-startup-ideas-podcast"},"episode":{"title":"Hermes Agent clearly explained (and how to use it)","slug":"hermes-agent-clearly-explained-and-how-to-use-it","published_at":"2026-04-20T18:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-startup-ideas-podcast/hermes-agent-clearly-explained-and-how-to-use-it","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-startup-ideas-podcast","url":"https://episode.flightcast.com/01KPNXH7NAZS0E72S88HXQJBG9.mp3","audio_url":"https://episode.flightcast.com/01KPNXH7NAZS0E72S88HXQJBG9.mp3","summary":"I sit down with Imran Muthuvappa to get a hands-on walkthrough of Hermes Agent, a personal AI agent that ships with built-in memory, 40+ tools, and pre-installed skills out of the box. Imran walks me through why he migrated from OpenClaw, how to install Hermes on a Mac or even an Android phone via Termux, and how he cut his token spend by roughly 90% using OpenRouter. We get into agent design (one agent vs. multiple), connecting Hermes to Telegram and Obsidian, and the kinds of prompts that turn a personal agent into a daily operating system. By the end, I have a practical roadmap to install Hermes, pick a model, and start automating real parts of my life and business Timestamps 00:00 – Intro 01:38 – Why Imran Left OpenClaw (Memory, Gateway, Tokens) 04:26 – Hermes Setup Tour and 40+ Built-In Tools 07:06 – Installing Hermes on Mac, Linux, and WSL 12:21 – Telegram and Android Agents 17:09 – Auditing Your Life With Your Agent 20:04 – Must-Know Hermes Tips: Updates, Tailscale, Telegram 21:07 – Should You Migrate From OpenClaw? 25:58 – Hermes + Obsidian as a Daily Dashboard 27:16 – Must-Use Prompts for a Personal Agent 31:29 – Must-Install Skills: Obsidian, Honcho Memory, G-Stack 33:04 – What G-Stack Is and Why It Matters 34:18 – Customization Is a Trap; Output Is the Skill 35:19 – Closing Thoughts Key Points Hermes Agent solves OpenClaw's three biggest pain points: built-in memory (writes to SQLite on successful tasks), gateway stability, and token visibility. Installation is a single command on Mac, Linux, or WSL, and Hermes ships with 40+ tools and popular skills (Apple Notes, Reminders, iMessage, Find My) pre-installed. Switching to Hermes with OpenRouter can cut token spend by roughly 90%, from about $130 per five days to around $10 per five days in Imran's case. You c…","meta_description":"I sit down with Imran Muthuvappa to get a hands-on walkthrough of Hermes Agent, a personal AI agent that ships with built-in memory, 40+ tools, and pre-in…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2220,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-startup-ideas-podcast/episodes/hermes-agent-clearly-explained-and-how-to-use-it/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-startup-ideas-podcast/hermes-agent-clearly-explained-and-how-to-use-it.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}