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Open Harness

From lexicon to a harness you own — Hermes Desktop, end to end.

Part I covers AI basics, install, soul, gateway, and tools. Part II covers memory, vault, skills, security, and cron. Day one is local Desktop; advanced hosts and Docker appear in Settings only when needed. Labels follow official Hermes docs.

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Download Hermes Desktop. Day one is local Desktop. Docker, remote providers, and always-on hosts appear in Settings when relevant — after chat works. UI labels follow official docs and will move.

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Download Desktop Start Part I Start Part IIOpen Design

Fast path: 02 → 03 install → 04–06. Full path from 00 if you want the lexicon first.

At a glance

Two parts, one mental model. Scroll for the full syllabus.

Part I
Your sovereign agent
00–01 Words02 Runtime03 Desktop04 Soul05 Gateway06 Tools

Exit: Desktop + SOUL + Telegram + one tool proof

Part II
Your compounding harness
07 Memory08 Vault09 Skills10 Security11 Cron12 Own

Exit: memory, vault, skills, dials, cron runbook, backup

Day one = Desktop local · Docker/VPS in Settings when relevant · Labs after
What you are building
Files beat chat history
Harness loop
Model
Brain (swappable)
Tools + MCP
Hands
Memory + SOUL
Identity on disk
Surfaces
Desktop / CLI
Local cockpit
Gateway
Telegram pocket
Cron
Runs without you

The course has two parts

Finish Part I first (Desktop default). Part II assumes Hermes is running, has a soul, and can talk from Telegram.

Part I

Your sovereign agent

Basics and lexicon, then Hermes Desktop on your PC — soul, Telegram gateway, and a first tools proof.

You leave with shared vocabulary, a working Desktop install, a written soul, Telegram access, and proof the agent can act with tools.

  1. 00Welcome — Open Harness
  2. 01Lexicon
  3. 02Your machine + Desktop
  4. 03Install Hermes Desktop
  5. 04Soul pack
  6. 05Gateway (required)
  7. 06First agency
~140 min · 7 modulesStart Part I →
Part II

Your compounding harness

Memory, vault, skills, security dials, and cron — each as its own module so the system compounds.

You leave with durable memory on disk, a linked vault, skills under control, documented trust settings, and one self-contained cron runbook.

  1. 07Memory floors
  2. 08Data vault
  3. 09Skills
  4. 10Security dials
  5. 11Cron runbooks
  6. 12Own it forever
~140 min · 6 modulesStart Part II →

What you will own

After Part I
  • · Hermes Desktop on your PC
  • · SOUL.md in Hermes home
  • · One real tool task + file receipt
  • · Telegram gateway with allowlist
After Part II
  • · Memory on disk (and the next-session gotcha)
  • · Obsidian vault retrieval proof
  • · Skills + security dials
  • · Cron written as a full runbook
  • · Backup paths known
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