6 Hermes Agent Use Cases That Will Change Your Workflow

Key Takeaways

• /slashgoal is one of the most underrated features in AI — but only works well with metaprompting. Ask your AI to build the /slashgoal prompt first, then send the result to Hermes.
• The Kanban board daily routine: dump your to-do list into triage every morning, go do your human work, and come back to find agent-handled items complete.
• Hermes can open a browser, navigate to a competitor's site, inspect the console, extract the tech stack, and generate a full competitive teardown — all while you do other work.
• A personal memory wiki — a website Hermes builds and maintains that logs every conversation, topic, and daily activity — creates a searchable second brain from your agent interactions.
• Long-running /slashgoal tasks (24+ hours) work best when combined with Claude Code or Codex for final refinement: Hermes builds the prototype, the coding agent finishes it.

Use Case 1: /slashgoal with Metaprompting

/slashgoal lets Hermes run on a task for an extended period — Finn has had it run for over 24 hours straight. The mistake most people make is sending a vague prompt like "build me an app." The fix: first ask your AI to generate a detailed /slashgoal prompt from your requirements. The AI builds a structured, opinionated prompt with constraints, then you send that prompt as the /slashgoal input. The difference in output quality is significant.

Use Case 2: Kanban Board Morning Routine

Every morning: write your task list on paper, move everything Hermes can handle into the Kanban board's triage column, then go handle the human-only work. By the time you return, Hermes has auto-assigned the tasks to sub-agents, moved them through to-do and done columns, and completed them. Accessing the board: run hermes dashboard in your terminal, open the URL, and navigate to the Kanban view.

Use Case 3: Browser-Based Competitive Research

Hermes can control a browser and navigate websites autonomously. The workflow: tell Hermes to open a competitor's site, click around, inspect the console, identify the tech stack, extract feature lists and pricing, and produce a structured teardown report. The report can then be fed to Claude Code or Codex to guide feature development. Finn demos this live on a SaaS tool, showing Hermes identifying the full tech stack, analytics events, and pricing structure.

Use Case 4: Personal Memory Wiki

Hermes can be configured to maintain a personal website that logs every conversation, daily activity, and topic discussed. The result is a searchable, browsable archive of everything you've worked on with your agent — useful for auditing what the agent has learned about you, reviewing past decisions, and maintaining continuity across long time horizons.

Commands & Code Mentioned

/slashgoal [detailed prompt]
hermes dashboard

Related on OpenClawDatabase

• Hermes Agent Hub — platform overview and setup guides
• Hermes Tasks Guide — Kanban board and long-running task patterns
• Use Cases — cross-platform agent workflow examples