Claude Code + Hermes Agent Setup: Dynamic Workflows, Skill Bundles & New Security

Key Takeaways

• Claude Code is Anthropic's terminal-based coding agent — reads your whole project, writes and changes files, runs tests, and fixes its own mistakes. You talk to it in plain English.
• Hermes (from Nous Research) is a persistent memory agent — it remembers past work, builds reusable skills from what you do, and can run on a small cloud server reachable from Telegram or terminal.
• Combining them covers both roles: Hermes holds long-term context and project history; Claude Code does the heavy file editing and code execution.
• If you've previously used OpenClaw, Hermes can import your existing settings, memories, and skills automatically during setup.
• Dynamic workflows spin up many sub-agents in parallel from a single plain-English mission. The Bun project creator used this to rewrite 750,000 lines of code across 11 days with hundreds of simultaneous agents and reviewers.
• Skill bundles load a full group of related skills in one command (e.g., all browser automation skills at once), replacing the one-by-one skill activation workflow.
• New Hermes update brings: memory search 4,500× faster (no AI model call); API keys stored securely via Bitwarden Secrets Manager; prompt injection guard to block hidden instructions; push notifications to phone, watch, or desktop when a job completes.

Commands & Setup Steps

# 1. Install Claude Code (Mac, Windows, or Linux)
#    Get the one-line installer from the Claude Code docs
#    After install, navigate to your project folder and run:
claude

# 2. Install Hermes Agent (Nous Research one-line installer)
#    Run the installer — it handles all dependencies automatically
#    Then run the setup wizard to pick your model and enable tools

# 3. Connect Hermes to a model provider
#    Option A: Nous Research portal (open-source models)
#    Option B: Any API-compatible model you already use

# 4. Import from OpenClaw (if applicable)
#    During Hermes setup wizard, choose "import from OpenClaw"
#    Migrates settings, memories, and skills automatically

# 5. Load a skill bundle (example: browser automation)
#    In Hermes: Skills → Bundles → select bundle → Load
#    Activates the full set of related skills in one step

# 6. Use dynamic workflows (Claude Code)
#    Type a plain-English mission in Claude Code, e.g.:
#    "Build me a content plan and blog for a site about AI agents"
#    Claude Code spawns parallel sub-agents and shows a live map