# Hermes Agent

*Hermes Agent as an operational AI assistant runtime for CLI, Discord, GitOps, MCP tools, memory, and SRE workflows.*

<p>Hermes Agent is my operational AI assistant runtime: a tool-using, memory-backed
agent that runs through CLI and Discord, integrates with MCP/tooling, and acts
as an SRE/GitOps copilot for homelab operations.</p>
<h2 id="getting-started">Getting Started</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://guides.derekleeds.cloud/docs/hermes/getting-started-hermes-agent/">Getting Started with Hermes
Agent</a></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="architecture">Architecture</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://guides.derekleeds.cloud/docs/hermes/hermes-agent-architecture/">Hermes Agent Architecture</a></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="memory-skills-and-context">Memory, Skills, and Context</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://guides.derekleeds.cloud/docs/hermes/hermes-skills-memory-context/">Skills, Memory, and Context in
Hermes</a></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="operations">Operations</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://guides.derekleeds.cloud/docs/hermes/hermes-gitops-sre-assistant/">Hermes as a GitOps SRE
Assistant</a></li>
</ul>




## Pages in this Section

- [Getting Started with Hermes Agent](https://guides.derekleeds.cloud/docs/hermes/getting-started-hermes-agent/)
  A practical introduction to Hermes Agent: what it is, where it fits, how to install it, and how to use it safely as an operational assistant.

- [Hermes Agent Architecture](https://guides.derekleeds.cloud/docs/hermes/hermes-agent-architecture/)
  How Hermes Agent is structured: models, tools, skills, memory, profiles, MCP, gateway adapters, and operational boundaries.

- [Skills, Memory, and Context in Hermes](https://guides.derekleeds.cloud/docs/hermes/hermes-skills-memory-context/)
  A practical guide to choosing the right knowledge layer in Hermes: skills, memory, session search, Obsidian, and source control.

- [Hermes as a GitOps SRE Assistant](https://guides.derekleeds.cloud/docs/hermes/hermes-gitops-sre-assistant/)
  How I use Hermes Agent for homelab SRE and GitOps workflows: investigate, plan, edit source of truth, validate, and document.



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*Source: [Derek's Guides](https://guides.derekleeds.cloud/)*