Did Hermes Agent just kill OpenClaw? (full guide)

Alex Finn · Oct 30, 2026 · 17m

Hermes Agent is the newest open source competitor to OpenClaw. It is self improving and REALLY fast. But is it better?

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

0:30 What is Hermes Agent

1:37 Differences with OpenClaw

2:31 Hermes demonstration

6:10 What OpenClaw does better

9:22 Best workflow

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