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Did Hermes Agent just kill OpenClaw? (full guide)

October 30, 2026 · 17 min

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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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