---
title: "I Replaced Hermes Agent And OpenClaw With This"
source_url: https://youtu.be/lmmgzIuWEbk
captured_at: 2026-07-19
author: "Owain Lewis"
contributor: "ชิดชนก"
platform: youtube
---
# I Replaced Hermes Agent And OpenClaw With This

youtube video by **Owain Lewis**, 22m14s, uploaded 2026-07-17. URL: https://youtu.be/lmmgzIuWEbk
Tags: openclaw, hermes, ai agent, ai assistant, hermes agent, claude, pi agent, claude code, codex, openai

## Shared in LINE Note+
- 2026-07-19 01:08 by ชิดชนก

## Description
💬 Community: 
FREE agent skills: 

I spent the past few months using Hermes Agent as my personal AI assistant. I liked the idea, but its automatic memory and skill creation often added stale facts, unnecessary complexity, and unreliable instructions.

In this video I break down how Hermes Agent and OpenClaw work, then show the simpler personal assistant I built using the coding agents I already trust.

Push is a small gateway that connects Telegram or iMessage to Codex, Claude Code, Codex, or Pi Agent. It lets me message my assistant from anywhere, run scheduled jobs, work with voice messages, and connect the agent to tools such as Todoist, Gmail, and GitHub. 

What you’ll learn:

- How the Hermes Agent architecture works
- Why automatic memory can confuse an assistant
- The problem with agents creating skills on the fly
- How Push routes messages to Codex or Claude Code
- How Telegram polling works without exposing inbound ports
- How I structure assistant context, scheduled jobs, and personality
- How my assistant reviews email, creates tasks, drafts replies, and researches topics
- Why I treat my task list as the control plane for delegated work

This is NOT an argument against