A practitioner of self-hosted agent infra on why he's consolidating the scattered compare/install/migrate demand into one hub.
A map of the 2026 self-hosted AI agent landscape — ready-to-run harnesses (Hermes, OpenClaw) vs. build-your-own frameworks, and where AgentHub fits.
How to point Hermes and OpenClaw at an LLM provider — the official config commands, the config-file structure, and wiring a self-hosted proxy (CPA/NewAPI). Verified, no secrets exposed.
Install the OpenClaw multi-channel AI agent gateway — npm global install, configure, install the systemd service, and add your first channel. Verified against a live instance.
Install the Hermes self-hosted AI agent on WSL2 — the official one-liner, setup wizard, gateway start, and running it as a systemd user service. Verified against a live instance.
A fact-checked comparison of Hermes (hermes-agent) and OpenClaw — two rising open-source self-hosted AI agent harnesses. Platforms, skills, MCP, language, ecosystem.
Can a skill written for Hermes run on OpenClaw, and vice versa? Verified 2026-07-31: yes — both share the standard agent-skill format (SKILL.md) and pull from the same registries.
What changed recently in the two self-hosted agent harnesses — OpenClaw 2026.6.8 and Hermes' post-v2026.6.5 development.
The release focuses on long context, agents, and API migration.
The release expands open reasoning and agent workflows.
