{"product_id":"the-hermes-agent-handbook-xiao-lu-9798186478126","title":"The Hermes Agent Handbook: Expanded Edition: Memory, Skills, Automations, Workflows, and Production Guardrails","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuild AI agents that do more than chat. Build agents that remember, act, recover, and improve.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hermes Agent Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e is a practical, expanded guide for developers, founders, operators, consultants, and technical builders who want to understand Hermes Agent as a real workflow system-not just another AI chatbot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHermes Agent belongs to a fast-moving new generation of open-source AI agents: tools that can use memory, call tools, work across environments, connect to messaging surfaces, schedule automations, and improve repeated workflows through skills and structured review. This book helps you move from casual prompting to disciplined agent operations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, you will learn how to design Hermes workflows that are useful, observable, secure, and maintainable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis expanded edition covers: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Hermes Agent differs from ordinary chatbots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMemory systems that help without creating privacy problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSkills as reusable procedural knowledge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTool use, files, browser workflows, and media handling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMessaging gateways and mobile operations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScheduling and focused automation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDelegation, parallel workstreams, and review gates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModel routing, provider choice, and cost control\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecurity, permissions, secrets, sandboxing, and isolation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePersonal productivity, developer, and business operations playbooks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeam deployment, governance, troubleshooting, and maintenance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReal-world project patterns for research, coding, operations, support, and playbook publishing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than promising magic autonomy, this handbook teaches a safer and more useful operating model: start with read-only observation, move to drafts, add review gates, and expand authority only when the workflow leaves clear evidence behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou will find practical diagrams, prompt patterns, checklists, runbook templates, field cases, and review frameworks designed for real use. The goal is not to make Hermes feel mysterious. The goal is to help you build agent workflows that a human can understand, inspect, trust, and improve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is especially useful if you want to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild repeatable AI agent workflows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse memory and skills responsibly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAutomate recurring work without losing control\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConnect agents to tools, files, gateways, and schedules\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrepare Hermes Agent for team or production-style use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvoid common failures around stale context, over-permission, hidden assumptions, and unsafe automation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you are ready to move beyond one-off AI conversations and start designing durable agent systems, \u003ci\u003eThe Hermes Agent Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e gives you the practical foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAI agents should not just sound smart.\u003cbr\u003eThey should work clearly, safely, and under review.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Xiao Lu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798186478126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.54d","brand":"Xiao Lu","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084300296447,"sku":"9798186478126","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-hermes-agent-handbook-xiao-lu-9798186478126","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}