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Agent Operating System Q&A: Model Restrictions, Local AI, Hermes Jarvis, SEO & Video AutomationThe episode answers community questions about the Agent Operating System and how to get the most from it, highlighting Hermes Oracle for news and SEO automation, Hermes Jarvis as a voice-activated agent, and managing all agents and client instances from one interface using separate profiles. It argues that gated frontier models like GPT 5.6 previews and the removal of Fable 5 matter less than building robust systems that can swap models in and out, including using alternatives like Fusion or Sakana Fugu and open-weight local options such as...

Hermes Agent Mixture of Agents (MoA) Presets: Build a Model Panel to Beat Gated Frontier ModelsHermes Agent has released Mixture of Agents (MoA) Presets, allowing multiple AI models to run in parallel and be aggregated into a single stronger answer, similar to systems like Fusion and Sakana Fugu. The script explains this as a workaround for gated or limited-preview frontier models (e.g., GPT 5.6 and Claude Fable 5) by improving performance through a “panel of experts” approach rather than relying on one model. It introduces Hermes Bench, noting claimed reference MoA scores 8% higher than Opus and 11% higher than GPT, and high...

Fable 5 & Mythos-5 Update: Partial Lift, Limited Access, and Why You Need an Agent OSThe script discusses new updates on Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos-5, citing reports that the Trump administration struck a deal allowing Mythos-5 to be released to a vetted group of 100 companies and some federal agencies, framing this as a partial lift after both models were pulled worldwide. It compares this gating trend to OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 limited preview and raises questions about whether access will be US-only and whether public access to frontier models is ending, especially as China releases open-weights models like GLM 5.2. The creator argu...

GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra & Luna: Limited Preview, Benchmarks, Access (and Why Systems Beat Models)The episode breaks down OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 release, explaining that it’s currently a limited preview available only to about 20 partner organizations via Codex and the API at the request of the US government, with general access hoped for in the coming weeks and possibly restricted by country. It introduces the three new models—Sol (frontier, with Sol Ultra and Sol), Terra (balanced, competitive with GPT-5.5 at roughly half the cost), and Luna (fast, affordable for high-volume work)—and highlights benchmark claims such as Sol Ultra’s 91.9 on...

Agent OS Q&A: Using Codex, Claude Code, Local LLMs, GLM 5.2, Team Setups, Updates & AI Video EditingJulian answers recent community questions about his Agent Operating System, a system for linking and orchestrating AI agents with features like voice control via Hermes Jarvis, a Memory Galaxy connected to an Obsidian vault, Kanban orchestration, and a local agent engine. He explains multiple ways to use a Codex subscription inside Agent OS (Codex tab, Hermes with GPT‑4.5 and image generation, OpenCloude integration, and a new Codex plugin inside Claude Code), and emphasizes building repeatable systems rather than relying on prompts or specific mo...

GPT 5.6 (Sol/Terra/Luna) & Claude Mythos/Fable 5 Are Gated—Here’s How to Beat Frontier Models Without AccessThe script covers two announcements: OpenAI’s GPT 5.6 models Sol, Terra, and Luna are released only in a limited US government–requested preview to a small group of trusted partners, with no confirmed public release date, and Anthropic’s Claude Mythos 5 and Fable 5 are also gated to about 100 companies via a deal referenced from CNBC. The speaker argues that instead of waiting for inaccessible frontier models, users can reach similar or better results using multi-model systems: Hermes Agents’ Mixture of Agents, Sakana Fugu, and Fu...

The Infinite Context Engine: Make Your AI Agents Remember Everything (Obsidian + Claude + Omi)The video introduces a system that combines Obsidian, Claude, and shared AI agents to solve the “blank slate” problem where agents forget context between chats. Using a shared Obsidian vault visualized as a “memory galaxy,” the setup automatically captures daily activity, stores it as linked markdown notes, and lets any agent (Claude, OpenClaude, Hermes, and CLIs) read the same file-path-based memory so each conversation starts with full context. The workflow is described as a four-layer loop—capture with the free Omi app, organize and tag notes (e.g., PARA...

Ornif 1.0 (9B) Local Model Demo: Build Apps Privately, Offline & Free in Agent OSThe video introduces the local AI model Ornif 1.0 (9B) and demonstrates how it’s integrated into an agent operating system to run AI agents locally for free on Mac or PC. The presenter shows Ornif planning and coding a habit tracker in HTML, previewing and saving creations in a workspace, and highlights benchmark comparisons where Ornif outperforms Qwen 3.5 (including some larger models) and Gemma 4 on tests like Terminal Bench. Key benefits emphasized are privacy, offline use, no API costs or limits, and a 9.5GB model building real ap...

GPT-5.6 Is Gated: Staggered Rollout, Customer-by-Customer Approval, and How to Stay ProductiveThe episode discusses reports that GPT-5.6 Plus is being rolled out in a staggered, limited preview rather than to everyone at once, allegedly after the US government asked OpenAI to limit the release following the Fable 5 incident where a powerful model was taken down after three days. Citing articles and reports from Axios, Silicon Angle, The Information, and a tweet by Stephanie Palazzolo, it describes a customer-by-customer approval process during the preview period, with a hoped-for wider rollout a couple of weeks later (possibly mid-July), and notes Sam...

Stop AI “Slop” Web Design: Install Claude Design Skills for Unique, On-Brand PagesThe video explains how to use Claude for better web design by installing or creating “design skills” that prevent generic AI-built websites with purple gradients, emojis, and identical card layouts. It demonstrates before-and-after examples showing how teaching Claude a set of open-source UI/UX principles can produce differentiated landing pages, guides, and full sites with topic-matched palettes, fonts, whitespace, a single bold signature element, and light animation. The script references skill sources like SkillMD, ShadCN UI, and UI/UX Pro Max, notes the need to review or rewrite...

GPT 5.5 Instant: Faster Replies, Better Intent Understanding + How to Use It in Hermes AgentThe script introduces OpenAI’s newly released GPT 5.5 Instant, describing it as faster and better at understanding intent, following complex constraints, and improving shopping and local recommendations. It notes the rollout begins with subscribers today and expands to free users tomorrow, and explains it can be used inside Hermes Agent via OAuth with an existing ChatGPT subscription, including image generation. The presenter shows a side-by-side speed comparison against Groq Build using a “tell me a joke” prompt, with GPT 5.5 Instant responding in about three seconds versus about...

GPT-5.6 May Be Government-Gated: What It Means (and Why Systems Matter More Than Models)The script discusses reports from Axios and The Information claiming the Trump administration asked OpenAI to stagger GPT-5.6’s release, limiting access to government-approved partners during a preview period due to security and cybersecurity concerns, with two federal offices vetting and approving customers one by one and only a hoped-for wider rollout later. It links this to the “Fable 5” situation where a powerful model was taken down after a few days, suggesting a new reality where frontier US models may be delayed or never broadly releas...

My AI Agent Operating System (Mission Control to Automate SEO, Content, Outreach & Builds)The speaker demos an “agent operating system” dashboard that centralizes and orchestrates multiple AI agents to automate building projects, generating and publishing content, and running workflows. The system includes a group chat for CLIs, an idea-to-implementation pipeline, and tools like Hermes Oracle to pull trending X news, draft posts, and publish SEO blog content directly to WordPress. Hermes Jarvis enables voice-controlled building with transcripts and wake-word mode, while an email outreach SaaS module finds, enriches, validates leads, drafts campaigns, and manages inbox/sent and sending limits. The...

Sakana Fugu Ultra vs Fusion vs Claude Opus 4.8 (42 Builds + Goldie Bench): Is It Fable 5-Level?The video reviews Sakana Fugu Ultra after several days of release, testing whether it matches “Fable 5-level intelligence” claims by running 42 builds using the same prompts across Fugu Ultra, Fusion (OpenRouter), and Claude Opus 4.8, plus Goldie Bench leaderboard comparisons. The script explains Fugu as a multi-agent orchestration system that fuses outputs from closed and open models, contrasting it with Fusion’s pay-per-token API pricing versus Fugu’s flat subscription with token limits and frequent lockouts, slow responses, and one-shot workflows. Side-by-side build demos (solar system...

Fable 5 Returning Soon? New Claude Code, Bedrock Catalog & AWS Doc Leaks ExplainedThe episode reviews recent leaks suggesting Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 may return after being released on June 9 and pulled three days later, with new signals appearing June 24–25. It cites three “checkable trails” moving in the same timeframe: Claude Code v2.1.190 string changes (removing “purchased separately” and adding a weekly-usage message that implies subscription inclusion), Fable 5 reappearing as a live listing in the Amazon Bedrock model catalog, and AWS Bedrock docs/model cards showing the model lifecycle as active with Bedrock IDs for both “Anthropic Claude Fable 5” and “global” versions. The host n...

Inside My Hermes Agent OS: Oracle, Jarvis Voice Control, Outreach SaaS, Memory Galaxy & One‑Click Content AutomationThe script demos a custom “Agent OS” built around Hermes Agent, showing how it segments multiple agents and workflows into one system. It highlights Hermes Oracle for pulling trending news and generating social posts or SEO-optimized WordPress articles in one click with scheduled daily refreshes; Hermes Jarvis, a voice-activated mode that can run real-time actions like opening websites and providing daily briefings; and a new Outreach Agent that finds leads, enriches/validates emails, manages campaigns, inbox/sent items, dashboards, and suggested outreach sequences using...

Hermes Lead Machine: 1-Click Lead Gen + Enriched Outreach Pipeline (Find, Verify, Score, Write, Send)Julian demonstrates the experimental “Hermes Lead Machine,” a Hermes Agent workflow that generates and enriches leads in one click using the Hunter API. Users can either paste an existing list to enrich or describe the exact prospects they want in plain English (e.g., SEO agencies interested in link-building) and the system finds companies and people, captures domains and emails, enriches company details, verifies deliverability to reduce bounces, scores and filters leads (0–100) for fit, and segments them by status (new, enriched, valid, contacted, replied). It then w...

Hermes Agent Sidekick Pets Update: Setup, Commands, and 3,000+ Pixel CompanionsHermes Agent has introduced the Sidekick system, adding an animated pixel pet that reflects an agent’s status at a glance—idle, thinking, running tools, waiting, done, or failed—across the CLI, TUI, desktop app, and the Agent OS dashboard. The pet acts as a personality-driven status indicator to improve peripheral awareness versus spinners and log lines, helping users quickly notice completion or failures. Setup involves updating Hermes, browsing the Pet Dex gallery with `Hermes pets list`, installing a pet (e.g., `Hermes pets install Boba select`), adjusting size with `Hermes...

5 New Hermes Agent Upgrades: Status Pet, /Learn Skills, Oracle News Bot, Voice Jarvis & Lead OutreachThe script covers five Hermes updates and custom builds: a new “Status Pet” feature in Hermes Agent with thousands of animated pets selectable via terminal commands (e.g., listing pets) that reflect Hermes’ current state; an upcoming Hermes v0.18 “/learn” feature that lets Hermes learn from guides, docs, folders, or workflows and save them as reusable skills (with a reminder to run Hermes update); a custom “Hermes Oracle” that monitors trending Twitter news 24/7, logs to Obsidian, ranks items, links to sources, drafts social posts, and can publish fu...

Hermes Outreach Engine: Build an AI Email Agent for Lead Gen, Verification & Automated CampaignsThe script demonstrates an experimental “Hermes Outreach Engine” built inside a Hermes-based agent operating system to automate email outreach for link building and SEO. It shows an Outreach tab with dashboards for leads, validation, sendability, activity logs, lead generation (finding companies, enriching to real contacts, adding notes, hiding/skipping oversized companies), and campaign management (drafts, sent, bounces, audience selection, previews, draft-mode approvals, pausing/stopping campaigns, and reply tracking). The workflow is described as six parts: define targets, enrich, verify emails via Hunter, filter out large companies, send...

Hermes Oracle & Jarvis: One-Click SEO News Posts, Agent OS Updates + Community Wins (FAQs)This episode answers recent FAQs about the Hermes-based Agent Operating System, highlighting Hermes Oracle for pulling trending Twitter news and publishing SEO blog posts to WordPress in one click, plus outreach tools, lead generation, and goal mode. It demos Hermes Jarvis, a voice-activated setup using ChatGPT’s real-time audio API to open websites and apps, with Auto vs Agent mode for speed vs control and adjustable permissions. The video shares community builds including automated image+blog SEO workflows, a multi-layer omni-channel CRM for travel sites and an...

Hermes Agent’s NEW “Learn Anything” Update: Teach It Once, Save Skills ForeverHermes Agent has released a new /learn command that lets it learn from sources like URLs, documents, PDFs, folders of code, notes, or recent jobs, distill the information into a verifiable, reusable skill, and save it for future sessions as a skill.md markdown file. The script demonstrates teaching Hermes an “Agent Operating System” guide by pasting a URL in chat, then loading the saved skill with a /skill command and having it auto-load when related terms are mentioned. The update aims to stop users from re-explaining workflows...

Hermes Oracle: Automated AI News Research + Obsidian Memory (Sweep, Rank, Angle, Ship)The script introduces Hermes Oracle, a UI-based system built on Hermes Agent to search the web and X for the latest, most useful news, helping users stay current without manual scrolling or relying on less actionable “latest news” prompts in tools like Claude. Each update is automatically swept from X, ranked by usefulness and conversation size, and enriched with an angle, hook, quotes, source links, and an option to draft a post, following a “sweep, rank, angle, ship” workflow. Hermes Oracle runs on a single Hermes agent using Gr...

Inside My Agent Operating System: One Dashboard, Shared Memory, Autonomous Loops & Teams of AI AgentsThe presenter tours a custom “Agent OS” dashboard that centralizes multiple AI agents, workflows, and model CLIs into one synced system that runs autonomously. They show Hermes Oracle for scheduled, ranked AI-news tracking with auto-drafted social posts, and Hermes Jarvis, a real-time computer/browser control agent with briefing, history, and build previews. A “memory galaxy” visualizes persistent context stored automatically in an Obsidian vault (including news and agent conversations), enabling a hands-off positive feedback loop where agents both use and organize memory. The system supports goal-bas...

Agent Operating System Q&A: Updates, Hermes Migration, Hardware, Fusion vs Fugu + Jarvis Voice ControlThe episode answers recent AI Profit Boardroom questions about using and updating a linked “agent operating system” that includes agents for news, memory (“memory galaxy”), music, video, SEO, and more, with daily updates delivered via zip files and an update command/markdown. It highlights community contributions like generating local AI avatar videos on an RTX 5090 and adding memory to agents. The host explains migrating a Claude-based agent OS to Hermes by having Claude orchestrate and integrate Hermes, recommends a MacBook Pro for frequent travel when not runn...

I Built an AI Agent Operating System (Hermes Oracle + Jarvis + Sakana Fugu)The script showcases an AI “agent operating system” built using Claude Desktop, featuring Hermes Oracle (a web-scanning, breaking-news updater that ranks headlines, links to Twitter posts, and can generate content and automate social media using Groq OAuth) and Hermes Jarvis (a real-time, voice-controlled assistant with conversation history, daily briefings, and a wall mode). It also demos Sakana Fugu Ultra, described as highly capable and topping the creator’s benchmark site, Goldy Bench, including examples of generated interactive content. Additional tools include Google Search Console keyword/page optimization, a one...

Hermes Agent OS Q&A: Local vs VPS, Obsidian Memory Vault, and Automating Content in One PromptThe speaker showcases an “agent operating system” built around Hermes, including a real-time voice-activated Jarvis mode, Hermes Oracle for web/news research and content drafting with source links, and a connected “memory galaxy” second brain powered by an Obsidian vault. They explain they run the system locally (not on a VPS) for security, while relying mostly on cloud models via APIs/CLIs/OAuth (e.g., ChatGPT Realtime API, Groq OAuth, Claude via CLI), noting local models typically require high-end RTX GPUs. They describe hosting...

Hermes Agent Computer Use Update: Background Desktop Control Now on Windows, Linux & macOSHermes Agent’s “computer use” feature has a new update adding Windows and Linux support and improving macOS, allowing Hermes Jarvis to control a computer by reading the screen and clicking/typing in the background without moving your real cursor or interrupting your work. The script demos opening Obsidian, websites, Google, and writing a note via real-time mode and a more powerful agent mode that can run tasks in the background. It explains the “Hermes Takeover Engine” workflow, emphasizes cross-OS support, and notes you can use different AI “brains...

Sakana Fugu Ultra vs OpenRouter Fusion: Side-by-Side Tests (Beating Fable 5?)The video compares two new “panel” APIs—Sakana’s Fugu (Ultra and Mini) and OpenRouter Fusion—both claiming benchmark performance above Fable 5, by testing them side by side on visual/code generations like a landing page, raycaster maze, living spiral galaxy, inner solar system, and other simulations. In these examples, Fugu Ultra consistently produces the best-looking, smoothest outputs, Fusion is generally second, and Fugu Mini is faster but more variable and sometimes buggy. The script notes practical tradeoffs: Sakana/Fugu is cheaper with a flat plan but is heavily limited by...

Stop Prompting, Start Loop Engineering: Build Self-Iterating AI Agent SystemsThe script explains why “loop engineering” is replacing manual prompting: instead of iterating with an AI yourself, you define what “done” looks like, let an agent act, and use an independent judge model to verify results and repeat until the goal is met. It cites industry figures and examples (including Anthropic and NVIDIA’s GTC keynote) to argue that better loops, not better prompts, will power future self-iterating agent systems. The speaker describes a doer/judge loop structure and shows four implementations inside an “agent operating system”: a Fusion loop with configura...

Agent OS Q&A: Fixing Kanban Blockers, Orchestrating Agents, Paperclip Paths, and Model SetupsThe episode answers recent questions about building and using an agent operating system (Agent OS) to organize multiple AI agents (e.g., Hermes, Jarvis) in one place, automate pipelines from idea to implementation, and deploy outputs like SEO content. It demonstrates using a Kanban board to triage tasks and complete an SEO keyword research report, then explains ways to resolve blocked tasks (commenting, moving cards, asking Hermes to sync and self-unblock, or using Claude to improve the system). It outlines options for agent orchestration via group...

Hermes Agent OS: Build Your Own Autonomous AI System (No Code)

Discover how to transform standard AI models into a powerful Agentic Operating System featuring voice control, autonomous loops, and specialized agents. Learn why prompting is dead and how loop engineering allows non-technical users to build complex video, music, and SEO workflows automatically.

00:00 - Intro: The Hermes Agent OS

00:13 - Real-Time Voice Control & Jarvis

01:24 - Studio & Personal AI Butler

01:49 - Goal Mode: Why Prompting is Dead

04:10 - Specialized Music & Video Agents<...

Fugu Ultra vs Fable 5 & Fusion: New Multi-Agent Panel Model Benchmarks (GoldyBench)The video reviews Sakana.ai’s newly released Fugu Ultra, a multi-agent panel API that runs prompts across multiple models in parallel and fuses results via a judge, aiming for Fable 5-level outputs comparable to Fable and Mythos. The presenter shows one-shot examples (websites, animated galaxy, inner solar system), explains integration into their Agent OS alongside Fusion, and compares speed and reliability: Fugu is faster for latency while Fugu Ultra is much slower but optimized for benchmark performance. Benchmarks shown indicate Sakana outperforming Fable on several tests (e.g...

Sakana Fugu (Fugu Ultra) Just Dropped: Multi‑Agent API vs Fusion, Fable 5 & GLM 5.2 BenchmarksThe video covers a new release from Japanese AI lab Sakana called Sakana Fugu, a multi-agent orchestration system accessible via a single model API, including a higher-end option called Fugu Ultra that reportedly matches frontier models like Fable and Mythos. The host explains the panel-style approach (similar to Fusion) where multiple models produce responses that are synthesized into one answer, then shares early hands-on tests generating a polished website, a maze game, a galaxy simulation, and an orbit simulation. They review benchmark comparisons (noting SW Bench Pr...

Claude Sonnet 5 LEAKED? New Anthropic Model Rumors!

Rumors are swirling about a new Anthropic release following the sudden shutdown of Fable 5. Learn about the leaked Claude Sonnet 5 and Mythos 6 developments, and discover why you must build model-agnostic systems to survive the volatile AI landscape.

00:00 - Intro: The Anthropic Mystery

00:50 - Claude Sonnet 5 Leaked?

01:39 - New Mythos Model Training

02:54 - Why Fable 5 Was Banned

04:00 - Confirmed vs Rumors

04:53 - The Trap of Model Dependency

05:34 - Future-Proofing with Agent...

Fusion by OpenRouter: One-Prompt Game Builds, Panel-of-Models AI, and Benchmark Results vs Opus 4.8The video introduces OpenRouter’s new Fusion API, designed to reach Fable 5-level intelligence by running five models as a panel and using a judge to critique and fuse their responses into one output from a single API call. The creator demos multiple projects generated from one prompt, including a 3D maze, Dragon Realm open-world game, block breaker, neon racer, pool emulator, voxel dash, raycast game, and Outrun, then compares Fusion outputs side-by-side against Claude Opus 4.8, showing Fusion’s versions as more playable and polished. The epis...

The script demos “Hermes Jarvis,” a fast, voice-activated Jarvis-style assistant that can open apps like Obsidian and Google, respond in real time, be stopped mid-response, teach basics like Japanese greetings, and discuss building a snake game. It gives a daily briefing (dated 20 June 2026) pulling from the creator’s context, including YouTube performance, tasks like restructuring an LLM wiki, transcript fixes, and a note about US consumers disliking AI in brand messaging. The creator shows an Agent OS interface with conversation history, previews of created outputs, wall mode with briefing history, and deep integration with an Obsidian-based “memory galaxy” that logs conve...

Agent OS Q&A: Hardware, Windows Setup, Local Models, SEO Workflows, NotebookLM MCP + MoreThe video tours an Agent OS “mission control” that connects AI agents, tools, CLIs, and custom workflows (including an agent Kanban, SEO setup, video automation, and an Obsidian-based memory system), then answers community questions. It covers local hardware and model suggestions (Mac Mini/Studio not ideal for local models unless high spec; RTX setups like RTX 590 and DGX Spark; Qwen 3.6 for text and Ernie for images) while noting Agent OS is lightweight if using APIs/CLIs. For Windows, it recommends native setup over WSL. It outlines agen...

Julian launches a new daily update series to document what he’s working on, what’s working, what isn’t, and what he’s learning about AI, inviting viewers to leave questions he will answer in future episodes. He shares progress on growing his Skool community, AI Profit Boardroom, started from zero in February last year and now top five all-time in its category with 173K MRR, plus 186 pages of testimonials. He demos ongoing development of an Agent Operating System built inside Claude, updated daily with features like Hermes Blank Slate, loop engineering, NotebookLM research updates, and Fusion benchmarking. He also...

Hermes Jarvis: A Real-Time Voice Agent Built on Hermes + Obsidian (Daily Briefings, Wake Word, Fast API)The script demos a real-time, voice-activated version of Hermes called Hermes Jarvis that can respond instantly, open apps like Google and Obsidian, and deliver daily briefings using memories stored in an Obsidian vault, including open items, recent work, what’s on the user’s mind, and news headlines with saved briefing history. The narrator shows conversation history, built-in features (including a meditation app), wall mode on a separate monitor, wake word activation, voice switching, link-reading from chat, and the ability to interrupt Jarv...