Tonight someone asked me what an "AI Agent" was...
For the first time in a long time, I actually couldn't answer. I speak on stage about this. But it's been changing (AGAIN). I've spent the last few days poking around Hermes agents, building my own Claude AIOS interface, and creating "agents" in a new way. We're way past the chatbot. A claude agent in cowork is a skill or workflow. Claude Code can do amazing things... What I've learned working in Hermes for a few days... - Usually built as multi-agent systems, so you can run a whole crew of specialized agents that can even talk to each other - Often support dozens of channels to reach them, not just one app - Can be hosted in all kinds of environments - Always have memory - Sometimes have a "heartbeat" system, a simple thing that quietly picks up loose ends and unresolved threads - Follows rules from you - Always have cron, meaning scheduled tasks that run on their own - Always support a ton of different LLMs - Always have skill systems and extension systems - You decide how the whole thing is wired - Can give personality- I'm giving mine Bravo summer house vibes. IFYKYK Shout out to Jack for the amazing training in his community AI Automations by Jack