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Free courses on real products. Each track names the product it follows and adapts as that product moves.

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Course 01 · Flagship · Live
Nous Research, makers of Hermes

My First AI Agent

100% free

Thirteen free lessons to set up a real AI agent — the kind that actually does things for you, not just answers questions. Start from zero, finish with an agent that reads your files, runs your errands, and answers on your phone. No code, no ML background.

Product: Hermes Desktop. Aligned with official Hermes docs. Every step has a screenshot; advanced settings stay out of the way until you want them.

What you get
  • The words you need, so nothing on screen is a mystery
  • A guided install with a verified first chat
  • Ready-made agent personalities — pick one, paste it, done
  • Your agent on your phone, answering only you
  • Memory, notes, skills, safety settings, and scheduled jobs
Path
  1. 1
    Part I — words, install, personality, phone, first real task
  2. 2
    Part II — memory, notes, skills, safety, scheduled jobs
  3. 3
    Labs — optional drills after the course
For: Anyone curious about AI agents — complete beginners welcome, on a standard PC.
Labs after Part IStart the course
Course 02 · Live

Open Design

Decks, stills, and content packs you open offline — not video engines. Built on Hermes + design workflow (Open Design / stills stack).

Product: Hermes + Open Design / stills. Model and skill names shift with the stack. Proof is always: file opens without Hermes.

What you get
  • design-lab workspace + first real deck offline
  • Image set with prompts logged
  • Brand file (DESIGN.md) and model split habits
  • Handoff zip a client can open
Path
  1. 1
    Part I — stack, deck, images, content pack
  2. 2
    Part II — brand, models, skills filter, export, habits
  3. 3
    Prereq — My First AI Agent Part I on Desktop
For: Anyone who ships decks and content and is tired of renting design tabs.
Prereq: My First AI AgentOpen Design
Later · not live mastery
Roadmap

Open Video

Motion teaser after Design stills work.

Roadmap

x402 & agent payments

Workshop outline only.

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