The video emphasizes avoiding exclusive commitment to any single AI agent platform like Hermes or Claude Co-work due to the rapidly evolving landscape, recommending instead the development of adaptable, transferable skills across platforms. The presenter uses Hermes for reliable background automation via Discord and Claude Co-work for high-quality creative tasks, maintaining flexibility to leverage each tool’s strengths while preparing for seamless migration as needed.
The video discusses the challenge of choosing among the rapidly evolving AI agent platforms for business use, highlighting the frequent emergence of new tools like OpenClaw, Hermes, and Claude Co-work. The presenter advises against committing exclusively to one platform due to the fast-paced changes and potential obsolescence. Instead, he recommends focusing on building adaptable patterns and skills that can be transferred across platforms. Currently, he operates his business using both Hermes and Claude Co-work simultaneously, leveraging the strengths of each.
Hermes is favored for running most background agent jobs due to its ease of setup, reliability, and better performance compared to OpenClaw. The presenter uses Discord as the primary messaging platform for interacting with Hermes agents because of its superior markdown support, multi-channel capabilities, and threading features, which enhance readability and organization. Hermes handles routine scheduled tasks such as daily summaries, SEO checks, content organization, and intake processing, all of which help automate and streamline his business operations.
For high-stakes, creative tasks like writing, design, and coding, the presenter prefers Claude Co-work, which runs Anthropic’s Opus models known for their quality output. Due to recent changes in Anthropic’s pricing and subscription policies, he runs these creative tasks directly within Claude’s own tools rather than through third-party platforms like Hermes. Claude Co-work also supports scheduled tasks and integrates with custom-built apps to manage content ideation and development pipelines, enabling a seamless flow from idea generation to content publication.
The presenter highlights some limitations of Claude Co-work, such as a cap on scheduled tasks and a less robust chat experience compared to Hermes on Discord. While Claude Co-work’s dispatch feature allows basic chat interactions, it lacks advanced formatting and multi-threading, making Hermes on Discord a more effective tool for ongoing agent communication. Despite these differences, the presenter maintains flexibility by managing all agent skills centrally, allowing easy migration between platforms as needed.
Ultimately, the key takeaway is to avoid platform lock-in and instead focus on developing transferable agent patterns and skills that work across different environments. This approach ensures resilience amid the rapidly changing AI landscape. The presenter also mentions an upcoming course on deploying AI agents in business and encourages viewers to explore his other content on designing agents and skills for background tasks, emphasizing continuous learning and adaptation in AI-driven workflows.