Hermes Agent · Setup & Training

Your business,
running on Hermes.

We install, train, and support Hermes AI agents for South African businesses — agents that answer clients at 2am, chase documents, and ship work while you sleep. From R2,500 once-off.

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R2,500.

Once-off setup — no retainer to start

1 day.

Typical basic install & handover

24/7.

Your agent works when you don't

Engraving of the winged sandal of Hermes

Setting up agents for Financial advisory Property & real estate Professional services Retail & wholesale

01 · What you get

An employee that never sleeps,
for less than one day of billable time.

Not a chatbot. A Hermes agent executes real work — with memory, tools, and your business context baked in.

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Answers clients at 2am

Leads and clients get real answers on WhatsApp, email, and web — at night, on weekends, on holidays. No more deals lost to faster competitors.

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Chases the paperwork

Documents, signatures, invoices, follow-ups. Your agent remembers every outstanding item and nudges until it's done — so you don't have to.

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Ships actual output

Reports drafted, CRMs updated, inboxes triaged, meetings prepared. You review finished work instead of doing the work.

02 · See it work

This is what "set up"
actually means.

A production-ready Hermes install on your machine: models configured, baseline skills loaded, memory on, channels connected — plus a live handover session so your team can run it from day one.

See what's included

8GENTS · HERMES SETUP

# basic local agent setup — R2,500 once-off

hermes setup

Hermes runtime installed

hermes skills install ./your-business

6 baseline skills ready

hermes channels connect whatsapp email

Channels live

hermes memory verify

Persistent memory on — local only

# handover session: 90 min, your team, recorded

Agent ready. It works while you sleep.

03 · Capabilities

Everything an agent should be.

Built on Hermes from Nous Research — the agent that grows with you. We configure it for how your business actually operates.

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Persistent memory

Remembers every client, preference, and outcome — sharper every week.

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Multi-channel

WhatsApp, email, Teams, web — one agent, one memory, every surface.

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Real tools

Filesystem, CRM, calendars, APIs via MCP — actions, not answers.

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Self-improving

Skills refine with use. Setup is the start, not the ceiling.

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Proactive

Scheduled briefs, scans, and reports — it checks in with work done.

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Local & private

Runs on your machine. Your files and memory stay on your hardware.

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You stay in control

Approvals on high-value actions. Clear logs of what ran and why.

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Always on

Optional hosting when you need 24/7 uptime — from R500/month.

04 · How it works

Discovery call to working agent
in days — not months.

Discovery call

30–45 minutes. We map your highest-pain repetitive work and pick the fastest win.

Free · this week

Setup day

We install and configure Hermes on your machine — models, memory, security baseline, channels.

Same day

Training & handover

90-minute live session. Your team learns to run it, extend it, and stay in control.

Recorded

Scale what works

Add skills (from R500), MCP connections (from R1,000), or custom connectors (from R3,500) when the workflow demands it.

Modular · clear prices

05 · Where it lands

Built for businesses that run on follow-ups.

Financial & advisory

More billable hours, less admin

Meeting prep, Record of Advice drafting, client follow-ups, and document assembly — handled between appointments.

Property & real estate

Every lead answered, every time

Instant WhatsApp replies, viewing scheduling, document chasing, and status updates to buyers, sellers, and landlords.

Professional services

Onboarding that runs itself

Client intake packs, proposals, invoice follow-up, and knowledge that doesn't live in one person's head.

Retail & wholesale

Customers answered at scale

Order queries, supplier nudges, and multi-channel support — without hiring another pair of hands.

06 · Pricing

Clear entry. Modular scale.

No retainers to start. No hidden fees. You know the price before we begin.

DIY vs done for you.

	DIY Hermes	With 8gents
Who owns setup	You + forums	We install & train
Time to useful agent	Often months	Days for basic setup
Business workflows	You invent skills	Scoped skills with you
Stack connections	Trial and error	MCP connection or custom build
Ongoing help	Community only	Direct support path
Cost shape	Your time + surprises	Clear packages from R2,500

08 · FAQ

Straight answers.

What exactly do I get for R2,500?

A production-ready Hermes install on your machine: models configured, baseline skills, security baseline, memory on, channels connected where relevant — plus a recorded 90-minute handover session so your team can run it.

Does my data leave my machine?

Core agent operations run locally. Your files and memory stay on your hardware. Model API calls (if you use cloud models) follow the providers you choose — we configure that with you.

Why Hermes?

Hermes is the agent we install and support — persistent memory, multi-step workflows, MCP tools, skills, and channels. It's built to improve with use, which means the setup we do today keeps paying off.

MCP connection vs custom MCP connector?

If a platform already exposes MCP, we connect your agent from R1,000. If your system has no MCP yet, we build a bespoke connector from R3,500.

How long until it's working?

Basic setups typically complete the same day once we have access. Custom skills and connectors are scoped separately after we map your stack.

How do I start?

Email 8gents@agentmail.to with what you want the agent to do. We reply with next steps and a clear quote if anything goes beyond the basic package.

Be the first to move

Your competitors are still answering email by hand.

From R2,500 once-off — a production-ready Hermes agent, installed, trained, and handed over. Start simple, scale when your workflows demand it.