Video course · 10 chapters · 21 min · certificate
Build a Self-Improving AI Agent: Memory, Skills & Automation
Go beyond installing an agent: give Hermes memory, a second brain, custom context files and skills, bundle skills with sub-agents, and automate them with cron jobs, shown end to end from a mentorship call to Instagram Reels.
What you'll learn
- Explain why memory and skills unlock an agent
- Run an agent 24/7 on a VPS
- Keep memory.md and user.md lean
- Use a second brain and custom MD files
- Build and bundle skills with sub-agents
- Automate skills with cron jobs
Chapters
10 chapters · 20:47-
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01Intro Members
Memory and skills: the two unlocks
Most people stop after installing an agent; memory and skills unlock the rest.
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2:08
02Hosting Members
Run it 24/7 on a VPS
Hosting the agent on a VPS so it's available when your laptop is closed.
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1:37
03Memory Members
memory.md and user.md
Two memory files, and keeping them lean because they load every session.
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1:37
04Knowledge Members
Second brain with Obsidian
Obsidian as a file reader for bigger knowledge than memory files hold.
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1:07
05Context Members
Custom MD files and persona
Creating your own markdown context files and a persona the agent loads every session.
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1:49
06Skills Members
Skills: repeatable processes
Skills are repeatable processes the agent uses to save time.
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1:52
07Scale Members
Bundling skills and sub-agents
Running phases in parallel with sub-agents and a curator.
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4:17
08Demo Members
Demo: call to Reels
Turning a mentorship call into Instagram Reels using memory, skills and sub-agents.
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2:31
09Automation Members
Skill plus cron job
Turning the workflow into a skill and scheduling it with a cron job.
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2:14
10Wrap-up Members
Recap: your highest-ROI automation
Memory gives context, skills give capability, cron jobs run in the background.