33hodl/hermes-startup
Make your first genuine dollar online using Hermes Agent.
Hermes Startup is a local-first skill for Hermes Agent designed to help users identify and test business ideas. The tool uses a series of focused questions to generate evidence-labeled ideas and prepares reversible tests for chosen problems.
- Operates as a deterministic zero-network local runtime by default.
- Requires explicit approval for all consequential actions and external writes.
- Includes contracts for opportunities, offer-previews, and exact-approvals.
full readme from github
Hermes Startup
Make your first genuine dollar online using Hermes Agent.
Hermes Startup is a local-first Hermes skill. It asks a few focused questions, gives you evidence-labeled ideas grounded in what you know and can reach, helps you choose a problem worth solving, and prepares the smallest reversible test.
Install
hermes skills install https://hermesstartup.com/skill/SKILL.md
Then use:
/startup
Hermes exposes installed skills as dynamic slash commands.
What this repository contains
- The portable
startupskill - A bounded JSON/stdin adapter
- Local onboarding and state handling
- Opportunity, offer-preview, entitlement, and exact-approval contracts
- A deterministic zero-network local runtime
Safety boundary
The free journey is local by default. It does not create Checkout, charge a card, contact a provider or buyer, publish, deploy, or make another external write. Any consequential action requires an exact target-and-content preview and explicit approval.
This public repository intentionally excludes the managed hosted service, payment and community infrastructure, deployment configuration, private operational reports, credentials, and provider-specific operations.
Run locally
state_dir="${XDG_STATE_HOME:-$HOME/.local/state}/hermes-startup"
printf '%s' '{"action":"start"}' | python3 scripts/startup_turn.py --state-dir "$state_dir"
The adapter accepts exactly one bounded JSON object through stdin and emits one JSON response.
Live product
Hermes Startup is live at hermesstartup.com. The free path: 10 private questions answered inside your Hermes Agent, and all 10 demand-checked ideas back, ranked with the reason why. The optional paid path: a one-time US$10 prepaid continuation that builds and runs the business you choose. One balance funds 2,000+ API tools from 50+ providers; no subscription, no renewal, auto top-up only when you turn it on, balance never expires, US$1 low-balance alert. Checkout is live via Stripe. Every action and spend requires your explicit approval. No income, customer, or outcome guarantee.
- Agent-facing brief: https://hermesstartup.com/for-agents.md
- Step-by-step workflows: https://hermesstartup.com/workflows
- Business profile (UCP): https://hermesstartup.com/.well-known/ucp
Status
Open-source skill export (MIT), synced from the live product.
License
MIT. See LICENSE.
Hermes Startup is an independent product for Hermes Agent users. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Nous Research.