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Hermes Agent's New /loop Feature: Automated Recurring Task Demo

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Hermes Agent’s New /loop Feature: Automated Recurring Task Demo

Clip title: Loops in Hermes Agent - Hands-on Demo with Qwen3.8 27B Author / channel: Fahd Mirza URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBDBOJQ9tLc

Summary

The video provides an insightful demonstration of Hermes Agent, an open-source AI agentic framework developed by Nous Research, with a particular focus on its new /loop feature. Hermes Agent is presented as an operating layer that grants AI models “real hands” through capabilities like terminal access, file manipulation, web tools, memory, and the ability to execute multi-step tasks autonomously. The introduction of the /loop command fundamentally changes how agents interact with time-dependent processes, moving away from continuous manual prompts to an automated, recurring observation model.

The core of the /loop feature is its intelligent, timer-driven execution. Users initiate the loop once, and the Hermes Agent then wakes itself up at fixed or self-paced intervals. During each “wakeup,” the agent reads the current state of its environment (e.g., files, APIs, logs), performs designated work, reports its findings, and then returns to a dormant state. A key highlight is the customizable stop conditions; users can specify a fixed number of iterations, define a natural language condition (like stopping when a deployment is “live”), or allow the agent itself to determine when the task is complete by issuing a LOOP_COMPLETE signal. Configuration options within a config.yaml file allow fine-tuning of the loop’s behavior, including minimum interval seconds, maximum ticks, and self-paced backoff parameters.

The presenter illustrates the /loop functionality with a practical demonstration using a local Qwen 3.8-27B Ridge model. A simulated deployment script (fake_deploy.sh) is run in the background, which sequentially updates a status file through “queued,” “building,” “deploying,” and “live” stages, each with a 60-second delay. Hermes Agent is then instructed via the /loop command to monitor this status file every 30 seconds, report the current stage, and complete the loop when the stage is “live.” The agent successfully tracks the deployment’s progress, reporting each change without any further user input. Impressively, the agent even demonstrates adaptive intelligence by switching from reading the entire file content to merely checking the file’s modification time (using stat) on later wakeups, optimizing its monitoring process.

In conclusion, the /loop feature offers a powerful solution for automating recurring tasks that involve monitoring external, dynamic changes, eliminating the need for constant human supervision. The video differentiates /loop from other Hermes Agent functionalities like /goal (judge-driven, for specific objectives) and cron (for unattended, long-horizon schedules). The main takeaway emphasizes the “zero babysitting” aspect of /loop, making it an incredibly useful tool for scenarios like continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines or any process requiring periodic checking and intelligent response to evolving states.

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This video installs and tests hermes agent /loop which re-runs a prompt (or a slash command) on a recurring cadence.

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