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Re: Migrate from OpenClaw

#51
What are you automating with OpenClaw in June, 2026?

I used OpenClaw -> Hermes -> my own thing now.

I've got things like code review, email inbox/spam filtering, website monitoring for bad links/typos, HN/Bluesky notifications, favorite director/actors/author alerts, etc.

I mostly interact with them using Slack and Email.

Re: Migrate from OpenClaw

#52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have no idea what these three things mean without more context.

Looks like the complainant blogged about it here: https://evomap.ai/blog/hermes-agent-evolver-similarity-analy...

Ya I can't take them seriously after reading through that, they sound like a bunch of clowns. There was no evidence of anything other than 'this company had similar features that we offered'

Boo fucking hoo. The desktop agent space converges on a small set of features that overlap. Grow the fuck up.

Re: Migrate from OpenClaw

#54

What are you automating with OpenClaw in June, 2026? I used OpenClaw -> Hermes -> my own thing now. I've got things like code review, email inbox/spam filtering, website monitoring for bad links/typos, HN/Bluesky notifications, favorite director/actors/author alerts, etc. I mostly interact with them using Slack and Email.

I don't understand people running OpenClaw. I just full shot a prompt to create a better clone. Its extremely custom to my work and flow. I use it as a personal agent, emails, slacks + as a hardcore coding agent. If it sees a problem in email it will create a ticket, assign it to an agent monitor progress, get a PR ready for me - then it harasses me until I review the PR. If I ignore the PR it will call my wife. It can also reason on what emails need critical attention etc.

Re: Migrate from OpenClaw

#55
post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

there is no debacle, ". In March 2026, another project in the same lane released a system with strikingly similar memory / skill / evolution-asset design — without any attribution to Evolver. " there is nothing new about memory (aka sessions saved), skills (aka prompt in a file), etc folks have been doing this for 2+ years.

I'm sorry but if this is not a debacle, then we're operating under very different premises: - teknium1 retitled the original issue to "." and edited the issue text to "." - Nous Research deleted comments from 4 users, including the issue submitter, and blocked all of them. - No formal response has been given by teknium or the Nous Research project. It appears they are trying their darndest to brush it under the rug.…

"Teknium" was also defending things on X like a Polymarket skill being pre-installed and stuff.

Seems like both projects are a bit unprofessional in terms of leaders. Hermes just tries to sound more authoritative with the "Nous Research" name and fancy site, etc.

Re: Migrate from OpenClaw

#56
I still don't understand the point of these. I use AI basically 12 hours a day, and still haven't found a use case for it that isn't solved easily with existing tools, bash scripts, cron jobs, etc. Especially with Codex App now, why do I need OpenClaw? I don't need to be able to call my AI agent on the phone... That's a gimmick.

Re: Migrate from OpenClaw

#57

What are you automating with OpenClaw in June, 2026? I used OpenClaw -> Hermes -> my own thing now. I've got things like code review, email inbox/spam filtering, website monitoring for bad links/typos, HN/Bluesky notifications, favorite director/actors/author alerts, etc. I mostly interact with them using Slack and Email.

I don't understand people running OpenClaw. I just full shot a prompt to create a better clone. Its extremely custom to my work and flow. I use it as a personal agent, emails, slacks + as a hardcore coding agent. If it sees a problem in email it will create a ticket, assign it to an agent monitor progress, get a PR ready for me - then it harasses me until I review the PR. If I ignore the PR it will call my wife. It c…

OpenClaw deserves a lot of credit for making these things more accessible and understandable to people. It really popularized the idea of async agents. But yeah, I also created a different solution that I prefer.

Re: Migrate from OpenClaw

#58
post #46

I don't get it, why not put codex/claude code/opencode in a docker container and be done with it?

openclaw = claude code + memory + cron job persistent memory plus cron job lets you do stuff that you can't do with just codex/claude code/opencode

Why not just use one of the hundreds of persistent memory projects with Codex CLI/Codex App? Plus Codex App has scheduled tasks too.

Re: Migrate from OpenClaw

#59

I've used Hermes Agent in a container, and it worked ok. Little rought around the edges, but that's to be expected. But what I didn't understand... what benefit does it actually bring? On a default loadout, even after disabling tons of skills in the setup wizard, there were lots of useless garbage skills enabled, over 10k of context used just to list them all. I vibe-coded my own harness that uses ACP so it supports…

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Re: Migrate from OpenClaw

#60
post #56

I still don't understand the point of these. I use AI basically 12 hours a day, and still haven't found a use case for it that isn't solved easily with existing tools, bash scripts, cron jobs, etc. Especially with Codex App now, why do I need OpenClaw? I don't need to be able to call my AI agent on the phone... That's a gimmick.

I set up a Hermes agent for our company and connected it to BigQuery, Stripe, Amplitude, etc so that our nontechnical teammates can ask and answer their own data questions via Slack. It works great!

I similarly haven’t found it useful to run a bunch of these agents in developing the product, but it’s a nice interface for people who don’t live in their terminal all day.

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