OpenClaw + Ollama + Hermes AI Agent is INSANE (FREE!)

Added: 2026-04-30

[00:00:00]Open claw plus a llama plus Hermes's AI agent is insane. You can now build a full AI agent system like Claude completely free running on your own computer. This is not just another chatbot. This is a real AI agent that works offline. No limits, no censorship, and I'm going to show you exactly how to set it up. Let's go. So here's what we're building today. An AI agent that runs locally on your machine. It can code for you, research topics, plan tasks, execute them automatically, and it never needs the internet. Think about that for a second. Your own AI assistant, always available, always private, always free. This is the kind of tech that big companies charge you for every month, but you're about to get it for nothing. The stack we're using has four parts. First is a llama. This is your local AI engine. It runs language models right on your computer.

[00:00:42]No cloud needed. Second is Kimiko 2.6.

[00:00:44]This is the brain. It's a powerful open model that's really good at reasoning and coding. Third is Hermes AI. This turns the model into an actual agent. It can plan, execute, loop through tasks, and fourth is open claw. This is your control panel, your interface, where you see everything happening. Now let me break down why this matters. Most AI tools live in the cloud. You send them data, they process it, send it back. But that means someone else sees your prompts, your code, your ideas.

[00:01:09]Everything goes through their servers.

[00:01:11]With this setup, nothing leaves your computer, ever. You could be in a basement with no Wi-Fi and this still works. That's power. And here's the thing nobody talks about. When you use cloud AI, you're renting every month, every year, forever. What we're building today, you own it. Once it's set up, it's yours. No subscriptions, no limits on how much you can use it, no throttling when their servers get busy.

[00:01:31]You control everything. Hey, if we haven't met already, I'm the digital avatar of Julian Goldie, CEO of SEO agency Goldie Agency. As he's helping clients get more leads and customers, I'm here to help you get the latest AI updates. Julian Goldie reads every comment, so make sure you comment below.

[00:01:45]Let me walk you through what this can actually do. Imagine you need a website built. You tell the agent, it thinks through the structure, writes the HTML, adds the CSS, tests it, all while you watch. Or say you need research on a topic. The agent breaks down the task, finds the information, organizes it, gives you a clean summary. This is autonomy, real task completion, not just answering questions. The setup is simpler than you think. First step is installing Ollama. This is the foundation. It handles all the model management for you. You run one command.

[00:02:14]It installs. That's it. Then you pull the Kimiko model. This downloads the AI brain to your machine. Depending on your internet, this takes a bit, but you only do it once. Now here's where it gets interesting. You run the model. Ollama starts serving it on your local machine.

[00:02:27]Port 11434. This is your AI server running locally. No external dependencies. Then you install Hermes.

[00:02:33]This is the agent layer. You clone the repo, install the requirements, point it at your local Ollama server, and boom, you have an agent. But we're not stopping there. Open claw gives you the visual interface. You can see your agent thinking, watch it plan, track its execution. This is where the magic becomes visible. You type a task, the agent breaks it down, shows you each step, executes them one by one, and you see the whole process unfold. Let me show you what a real workflow looks like. You open Open Claw, type in a complex task, build me a landing page for a fitness app. The agent starts thinking. First it plans the structure, header, hero section, features, testimonials, footer. Then it writes the HTML, adds styling, makes it responsive, tests different screen sizes, all automatically. You just watch. If you want to take your AI automation to the next level and learn how to build powerful agent systems like this one, you need to check out my AI Profit Boardroom. This is where I teach you how to scale your business and save hundreds of hours with AI automation. We dive deep into local AI setups, agent workflows, and custom automation that actually works. No fluff. Just systems that get results. Link is in the description. Now I want to be real with you. This isn't magic. It needs decent hardware. If you have 16 gigs of RAM, you're good. Less than that and you might struggle. The model runs slower on CPU than GPU. If you have a decent graphics card, use it. The difference is huge. And sometimes things break. That's the nature of local setups. But the trade-off is worth it. Here's what most people miss about AI agents. They think it's about the model, the intelligence.

[00:03:58]But that's only part of it. The real power is in the autonomy, the ability to plan multiple steps, execute them, check results, adjust, loop back. This is what separates a chatbot from an agent.

[00:04:09]Hermes gives you that layer. It turns a smart model into a thinking system.

[00:04:12]Think about your daily work. How many tasks could an agent handle? Writing code, debugging, research, data analysis, content creation, testing. The list goes on. Now imagine all of that running locally, private, fast, always available. This changes how you work.

[00:04:27]You're not asking AI for help, you're delegating entire workflows. The Kimiko model is special because it handles long context really well. You can feed it huge amounts of information, keeps track, doesn't lose the thread. This matters when you're working on complex projects. The agent needs to remember what it's doing, track progress, adjust plans. Kimiko does that naturally. And Hermes is built for tool use. This means the agent can interact with your system, run commands, check files, execute scripts. This isn't theoretical. It's practical autonomy. You give it a goal, it figures out the steps, uses the tools it needs, gets the job done. Let's talk about what happens after setup. You have this system running, what next? You start testing it, give it small tasks, see how it thinks, watch the planning process, learn its patterns. Then you scale up, bigger projects, more complex workflows. You start to see where it shines, where it struggles. You adjust.

[00:05:17]The beauty of local AI is customization.

[00:05:19]You can fine-tune the model if you want, adjust the agent behavior, build custom tools, connect it to your own systems.

[00:05:25]You're not stuck with what some company decided to give you. You build what you need. Here's a real example. Say you're building a web app. You need back-end code, front-end design, database setup, testing, deployment scripts. You could do all this manually, or you tell the agent, it breaks down each piece, writes the back-end, designs the front-end, sets up the database, creates tests, writes deployment steps. You review, approve, deploy. Content workflows. You need blog posts, social media content, email sequences. The agent can handle all of it. You give it guidelines, brand voice, target audience. Generates everything. You edit, polish, publish.

[00:06:01]Heavy lifting is done. Offline capability is underrated. Internet means no distractions, no latency, no outages.

[00:06:08]Your agent is always there, always ready. This is reliability you can't get with cloud services. Go down, your local setup doesn't. Privacy is another huge win. Everything stays on your machine.

[00:06:18]Your code, your data, your prompts.

[00:06:20]Nothing gets sent anywhere. For anyone working with sensitive information, this is critical. You can't risk data leaks.

[00:06:26]Local AI solves that completely. Now let's address speed. Local models are slower than cloud. That's just physics.

[00:06:32]But the gap is closing. And for many tasks, the speed difference doesn't matter. You're gaining privacy, control, reliability. Those trade-offs make sense. The community around these tools is growing fast. People are building amazing things, custom agents, new tools, better interfaces. You plug into that ecosystem, learn from others, share your own discoveries. This is open source at its best. Installation might seem technical at first, but it's just following steps. Copy a command, paste it, run it, wait for it to finish.

[00:07:00]Repeat. Anyone can do this. You don't need to be a developer. You just need to be willing to try. Think bigger picture for a second. AI is moving local. Models are getting smaller, faster, more efficient. What took a data center 2 years ago now runs on a laptop. This trend continues. Local AI gets better every month. You're getting in early.

[00:07:17]The tools we're using today are just the start. Ollama will add more models.

[00:07:21]Hermes will get smarter. Open claw will add features. You're building on a foundation that keeps improving. Your setup gets better without you changing anything. The future of AI is local, private, powerful, and you're about to have it running on your machine. This is just the beginning. Tools will improve.

[00:07:36]Models will get better. Capabilities expand. But you need to start today. If you want to take your AI automation to the next level and learn how to build powerful agent systems like this one, you need to check out my AI Profit Boardroom. This is where I teach you how to scale your business and save hundreds of hours with AI automation. We dive deep into local AI setups, agent workflows, and custom automation that actually works. No fluff. Just systems that get results. Link is in the description. And if you want the full process SOPs and over 100 AI use cases like this one, join the AI Success Lab.

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[00:08:08]You'll get all the video notes from there, plus access to our community of 38,000 members who are crushing it with AI. This is how you take control of AI.

[00:08:17]Build it yourself. Run it yourself. Own it yourself. No middleman, monthly fees, no limits. Just you and your agent getting work done. That's the future, and it's available right now.