Resources
Guides, news, and articles on building and managing AI agents — curated from across the site.
AI Agent Guides
Hermes Agent Integrations: Complete Guide to Connecting Tools and Platforms
A comprehensive guide to all Hermes Agent integrations: AI providers, MCP tool servers, web search, browser automation, voice, IDE, memory, messaging platforms, home automation, and plugins.
Hermes Agent QQ Bot Integration: Chat-Based Agent Access Setup Guide
Connect Hermes Agent to QQ Bot for chat-based agent access. Learn safe setup, allowlist configuration, smoke testing, and common workflows like incident triage and approvals.
Hermes Agent Webhooks: Trigger Agent Runs from External Events
Learn how to configure Hermes Agent webhooks to receive events from GitHub, GitLab, Jira, Stripe, and custom systems, validate signatures, and route agent responses to chat platforms or other tools.
Hermes Agent SMS Integration: Twilio Text Message Gateway Setup Guide
Connect Hermes Agent to SMS via Twilio for short requests, alerts, and fallback workflows. This guide covers setup, safe rollout, common workflows, and troubleshooting.
Hermes Agent + Mattermost: Self-Hosted Team Chat Gateway Setup Guide
Connect Hermes Agent to Mattermost for self-hosted team chat. Covers bot setup, gateway configuration, allowlisting, smoke testing, and common workflows like incident triage and approvals.
Hermes Agent Feishu / Lark Integration: Team Chat Gateway Setup
Connect Hermes Agent to Feishu or Lark so teams can message the agent from chat, route work into tools, and receive status reports. Covers setup, allowlisting, safe rollout, common workflows, and troubleshooting.
AI Agents News
Acer Unveils Veriton RI110 Mini Workstation for Local Agentic AI
Acer unveiled the Veriton RI110 AI Mini Workstation on September 2, 2026, in Berlin. This compact desktop, featuring an Intel Core Ultra X7 processor and Intel Arc B390 graphics, supports local inference of AI models up to 120 billion parameters. It is designed for hybrid agentic AI workloads, combining local processing with cloud resources, and includes the Qubi Claw software suite for secure, autonomous AI tasks. The system offers up to 96 GB of LPDDR5X memory, 4 TB of SSD storage, and extensive connectivity options including OCuLink, Wi-Fi 7, and dual LAN ports. Availability begins in North America in Q4 2026 and EMEA in Q1 2027.
Acer SFF RTX Spark Brings Local Agentic AI to the Desktop
Acer unveiled the SFF RTX Spark, a compact desktop powered by NVIDIA's RTX Spark superchip, designed for local agentic AI workloads. With up to 1 petaflop of AI compute and 128 GB unified memory, it runs 120B-parameter LLMs and handles demanding creative tasks. The system, announced at IFA 2026, targets creators, developers, and gamers seeking privacy-preserving AI performance.
Cloudflare Lets Users Drop OAuth Permissions as AI Agents Demand Too Much Access
Cloudflare introduces optional OAuth scopes, allowing users to deselect individual permissions on the consent screen instead of approving all requests. This addresses the growing problem of AI agents and MCP servers demanding broad access. The feature gives developers control over which permissions can be dropped, while users can grant only what they trust.
Orchestra Launches Agentic Control Plane for Enterprise Data and AI Workflows
Orchestra Technologies has launched its Agentic Control Plane, a platform that provides a single, context-aware interface for managing enterprise data and AI workflows. The platform integrates with existing data infrastructure and AI tools, offering a low-code builder and automated failure investigations. With $4.6 million in funding and customers like Experian and the San Francisco Giants, Orchestra aims to reduce operational overhead and accelerate AI adoption.
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore: AWS's Agentic Platform for Cloud Migration
Amazon Web Services has launched Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, an agentic AI platform for building, deploying, and governing AI agents that assist with cloud migration. The service handles application intake, infrastructure-as-code generation, governance, and post-migration operations, with support for hybrid and multicloud environments. It aims to reduce manual work and improve consistency across large-scale migration projects.
DataAgent launches with $10M to fix production faults inside Kubernetes clusters
Israeli startup DataAgent launched with $10M in pre-seed funding to autonomously repair production faults inside Kubernetes clusters. The platform aims to cut observability costs by up to 90% by running where data sits, reducing the need to ship logs to vendor clouds. Founded by ex-Cloudify executives, the company targets North American adoption.
AI Agents Blog
n8n vs Zapier: Complete Comparison 2026 for AI-First Teams
Zapier remains the easiest path to automation, but n8n has become the developer favorite for AI agent orchestration and complex workflows. This 2026 comparison breaks down real pricing, performance benchmarks, and migration strategies so you can choose the right platform for your team's maturity level.
Claude Code vs GitHub Copilot: 2026 AI Coding Agent Showdown
Claude Code and GitHub Copilot have diverged into two distinct philosophies: autonomous agent versus collaborative copilot. This 2026 comparison breaks down pricing, workflow automation, and team governance to help you choose the right AI coding assistant for your pipeline.
Podcast Intelligence: 5 Workflows for AI-Ready Audio
Podcast platforms are becoming searchable data sources for AI agents. Here are five automation workflows that turn audio conversations into structured, actionable intelligence.
AI Hiring Workflows: Automate Recruiting in 2026
Hiring is a workflow problem, not just a people problem. Learn how to automate resume screening, interview scheduling, and onboarding with AI agents and no-code platforms.
Orchestration Is the New Battleground for AI Agent Workflows
AI agents are bolted onto legacy systems, creating fragmented customer experiences. The fix is orchestration—and workflow platforms are the new control plane for CX.
Why AI Agent Skills Fail as Libraries Grow (and How to Fix It)
AI agents improve with skills—but only when those skills encode workflows, not just knowledge. As libraries grow, retrieval breaks down. Here's how to design skills that scale.