Hermes Agent Hosting BD: Getting Your First Response in Under 10 Minutes

Once your Hermes Agent Hosting BD beta application is approved, getting to your first AI response takes under 10 minutes. This quickstart covers the fastest path from credentials to working agent.

Before You Start

You need:

• Your Hermes approval email with dashboard login credentials
• Either a Telegram account (for the chat interface route) or a way to make HTTP requests (for the API route)

Route A: First Response via Telegram (Fastest)

Time: 5–7 minutes

Step 1 — Create a Telegram bot (2 minutes)

1. Open Telegram, search @BotFather, start a chat
2. Send /newbot
3. Name your bot (any name)
4. Choose a username ending in "bot"
5. Copy the bot token BotFather sends you

Step 2 — Connect to Hermes (1 minute)

1. Log in to your Hermes dashboard
2. Go to Integrations → Telegram
3. Paste your bot token and click Connect

Step 3 — Send your first message (30 seconds)

1. Search for your bot username in Telegram
2. Send any message
3. Your Hermes agent replies

That is it. Your Hermes agent is live on Telegram.

Route B: First Response via API (Developer Path)

Time: 3–5 minutes

From your Hermes dashboard, copy:

• API Base URL (looks like https://hermes-xxx.snbdhost.com/v1)
• API Key

Then run this curl command:

curl -X POST https://hermes-xxx.snbdhost.com/v1/chat/completions   -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"   -H "Content-Type: application/json"   -d '{
    "model": "hermes",
    "messages": [
      {"role": "user", "content": "Hello, who are you?"}
    ]
  }'

You will get a JSON response with your AI's reply in the choices[0].message.content field.

Next Steps After Your First Response

Now that your agent is responding, the next 20 minutes are about making it useful:

Set a System Prompt (5 minutes)

In the Hermes dashboard, go to Agent Settings → System Prompt. Write a description of who your agent is and what it knows. Example for a business:

"You are a helpful customer service assistant for Dhaka Fabrics, a clothing brand. You know our product catalog, pricing, delivery policy, and return policy. Reply in the same language the customer uses (Bangla or English). Be concise and friendly."

Load Your Knowledge Base (10 minutes)

Go to Knowledge Base → Add Documents. Paste or upload your FAQ, product list, or policy document. Your agent will retrieve relevant sections when answering questions.

Test with Real Queries (5 minutes)

Ask your agent the same questions your customers ask most often. Verify the answers are accurate. If answers are wrong, update the knowledge base with the correct information.

Share with Your First Users

For Telegram: share t.me/[your_bot_username] with your first test users or customers.

For API: integrate the Hermes endpoint into your application using the same pattern as the curl example above, with your preferred language's HTTP client.

Your Hermes Agent Hosting BD agent is now live. For more advanced configuration — Bangla language setup, WhatsApp integration, custom workflows — see the full guides in our blog. Return to the Hermes page for the full feature list and beta application.