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Writing on software, AI agents, finance tooling, and the tools I build.
The real Cloudflare + Astro + GitHub Actions + keyless-AI stack one solo dev uses to build and run 80+ live sites, tools, and APIs at zero monthly cost — and exactly where the free tiers bite.
HostingAfter two years and fifty-odd repositories, here is the honest system I use to keep a large personal portfolio from becoming a liability.
8 min DevOpsHermes Agent (NousResearch/hermes-agent) is a real terminal agent CLI with 210K stars, MCP support, and a skills system. It is completely separate from the NousResearch Hermes LLM series.
ToolsPart 1 of 2 — Before comparing Hermes Agent and OpenClaw to Claude Code and OpenCode, you need to know what they actually are. Deep-research findings from 100 agents, primary sources only.
ToolsThese four terminal agents appear in the same lists. Here is what each one is, verified from primary sources, and which to use for what job.
ToolsPart 2 of 2 — The full comparison table and decision guide, built from verified primary sources. Stars, MCP, skills, Windows, free tier, and what each tool is actually for.
ToolsI tested both Hermes Agent and OpenClaw on the same tasks for a month. The answer isn't which one is better — it's that they were built from opposite directions. Here's the architecture that drives everything.
ToolsPart 2: the decision guide, the combined setup, and the honest trade-offs. Based on a month of real testing.
ToolsOpenClaw routes AI through WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, and 15+ other channels. It also has a skills system and agent loop — and Hermes Agent can migrate from it. Here is what it is.
ToolsDitch the multiple search servers that bloat your context and hit rate limits. Here is how to configure a single, clean, and free search setup for Claude Code and Cursor.
6 min ToolsTired of context bloat and rate limits? Here is how to consolidate your AI search tools into a single, clean, and completely free MCP setup in 2026.
5 min ToolsShould you clone your GitHub repositories into OneDrive or keep them on your local drive? If you have 150 GB local storage but 3 TB on OneDrive, the answer is not obvious — until you understand what OneDrive does to a Git repository. This post covers corruption risks, performance costs, the Dev Drive solution, and the exact workflow to use in 2026.
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