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Connecting more model providers to Hermes: DeepSeek, Claude, and beyond

Expand Hermes beyond its free starter model. Add DeepSeek for cheap daily work, reach Claude through Command Code, and learn to match the right model to each task — all in Desktop…

John Lock · September 2, 2026 · 10 min read

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AI tokens and API keys explained: a plain-English guide to model access

John Lock · September 2, 2026

Building the foundation: working directory, Python, and config in Hermes

John Lock · September 2, 2026

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Agentic AI

Your way around Hermes Desktop: the map for everything that follows

A visual map of the Hermes Desktop interface — where everything lives, how the model picker works, and a cheat-sheet for every…

John Lock · September 1, 2026

Installing your first AI agent on Windows 11: Hermes Agent step by step

A hands-on guide to installing Hermes Agent on Windows 11 — no admin rights, no manual Python setup, and your first real…

John Lock · August 23, 2026

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What is an agentic assistant, and why build your own

What an agentic assistant actually is, how it differs from a chatbot, and why running your own on an ordinary Windows 11…

John Lock · August 22, 2026

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Switching from Vibe AI to easy-mcp-ai — why I moved my WordPress MCP connector

Vibe AI got this series started, but rate limits and timeouts pushed me to easy-mcp-ai — a free, faster, self-hosted WordPress MCP…

John Lock · June 26, 2026

Extending the Yoast-MCP bridge to support pages — and the primary_category trap

Using my own Yoast-MCP bridge to build the series hub pages surfaced a 500 error. Here is the primary_category trap and the…

John Lock · May 19, 2026

How to make Yoast SEO fields writable via MCP (step-by-step)

By default, Yoast SEO blocks REST API write access to its meta fields. This guide shows how to unlock them with a…

John Lock · May 13, 2026

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Acetaminophen vs ibuprofen: what painkillers actually do to your body

I stopped taking painkillers in 2020. Tracing the evidence taught me the occasional pill was never the problem — but paracetamol's safety…

John Lock · August 13, 2026

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How to improve HRV: what worked for me (with data)

An honest N=1 look at how my HRV rose from a 32 ms baseline to around 40 — what moved it, what…

John Lock · August 11, 2026

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HRV by age: normal ranges from peer-reviewed research

Peer-reviewed HRV reference values by age and sex, with the studies and methods attached — and why your wearable's number won't match…

John Lock · August 11, 2026

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