Using Hermes Agent with Discord vs Telegram as Chat Clients

Melvin Vivas · X post · 2026-07-06 · Open on X

Topics: AI Agents, Tool Use & MCP, AI Dev Tools & Productivity · Level: beginner

Summary

The creator compares chat apps for talking to Hermes Agent. Discord threads give a different experience from Telegram topics, so he recommends setting up a free Discord server. He still uses Telegram for quick chats and says it's fine to use both.

Key points

• Hermes Agent can use Discord or Telegram as its chat interface.
• Discord threads organize conversations differently from Telegram topics.
• Creating a Discord server is free.
• Use Telegram for quick chats and Discord for organized, threaded work; running both is fine.

Resources mentioned

• Hermes Agent · tool · github.com · free
  Nous Research's open-source AI agent with CLI, TUI and desktop interfaces. It now supports hands-free activation with a wake word.
  Also in: Inspecting Coding-Agent Traces Live with JSONL Viewer (Codex, Claude Code) (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Hermes Agent: each bot is its own profile (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), An X research bot built with Hermes (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Run Your Hermes Agent on Free LFM2.5-2.6B via OpenRouter (Melvin Vivas on X · notes) and 55 more
• Discord · tool · discord.com · free
  Chat platform with servers and threads, used here as a client for Hermes Agent.
  Also in: Coworker: An Open-Source Desktop Agent App for Local and Cloud Models (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Coworker v0.6.0 Adds Discord Integration for AI Agents (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Running Hermes Agent in Telegram and Discord (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Set Up MaxClaw in MiniMax Agent and Connect It to Telegram (Melvin Vivas on X · notes)
• Telegram · tool · telegram.org · free
  Messaging app that can be connected to MaxClaw so you chat with the agent there.
  Also in: Coworker: An Open-Source Desktop Agent App for Local and Cloud Models (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Coworker: Free Local-First Desktop App for Running AI Agents (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Coworker v0.3.1: Telegram Streaming Sync, Built Fast with Codex (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Coworker v0.3.1: Streaming Sync Between Telegram and Coworker (Melvin Vivas on X · notes) and 3 more

Try this

• Create a free Discord server to use as a client for Hermes Agent.
• Keep Telegram for quick chats; using both is fine.