Automating Explainer Videos with a Hermes AI Agent Workflow

Melvin Vivas · X video post · 2026-07-10 · 0:32 · 90 views · Open on X

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

Summary

Melvin Vivas shows a 32-second demo of an explainer video made almost entirely with AI. He says he uses this "Hermes use case" a lot lately. The only manual steps are adding music in CapCut and adding the outro. The post doesn't explain how the pipeline is set up, so it works mainly as proof that an AI agent can produce most of an explainer video.

Key points

• An AI agent setup the creator calls "Hermes" produces most of the explainer video for him.
• Only two steps are still manual: adding background music in CapCut and adding the outro.
• The creator says this is a Hermes use case he has been using a lot lately, so it is part of his regular workflow.
• No prompts, configuration or pipeline details are given. The video is a demo, not a tutorial.
• A practical pattern: let AI do the repetitive production work and do the creative finishing (music, branding, outro) by hand in a normal editor.

Resources mentioned

• Hermes · tool · hermes-agent.nousresearch.com · free
  The AI agent the creator uses to automate making explainer videos. It is probably Nous Research's Hermes Agent, but the post does not say so.
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• CapCut · tool · capcut.com · free
  CapCut's AI video creation studio, used to make the Doll Dreamer short film.
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• Melvin Vivas | Building AI Agents, Local Models & AI Workflows (donvitocodes.com) · website · donvitocodes.com · check price
  The creator's site on building AI agents, local models and AI workflows, with coaching, livestreams and AI news.
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Try this

• Try using an AI agent such as Hermes to generate explainer videos automatically, then add music and an outro by hand in CapCut.
• Build an agent-driven pipeline that produces explainer videos automatically, leaving only music and the outro to add by hand.