Ask Your Agent to Configure Itself: Adding Image Generation

Melvin Vivas · X post · 2026-07-11 · Open on X

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

Summary

Hermes Agent can change its own setup when you ask it in plain language. The creator runs Grok 4.5 through the xAI API and told Hermes to add image generation using Grok Imagine. After that, his personal AI could generate images.

Key points

• Agents like Hermes can edit their own configuration when you tell them what you want.
• The creator uses Grok 4.5 through xAI as the main model.
• He asked the agent to add image generation with Grok Imagine, from the same xAI provider.
• You can add new abilities (tools) through conversation instead of editing config files by hand.

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
• Grok 4.7 · tool · x.ai · paid
  xAI's large language model, available through the xAI API or an X Premium subscription.
  Also in: One-shot Demo: Building a Flyable App with Grok 4.7 in Cursor (Melvin Vivas on X · notes)
• Grok Imagine · tool · grok.com · check price
  xAI's image and video generation tool inside Grok, now running the Imagine Video 1.5 image-to-video model.
  Also in: Creating an AI influencer with Grok Imagine Projects (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Grok Imagine: xAI's AI Video Generator (Short Demo Reaction) (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Grok Imagine Video 1.5: xAI's New Image-to-Video Model (Melvin Vivas on X · notes)

Try this

• Ask your agent in plain language to add a new ability (e.g., image generation) through your existing model provider.
• Add image generation to a personal AI agent by having the agent set up an image model API itself.