AI News Today | Julian Goldie Podcast

4 Free Ways to Use Hermes Agent (News Portal, OpenRouter, Local Models, OAuth)The script explains four ways to use Hermes Agent for free and ranks the options, highlighting how to switch models and manage setups. It covers using free models that appear on News Portal, connecting Hermes to OpenRouter with a free API key and selecting free models (with a preference for models like Gemma 4 or Owl Alp...

Hermes Mixture of Agents: Build a Model Council That Beats Single Frontier Models (Goldy Bench #2)Hermes released Hermes Mixture of Agents, which the speaker integrates as a “Hermes Council Engine” tab inside their Agent OS to run a panel of frontier models (e.g., Opus 4.8 and GPT 5.5) that answer privately while a third “chair” model judges and fuses a better final response. They tested it across...

Ornif 1.0: Free Self-Learning Local Coding Model (Runs on Ollama + Works with Hermes Agents)The video tests Ornif 1.0, a new free self-learning local open coding model from Deep Reinforce, showing benchmark comparisons where it outperforms models like Gemma 4 31B and even compares well against larger flagship options. The model can be downloaded via Ollama with a simple command and is integrated i...

Hermes Mixture of Agents: Build a Model Council That Beats Single Frontier Models (Goldy Bench #2)Hermes released Hermes Mixture of Agents, which the speaker integrates as a “Hermes Council Engine” tab inside their Agent OS to run a panel of frontier models (e.g., Opus 4.8 and GPT 5.5) that answer privately while a third “chair” model judges and fuses a better final response. They tested it across...

Qwythos 9B on Ollama: A Free, Private Claude-Style Local Model (1M Context?)The video tests Qwythos 9B, a Claude-style creative reasoning model built on a Qwen 3.5 9B base and available on Ollama, showing how to install and run it locally on a Mac for free with no cloud or token costs. The creator wires it into their Agent OS local engine and demonstrates it building several small apps (to-do list...

Agent Operating System Q&A: Model Restrictions, Local AI, Hermes Jarvis, SEO & Video AutomationThe episode answers community questions about the Agent Operating System and how to get the most from it, highlighting Hermes Oracle for news and SEO automation, Hermes Jarvis as a voice-activated agent, and managing all agents and client instances from one interface using separate profiles. It a...

Hermes Agent Mixture of Agents (MoA) Presets: Build a Model Panel to Beat Gated Frontier ModelsHermes Agent has released Mixture of Agents (MoA) Presets, allowing multiple AI models to run in parallel and be aggregated into a single stronger answer, similar to systems like Fusion and Sakana Fugu. The script explains this as a workaround for gated or limited-preview frontier models (e.g., GPT 5.6 a...

Fable 5 & Mythos-5 Update: Partial Lift, Limited Access, and Why You Need an Agent OSThe script discusses new updates on Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos-5, citing reports that the Trump administration struck a deal allowing Mythos-5 to be released to a vetted group of 100 companies and some federal agencies, framing this as a partial lift after both models were pulled worldwide. It compares thi...

GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra & Luna: Limited Preview, Benchmarks, Access (and Why Systems Beat Models)The episode breaks down OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 release, explaining that it’s currently a limited preview available only to about 20 partner organizations via Codex and the API at the request of the US government, with general access hoped for in the coming weeks and possibly restricted by country. It introduc...

Agent OS Q&A: Using Codex, Claude Code, Local LLMs, GLM 5.2, Team Setups, Updates & AI Video EditingJulian answers recent community questions about his Agent Operating System, a system for linking and orchestrating AI agents with features like voice control via Hermes Jarvis, a Memory Galaxy connected to an Obsidian vault, Kanban orchestration, and a local agent engine. He explains multipl...

GPT 5.6 (Sol/Terra/Luna) & Claude Mythos/Fable 5 Are Gated—Here’s How to Beat Frontier Models Without AccessThe script covers two announcements: OpenAI’s GPT 5.6 models Sol, Terra, and Luna are released only in a limited US government–requested preview to a small group of trusted partners, with no confirmed public release date, and Anthropic’s Claude Mythos 5 and Fable 5 are also gated to abou...

The Infinite Context Engine: Make Your AI Agents Remember Everything (Obsidian + Claude + Omi)The video introduces a system that combines Obsidian, Claude, and shared AI agents to solve the “blank slate” problem where agents forget context between chats. Using a shared Obsidian vault visualized as a “memory galaxy,” the setup automatically captures daily activity, stores it as linked markdown note...

Ornif 1.0 (9B) Local Model Demo: Build Apps Privately, Offline & Free in Agent OSThe video introduces the local AI model Ornif 1.0 (9B) and demonstrates how it’s integrated into an agent operating system to run AI agents locally for free on Mac or PC. The presenter shows Ornif planning and coding a habit tracker in HTML, previewing and saving creations in a workspace, and highlights benchmark...

GPT-5.6 Is Gated: Staggered Rollout, Customer-by-Customer Approval, and How to Stay ProductiveThe episode discusses reports that GPT-5.6 Plus is being rolled out in a staggered, limited preview rather than to everyone at once, allegedly after the US government asked OpenAI to limit the release following the Fable 5 incident where a powerful model was taken down after three days. Citing articles an...

Stop AI “Slop” Web Design: Install Claude Design Skills for Unique, On-Brand PagesThe video explains how to use Claude for better web design by installing or creating “design skills” that prevent generic AI-built websites with purple gradients, emojis, and identical card layouts. It demonstrates before-and-after examples showing how teaching Claude a set of open-source UI/UX principles can produce...

GPT 5.5 Instant: Faster Replies, Better Intent Understanding + How to Use It in Hermes AgentThe script introduces OpenAI’s newly released GPT 5.5 Instant, describing it as faster and better at understanding intent, following complex constraints, and improving shopping and local recommendations. It notes the rollout begins with subscribers today and expands to free users tomorrow, and explains it c...

GPT-5.6 May Be Government-Gated: What It Means (and Why Systems Matter More Than Models)The script discusses reports from Axios and The Information claiming the Trump administration asked OpenAI to stagger GPT-5.6’s release, limiting access to government-approved partners during a preview period due to security and cybersecurity concerns, with two federal offices vetting and approving customers on...

My AI Agent Operating System (Mission Control to Automate SEO, Content, Outreach & Builds)The speaker demos an “agent operating system” dashboard that centralizes and orchestrates multiple AI agents to automate building projects, generating and publishing content, and running workflows. The system includes a group chat for CLIs, an idea-to-implementation pipeline, and tools like Hermes Oracle...

Sakana Fugu Ultra vs Fusion vs Claude Opus 4.8 (42 Builds + Goldie Bench): Is It Fable 5-Level? The video reviews Sakana Fugu Ultra after several days of release, testing whether it matches “Fable 5-level intelligence” claims by running 42 builds using the same prompts across Fugu Ultra, Fusion (OpenRouter), and Claude Opus 4.8, plus Goldie Bench leaderboard comparisons. The script explains Fugu a...

Fable 5 Returning Soon? New Claude Code, Bedrock Catalog & AWS Doc Leaks ExplainedThe episode reviews recent leaks suggesting Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 may return after being released on June 9 and pulled three days later, with new signals appearing June 24–25. It cites three “checkable trails” moving in the same timeframe: Claude Code v2.1.190 string changes (removing “purchased separately”...

Inside My Hermes Agent OS: Oracle, Jarvis Voice Control, Outreach SaaS, Memory Galaxy & One‑Click Content AutomationThe script demos a custom “Agent OS” built around Hermes Agent, showing how it segments multiple agents and workflows into one system. It highlights Hermes Oracle for pulling trending news and generating social posts or SEO-optimized WordPress articles in one click with scheduled...

Hermes Lead Machine: 1-Click Lead Gen + Enriched Outreach Pipeline (Find, Verify, Score, Write, Send)Julian demonstrates the experimental “Hermes Lead Machine,” a Hermes Agent workflow that generates and enriches leads in one click using the Hunter API. Users can either paste an existing list to enrich or describe the exact prospects they want in plain English (e.g., SEO agencies interested in lin...

Hermes Agent Sidekick Pets Update: Setup, Commands, and 3,000+ Pixel CompanionsHermes Agent has introduced the Sidekick system, adding an animated pixel pet that reflects an agent’s status at a glance—idle, thinking, running tools, waiting, done, or failed—across the CLI, TUI, desktop app, and the Agent OS dashboard. The pet acts as a personality-driven status indicator to improve peripheral aware...

5 New Hermes Agent Upgrades: Status Pet, /Learn Skills, Oracle News Bot, Voice Jarvis & Lead OutreachThe script covers five Hermes updates and custom builds: a new “Status Pet” feature in Hermes Agent with thousands of animated pets selectable via terminal commands (e.g., listing pets) that reflect Hermes’ current state; an upcoming Hermes v0.18 “/learn” feature that lets Hermes learn from gui...

Hermes Outreach Engine: Build an AI Email Agent for Lead Gen, Verification & Automated CampaignsThe script demonstrates an experimental “Hermes Outreach Engine” built inside a Hermes-based agent operating system to automate email outreach for link building and SEO. It shows an Outreach tab with dashboards for leads, validation, sendability, activity logs, lead generation (finding companies, en...