Hermes Agent

Hermes Agent is an autonomous AI-powered blockchain assistant built for the Milan AI Week Hackathon 2026. It bridges the gap between complex blockchain operations and everyday users by enabling natural language control of a Hedera blockchain wallet via Telegram. The problem: Managing crypto assets requires multiple apps, technical knowledge, and constant context switching. Users need to interact with exchanges, wallets, and portfolio trackers separately — creating friction and errors. The solution: Hermes Agent lets you simply type "check my balance" or "what is the price of HBAR?" in Telegram and get instant results. No technical knowledge required. How it works: The user sends a natural language message to the Telegram bot. Gemini AI interprets the intent and maps it to the correct CLI command. The Hermes engine executes the command directly against the Hedera testnet via smart contract calls. Results are returned to the user in plain English. Technical stack: The system is built on Python with a modular CLI engine supporting 30+ commands including token swaps, portfolio management, staking, transfers, and transaction history. The AI layer uses Google Gemini API for natural language understanding. The entire system is deployed on Vultr cloud infrastructure for 24/7 availability. Key features include real-time portfolio balance tracking, token price queries, transaction history, autonomous command routing via Gemini AI, and a governance engine that ensures safe execution with per-swap limits and slippage controls. Hermes Agent demonstrates that blockchain interactions do not need to be technical — they just need to be conversational.