For a long time, the promise of AI assistants was “chatting”—a conversational interface that could answer questions or summarize text. But the leap from a chatbot to an agent is where the real magic happens. Over the past few months, I’ve been integrating Hermes Agent into my daily workflow, and the results have been transformative. Powered by Gemma 4, the experience is no longer just about asking and receiving; it’s about delegation and execution.