HERMES AGENT CHALLENGE - DEV CHALLENGE - DEV COMMUNITY

Hermes Agent Challenge Sign up View Entries Please sign in to follow this challenge Build and write with an open source AI agent. Challenge Status:LiveEnded If you've been watching the space, Hermes Agent probably needs no introduction. For everyone else, this is the open source agentic system that's been quietly turning heads as an option worth knowing. Built to run on your own infrastructure, Hermes Agent is capable of planning, tool use, and multi-step reasoning across complex tasks. Running through May 31, the Hermes Agent Challenge is your chance to dig in firsthand. Whether you're already running Hermes Agent locally or you're curious what the buzz is about, this is the moment to build something real and show the community what's possible. Whether you love to build or love to write, there's a prompt for you and $1,000 prizes up for grabs! We'll select four winners from each prompt. Eight winners will each receive: • $125 USD • DEV++ Membership • Exclusive winner badge All qualifying participants receive a completion badge. Key Dates • Contest start: May 15, 2026 • Submissions due:May 31, 2026 • Winners announced:June 04, 2026 Badge Rewards Completion Badge Winner Badge Find Out More Ask questions and share your ideas on the Hermes Agent Challenge Launch Post. View Launch Post Challenge Prompts Build With Hermes Agent Your mandate is to build something useful or creative with Hermes Agent and share it with the community. The possibilities are endless — you can build anything from an automated research pipeline to a multi-tool productivity assistant to a creative agentic experiment. What matters is that Hermes Agent is doing real work at the heart of your project. Submission Template The strongest submissions will incorporate Hermes Agent into their build in a meaningful way. Judging Criteria: • Effective use of Hermes Agent's agentic capabilities • Technical implementation and code quality • Creativity and originality • Usability and user experience Write About Hermes Agent Your mandate is to publish a post about Hermes Agent that educates, inspires, or sparks discussion. There's no single right format — what matters is that your post offers something genuine and useful to the community. Not sure what to write about? Here are some ideas: • How-to guide: Walk through setting up and running Hermes Agent locally, connecting it to tools, or integrating it into a real project. • Comparison piece: Break down how Hermes Agent stacks up against other agen