This article explains how to install and configure the open-source Hermes AI agent on your own server and use it to run a self-improving weather-trading bot on Polymarket. It covers Hermes’s memory, skill-creation, and always-on execution features, then walks through cloning a weather bot repo, setting up wallets, approvals, and trading prompts.

• Claims a $100 → $5,000 result from running a self-learning weather-trading bot on Polymarket via Hermes Agent.
• Hermes auto-generates and refines markdown "skill" files roughly every 15 tool calls, unlike OpenClaw which needs manual skill installs and third-party memory add-ons.
• Setup is pitched as under 5 minutes on a rented VPS: SSH in, run a one-line install script, pick ChatGPT or Claude, connect a messaging gateway (Telegram/Slack), and launch.
• The bot workflow scans forecasts across 20 cities and uses expected value plus Kelly Criterion sizing to generate trade alerts.