Run Hermes on free models through a gateway

Goal: Experiment with Hermes Agent without paying for one provider.
Setup: agents used in source: Hermes Agent; tools/MCPs stated: OmniRoute, OpenRouter, NVIDIA.
Steps:
1. Install OmniRoute locally and start it.
2. Add OpenRouter as a provider (API key), then add NVIDIA as another provider.
3. Point Hermes Agent at OmniRoute instead of a single provider.
4. Run a real task and check routing.
Rules: ask me before anything irreversible (sending, posting, paying, deleting); don’t invent data, results or tools I haven’t given you; tell me what you couldn’t verify.
Based on: Vivek Shetye — https://dev.to/vivek_shetye/how-i-run-hermes-agent-on-free-ai-models-with-omniroute-3103

Steps are from the source. Includes a “Based on” credit line.