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Install an AI agent.
Start with Hermes.

Choose a beginner-friendly AI-agent setup lane before buying anything. SAGE9AI recommends starting with Hermes Desktop/Application for most beginners, with a CLI fallback for hands-on users and a more manual OpenClaw branch for people who want deeper control.

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Recommended first

Hermes Agent Mac Beginner Guide

Use the Desktop/Application-first path to get one useful AI-agent session working on a Mac before you touch advanced setup options.

Windows path

Hermes Agent Windows Beginner Guide

Use the updated Windows guide for the Hermes Desktop app first, with WSL2 clearly marked as an optional advanced path.

Hands-on DIY option

OpenClaw Mac + Windows guides

Choose this branch if you want the OpenClaw path. The updated guides now use current Mac app, Windows Hub, CLI, and WSL guidance from the latest OpenClaw docs.

Next step

After the install guides, move into the AI Agent Starter Kit.

The checklist comes first, then the free install guides. Once your setup path is clear, the Starter Kit is the paid shortcut for turning that install into your first useful, human-reviewed agent workflow.

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