Setup help, in your own words

1. Open the official @BotFather chat.

2. Send /setjoingroups. Choose your bot.

3. Choose Enable when offered. Wait for confirmation.

4. Return to the group and try Add Members again.

1. Do not send any token in the group or the private bot chat.

2. Use your main bot’s token only in Hermes settings on the host laptop.

3. Sub-agent tokens are workshop material. Ask your trainer if blocked.

1. Open your group settings.

2. Open Group Type. Choose Private for this workshop group.

3. Do not add strangers or publish its invite link.

1. Open your group’s settings using your selected device path.

2. Look for Topics. The owner or an administrator must change this setting.

3. If your screen differs, send Sean a covered photo. Do not alter Hermes settings.

1. Open the group. Tap its name at the top.

2. Tap the pencil.

3. Open Topics or Administrators, depending on your phase.

1. Open the group’s Administrators list.

2. Select your own bot as an administrator. Follow Phase 3 for your selected device.

3. Keep extra rights off. Test hi in General again.

1. Open the group. Tap its name.

2. Tap Edit. Open Administrators.

3. Tap Add Admin. Choose the correct bot.

4. Keep Admin Rights on and extra rights off.

5. Tap Add Bot as Admin if shown. Tap Done.

1. Open the group’s three-dot menu. Click Manage group.

2. Open Administrators. Click Add Administrator.

3. Choose your own bot. Keep extra rights off.

4. Click Save.

1. Use the Telegram group guide when your trainer asks.

2. Check the same bot is a group administrator first. Do not change privacy mode unless confirmed.

1. Open the same bot’s private chat. Send hi.

2. If silent there too, fix the host laptop and gateway before changing group settings.

3. Follow My bot stopped replying.

1. Use this branch only after your trainer or main agent confirms privacy mode is the cause.

2. Open @BotFather. Send /setprivacy and select your bot.

3. Choose Disable. Wait for confirmation.

4. Remove the bot from this group. Add the same bot again.

5. Restore its administrator role with extra rights off. Test hi in General.

1. Tell your main agent privately the group name, bot username and whether a tagged hi worked.

2. Ask it to check group authorization and mention requirements.

3. Never send a token. On Windows, it must ask you before any gateway restart.

1. The main path does not require you to find a group ID.

2. Tell your main agent the group name, bot username and General test result privately.

3. Ask whether it truly needs an ID. If still required, ask Sean. Do not guess.

1. The bot may require a mention in this group.

2. Use @ followed by your own bot’s exact username, then hi.

3. Tell your main agent the plain and tagged results privately. Do not change privacy as the first fix.

1. Open Apple menu → About This Mac.

2. Read Chip. Apple M1 or newer means Apple chip. Processor: Intel means Intel.

1. Stop the installation route.

2. Use a Windows laptop or Mac with M1 or newer. Borrowing one is fine.

3. Ask Sean if you need help choosing the workshop computer.

Contact Sean before continuing if this hard stop applies.

1. Use a supported Mac or Windows laptop to run Hermes.

2. Your phone or tablet can read the guide and use Telegram.

1. Check your operating system matches Stage 5.

2. Keep the laptop awake and online. If installation fails, send Sean the exact error.

1. Use the laptop you will bring to the workshop.

2. Do not run two computers on one bot token. Ask Sean before transferring an existing setup.

1. Yes. Telegram on your phone sends messages to the agent on your laptop.

2. The laptop must stay awake, online and running its gateway.

3. Telegram Web cannot wake a sleeping laptop.

1. Run this bot on one host laptop only.

2. Do not copy its token to a second running Hermes setup.

3. Ask Sean before changing laptops or transferring your setup.

1. Stop if the laptop is managed by your company.

2. Ask your company administrator or Sean about an approved computer. Do not bypass its restrictions.

Company-managed computers need approval from their administrator.

1. Check the email shown in ChatGPT on your phone.

2. Sign in on the laptop with that same ChatGPT account. Avoid buying a second subscription.

3. If it still says Free, contact Sean for account help.

Contact Sean before continuing if this hard stop applies.

1. Use the subscription controls in the service where you bought Plus.

2. For account or billing help, contact OpenAI support or Sean. Do not share card details in chat.

1. Check your bank's online or overseas payment setting privately.

2. If the card is still rejected, stop and contact Sean or your bank. Do not send card details.

Contact Sean before continuing if this hard stop applies.

1. This workshop setup uses ChatGPT Plus.

2. Keep your current plan while preparing. Discuss heavier workloads with your trainer during the workshop.

1. This guide follows ChatGPT Plus.

2. Bring questions about other providers to the workshop. Avoid changing the provider tonight.

1. Open ChatGPT Settings → Security and login.

2. Look under Advanced security for Enable device code authorization for Codex.

3. If missing, contact Sean. Do not change unrelated security settings.

1. In ChatGPT, choose New project and name it AutorunBiz Setup Help.

2. Copy the Stage 1 help-box instructions into Project instructions and save.

3. Download the guide from Stage 1, then upload it with Add files.

1. Open the sidebar and look for New project.

2. On a phone, try ChatGPT in your laptop browser. Menus may differ by app version.

3. Still absent? Use Copy the full version in Help for a normal chat.

1. Use Telegram Desktop for this guide.

2. It lets you copy the saved bot details into Hermes on the same laptop.

1. Use the official Telegram app's login screen.

2. Enter the code there. Never send a login code to any person or bot.

1. Refresh the QR code on Telegram Desktop.

2. On your phone, open Settings → Devices. Scan the new code.

1. Keep your existing Telegram account.

2. Link Telegram Desktop to that same account. You do not need another account.

1. Open https://t.me/BotFather.

2. Check the exact @BotFather username and verification mark before using START.

1. Open the official BotFather chat.

2. Tap START. Wait for its prompt before sending your bot name.

1. Close the lookalike chat.

2. Open https://t.me/BotFather. Check the exact username and verification mark.

1. Open the official BotFather chat.

2. Send this command.

   /newbotCopy

3. Wait for the display-name question.

1. Choose a unique username ending in bot.

2. Add a number before _bot in the username you built in Stage 3, then send that revised username to BotFather. Keep your agent’s name in it so you recognise your bot.

1. Open the BotFather chat.

2. Find its confirmation message. Forward it only to your own Saved Messages.

3. If you cannot recover it, ask Sean without sending the token.

1. Use lowercase letters for a username you can recognise.

2. Copy the exact @username from Saved Messages when opening your bot.

1. Do not send the token again. Do not quote it.

2. In the official @BotFather chat, send /revoke. Select the affected bot.

3. Put the replacement token only in Hermes' bot-token field.

4. Save the settings. Restart the gateway from your laptop.

5. Contact Sean about the leak without including either token.

Contact Sean before continuing if this hard stop applies.

1. Use the latest token from BotFather for this exact bot.

2. Replace the bot-token field in Hermes settings. Save.

3. Restart the gateway on your laptop.

   hermes gateway restartCopy

4. If it is not running, follow Gateway not running.

1. Open Saved Messages.

2. Copy your own bot's exact @username into Telegram search. Open that bot's private chat.

1. Send /setname to the verified BotFather and choose your bot.

2. This changes the display name. The username is permanent.

3. A different username needs a new bot and a new token. Keep each bot’s token separate.

1. Use only your main bot for tonight’s setup.

2. Match the bot username to its own BotFather confirmation in Saved Messages.

3. Put only that bot’s token in Hermes settings. Never send either token in chat.

4. Helper bot tokens belong to workshop preparation with your trainer.

1. Search Telegram for Saved Messages.

2. Open your own Saved Messages, not a stranger’s chat.

3. Keep it open on the laptop. Your saved messages sync when the same account is linked.

1. Choose a character or meaningful name you enjoy calling every day.

2. Avoid your own name, Assistant, AI, Hermes or your company name.

3. Use the Stage 3 name builder. Our team’s character names are already taken.

1. Open https://t.me/userinfobot.

2. Check the username is exactly @userinfobot. Leave if it asks for payment or login codes.

1. Open the correct @userinfobot chat.

2. Tap START. Wait for the Id line in its reply.

1. Find the line labelled Id in @userinfobot's reply.

2. Copy only the digits after Id. Save them in your own Saved Messages.

1. Copy the Id digits again from @userinfobot.

2. Remove any name, spaces or @username before using Allowed user IDs in Hermes.

1. Open your own Telegram Saved Messages on the laptop.

2. If a detail is missing, recover the bot information in BotFather or your Id in @userinfobot.

3. Keep recovered details only in Saved Messages and the Hermes settings fields.

1. Keep the token out of WhatsApp and shared photos.

2. Forward BotFather's confirmation only to your own Saved Messages. Never send it to anyone else.

1. The token is the secret key for your bot.

2. Use it only in Hermes' bot-token field. Keep tokens, passwords and login codes out of chats.

1. Copy the exact Id digits from @userinfobot.

2. Do not judge your ID by its length. Do not add missing-looking digits.

1. Check the Dock for the Hermes icon.

2. Click its icon to bring the window forward. If an error appears, send Sean the exact wording.

1. Open Finder from the Dock.

2. Choose Downloads in its sidebar. Look for Hermes-Setup.dmg.

1. Check your browser's downloads list.

2. Open Finder → Downloads. If empty, return to the official Hermes website and try the Mac download once.

1. Check that Wi-Fi is connected.

2. Open the official Hermes download again. If it shows an error, stop and send Sean the wording.

1. Stop at the error screen.

2. Send Sean the exact error text and a photo with secrets covered. Do not delete your Hermes files.

Contact Sean before continuing if this hard stop applies.

1. Do not disable antivirus or restore files you cannot verify.

2. Check the download came from the official Hermes website.

3. If it blocks twice, stop and send Sean a photo of the warning.

Contact Sean before continuing if this hard stop applies.

1. Keep Wi-Fi connected.

2. Build desktop app can look still for several minutes. One workshop student waited eight minutes at 57%; that is a past example, not a timer for your laptop. Leave the installer open while it runs its jobs.

3. Wait while the installer shows activity. If it shows an error or no activity for 30 minutes, contact Sean.

1. Open File Explorer → Downloads.

2. Look for Hermes-Setup.exe. Check the browser's downloads list if it is missing.

1. Open your downloaded Hermes-Setup.exe again.

2. Read the permission prompt. Choose Yes only for the official Hermes file you intended to open.

1. Ignore optional update prompts during workshop preparation.

2. Bring the prompt to your trainer. Do not update a working setup on your own tonight.

1. Confirm Hermes-Setup.exe came from the official Hermes download page.

2. In Windows protected your PC, click More info, then Run anyway.

3. For the Hermes installer’s User Account Control prompt, click Yes.

4. Other files or unfamiliar error text? Stop and send Sean the covered wording.

1. Open Hermes again.

2. Choose the ChatGPT subscription provider. Repeat the device sign-in with a fresh code.

1. Look under Other providers in Hermes.

2. Choose ChatGPT or Codex Subscription if present. If the screen differs, send Sean a photo with secrets covered.

1. Return to the Hermes window after the browser confirms sign-in.

2. Wait one minute. If nothing changes, repeat the sign-in using a fresh code.

1. Sign out of the wrong ChatGPT account in the browser.

2. Restart the provider sign-in from Hermes. Choose the account with Plus.

3. For account-access problems, contact Sean without sharing passwords or codes.

Contact Sean before continuing if this hard stop applies.

1. Return to the Hermes sign-in screen.

2. Request a fresh code. Use it only at https://auth.openai.com/codex/device, never in chat.

1. Choose GPT-5.6 Luna for setup.

2. If no Luna option appears, ask Sean. Your trainer covers model changes during the workshop.

1. In your bot's private chat, open the model picker.

   /modelCopy

2. Check the selected name contains Luna. Select Luna if needed.

1. Open the model picker in your private bot chat.

   /modelCopy

2. Select Luna. Check the selected model name again after /new.

3. Do not restart merely to change models. If the change will not stay, contact Sean.

1. Wait for the reset time shown in the message.

2. Keep Luna selected. Avoid sending repeated messages while waiting.

3. If the notice concerns payment or account access, contact Sean.

1. The gateway is Hermes' connection to Telegram.

2. After saving Telegram settings, use Restart now in Hermes.

3. If no gateway is running, follow Gateway not running.

1. Restart the gateway only, not the laptop.

2. Use Restart now in Hermes. If unavailable, open the recovery steps in Stage 9.

1. Replace it with your personal Id digits from Stage 4.

2. Save the settings. The bot username belongs to the Telegram chat search, not this field.

1. The token field hides the secret value.

2. If saving reports Invalid token, copy the current token again into Hermes only. Save without sharing it.

1. Check the Telegram settings contain your current bot token and personal user ID.

2. Save the settings. Restart the gateway once from your laptop.

3. If still off, contact Sean with the token field covered.

1. Open the exact bot username in Saved Messages.

2. Tap START if shown. Send hi.

3. If still silent, follow My bot stopped replying.

1. Open Terminal or PowerShell on your laptop.

2. Start the gateway.

   hermes gateway startCopy

3. Keep the window open until it reports its result. Send hi to your bot from the phone.

4. If a Y/N question appears, read the full question first. Do not guess.

1. Mac: press Command+Space. Type Terminal. Press Enter.

2. Windows: open Start. Type PowerShell. Open Windows PowerShell.

3. Paste the command using this guide’s Copy button. Check h-e-r-m-e-s before pressing Enter.

1. The name is h-e-r-m-e-s, not hermas.

2. Use this guide’s copy button for the restart command.

   hermes gateway restartCopy

1. Run the read-only health check on your laptop.

   hermes doctorCopy

2. Read the result. Cover tokens, login details and personal data before sharing a photo.

3. Ask ChatGPT if available, or send Sean the covered photo.

1. hermes doctor --fix changes your setup.

2. Use the read-only hermes doctor result first.

3. Ask Sean before running the repair option. It may alter settings.

1. Check the laptop is awake, online and plugged in.

2. Try this in your private bot chat. A stopped gateway cannot receive it.

   /restartCopy

3. Mac: press Command + Space, then open Terminal. Windows: open Start and search PowerShell.

4. Restart the gateway. Spell h-e-r-m-e-s.

   hermes gateway restartCopy

5. If it says no gateway is running, start it.

   hermes gateway startCopy

6. If still silent, run the health check. Cover secrets before sharing its output.

   hermes doctorCopy

1. Read what the bot says it plans to do.

2. If it is wrong, tell it to stop. Explain the result you want in one short message.

1. Keep setup focused on a first text reply.

2. Bring the task and the desired result to the workshop. Avoid installing random skills tonight.

1. /new starts a fresh conversation.

2. /sethome sets this chat as the destination for scheduled messages.

3. Send each once during Stage 8. Then send hi.

1. Restart the gateway yourself from the laptop.

   hermes gateway restartCopy

2. If not running, use the start command.

   hermes gateway startCopy

3. Send the Windows house rule from Stage 8 after it replies.

1. Read the action first. Choose Always tonight for actions you understand.

2. Always means your agent won’t ask again for this kind of action.

3. Allow Once runs it once; Session remembers this conversation; Deny stops it.

4. Money, deleting or messaging others? Choose Deny and ask in the workshop.

1. Type your message for now.

2. Voice needs speech-to-text support. Your trainer covers that later.

3. Confirm a text hi gets a reply before trying other features.

1. A reply to hi from your own bot completes the first-reply check.

2. The screen-off test in Stage 9 completes tonight’s setup.

3. Bring a covered screenshot of the reply to the workshop. Keep the model on Luna.

1. Check the spelling: h-e-r-m-e-s.

2. Open a new Terminal or PowerShell window. Try the version command.

   hermes --versionCopy

3. If still not found, contact Sean. Do not reinstall from a random link.

1. On Mac, use Command+C to copy and Command+V to paste.

2. On Windows, use Ctrl+C to copy and Ctrl+V to paste in PowerShell.

3. You should see this guide's command before pressing Enter. If not, try the copy button again.

1. Open the lid and connect the charger.

2. Keep Wi-Fi on. Set plugged-in sleep settings using Stage 9.

3. Screen off is fine after the screen-off test passes. Laptop sleep stops the agent.

1. The cost depends on your laptop, hours and electricity tariff.

2. Keep it plugged in while you need replies. Avoid a fixed monthly-cost assumption.

1. Read the complete question above Y/N.

2. Y means yes. N means no. The question determines what you are agreeing to.

3. If it asks about an unfamiliar change, stop and send Sean the wording with secrets covered.

1. Connect the charger. Keep the lid open.

2. Open System Settings → Battery → Options.

3. Turn on Prevent automatic sleeping on power adapter when the display is off.

4. Do the screen-off test in Stage 9.

1. Open Settings → System → Power & battery.

2. Open Screen, sleep & hibernate timeouts. Older versions say Screen and sleep.

3. For plugged in, set Make my device sleep after to Never.

4. Leave battery settings unchanged. Do the screen-off test in Stage 9.

1. Use Stage 9 to prevent laptop sleep while plugged in.

2. Let the display turn off by itself. Keep the lid open.

3. Wait two minutes. Send hi from the phone without touching the laptop.

4. A reply confirms the agent kept running.

1. Use the local chat command on your laptop.

   hermes chatCopy

2. A local reply checks the agent connection. It does not prove Telegram works.

3. Return to the gateway checks if Telegram stays silent.

1. Open the Telegram group guide from this guide’s footer.

2. Use it when your trainer tells you. Your bot must already reply privately.

1. Helper agents handle separate jobs for your main agent.

2. Bring your working main bot. Keep helper tokens out of every chat.

3. Do not create extra bots tonight.

4. We set this up together in the workshop.

1. Topics organise separate chats within one group.

2. The group guide prepares General and Ideas. Your trainer introduces the larger structure.

3. Bring one example of work you want organised.

4. We set this up together in the workshop.

1. A second brain is an organised place for useful business knowledge.

2. Bring one non-sensitive note or repeated business question.

3. Keep private client files out until the trainer explains the storage choices.

4. We set this up together in the workshop.

1. Memory helps the agent keep useful context between tasks.

2. Bring a short business description and the preferences you want it to remember.

3. Do not change memory settings before class.

4. We set this up together in the workshop.

1. A brief explains the task and the result you want.

2. A debrief reviews what happened and what to improve.

3. Bring one real task with a clear outcome.

4. We set this up together in the workshop.

1. Website tools build and host pages on the internet.

2. Bring your website goal, approved wording and a few reference links.

3. Do not buy hosting, change domains or enter payment details tonight.

4. We set this up together in the workshop.

1. An API is a supported connection between software systems.

2. Bring the software name and the task you need.

3. Ask your administrator about a test account. Keep credentials out of chats.

4. We set this up together in the workshop.

1. Account actions can expose private information or affect money.

2. Bring the workflow description without passwords, account numbers or client details.

3. Do not give an agent financial-site access tonight.

4. We set this up together in the workshop.

1. These tools control network access or remote computers.

2. Bring the connection goal and your administrator’s approved requirements.

3. Do not change network or remote-access settings tonight.

4. We set this up together in the workshop.

1. Video tools turn approved content into video assets.

2. Bring the intended audience and an approved script.

3. Avoid buying a new plan or uploading personal photos before the trainer explains the workflow.

4. We set this up together in the workshop.

1. Skills give the agent reusable instructions for a task.

2. Bring one repeated task you want help with.

3. Do not install random skills or change tools before class.

4. We set this up together in the workshop.