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title: Setup Guides
description: "Channel, provider, and deployment setup guides for launching Hermes Agent with less friction."
canonical: "https://deploy-hermes.com/setup-guides"
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# Setup Guides

> Channel, provider, and deployment setup guides for launching Hermes Agent with less friction.

Canonical: https://deploy-hermes.com/setup-guides

These setup guides focus on the moving pieces that usually slow down first-time launches: channels, provider keys, and how to avoid dead-end configuration choices.

Use these guides to get from idea to working agent faster.

## Pages in this category

- [Telegram Setup](/setup-guides/telegram-setup): How to set up Hermes Agent for Telegram with the right bot credentials, pairing flow, and first verification steps.
- [Discord Setup: DeployHermes Support Status](/setup-guides/discord-setup): The current DeployHermes status for Discord chat deployment, retained at the original URL for accurate search guidance.
- [Slack Setup: DeployHermes Support Status](/setup-guides/slack-setup): The current DeployHermes status for Slack chat deployment, retained at the original URL for accurate search guidance.
- [OpenAI Setup](/setup-guides/openai-setup): How to connect Hermes Agent with the current Sign in with ChatGPT flow and verify the provider connection.
- [Anthropic Setup](/setup-guides/anthropic-setup): How to configure Hermes Agent with Anthropic Claude credentials and avoid the most common validation mistakes.
- [Multi-Provider Setup](/setup-guides/multi-provider-setup): How to think about multi-provider Hermes deployments using OpenAI, Anthropic, OpenRouter, and other LLM backends.
- [Grok and xAI Setup for Hermes Agent](/setup-guides/grok-xai-setup): Connect an xAI API key to DeployHermes, understand validation, and confirm that the Grok provider is ready for an agent run.
- [How to Set Up a Grok Telegram Bot with Hermes Agent](/setup-guides/grok-telegram-bot): Use Telegram as the supported bot channel and xAI as the model provider for a Hermes Agent workflow.
- [Google Gemini Setup for Hermes Agent](/setup-guides/gemini-setup): Connect and validate a Google Gemini API key in DeployHermes, then test a provider-backed Hermes Agent run.
- [OpenRouter Setup for Hermes Agent](/setup-guides/openrouter-setup): Connect an OpenRouter API key to Hermes Agent and understand authentication, model policy, and fallback tradeoffs.

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