# Issue 001: Hermes Agent Creative Hackathon Project

**Status:** active  
**Created:** 2026-04-19  
**Tags:** hackathon, hermes-agent, creative  

## Summary

Participate in the Hermes Agent Creative Hackathon. 16 days, $25k in prizes across two tracks.

## Tracks

| Track | Pool | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|-------|------|-----|-----|-----|
| Main | $15,000 | $10,000 | $3,500 | $1,500 |
| Kimi | $5,000 | $3,500 | $1,000 | $500 |

Plus $5k in Kimi Credits for winners.

## Requirements

- Submit via Discord (`⁠creative-hackathon-submissions` channel)
- Tweet demo video + writeup tagging @NousResearch
- Kimi Track: must prove Kimi model usage (eligible for both tracks)
- Judged on: creativity, usefulness, presentation
- Deadline: EOD Sunday, May 3rd

## Creative Domains

Video, image, audio, 3D, long-form writing, creative software, interactive media

## Next Steps

- [ ] Brainstorm 3-5 project ideas
- [ ] Compare ideas (uniqueness, feasibility, wow factor)
- [ ] Decide on final concept
- [ ] Build prototype
- [ ] Test & iterate
- [ ] Produce submission video + writeup

## Research Summary

### Kimi Visual Strengths (Validated)
- **Video understanding** - Unique multimodal capability
- **Visual coding** - Kimi Code, Kimi Claw
- **Image + Text** - Full multimodal support
- **Strong benchmarks** - SWE-bench 65.8%, Tau2-Bench ~64%

### Hermes Agent Capabilities
- **Function calling** - Trained for reliable tool use
- **Structured output** - JSON/Pydantic
- **OpenAI-compatible** - Easy integration
- **Multi-turn agents** - Agentic workflow execution

### Potential Project Concept
**Visual Agent Pipeline:** Hermes Agent orchestrates workflows, Kimi K2.5 handles visual understanding (image/video analysis), creating a creative visual AI application.

### Kimi Track Eligibility
To qualify for Kimi Track, must prove Kimi model usage in demo video.

## Notes

Session started 2026-04-19. Working directory: `/tmp/hermes-hack`