{"slug": "show-hn-run-hermes-agent-with-kimi-3-in-a-sandbox", "title": "Show HN: Run Hermes Agent with Kimi 3 in a sandbox", "summary": "Hermes Agents running on the Kimi K3 model are now available inside a sandbox, allowing users to deploy the AI agent via Telegram without needing a Mac mini. The setup takes under 10 minutes and requires creating a Telegram bot, signing up for Sanbox, and using a coding agent like Codex or Claude Code to configure it.", "body_md": "Today, we are releasing Hermes Agents running on the Kimi K3 model inside a sandbox. You don’t need a Mac mini to run one!\n\nYou can connect it to Telegram.\n\nThe initial setup takes less than 10 minutes. All you need to do is:\n\n1. Create a Telegram bot and get the bot token.\n\n2. Sign up for Sanbox and connect your preferred model provider’s key.\n\n3. Create a Sanbox API key.\n\n4. Ask your coding agent, such as Codex or Claude Code, to set everything up for you using Sanbox CLI.\n\nThat’s it. Your Hermes Agent will run inside a Sanbox and be available through Telegram. You have full control over it. You can modify its configuration, add plugins, restrict network access, and more.\n\nYou can sign up here: [https://sanbox.cloud](https://sanbox.cloud)\n\nComments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48951167](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48951167)\n\nPoints: 1\n\n# Comments: 1", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-run-hermes-agent-with-kimi-3-in-a-sandbox", "canonical_source": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48951167", "published_at": "2026-07-17 19:13:25+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-17 19:21:00.983090+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-agents", "ai-products", "ai-tools", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Hermes Agent", "Kimi K3", "Sanbox", "Telegram", "Codex", "Claude Code"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-run-hermes-agent-with-kimi-3-in-a-sandbox", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-run-hermes-agent-with-kimi-3-in-a-sandbox.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-run-hermes-agent-with-kimi-3-in-a-sandbox.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-run-hermes-agent-with-kimi-3-in-a-sandbox.jsonld"}}