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MacStories Weekly: Issue 526 - August 28, 2026

Setting Up Hermes Agent, GLM-5.3-Flash in Open Minis, and Finding the “Secondary Agent”

Federico

I’ve spent the past week dabbling with Hermes Agent, continuing to dive deeper into Open Minis (I can’t believe how good this app is, and how much it continues to improve on a weekly basis), but, mostly, thinking about what my “secondary agent” is going to be long-term next to Codex and ChatGPT Work. Let...

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Federico Viticci
Federico is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of MacStories, where he writes about Apple with a focus on apps, developers, iPad, and iOS productivity. He founded MacStories in April 2009 and has been writing about Apple since. Federico is also the co-host of AppStories, a weekly podcast exploring the world of apps, Unwind, a fun exploration of media and more, and NPC: Next Portable Console, a show about portable gaming and the handheld revolution.
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