The Agent That Optimizes Itself
Built for Hermes Agent | NousResearch
Every agent call costs money.
60-80% are repetitive patterns.
wasted on repeat questions
"hello" "are you there?" "yes, proceed" It removes unnecessary paid LLM calls before they happen.
same prompt again known intent pattern easy task -> cheaper model Less passthrough to expensive models.
More responses handled at zero or lower cost.
Intercept before it hits the LLM.
"Not all requests deserve the same model."
| Haiku $ | Sonnet $$ | Opus $$$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Greeting | RULE | RULE | RULE |
| Status Check | RULE | RULE | RULE |
| Confirmation | RULE | RULE | LLM |
| Simple Math | RULE | LLM | LLM |
Expensive models get premium treatment.
Cheap models accept more rules.
"show me my savings""suggest new rules""analyze my costs""From cost optimizer to intelligence layer."
npm run setup:hermes npm run start"The agent that optimizes itself."