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Hermes + Polymarket: A Self-Learning Up/Down Trading Agent

A step-by-step guide to building a self-learning Hermes agent that trades Polymarket 5-minute up/down crypto markets — VPS setup, Telegram control, CLOB v2 execution, and a self-improving loop that adjusts probability estimates from live results.

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Category
Trading
Level
Community
Author
YanXbt
Reading time
5 min

A step-by-step guide to building a self-learning Hermes agent that trades Polymarket 5-minute up/down crypto markets — VPS setup, Telegram control, CLOB v2 execution, and a self-improving loop that adjusts p...

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Flow sections

Section outline mirrored from the public community flow. Use the source page for full prose and examples.

Upstream outline

  1. Why this flow exists
  2. Why short-interval crypto up/down — not BTC
  3. How bots classify the opportunities
  4. What Hermes Agent contributes
  5. Installing Hermes Agent
  6. Step 1 — Prepare a VPS
  7. Step 2 — Connect to the VPS
  8. Step 3 — Install Hermes
  9. Step 4 — Choose a model
  10. Step 5 — Set up the Telegram gateway
  11. Step 6 — Start Hermes
  12. Building the trading logic
  13. Prompt 1 — Build the core logic
  14. Prompt 2 — Create a wallet

Section map

Why this flow exists

Frames why this flow exists for this Trading workflow, including the operating context to verify in the source page.

Why short-interval crypto up/down — not BTC

Frames why short-interval crypto up/down — not btc for this Trading workflow, including the operating context to verify in the source page.

How bots classify the opportunities

Frames how bots classify the opportunities for this Trading workflow, including the operating context to verify in the source page.

What Hermes Agent contributes

Frames what hermes agent contributes for this Trading workflow, including the operating context to verify in the source page.

Installing Hermes Agent

Frames installing hermes agent for this Trading workflow, including the operating context to verify in the source page.

Step 1 — Prepare a VPS

Frames step 1 — prepare a vps for this Trading workflow, including the operating context to verify in the source page.

Step 2 — Connect to the VPS

Frames step 2 — connect to the vps for this Trading workflow, including the operating context to verify in the source page.

Step 3 — Install Hermes

Frames step 3 — install hermes for this Trading workflow, including the operating context to verify in the source page.

Implementation notes

  • Use this Trading flow as a pattern library entry: start from the summary, then inspect the linked source before copying any commands, schedules, or account wiring.
  • Primary decision areas: Why this flow exists, Why short-interval crypto up/down — not BTC, How bots classify the opportunities, What Hermes Agent contributes, Installing Hermes Agent. Treat those sections as checkpoints for scope, cost, orchestration, and human review.
  • Useful search signals for this flow: polymarket, self-learning, up/down, trading, step-by-step. These are derived from the public title and summary, not from private runtime data.

Decision table

Best fitTrading workflow pattern

Use when the summary outcome matches your own workflow and why this flow exists is relevant to your setup.

Verify firstAccounts, models, schedules, and tool access

Open the source sections for Why this flow exists and Why short-interval crypto up/down — not BTC before wiring credentials or automation.

Review boundaryHuman approval point

Keep human approval for merges, spending, external messages, credentials, and unattended execution.

Verification checklist

  1. Confirm the workflow outcome matches your use case: A step-by-step guide to building a self-learning Hermes agent that trades Polymarket 5-minute up/down crypto markets — VPS setup, Telegram control, CLOB v2 execution, and a self-improving loop that adjusts probability estimates from live results.
  2. Open the source section for Why this flow exists before copying commands, prompts, or schedules.
  3. List every credential, account, model, and external service the flow would touch.
  4. Define the human approval step before spending money, sending messages, trading, merging, or running unattended.
  5. Run a small dry run and compare the result with the source sections for Why this flow exists and Why short-interval crypto up/down — not BTC.

Risk notes

Automation

Start with a bounded dry run, logs, and a manual stop path before enabling recurring or unattended execution.

External messages

Keep human review before sending public posts, customer messages, trading instructions, or team notifications.

Model spend

Set provider, token, and retry limits before scaling the workflow beyond a single test run.

Runtime access

Check filesystem, shell, browser, repository, and server permissions before granting the agent write access.

What this page covers

  • A step-by-step guide to building a self-learning Hermes agent that trades Polymarket 5-minute up/down crypto markets
  • VPS setup, Telegram control, CLOB v2 execution
  • a self-improving loop that adjusts probability estimates from live results.

Source mirror note

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