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OpenClaw and Hermes in separate VMs, so neither is a single point of failure

Run OpenClaw and Hermes side by side in separate Proxmox VMs. Home-lab builder comparing two personal agents.

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Put each agent in its own snapshot-able VM; fix credentials next.

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HARNESSMODELSSKILLS · MCPS · KEEPCUT OpenClawOpenClaw Hermes AgentHermes Agent CodexCodex OpenCodeOpenCode GPT-5.5 · olderGPT-5.5 · older Qwen3.6 27B / 35B · ol…Qwen3.6 27B / 35B · older MiniMaxMiniMax Each agent in its own …Each agent in its own VM on a Proxmox host VMs can be wiped and s…VMs can be wiped and snapshotted MLX recommended on App…MLX recommended on Apple Silicon OpenCode with cheap Ch…OpenCode with cheap Chinese models for local coding Credentials in the age…Credentials in the agent environment
Drawn from this card's sourced fields. Amber = older model named by the source. Rose = cut or replaced.
elilap-openclaw-hermes-proxmox.toml
# Run OpenClaw and Hermes side by side in separate Proxmox VMs
# source: https://read.elilap.dev/my-agentic-ai-setup-at-home/

[rig]
who     = "Home-lab builder comparing two personal agents"
author  = "Eli Lap"
date    = "2026-06-05"

harness = ["OpenClaw", "Hermes Agent", "Codex", "OpenCode"]
models  = ["GPT-5.5 (thinking)", "Qwen3.6 27B / 35B (local, 128GB)", "MiniMax (cheap)"]

[keep]
  - Each agent in its own VM on a Proxmox host
  - VMs can be wiped and snapshotted
  - MLX recommended on Apple Silicon
  - OpenCode with cheap Chinese models for local coding
[cut]
  - Credentials in the agent environment

⚠ GPT-5.5, Qwen3.6 27B / 35B: older model(s), named by the source on 2026-06-05. See current models.

thingstatus
64GB RAMupgraded
Credentials in the agent environmentflagged

Source: https://read.elilap.dev/my-agentic-ai-setup-at-home/ · checked 2026-10-14

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