Claude Code, Hermes Agent build trader bot

Useful as a systems demo, weak as a trading claim. The real signal is how quickly agent tooling can turn a strategy idea into an executable bot, not that the bot has found a repeatable edge.

• –Claude Code likely handled repo edits and glue code, while Hermes Agent acted as the persistent orchestrator.
• –The $3,500 figure is marketing until it comes with risk controls, drawdown, and repeatability.
• –Trading automation is a brutal environment for agents: bad data, slippage, and execution bugs kill paper gains fast.
• –For builders, the takeaway is about workflow plumbing and feedback loops, not market alpha.