AI that builds, not just answers
Your repo becomes the app
An AI runtime that builds working apps inside your repo. You describe the job — it creates the roles, data, workflows, and UI. Everything lives in markdown files you can read, edit, and trust.
Most AI tools give you a chat window. Hermit gives you a working system.
Tell it what you need — a sales pipeline, a project tracker, a website — and it builds the whole thing inside a git repo: data records, agent operators, automated workflows, and a live read-only UI. No database. No backend. Just files that do real work.
Live demo
See what Hermit builds
Enterprise Sales CRM
We told Hermit: "set up an enterprise sales pipeline." It created a Sales Leader agent, account and deal records, and this live pipeline dashboard — all from markdown files in the repo. No database. No backend. No code written by hand.
Open the demo →How it works
From conversation to working system
You describe the job. Hermit builds the system.
Say "I need an enterprise sales pipeline." Hermit creates account records, deal records, a Sales Leader agent that runs pipeline reviews, and a live CRM dashboard — all from markdown files in a git repo.
Say "I need a public website." It creates a Website Lead agent, page records, capability descriptions, and renders them into a live site — the one you're reading right now.
The files are the application. Not an export. Not a snapshot. The real, working system.
How Hermit compares
Lovable and Bolt generate and deploy web apps from prompts. They're fast and polished for that job. Hermit does something different: it builds a working system — data, agents, workflows, and UI — that keeps operating and improving after the conversation ends. Lovable gives you an app. Hermit gives you an app that runs itself.
OpenClaw is a powerful open-source platform for connecting AI agents to messaging channels, external tools, and a large skills ecosystem. Hermit is more opinionated and more contained: instead of connecting an agent to the world, it builds the entire application inside one repo as readable files. The agent doesn't just use tools — it shapes the system it operates in, including its own prompts and workflows. Think of OpenClaw as an agent that reaches outward, and Hermit as an agent that builds inward.
Both are genuinely good at what they do. Hermit is worth considering when you want the AI to own a durable operating function — not just respond to requests, but maintain a system of record, track its own work, and get better at the job over time.
This site is built by Hermit
You're looking at proof right now. This website is not a separate app — it's rendered directly from the same workspace that the agents operate in.
The Website Lead agent manages the pages, capabilities, and site strategy. The Sales Leader agent manages the CRM demo's accounts and deals. Both work from markdown files in the same repo, and both have their own next actions, inboxes, and strategic reviews you can inspect.
Under the hood
What makes it work
Files are the app
Hermit keeps prompts, records, workflows, and UI in one repo instead of hiding state behind a separate backend
CapabilityLocal-first runtime
Hermit runs against your local workspace so the files stay canonical and the tooling remains close to the work
CapabilityRole-based operators
Hermit can grow from one focused operator into a multi-role organization when the work needs different lenses
CapabilityExplorer-to-website evolution
Hermit's read-only explorer can be reshaped into a hosted website or domain-specific front end through records and renderers
Don't take our word for it — inspect everything
Every claim on this page is backed by files you can open:
- Sales CRM Demo — A live pipeline board, account cards, and deal details, all from
entities/accounts/andentities/deals/ - Website Agent — The operator that built and maintains this site, with its current next actions and inbox
- Sales Leader Agent — The operator that manages the CRM data
- Site Strategy — The record that drives this homepage's copy, CTAs, and audience targeting
- Inside Hermit — Full access to every entity type, record, and agent in the workspace
Go deeper
Explore
Getting Started
Public getting-started page that bridges the homepage and the fuller install docs
PageArchitecture
Public architecture overview that points directly at the canonical design document
PageInside Hermit
A transparent view into Hermit's entities, agents, and current website work
PageFAQ
Frequently asked questions about Hermit — safety, control, comparisons, and what self-improvement actually means
Inside HermitInspect the workspace
See every entity, agent, record, and next action in the system — live.