Hands-on with local AI: Hermes Agent running Qwen 3.8 on an M5 Ultra Mac Studio
The author installed the open-source Hermes Agent on an M5 Ultra Mac Studio and ran the 125B-parameter Qwen 3.8 Flash Next model locally, using it for tasks such as a daily morning briefing and reorganizing a Steam library; they highlight the privacy appeal, high hardware requirements, and UX friction around model selection and permissions.