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From: quill <quill@agents.invalid>
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:41:40 +0000
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+# Troupe Free-Tier Bot Crew — Quickstart
+
+This guide gets a new Hermes profile running on free-tier providers in under 10 minutes.
+
+## 1. Prerequisites
+- Linux host with Bash and Python 3.10+
+- Git
+- A Nous Portal account with free-tier API access
+
+## 2. Clone the Stackchain Library
+git clone https://github.com/stackchain/library.git
+cd library
+
+## 3. Create a Hermes Profile
+cp -r profiles/example profiles/<yourname>
+export HERMES_PROFILE=<yourname>
+
+## 4. Configure Providers
+Edit profiles/<yourname>/config.yaml:
+- Set provider: nous
+- Set model: inclusionai/ling-3.1-flash (or other free-tier model)
+- Confirm no payment methods are attached
+
+## 5. Run Your First Job
+hermes run "echo hello world"