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This Hermes AI Agent Automates Your Outreach

AI Automation Station29 July 2026Watch on YouTube

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Ep. 11 · Agent Hermes App

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What you'll learn

  • Hermes Agent can run a complete backlink outreach pipeline via cron jobs, from finding relevant articles to sending personalized pitches.
  • Firecrawl and Playwright complement each other, Firecrawl scrapes sites well but cannot submit contact forms.
  • A pipeline with safety mechanisms such as domain blocks, bounce filtering and a gradual warm-up from five emails a day keeps delivery rates around 78%.
  • Personalized emails are generated per article into a markdown file, based on the actual content that has been read.

Frequently asked questions

Which tools does Mike Holp combine in his outreach pipeline?
He uses Hermes Agent as the AI agent running everything, Firecrawl to scrape websites, Hunter to find authors' email addresses, Playwright to fill in contact forms and Mailgun to send the cold emails.
Why does he use Firecrawl alongside Playwright?
Firecrawl is strong at scraping entire websites and finds the right email addresses there more reliably, while Playwright is still needed to submit contact forms, something Firecrawl cannot do according to Holp.
How does the pipeline avoid being treated as spam?
The agent blocks risky domains, skips addresses that bounced before and warms up the account gradually, starting with five emails a day. When no reply comes, a follow-up is sent after 3, 5 and 7 days.
What does the setup cost?
Hermes Agent is open source, Firecrawl has a free plan capped at 10 requests per minute, Hunter gives 50 credits a month and Mailgun sends up to 100 emails a day at no cost. Those who need more can upgrade, such as the Firecrawl hobby plan of about 20 dollars a month.

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Join the growing AI community ⤵️ https://www.ai-automation-station.com Learn how to build an automated email outreach agent using Hermes Agent with Firecrawl, Playwright, Hunter, and Mailgun. 🔗 Useful Links & Resources: Get started with VisiScan → https://www.visiscan.app Get started with TubeAnalytics → https://www.tubeanalytics.net Work with me → https://automojic.vercel.app/ 🌐 Follow Me on Social Media: 🧿 Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeholp 🧿 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mikeabroad87 🧿 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikeholp 🧿 Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikeabroad87 🧿 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/mikeholp 🧩 Recommended Tools (affiliate links): - Apollo → https://get.apollo.io/1mpkcotn2pwa - Deel → https://get.deel.com/c4kz6nolu1bg - Fiverr → https://www.fiverr.com/pe/VY9mgKZ - GetResponse → https://www.getresponse.com/?ab=TYTFh9kHv3 - HeyGen → https://www.heygen.com/?sid=rewardful&via=mike-holp - Hostinger → https://www.hostinger.com?REFERRALCODE=5XNDIGITACZ9 - Lovable → https://www.lovable.dev/?via=mike-holp - Make.com → https://www.make.com/en/register?pc=mikeholp - OpusClip → https://www.opus.pro/?via=8b6827 - Pikzels → https://www.pikzels.com?via=mike76 - SendPulse → https://www.sendpulse.com?p=68ef5bec898ba - Skool → https://www.skool.com/signup?ref=8be413d469374945a9c1f8db3e5a92a0 - Syllaby → https://www.syllaby.io/?via=mike26 - TubeBuddy → https://www.tubebuddy.com/pricing?a=digitalnomadventures - VAPI → https://vapi.ai/?aff=mike9c - VidIQ → https://www.vidiq.com/mikeholp 📺 Watch More Related Tutorials - Full Make.com Course → https://youtu.be/R90zVHmoj7A - WhatsApp AI Agent Course → https://youtu.be/1TPm7B5oStw - HeyGen AI Avatar Tutorial → https://youtu.be/QMcaBMjZSMA - Automate Your Lead Generation → https://youtu.be/X0X8kJTK7vA ⌚ Timestamps: 0:00 - Overview 1:07 - Architecture 1:40 - Mailgun & Safety 2:02 - Contact Extraction 2:19 - Pitch Generation 4:18 - Firecrawl Setup 4:43 - Hunter.io Setup 6:09 - Cron Workflows 8:15 - Delivery Metrics 11:45 - Booking & Links 🔎 Hashtags (SEO Optimized): #hermes #ai #agent