# AI agents & assistants

Choose an agent, its model provider and the channel or workspace where people will use it.

Canonical: https://xcloud.host/use-cases/explore/ai-agents/

Browse applications, compare what they need, and use the linked guides for the workflows they cover.

## Example situations

- A solo consultant wants a private Telegram assistant for research requests and must decide who may message it.
- A product team repeats a troubleshooting runbook and wants to evaluate an agent that can retain useful procedures across sessions.

## Decide your route

1. Compare a chat gateway such as OpenClaw with Hermes Agent’s memory and skills model for the actual task.
2. Check the dedicated server, model credential, channel and operator-access requirements in the product setup guide.
3. Run a private acceptance conversation, inspect the agent’s allowed tools and plan updates, backup and recovery.

## Current product pages

- [OpenClaw hosting](https://xcloud.host/openclaw-hosting/)
- [Hermes Agent hosting](https://xcloud.host/hermes-agent-hosting/)

## Applications to explore

Examples from the xCloud app catalog. Check setup and availability for the app you choose.

- **OpenClaw** (AI/ML): Run your personal AI assistant with updates, backups, firewall and more. No Docker, no hassle — it runs 24/7 on WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack and Discord. [Browse](https://xcloud.host/openclaw-hosting/)
- **Hermes Agent** (AI/ML): Deploy Hermes Agent in 5 minutes with persistent memory, connected to Telegram, tools, files, APIs and scheduled tasks. No server setup, no resets. [Browse](https://xcloud.host/hermes-agent-hosting/)
- **Paperclip** (AI/ML): Run an autonomous AI company with org charts, budgets and governance. Hire OpenClaw, Claude Code or Codex agents, live in minutes. [Browse](https://xcloud.host/one-click-apps/#library)
- **OpenWebUI** (AI/ML): Customizable web interface for AI models, connecting to Ollama and any OpenAI-compatible API endpoint. [Browse](https://xcloud.host/one-click-apps/#library)

## Included catalog categories

- AI/ML: 19 entries

## Related published guides

- [Operate an AI chat workload](https://xcloud.host/use-cases/operations/operate-an-ai-chat-workload/): Related AI chat workload operations; not an OpenClaw or Hermes deployment guide.
- [Back up and recover a Docker application](https://xcloud.host/use-cases/operations/docker-backup-and-recovery/): Related Docker recovery principles; confirm the agent stack’s own backup method.

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