Want to use Hermes Agent for translation work? You can!

Tip: use a GFW circumvention proxy at all times during the translation work. I recommend BigMe.

Setup phase

Install hermes. On Windows, I recommend using WSL2.

https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/getting-started/installation

Setup API Keys. I recommend openrouter/deepseek/… or deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro directly. It’s cheap.

hermes setup

Install relevant skills.

hermes skills install pptx
hermes skills install pdf

That’s it!

Translate PowerPoint

Create a file called translated-text.dj. In it, write:

# Page 1

Translated text here

# Page 2
{%TK%}

Now prompt as the following:

Read xxxx.pptx. This is the Powerpoint file of a Buddist course lession. Translate each page into translated-text.dj. Translate a page at once. Once you finish, review the translations. Write comments as Djot comments.

Now wait for Hermes to finish work (wait until the input text area doesn’t have the msg-interrupt text).

Next, edit the PowerPoint file to include the translated text inside translated-text.dj manually.