# Creating a company brain with Box and the Hermes Agent

> Step-by-step tutorial wiring Hermes Agent to Box for cited enterprise retrieval

A detailed integration guide written by Chris Kim for the Box Blog showing how to turn Box into a governed AI company brain using the Hermes Agent. It demonstrates preparing a repository of customer documents, enabling Box AI for Hubs, and deploying an autonomous assistant that drafts cited executive briefs directly to Box Notes. It is valuable as a reference architecture for official Box skills and enterprise-grade read-back verification.

Website: https://blog.box.com/creating-company-brain-box-and-hermes-agent

## What it is for

- Connect an autonomous Hermes Agent to enterprise Box storage via OAuth
- Generate cited executive renewal briefings grounded in Box Hub documents
- Automate collaborative document creation by saving agent outputs as Box Notes
- Implement verification workflows to confirm agent actions before saving

## Features

- Step-by-step setup using the official Box skill for Hermes Agent
- Northstar Customer 360 Hub setup with Box AI indexing
- Read-only verification checks for Box account, Hub, and Box AI availability
- Prompt workflows for generating renewal briefs with strict document citations
- Automated creation, membership verification, and filing of Box Notes
- Guidance on using Box CLI fallbacks, official SDKs, and versioned uploads

## Pricing

Free tutorial; requires Box account and Hermes Agent installation

## Details

- Type: Article or course
- Category: [AI](https://xiry.app/topics/ai.md)
- Open source: yes
- Platforms: Web, Command line
- For: AI developers, enterprise automation engineers, and Box administrators
- Alternative to: Custom RAG implementations over Google Drive, Microsoft Copilot Studio with SharePoint
- Tags: box, hermes agent, ai agents, rag, box ai, tutorial

## Why it was saved

- [@Box, 28 August 2026](https://x.com/Box/status/2093454212986556683): Saved for the walkthrough pattern and as a reference for the official Box skill and its setup; includes get-started links to install Hermes Agent, the Box skill source, and the Connect-an-agent-to-Box tutorial.

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Updated 10 October 2026. Page: https://xiry.app/resources/creating-a-company-brain-with-box-and-the-hermes-agent

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