How I built a daily research pipeline with Hermes Agent that finds SMEs with legacy APIs, scores them on MCP readiness, and pre-audits their public API surface — all running autonomously on my own infrastructure.
The Problem: Finding Companies That Need MCP
MCP (Model Context Protocol) is the emerging standard for connecting legacy APIs, databases, and manual workflows to AI agents. But finding companies that actually need MCP integration — and that have the budget and readiness to act — is a manual, time-consuming sales process.
I'm constantly thinking about where to focus my help and services. My problem was simple: I needed a way to find prospects daily without spending hours on LinkedIn and Reddit. My problem was simple: **I needed a way to find prospects daily without spending hours on LinkedIn and Reddit.
Enter Hermes Agent.
