Set up an isolated AI coding environment that doesn't affect your main system using Herm

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Herm: AI coding agent that lives inside your terminal.

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Herm is a terminal-native AI coding agent that runs entirely inside Docker containers, isolating all actions from your host machine. It sets up self-building, per-project dev environments and supports multiple LLM providers with transparent, customizable prompts.

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1. Herm runs completely inside Docker containers so any code changes or installations stay separate from your main computer
2. Each project gets its own clean development environment that builds itself without touching your system files
3. You can test risky code or experiment with new tools without worrying about breaking your existing setup
4. The terminal-based interface keeps everything contained while still giving you full control over the coding process
5. Multiple AI models can run safely in isolation, so you can switch between different coding assistants without conflicts

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