Speed Run: Send Your First Cold Email with an AI Agent

June 10, 2026 speed-run hermes

Introduction

This speed run walks you through creating an AI agent that sends cold emails for you. No coding, no servers — just pick your plan, configure SMTP once, and your agent drafts and sends emails on demand.

To follow along, you'll need a Hostinger email account or any SMTP-ready inbox. We'll use videeo@ODOO4projects.com as the sending address.

Prerequisites

Before you start, make sure you have your SMTP server credentials ready:

Integration — SMTP (Hostinger)

SMTP Host — smtp.hostinger.com
SMTP Port — 465 (SSL)
Email — videeo@ODOO4projects.com
Password — hgeopmner

Prompt

We configured two prompts on the agent's dashboard at app.derez.ai. The first connects the agent to your SMTP server using the integration settings. The second tells it who to email and what to say.

Prompt 1 — SMTP Integration

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Prompt 2 — Send Cold Email

Write an email to my@toyota.com selling a car insurance.

The first prompt authenticates with your SMTP server using the credentials from the dashboard integration. The second prompt drafts and sends the email — the agent handles the copy, formatting, and delivery.

Wrap Up

In under 5 minutes you went from nothing to an AI agent that can research prospects, draft personalized emails, and send them through your own SMTP server. The same pattern works for any prospect list — just update the prompt with a new name and offer.

Pro tip: Hermes Agent can research each prospect before writing — add web search to your agent's tools and your emails will be genuinely personalized, not templated.

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