Digital Ocean standard cloud hosting brand Cloudways has officially launched its new Managed AI Agents line, bringing general availability to two popular open-source projects. Through this initiative, developers and agencies can quickly deploy OpenClaw and Hermes without spending hours on complex background setups. The company aims to strip away the technical friction that often delays the adoption of artificial intelligence in everyday business workflows.

Deploying intelligent agent systems usually requires provisioning isolated virtual private servers, configuring software containers, and manually opening network ports. Cloudways simplifies this workflow by hosting both OpenClaw and Hermes directly on their existing platform infrastructure. Customers can now launch these tools in just a few clicks, avoiding tedious environment setup while benefiting from consolidated billing, unified support, and automatic system updates that prevent broken runtime releases. You can learn more about these hosting tools at Cloudways.

By offering two distinct open-source projects at launch, Cloudways gives engineers flexibility in how they build their digital workflows. OpenClaw boasts over 386K GitHub stars, while Hermes holds more than 228K stars, showing strong developer interest across both communities. Additionally, every deployment features isolated environments to ensure security, alongside native support for Cloudways MCP integration, which lets agents interact directly with existing hosted applications.

Suhaib Zaheer, SVP Managed Hosting at DigitalOcean & General Manager at Cloudways, highlights the company strategic vision for these managed products. “The general availability of OpenClaw and Hermes on Cloudways represents an important milestone in our vision of making AI infrastructure simpler and more accessible. As AI agents become an increasingly important part of how the customer builds and deploys applications, we believe running them should be just as simple and reliable as deploying any other workload,” said Zaheer. He added, “Today’s announcement lays the foundation for our broader vision, bringing the simplicity, reliability, and support customers already expect from managed hosting to the next generation of AI applications.”

Looking forward, Cloudways plans to expand its catalog by introducing additional open-source agents and advanced features over time. As artificial intelligence transitions, from experimental testing into full production, Cloudways positions its platform as a reliable bridge for companies wanting modern capabilities without software management headaches.