Capture videos, podcasts and posts into notes with Hermes agents
The author and his wife run Hermes agents on a Mac Mini, with the top use case being capturing videos, podcasts, online posts and meeting recordings. ·
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- What they did
- The author runs Hermes Agent on a Mac Mini, replacing OpenClaw, which kept breaking with updates. For capture, he points it at videos, podcasts, online posts or meeting recordings he likes. It transcribes them with whisper and organizes the results on his NAS. It can also distill skills from info he flags and push them to a git repo.
- How it went
- He calls capture his top use case for the agents, which his wife also uses. The source gives no numbers or measured results, and it doesn't detail the note format or how well the transcription worked.
- Worth knowing
- He admits running this on a Mac Mini is unusual. He switched after OpenClaw updates kept breaking things and cost him more time than they saved.
Try it yourself with Hermes Agent
When I send you a link to a [video, podcast, or post] or a meeting recording file, fetch or transcribe it and save a note in [notes folder or app] with a short summary, key points, and the source link. Tag each note with [topics or tags I use]. Confirm each saved note by replying with its title and location, and ask me before deleting or overwriting any existing note.
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Source: HN · Nov 5, 2026
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