Run boring parts of daily life with a local personal agent
The author runs a personal agent (Hermes) locally with local and cheap hosted models, saying it handles many boring parts of their life, though no specific tasks are given.
Done withHermes Agent
- What they did
- The author runs a personal agent called Hermes on their own machine. It uses a mix of local models and whichever hosted model is cheap enough, usually DeepSeek. They have used it for a couple of months. The comment names no specific tasks or steps, only that it takes over routine parts of daily life.
- How it went
- The author says they are converted and has more time for family, and that it grows more useful as you learn what to hand it. No numbers or concrete results are given.
- Worth knowing
- The source gives no setup details or task list; its only practical hint is mixing local models with a cheap hosted one like DeepSeek to keep costs reasonable.
Try it yourself with Hermes Agent
Act as my personal agent for the boring parts of my week. Start by handling these recurring tasks: [e.g. sorting my downloads folder, summarizing my newsletters, drafting a weekly to-do list from my notes in [folder path]]. When you finish, show me a short report of what you did and what you'd suggest automating next, and pause to show me anything you plan to send, delete, or pay for before doing it.
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Source: HN · Oct 21, 2026
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