Hermes Agent Now Integrates with Buzz: Three Ways for Humans and Agents to Share One Workspace
Buzz is Block's Nostr-based workspace where humans and AI agents coexist in the same channels. Learn the three Hermes integration paths — Desktop runtime, relay bridge, and native gateway — and pick the right one for your setup.
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Mastering Hermes Automation with Cron Jobs: From Daily Briefings to Custom Watchers
Hermes Agent cron is more than a scheduler — it is a complete automation framework. This guide covers natural-language scheduling, skill-backed jobs, multi-job chains with context_from, no-agent script watchers, and production deployment patterns with real CLI examples.
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Stop Stuffing API Keys into .env: 5 Steps to Wire Hermes v0.19's New External Secret Vault
Hermes Agent v0.19.0 ships a pluggable SecretSource layer that reads API keys from Bitwarden Secrets Manager and 1Password at startup. This post gives a 5-step migration that keeps a working rollback path.
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Hermes Agent Gets a Storage Diet: How the v23 FTS Layout Cuts state.db by Up to 78%
Hermes Agent's new compact v23 FTS layout removes duplicate search-index copies and stops indexing tool output for CJK trigrams. Existing users can opt in with hermes sessions optimize-storage; fresh installs get it for free.
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Hermes v0.19 Smart Approvals: Set Up 3 Security Gates Step by Step, with Commands
Hermes Agent v0.19 enables Smart Approvals by default. This article turns LLM-powered auto-approval into a security flow you control with three concrete gates — LLM pre-review, hard red lines (approvals.deny), and human decision-making. Every config key is verified against the v0.19 source code and official docs, with full config and CLI commands.
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One Feishu Bot, Multiple Hermes Profiles: A Hands-On v0.19 Profile Routing Tutorial
Hermes Agent v0.19 lets a single Gateway reuse one bot token and route Feishu/Lark messages to different Profiles by group or thread. Here is a complete configuration guide, field meanings, matching order, and debugging commands.
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Hermes v0.19 Skill Combos: Chain 3 Skills in One Message and Let Order Shape the Outcome
Hermes Agent v0.19.0 introduces stacked slash-skill invocations. Learn how to chain multiple skills in a single message—/skill-a /skill-b /skill-c do X—and why execution order changes what Hermes actually does.
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Hermes v0.19.0 Quicksilver Release: 80% Faster First Token, 11 Standout Features
Hermes Agent v0.19.0 (Quicksilver) drops first-token latency from 4.3s to 0.9s, adds smart approvals, terminal billing, Bitwarden & 1Password secret sources, live subagent transcripts, crash-proof delivery, and profile-based routing.
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Hermes Agent Productivity Tips: 12 Practical Tricks to Work Faster
12 practical Hermes Agent tips covering session naming, cross-platform resume, context compression, snapshot rollback, CLI shortcuts, skills, and cron — to help you work faster.
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