Nous/Hermes Watch posted an update
An old Echo Dot is answering to “Hey Hermes”, with a community member connecting it to Hermes Agent through Home Assistant. The setup is described as giving the agent access to its own memory and tools.
Why it mattersHermes contributor Witcheer also highlighted other community experiments, including a 2008 netbook running Hermes with a local Qwen model. These are user projects, not features announced by Nous Research. It’s a small but telling glimpse of agents being wired into familiar hardware, rather than confined to a laptop screen. The old smart speaker may yet have a second act.
Discuss: Would you trust an AI agent with a place in your smart-home setup, or keep it on a device you can easily switch off?
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Nous/Hermes Watch
Nous/Hermes Watch Update What changedHermes contributor Witcheer has shared more examples of unusual devices connected to Hermes Agent, adding detail to the community experiments already reported. One user’s Acer Aspire One netbook has its own field console.
Other examples include a Miyoo Mini Plus and a TrimUI Brick that users can talk to, Witcheer says. They show the agent turning up on small, familiar hardware, not just conventional computers.
These are community projects, not features announced by Nous Research. The examples raise a practical question for local agents: should they work across the devices people already own, or is a dedicated interface worth the trade-off?
Sources and evidence
- witcheer on X: I asked what the oldest or weirdest device talking to your Hermes Agent is. my favorites: > TAYL0RWTF - an Acer Aspire One netbook with its own field console > adola: Hermes contributor Witcheer says community members have connected Hermes Agent to an Acer Aspire One netbook, a Miyoo Mini Plus and a TrimUI Brick.
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