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 "repo": "NousResearch/hermes-agent",
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 "title": "Talk to Hermes from Telegram while it works on a server",
 "page_title": "How to talk to Hermes from Telegram while it works on a server with Hermes Agent",
 "summary": "Start the messaging gateway on a cheap VPS so the agent keeps working and you steer it from your phone.",
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 "problem": "A local agent stops the moment you close the lid, and you cannot check on it away from the desk.",
 "outcome": "Hermes on a server, reachable from Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp or Signal, with conversations continuing across platforms.",
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  "Install Hermes on a VPS or cloud VM",
  "Run `hermes setup` and add the bot token for your messaging app",
  "Start the gateway with `hermes gateway`",
  "Message the bot; voice memos are transcribed and the conversation continues across platforms"
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 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "45 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "",
 "category": "Personal productivity",
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  "Personal productivity"
 ],
 "lang": "python",
 "requirements": [
  "macOS, Linux, WSL2 or Windows",
  "An account or API key for a model provider (Nous Portal, OpenRouter, OpenAI or a custom endpoint)",
  "Optional: bot tokens for the messaging apps you connect"
 ],
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 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
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   "tag": "credentials",
   "notice": "The bot token and model key live on the server; anyone who can message an unrestricted bot can use your agent and your tokens."
  }
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