A self-hosted agent ran a vacation from home over a text-only connection
WolframRvnwlf · x · 2026-08-04
A user reports that a self-hosted Hermes Agent stayed useful through a vacation on a text-only, unreliable connection, and then lists five concrete workflows it handled end to end.
What the agent did
- Ran a smart-home departure/security check: locks, doors, windows, power draw, cameras, alarms, and remote access.
- Helped with travel logistics: beaches, water conditions, waves, jellyfish, parking, directions, and family communication.
- Acted as an FPV co-pilot: drone setup plus research on legal and practical flight spots using maps, geodata, and regulations.
- Compared German mobile networks in the real world, recommended Starlink, tracked delivery, and guided activation.
- Produced and published drone videos from scattered remote machines, including AI-converted stereoscopic 3D versions rendered on a home GPU.
The post’s main point is that the connection could barely move text, but that was enough for the agent to orchestrate everything else—and even help improve the connection itself.
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