Hermes agent spins up its own GitHub repo: local-first elder-care automation kit for Home Assistant
NousResearch · x · 2026-10-17
Nous Research amplified a viral case: a user's Hermes agent suggested packaging its work into a GitHub repo for others — and created the account itself, publishing home-care-agent.
- Local-first Home Assistant safety net for an elderly family member living independently — "care, not surveillance"
- Ships 5 paste-ready YAML automations: health panic button, home/away arming, freeze/heat-failure and battery alerts, presence detection
- Optional local AI care-agent layer: daily family digest plus urgent alerts
- MIT-licensed, with skills, docs and .env examples
The author opened it up for forks and contributions after the post took off, framing it as proof "AI can be used for good."
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