Hermes Agent on your WhatsApp in 15 minutes.
You could wire up Hermes, free model keys with fallbacks, and the WhatsApp or Telegram bridge yourself. Buddy does it with one command and a guided key setup, then gets out of the way. Open-source parts, your machine, your keys.
Here it is, from your laptop.
In your own WhatsApp or Telegram. No new app to learn.
Works while your computer is on and online. Replies use cloud AI providers on free plans; those providers may use what you send.
What you skip
- Installing Hermes Agent and its dependencies on Mac or Windows
- Figuring out where to get your free Google key and optional NVIDIA and OpenRouter keys, and wiring up model fallbacks. The guide shows each step; you create the accounts and copy your own keys.
- Linking WhatsApp (your own Message yourself chat) or a Telegram bot
- Configuring Hermes’s web, file and scheduling tools for research, price watches and reminders, plus instructions to find and install extra skills when a job needs them.
Every part is free software. Buddy includes the guided setup and a video for every step, free. Choose an amount if you want.
Includes a year of Kit updates, model-list updates, the members page and email help. What you buy.
Text the job. Get the result.
From the computer you already own, back to your phone.
Research vertical farming near Austin. Find real farmer videos and posts, then make me a plan: the lowest cost to start, the best first crop for a beginner and a step-by-step blueprint. Use free tools.
Research that does the legwork
- Searches the web and finds videos of real farmers on YouTube.
- Reads what the farmers say (from the video transcripts) and checks their numbers against other sources.
- Saves the plan on your computer: costs, first crop, steps, and a link to every source.
A chat app gives you one quick answer. Buddy works through many sources, for as long as the job takes, and keeps the plan for your next questions.
Edit the newest video in my Downloads folder for Instagram and TikTok: cut it to 30 seconds, add captions and motion graphics. Find the best free video-editing skill first, then start.
Video editing with free tools
- Finds a free video-editing skill and installs it, with open-source tools like FFmpeg, on your computer.
- Cuts the video, adds captions and motion graphics, and makes it tall (9:16) for Reels and TikTok.
- Saves the finished video on your computer and tells you where it is.
A chat app tells you how to edit. Buddy installs the tools and does the edit. The first time takes longer, while it installs them.
Send me the invoice PDF from my Downloads folder
Files from your laptop
Away from your desk? Ask, and it sends the file from your computer to your phone.
Skip the setup. Start using it.
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