Build a family Jarvis on Hermes Agent and Signal
The author combined Linux, Hermes Agent, a ChatGPT subscription and Signal into a personal Jarvis with separate chats per job and a restricted bot the whole family can use.
Source
@eligaultney on X · 2026-10-15
Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-16.
What they did
The author combined Linux, Hermes Agent, a ChatGPT subscription and Signal into a personal Jarvis with separate chats per job and a restricted bot the whole family can use.
Result (as claimed)
Setup write-up with lessons learned.
Tools they used
Cost: Hermes Agent: free plan, paid from $20/mo. Checked 2026-10-14.
Set it up
Define the job
Say exactly what you want done and what the agent may and may not do on your behalf.
Share only what is needed
Give Hermes Agent the minimum files or access required. Avoid sharing passwords in chat when a safer login flow exists.
Review the plan
Ask the agent to show its plan or draft before it acts, and approve each step that has real consequences.
Check the result
Confirm the outcome yourself (order placed, request sent, document understood) and keep a record.
Copy the full setup prompt
Paste into your agent and it will walk you through the setup, asking before anything that sends, posts or spends.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Claude Code. Goal: Build a family Jarvis on Hermes Agent and Signal What the original author did: The author combined Linux, Hermes Agent, a ChatGPT subscription and Signal into a personal Jarvis with separate chats per job and a restricted bot the whole family can use. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Setup write-up with lessons learned. Source: https://x.com/eligaultney/status/2110838438438051906 Tools they used: Hermes Agent, ChatGPT, Signal Category: Personal & life Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
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