Get adversarial code review from a different model than the one that wrote it
Noticing the AI that wrote their code always approved its own work, the author made a Hermes Adversary Grok Bot template that reviews with a different model in a separate session.
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@PixelRainbowNFT on X · 2026-10-16
Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-16.
What they did
Noticing the AI that wrote their code always approved its own work, the author made a Hermes Adversary Grok Bot template that reviews with a different model in a separate session.
Result (as claimed)
Template shared.
Tools they used
Cost: Grok Bot: from $30/mo; Hermes Agent: free plan, paid from $20/mo.
Set it up
Pick a contained repo or task
Start on a branch or side project where mistakes are cheap.
Install and configure
Set up Grok Bot, Hermes Agent. Read what it can run on your machine and limit permissions where possible.
Run it on a real task
Give it a well-scoped issue and let it work. Review the diff like any pull request.
Add guardrails
Keep tests and CI in the loop, and never let an agent push to main or touch production secrets unattended.
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: Get adversarial code review from a different model than the one that wrote it What the original author did: Noticing the AI that wrote their code always approved its own work, the author made a Hermes Adversary Grok Bot template that reviews with a different model in a separate session. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Template shared. Source: https://x.com/PixelRainbowNFT/status/2111186167160832310 Tools they used: Grok Bot, Hermes Agent Category: Dev & ops 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.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Codex. Goal: Get adversarial code review from a different model than the one that wrote it What the original author did: Noticing the AI that wrote their code always approved its own work, the author made a Hermes Adversary Grok Bot template that reviews with a different model in a separate session. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Template shared. Source: https://x.com/PixelRainbowNFT/status/2111186167160832310 Tools they used: Grok Bot, Hermes Agent Category: Dev & ops 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.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Grok Bot. Goal: Get adversarial code review from a different model than the one that wrote it What the original author did: Noticing the AI that wrote their code always approved its own work, the author made a Hermes Adversary Grok Bot template that reviews with a different model in a separate session. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Template shared. Source: https://x.com/PixelRainbowNFT/status/2111186167160832310 Tools they used: Grok Bot, Hermes Agent Category: Dev & ops 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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