Run Claude Code on a Mac mini and talk to it from Telegram anywhere
A builder moved from Hermes to Claude Code with Opus 5.5 on a Mac mini, with an Obsidian vault as its brain, Tailscale for remote access from every device and a Telegram connection for daily reports and conversations.
Source
@floriandarroman on X · 2026-10-16
Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-22.
What they did
A builder moved from Hermes to Claude Code with Opus 5.5 on a Mac mini, with an Obsidian vault as its brain, Tailscale for remote access from every device and a Telegram connection for daily reports and conversations.
Result (as claimed)
He reaches the agent from anywhere; Hermes still runs his older recurring tasks.
Tools they used
Cost: Claude Code: from $17/mo; Claude Opus 5.5: from $4 in / $20 out per 1M tokens; Hermes Agent: free plan, paid from $20/mo.
Set it up
Map the task
Write the trigger, the inputs, the decisions and the output. Note which steps need a human yes.
Connect the tools
Set up Claude Code, Claude Opus 5.5, Mac Mini, Obsidian, Tailscale, Telegram, Hermes Agent with the narrowest permissions that work. Use a test account or sandbox first.
Build the workflow
Create the steps in order. Add an approval step before anything sends, pays or deletes.
Run it on real but low-stakes data
Run a few times, read every output, and fix prompts or rules that misfire.
Schedule and monitor
Turn on the schedule or trigger, and add a daily summary or alert so you notice failures.
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: Run Claude Code on a Mac mini and talk to it from Telegram anywhere What the original author did: A builder moved from Hermes to Claude Code with Opus 5.5 on a Mac mini, with an Obsidian vault as its brain, Tailscale for remote access from every device and a Telegram connection for daily reports and conversations. Reported result (as claimed by the author): He reaches the agent from anywhere; Hermes still runs his older recurring tasks. Source: https://x.com/floriandarroman/status/2110989153152446881 Tools they used: Claude Code, Claude Opus 5.5, Mac Mini, Obsidian, Tailscale, Telegram, Hermes Agent Category: Automation & business 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: Run Claude Code on a Mac mini and talk to it from Telegram anywhere What the original author did: A builder moved from Hermes to Claude Code with Opus 5.5 on a Mac mini, with an Obsidian vault as its brain, Tailscale for remote access from every device and a Telegram connection for daily reports and conversations. Reported result (as claimed by the author): He reaches the agent from anywhere; Hermes still runs his older recurring tasks. Source: https://x.com/floriandarroman/status/2110989153152446881 Tools they used: Claude Code, Claude Opus 5.5, Mac Mini, Obsidian, Tailscale, Telegram, Hermes Agent Category: Automation & business 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: Run Claude Code on a Mac mini and talk to it from Telegram anywhere What the original author did: A builder moved from Hermes to Claude Code with Opus 5.5 on a Mac mini, with an Obsidian vault as its brain, Tailscale for remote access from every device and a Telegram connection for daily reports and conversations. Reported result (as claimed by the author): He reaches the agent from anywhere; Hermes still runs his older recurring tasks. Source: https://x.com/floriandarroman/status/2110989153152446881 Tools they used: Claude Code, Claude Opus 5.5, Mac Mini, Obsidian, Tailscale, Telegram, Hermes Agent Category: Automation & business 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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