Run your personal agent on your daily machine for continuity

Melvin Vivas · X post · 2026-07-13 · Open on X

Topics: AI Agents, Tool Use & MCP, AI Dev Tools & Productivity · Level: intermediate

Summary

The creator runs the Hermes agent on the Mac he uses every day instead of a separate machine. That way the agent has continuity with his daily work and context. Running it on a dedicated box would defeat the purpose for his use case.

Key points

• Hermes runs on the creator's everyday Mac, not a separate machine.
• Reason: continuity, since the agent lives where daily work and context are.
• A separate dedicated machine defeats the purpose for this personal-assistant use case.
• Trade-off to keep in mind: running locally on your main machine gives the agent access to your real environment, so check permissions and privacy.

Resources mentioned

• Hermes Agent · tool · github.com · free
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