Using a Hermes agent to watch the terminal and drive Codex

Melvin Vivas · X post · 2026-08-09 · Open on X

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

Summary

While llama.cpp took a long time to compile, the creator went to bed. He had a second Hermes agent check his terminal every few minutes, send him screenshots, and help him approve and prompt Codex remotely. It shows agents supervising other coding agents.

Key points

• Compiling llama.cpp from source can take a long time.
• A personal agent (Hermes) can check a terminal on a schedule and send screenshots to your phone.
• The agent can pass along approvals and prompts to a coding agent (Codex) so work keeps going while you are away.

Resources mentioned

• llama.cpp · repo · github.com · free
  An open-source C/C++ engine for running GGUF models locally. Its llama-server command provides an OpenAI-compatible HTTP server.
  Also in: Running LLMs Locally Without an Expensive Rig (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), llama.cpp / Llama-macOS v0.5.0 release (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Run llama.cpp GGUF Checkpoints in Hugging Face Transformers (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), llama.cpp v0.4.1 release announcement (Melvin Vivas on X · notes) and 28 more
• Hermes Agent · tool · github.com · free
  Nous Research's open-source AI agent with CLI, TUI and desktop interfaces. It now supports hands-free activation with a wake word.
  Also in: Inspecting Coding-Agent Traces Live with JSONL Viewer (Codex, Claude Code) (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Hermes Agent: each bot is its own profile (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), An X research bot built with Hermes (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Run Your Hermes Agent on Free LFM2.5-2.6B via OpenRouter (Melvin Vivas on X · notes) and 55 more
• OpenAI Codex · tool · openai.com · paid
  OpenAI's coding agent. In the diagram it writes code, fixes review findings and drives the build loop. The creator also used it to make this video.
  Also in: An agent bot that installs and drives Codex on its own (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Asking a Coder bot to install Codex (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Sign in with ChatGPT: Setting Usage Limits for Each App (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Codex Cloud Environments Must Be Saved & Published Before Use (Melvin Vivas on X · notes) and 240 more

Try this

• Set up an agent that checks a long-running terminal job, sends you screenshots, and passes your approvals to a coding agent.