An X research bot built with Hermes

Melvin Vivas · X post · 2026-08-22 · Open on X

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

Summary

The creator reports good results from an X (Twitter) research bot running in Hermes. It found fresh, relevant posts, including Tibo's latest post about Codex cache misses.

Key points

• A Hermes bot can be set up as a researcher that monitors X for fresh, relevant posts.
• The bot surfaced the latest post by Tibo about Codex cache misses.
• Example use case: keeping up with AI tooling news automatically.

Resources mentioned

• 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), Run Your Hermes Agent on Free LFM2.5-2.6B via OpenRouter (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Running a Local Ornith Model as the Backend for a Hermes Agent (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
• Tibo (@thsottiaux) · person · x.com · free
  X account of the OpenAI Codex team member who posts Codex updates and usage-limit announcements.
  Also in: Codex Tip: Ask Codex to Organize Your Recent Chats (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Why Codex Usage Drains Faster: Prompt Cache Hit Rate (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Codex safeguards against accidental destructive actions (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Run OpenAI Codex with Open-Source and Local Models (OSS Mode) (Melvin Vivas on X · notes) and 1 more

Try this

• Build an agent that monitors X and summarizes fresh, relevant posts on topics you follow.