No. 11 of 14 · Diamonds in the rough · 7 October 2026
A push to talk device for an agent you run yourself
Hermes Gadget, its README says, is firmware for ESP32 boards and the Raspberry Pi, a Linux client and a desktop simulator for talking to Nous Research’s Hermes Agent: hold a button, ask, hear the answer. The README says the device can offer its LEDs and sensors to the agent as tools, and asks for your permission on its own screen.
Score 8 of 9: new 3 of 3, momentum 3 of 3, evidence 2 of 3. Momentum measured: 309 to 310 stars in 0.5 hours (15.1% a day), read 2026-10-07T15:05:03Z. One star over a short interval; re-check due 9 to 10 October.
- Who started it
- github.com/Adolanium, 3 October; announced on X by @adolandev the next day
- How we found it
- GitHub search first; then the X launch post
Why it matters A cheap physical front end for an agent you host yourself, with the permission prompt on the device in your hand.
The receipt
4 facts: 2 SAW, 2 STATED. SAW: fetched and read by us. STATED: a source’s own claim, quoted. Check any line against its source before you repeat it.
- STATED “Hold a button. Ask Hermes. Hear the answer.” Stated by Hermes Gadget README.
- STATED “Hardware ports remain experimental until a complete physical verification report is recorded for the exact revision.” Stated by Hermes Gadget README.
- SAW Repo created 3 Oct 2026 at 10:08 UTC: 310 stars, 47 forks Read 7 Oct 2026 15:05 UTC.
- SAW Launch post by @adolandev, 4 Oct 2026 at 05:54 UTC: 164,587 views from an account with 803 followers Read 7 Oct 2026 15:12 UTC.
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Where it was published
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