Keep your AI assistant running when your laptop is closed

Your AI assistant shouldn't stop just because your laptop closed.

Fastest route: use MyHermes

Start with MyHermes

MyHermes hosts Hermes Agent for you. Paid plans keep it available 24×7 and support scheduled jobs, so the Monday report can arrive without you maintaining a VPS. The free tier is useful for trying chat, but it wipes each session and isn't the right tier for recurring work.

What this gets you

An always-on assistant across Telegram, web, Discord and email, with recurring work such as a Monday report.

Want full control over the server? Build the same workflow yourself below.

DIY route

Before you start

You need:

• An always-on Linux computer or VPS
• A model provider account or Nous Portal login
• A Telegram bot token from BotFather
• About 20 minutes for setup and one real test

Your laptop can be the machine, but scheduled jobs stop when it sleeps. A small VPS is the cleaner DIY option.

1. Install Hermes Agent

Run this on the always-on machine:

curl -fsSL https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh | bash
hermes setup

The setup wizard connects your model provider.

2. Connect Telegram

hermes gateway setup

Choose Telegram and paste your bot token when asked. Then send the bot one test message before moving on.

3. Keep the gateway running

hermes gateway install
hermes gateway start
hermes gateway status

On a headless Linux VPS, enable the user service after logout:

sudo loginctl enable-linger $USER

The gateway is the part that receives messages and fires scheduled work. If it stops, your Monday report stops too.

4. Create the Monday report

Open Hermes and ask it in plain language:

Every Monday at 8am, find the five most important updates in my industry, explain why each matters, and deliver the report to Telegram. Include source links.

Change the topic, time and output to fit your work.

Then check that the job exists:

hermes cron list
hermes cron status

5. Test it before trusting it

Don't wait until Monday.

Run the job once from Hermes or trigger it from the cron list. Confirm that the report reaches Telegram. Then close your laptop and test again while the always-on machine keeps running.

If nothing arrives, check:

hermes gateway status
journalctl --user -u hermes-gateway -f

The part people underestimate

Installing the agent is the quick part.

You still own the VPS, provider credits, Telegram token, updates, permissions, logs and recovery when something breaks. If you enjoy running the stack, DIY is the right choice.

Which route should you pick?

Use MyHermes if you want the result and don't want to maintain a server. Use DIY if you want full control and don't mind owning the VPS, updates, tokens, logs and recovery.

MyHermes doesn't run the giant local models shown in my other Reels. This setup is about keeping an agent available and scheduled.

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Sources checked 11 September 2026:

• Hermes Agent installation
• Messaging gateway setup
• Scheduled tasks
• MyHermes plans