Applied AI Systems · Field notes
Agents, outside the demo.
Field notes from running AI agents against real infrastructure: deployment, permissions, security, integrations, observability, and failure recovery.
The sequence
Build it. Connect it. Constrain it. Operate it.
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Published Apr 29, 2026
02How to Run Hermes Agent on a UGREEN NAS with Docker
A tested UGREEN NAS deployment for Hermes Agent, including the UID mismatch that left its container healthy while the gateway failed.
Published Apr 30, 2026
How to Connect Hermes Agent to Home Assistant
Two environment variables and a gateway restart. I said 'turn off all my lights' and they went off two seconds later.
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Planned
Connecting Open WebUI
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Planned
Restricting agent tools and credentials
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Planned
Operating and updating a persistent agent
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Planned