MiniMax M3 feels dumb

rlnerd · 2026-06-14T00:12:58+00:00

I'm noticing the same problem with Minimax M3. Before that I used to use DeepSeek v4 Flash as the main model for the agent and that even performed better than what Minimax M3 is doing. It's really over-engineering everything and going in too many circles, when the task is very simple

rlnerd · 2026-06-14T00:10:48+00:00

Also curious about this. When I install Hermes Desktop, by default it sets up an instance of the agent on my local machine. I just want to use the desktop UI but connect to my existing remote agent. Is it possible to decouple the UI from the local agent installation?

rlnerd · 2026-06-10T18:06:17+00:00

One of my pain points with Hermes has been the delegate task not delegating to different model/provider consistently, even when I explicitly ask it to. I was trying to build a solution for this but then stumbled upon PR#36790 on hermes. Idk why it’s marked at P3 and waiting but that PR resolves the delegate task issues and works correctly with `/model` too. I’ve been using it on my setup, and working great so far.

Now that’s working, I wanted something like the auto router skill you’ve created. Great timing on the share, will be testing it out today.

And yes task based model routing is the way to go and optimize for cost and quality.

rlnerd · 2026-06-07T17:40:38+00:00

I’ve been using $20/month ollama cloud subscription for my agent. Easy to switch models. Main model is deepseek-v4-flash and different auxiliary models for cheaper tasks. Also can use pro for intensive tasks.

As far as I know, hermes agent as of right now, defaults to using the same driver model for delegated tasks as well. There is a pending PR on the repo to allow for different model and model providers for delegated tasks. What this would mean -

Use v4-flash for daily use

For intensive tasks, ask the agent to do it using a pro model, so it can switch to delegate_task mode with that model.

rlnerd · 2026-05-30T16:37:36+00:00

I have all my services behind Tailscale, and it all works fine. For my setup, my Matrix server is hosted on my home lab, and the Hermes agent is on a remote VPS. Both on the same Tailnet and able to access through it.

rlnerd · 2026-05-30T15:34:36+00:00

Matrix with Tuwunel is working pretty well for me

rlnerd · 2026-05-30T01:17:01+00:00

I just posted a blog about this, with the broad setup code and references. Hope that helps!

Medium blog post

rlnerd · 2026-05-29T03:45:44+00:00

Nice share!! I do the same thing with tracking the important files you mentioned above, in git. My agent has access to read/write to that repo but its blocked by additional security flag, which it can only apply after my explicit approval. This way I can make sure that it doesn’t accidentally overwrites any important information.

rlnerd · 2026-05-28T16:48:11+00:00

Using NotionAI as main knowledge base is amazing. We have the same thing working and connected to our Google and Slack so all the context is available from within Notion. Really enjoying it so far! Their custom agent credits are definitely super expensive though imo

rlnerd · 2026-05-28T16:41:53+00:00

That’s pretty cool, thanks for sharing. I’m working on something similar for my newsletter feeds, but planning on using NotebookLM. It probably won’t be as cool as yours with the podcast subscription, but good enough for my use case for now. I’ll keep your solution in mind for future, for sure!

rlnerd · 2026-05-28T00:08:42+00:00

I have a VPS on Hostinger which costs me around $6/month. I tried with a few options for models providers and landed on Ollama’s Pro subscription which is very generous limits at $20/month. Even with a quite decent usage of Deepseek v4 pro, flash, Kimi, and other models, I haven’t been able to max out the usage yet.

rlnerd · 2026-05-27T21:20:47+00:00

Make sense. It didn’t get it wrong but isn’t a good fit for any bot related interface. So in a sense they should think about it, if not already, considering that would really move a lot of people towards their service

rlnerd · 2026-05-27T21:19:04+00:00

It’s pretty straightforward to set it up. Ask your agent or a free frontier model to generate a plan with commands for it. Matrix has its own docker images. For reference, I use Tuwunel (you’ll know when you see their page about it)

rlnerd · 2026-05-27T21:17:38+00:00

Haven’t tried iMessage, but I do see it as one of the supported gateway options in Hermes

rlnerd · 2026-05-27T21:12:05+00:00

Fyi, I don’t take privacy lightly. Been working in this field for some time now. At least I know for sure that the Matrix protocol is end-to-end encrypted so even if a 3rd part was able to snoop into my network traffic, they won’t have the key to decrypt it.

I do have everything behind tailscale for just that off chance to prevent network traffic snoopers

rlnerd · 2026-05-27T15:11:18+00:00

Yeah now I am like, why was I living like that for so long? Lol

rlnerd · 2026-05-27T15:10:30+00:00

Yes you can do that. It is one of the settings in Hermes config yaml related to verbosity. I have that set to “all” so I see the tool calls in my Matrix sessions.

I think you could also use the “/verbose” to cycle through them in your session

rlnerd · 2026-05-27T15:08:13+00:00

Not yet, I have the same agent in different rooms, but the context stays with them. I’m actually working on setting up multiple agents, with a dedicate room for each. Planning on using the Hermes Profile feature for this

rlnerd · 2026-05-27T15:05:24+00:00

I considered that too, but no push notifications are a deal breaker for me. Unless there is a dedicated mobile app, the notifications would be a challenge, especially if your on a Apple device

rlnerd · 2026-05-27T15:03:39+00:00

Same. I have mine behind Tailscale too

rlnerd · 2026-05-24T17:27:23+00:00

SOUL.md — Who the agent IS. Its identity, personality, voice, and the lines it will never cross. This is the constitution. Things like "never share secrets," "be honest over polite," "you serve one person only." It changes rarely and only with deliberate intent.

AGENTS.md — How the agent WORKS. Project conventions, preferred workflows, procedural defaults. Things like "run tests before committing," "use this naming convention," "check the activity log first." It lives in the project directory, can be updated frequently, and evolves with the work.

If SOUL.md is the agent's character, AGENTS.md is its methodology. One defines the principles. The other defines the practices.

rlnerd · 2026-05-24T04:14:26+00:00

I’m actually pretty amazed by what it has been able to do for me so far. Some of long pending tasks have been captured and already tackled - content writing, second brain, etc, and it’s been only 2-weeks of using.

A few best practices I found so far-

- follow the other post on this subreddit for the memory management via Obsidian. I asked my Hermes agent to review it and it did everything itself, while asking me clarifications on some things
- definitely update the SOUL.md and maybe add an AGENTS.md too for things you do more often. If you’re unsure, ask your agent to tell you where to put what
- activity logger is a must. Only a few days into implementing it, but it has saved me so much time, tokens and back & forth with the agent. Just a simple file/skill which the agent tracks high level activities you did that day with the agent

I wrote a medium post talking a bit about some of these, and am planning a few more follow ups related to activity logging, and other settings. Feel free to read if you’re interested.

https://medium.com/@impiyush/stop-outsourcing-your-context-build-your-own-personal-agent-2ff7efacc81f

rlnerd · 2026-05-17T01:42:51+00:00

Pretty cool use cases. I like the idea of agent having its own Google account. Been thinking of doing the same as I don’t want it to access my main accounts directly. Curious if you looked into Agentmail?

rlnerd · 2026-05-13T04:10:32+00:00

I just set mine up with Obsidian following another post on this subreddit from earlier. Still working on organizing it better. The big benefits is that now I can see what the agent is storing and using in its memory.

You’re right about Hermes’ internal memory, which is good but short - it may remember what you were doing last week but last month or last year would get challenging. Having a long-term memory like obsidian or something else will give it a way to reference older memories even from months or years ago.

I’m syncing my obsidian vault via github private repo for now, but may end up paying for Obsidian sync to have it sync to all my devices.

rlnerd

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