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Hermes can run over Telegram with voice control so you can have a spoken…

2026-07-31 · 00:03 UTC ·@tomcrawshaw01 ·1 min read

Brief

Hermes can be used hands‑free via Telegram voice conversations that speak replies, letting users work while stuck in traffic. Tom Crawshaw (@tomcrawshaw01) argues that about 30 minutes of setup converts a disposable chatbot into a compounding agent; he notes a client is already wiring Hermes into Paperclip as an on‑the‑go agent builder (video walkthrough posted 2026-07-31).

Why it matters

Hermes can run over Telegram with voice control so you can have a spoken back-and-forth (it will 'talk back' to you), enabling hands-free use while stuck in traffic.

Key details

Tom Crawshaw (@tomcrawshaw01) states turning a disposable chatbot into an agent that 'compounds' takes roughly 30 minutes of setup; one client is configuring Hermes as an agent builder inside Paperclip to build while commuting (article/video posted 2026-07-31).

Cleaned source text

If you want to keep working while you're stuck in traffic in the car, Hermes has the solution for that.

One thing I didn't include in this article is voice control.

Instead of typing and reading the reply, you can literally just have a conversation over Telegram with Hermes, and it can talk back to you with the response.

One of my clients is currently setting this up so that he can build inside of Paperclip using Hermes as the agent builder while he's stuck in traffic. I

don't know anyone doing this right now, but you can easily just ask Hermes, and it will set it all up for you.

Tom (@tomcrawshaw01)

Article

This Is How Power Users Actually Run Hermes 10x Better

The difference between a disposable chatbot and an agent that compounds is about 30 minutes of setup, and almost nobody shows you how.

This article is based on my full video walkthrough. Watch it

— https://nitter.net/tomcrawshaw01/status/2081729327541227555#m