Everyday Use Cases

Station 12c — Make it yours. Time: 10 min. Pass when you have written down your next three Hermes use cases.

What this is

This station makes Hermes personal. The selector above groups practical uses by role — find the one closest to you and borrow its ideas. Then look at the workflow recipes to see how single tasks grow into repeatable routines.

Why it matters

A tool only sticks when it solves your problems. Choosing real, personal use cases now means you will actually open Hermes again after class — and the workflows show where it goes from "handy" to "part of how I work."

What to do

Find your role above, then write your next three uses:

My next three Hermes use cases are:
1) ______
2) ______
3) ______

Some starters by role:

• Student — study plan, summaries, quiz prep.
• Office / admin — SOP drafts, email drafts, meeting notes.
• Creator — content calendar, scripts, captions.
• Small business — checklists, customer replies, simple research.
• Builder / developer — issue triage, repo summaries, test plans.
• Manager / founder — decision briefs, follow-ups, prep questions.

Workflow recipes to grow into

These combine several tools into a routine. Some need an always-on setup — noted with VPS.

1. Morning briefing (cron + web + memory) — VPS Hermes gathers your day each morning — calendar, a few news or topic updates, and yesterday's open items — and posts it to you. Set it once with a scheduled job; it runs while you sleep.

2. Research brief (web + files) Ask Hermes to research a decision, pull 5 sourced findings, and save them to a brief.md you can share. Great for choosing a tool, a supplier, or a plan.

3. Inbox & notes triage (files + memory) Drop in a pile of notes or messages; Hermes sorts them into actions, questions, and "for later," and remembers the recurring ones so next time is faster.

4. Weekly plan with a standing goal (/goal + /plan) Run /goal Plan and track my week, then /plan. Hermes drafts the plan, keeps the goal across sessions, and nudges the open items forward each time you return.

5. Always-on assistant (messaging gateway) — VPS Connect Hermes to Telegram or Discord so you can hand it tasks from your phone and get results back — even away from your laptop.

The VPS recipes are exactly what the Developer Upgrade route unlocks.

Common mistakes

• Choosing impressive-sounding uses you will never actually do.
• Picking workflows that need always-on before you have a VPS.
• Writing zero use cases and forgetting Hermes by next week.

Next step

Go to Keep Hermes Updated.