20-Minute Illustrated Books for His E-Reader: A Hermes Agent Turns His Saved Reading Into .epub Files
- Level Intermediate
- Setup1–3 hrs (estimated)
- Evidence Some evidence
- CostNot stated in source
- No-codeNo
What they did
He saves threads, Reddit posts and articles to Readwise Reader, but reading on a small bright screen at night gave him headaches. He connected his Hermes agent on a Mac mini. Now he gives it a topic, and it uses his saved documents plus other sources, like the original research paper, to make an illustrated .epub that takes about 20 minutes to read, with diagrams and source links. It sends the file straight to his Boox Go7 e-reader.
How it went
X post by @ProvableMat (Oct 28, 2026 UTC): Hermes agent on a Mac mini, Readwise saves turned into ~20-minute illustrated .epub books sent to a Boox Go7. Check the summaries against the sources it links. Short books can oversimplify
Worth knowing
- X post by @ProvableMat (Oct 28, 2026 UTC): Hermes agent on a Mac mini, Readwise saves turned into ~20-minute illustrated .epub books sent to a Boox Go7.
- Check the summaries against the sources it links. Short books can oversimplify.
Prompt
Cleaned version rewritten from the source — not a direct quote.
Make me a short book about [topic]. Start with what I've saved in [Readwise or read-later app] on it, then add the best original sources, such as papers or official docs. Write it as an .epub of about 20 minutes' reading, with simple diagrams, plain explanations and links to every source. Send it to [e-reader email or folder] tonight.
Recommended
Try it in Grok Bot
Grok Bot can do this too: connect your read-later app, ask for a short .epub on a topic, and have it email the file to your e-reader.
- Copy the prompt (button below).
- Open Grok Bot chat and paste it. Replace any [bracketed] placeholders.
- Connect the listed tools (Reddit, Email) as connectors when Grok Bot asks.
- If the task repeats, ask: "Make this a daily routine."
Alternatives: the same prompt works in Hermes Agent, Claude, ChatGPT Agent, OpenClaw.
Set it up
Tools: Reddit, Email · Stack: Hermes Agent
- Read the original source for full context.
- Connect the tools your agent needs.
- Paste the prompt and replace [bracketed] placeholders.
- Run once manually and check the output before scheduling it.
Generic suggested steps, not from the source.
Evidence
X post by @ProvableMat (Oct 28, 2026 UTC): Hermes agent on a Mac mini, Readwise saves turned into ~20-minute illustrated .epub books sent to a Boox Go7. Check the summaries against the sources it links. Short books can oversimplify
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