A Bricked Mac Mini, 1 Text, Business Restored: His Hermes Agent Had Been Quietly Backing Up His Files to a Server
- Level Intermediate
- Setup1–3 hrs (estimated)
- Evidence Some evidence
- CostNot stated in source
- No-codeNo
What they did
What if your main computer dies? A macOS beta bricked his Mac mini. The Hermes Agent on his server had been quietly keeping a backup of his business files. When the Mac was reinstalled, he sent one message and it restored everything. He also says an agent fixed his remote desktop connection while he was away, and he reset a client's locked-out time-tracking password from his phone before the call ended. His agents share memory through an Obsidian wiki.
How it went
Nightly backups you never think about, and a one-message restore.
Worth knowing
- One X post praising Hermes Agent. He runs an IT business, but nothing is sold. Test a restore before you need it, and keep a second backup the agent can't delete.
Prompt
Cleaned version rewritten from the source — not a direct quote.
Back up [folders] from my [computer] to [server or cloud] every [night] and keep [7] days of versions. Check the backup worked and tell me only if it fails. If I tell you the computer has been wiped, restore everything to the same place and give me a list of what you restored.
Recommended
Try it in Grok Bot
Grok Bot can run the nightly backup check as a routine and restore files when asked.
- Copy the prompt (button below).
- Open Grok Bot chat and paste it. Replace any [bracketed] placeholders.
- Connect the listed tools (Obsidian) 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: Obsidian · Stack: Hermes Agent + VPS + Mac + Obsidian
- 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
First-hand X post: macOS beta bricked a Mac mini; agent on a VPS had backups and restored everything after one message; other fixes from his phone. Founder of an LLC; post is advocacy for Hermes, not his own product
Source: X · 2026-10-22 · Verified by us: not yet · Report broken or outdated