Handle a personal mailbox daily with a local model
The poster runs Hermes with free local models via Ollama on their own GPU, using a daily cron job to process their personal mailbox. Task: Suggested implementation: Configure Hermes Agent with a local Ollama model to process a personal mailbox via a daily cron job. The workflow involves defining clear requirements, using Claude Code to build the setup, and automating email triage. Human role includes initial configuration, defining GTD rules, and reviewing outputs for accuracy.; tools: Hermes Agent. Human role: The original post does not say how a person stayed involved.; limitations: Prerequisites include a local GPU capable of running Ollama models and technical proficiency in setting up cron jobs. Free local models may lack the reasoning depth for complex email tasks, making them suitable only for simple automation. Source reliability is low due to the 403 error and truncated text. Human approval is required before automating actions like sending replies..
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Overview
The poster runs Hermes with free local models via Ollama on their own GPU, using a daily cron job to process their personal mailbox.
Workflow
Suggested implementation: Configure Hermes Agent with a local Ollama model to process a personal mailbox via a daily cron job. The workflow involves defining clear requirements, using Claude Code to build the setup, and automating email triage. Human role includes initial configuration, defining GTD rules, and reviewing outputs for accuracy.
Reported result
Actual outcomes are unknown as the source is inaccessible (HTTP 403). The provided text suggests the setup worked for daily personal mailbox use and was being extended to travel contexts, but no verified metrics or failure rates are available. A measurable acceptance check would be: 90% of emails correctly categorized without manual intervention over a 7-day pilot.
Human role
The original post does not say how a person stayed involved.
Limitations
Prerequisites include a local GPU capable of running Ollama models and technical proficiency in setting up cron jobs. Free local models may lack the reasoning depth for complex email tasks, making them suitable only for simple automation. Source reliability is low due to the 403 error and truncated text. Human approval is required before automating actions like sending replies.
Try it
I want to set up a local email automation system using Hermes Agent and Ollama. My context is managing a personal Gmail account for daily GTD tasks. I have a local machine with an NVIDIA GPU. Please guide me through: 1) Installing Ollama and selecting a suitable lightweight model (e.g., llama3.2:3b). 2) Configuring Hermes Agent to connect to my mailbox via IMAP/SMTP. 3) Writing a Python script or cron job that fetches new emails, classifies them into 'Action', 'Reference', or 'Archive' based on my predefined rules, and logs the results. 4) Setting up a dry-run mode that only logs actions without sending emails. First, perform a dry run on the last 10 emails and show me the classification results for my confirmation. Do not enable actual sending until I explicitly approve the accuracy. If any step fails, stop and report the error.
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