Hermes
An agent client for Playdate. Hermes Agent supported first.
Hermes Agent and the Hermes mark belong to Nous Research. Hermes for Playdate is an unofficial client port made by Console Labs, not made or endorsed by Nous Research.
- Ask
- 30sPer spoken question
- Languages
- EN · VIFull Vietnamese diacritics
- Follow-ups
- 3Chips after each answer
- Pairing
- 6Digit code, checked on your Mac
- Needs
- Wi-FiAnd a Hermes Agent server
Screenshots
- Hold A and ask anything
- An answer arrives · on device
- Vietnamese, with follow-up chips
- Pairing · is this your Mac?
- Pairing · confirm the code
What is Hermes?
Hermes is an agent client for Playdate. Hold A to talk and let go to send. The answer types itself onto the 1-bit screen, and up to three follow-up chips keep the conversation going.
It supports Hermes Agent first. Your voice goes to pd-bridge, which turns speech into text and asks your Hermes Agent for the answer, so the Playdate only needs Wi-Fi. English and Vietnamese both work, with full Vietnamese diacritics in the app font.
What you need
Hermes is a client, not an agent. It talks to a Hermes Agent server, so you need one running before you start.
- PlaydateHold A and speak
- pd-bridgeVoice to text, pairing
- Your Hermes AgentThinks and answers
- Self-hosted Hermes Agent
Run Hermes Agent on a Mac, a Linux machine or a VPS. This works today.
- Hosted by Nous Research
Coming. Details soon.
- pd-bridge
Runs on a Mac on your Wi-Fi. It transcribes your voice, handles pairing and relays the question to your Hermes Agent.
- A Playdate
Firmware 2.7 or later, with Wi-Fi and the microphone. Sideload the .pdx from the GitHub release.
How to use
- Pair with your Mac
Run pd-bridge pair on the Mac. On the Playdate, crank to dial its address, compare the fingerprint, then confirm the 6-digit code.
- Hold A and talk
Hold A to record, up to 30 seconds. Let go to send.
- Watch it think
A pending bubble and thinking dots show while the bridge transcribes and your Hermes Agent works. Press B to undo.
- Read the answer
The answer types in at about 45 characters a second. Press B to skip ahead. Turn the crank or press up and down to scroll.
- Pick a follow-up
Up to three chips follow each answer. Press left or right to pick one and A to send it.
- Start fresh
Open the System Menu for New chat, short or full answers, or Pair again.
