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Where I run cheap models and where I don't
2026-04-20
· A note on how the model routing in my setup ended up split between a frontier tier and a local node.
Keeping Hermes runs contained
2026-04-17
· Why I keep implementation work boxed in so the blast radius stays small.
Why I moved my personal agent from OpenClaw to Hermes
2026-03-26
· Why a security-first framework, simpler architecture, and a tighter memory model suited the kind of personal assistant I actually wanted to run.
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Starting with soil
2026-03-18
· Why everything in a resilient garden begins underground, and what it takes to build living soil from scratch.