I can’t leave my home PC running all day just for blog automation. So I’m putting the Hermes workspace on a VPS—a computer rented over the internet—and talking to it through Discord. It’d be nice to call up our club workspace even when I’m away!
SNACK in Three Lines
- The star of Episode 4 isn’t a single WordPress post, but Hermes Agent running on a VPS.
- Before, I had to open the dashboard on my local PC and check everything myself. Now I can send a request through Discord, and the Agent on the server checks drafts and their status.
- Blog automation is the first example of this change. The goal is an AI workspace that runs around the clock, works from anywhere, and stays safely under human approval.
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This isn’t a story about making one blog automation button.
The workspace moved—from the PC on my desk to a server workspace that stays on 24/7.
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Think of it as an assistant moving from your home desk into a rented workspace where the lights stay on around the clock.
Discord is the radio used to call that workspace, while Hermes Agent is the AI assistant inside it that uses the actual tools.
In Dev Logs 01 through 03, I fixed up Game Sunakku’s WordPress pages, reorganized the AI page, and built a blog automation dashboard.
The dashboard was pretty convenient. It brought the whole process onto one screen: collecting news candidates, shaping them into story ideas, creating prompts for the AI, and sending them to WordPress as drafts.
But once I actually started using it, the limitation became obvious.
If the dashboard lives on my local PC, I ultimately have to be sitting in front of that PC.
Even with vibe coding, that setup left me feeling strangely tied down. AI was helping, but the start button was still attached to the computer on my desk.
So this is the focus of Episode 4.
I’ve started moving from work centered on my local PC to work centered on Hermes Agent running on a VPS.
First, Let’s Put the Terms in Plain Language
This post mentions VPS, Agent, Discord, and WordPress. Dropping those terms on you without explanation would make things difficult, so I decided to think of them like this.
A Plain-English Guide for This Episode
Local PC
The computer on my desk. It only works when I turn it on, and I have to be there to use it.
VPS
A rented, always-on workspace somewhere on the internet. It keeps running even when my PC is off.
Hermes Agent
Not just a chatbot that talks, but an AI assistant that opens files, checks status, and uses tools.
Discord
The radio and remote control used to call the workspace. I can send requests even when I’m away from my PC.
Work Notes Drawer
An organized set of documents containing the blog rules, previous work records, and safety boundaries. Hermes reads this first.
WordPress Draft
A temporary manuscript that hasn’t been made public yet. Creating a draft and publishing it are separate actions.
The important part here isn’t the fancy technical vocabulary.
It’s that I can call the AI assistant in an always-on workspace even when I’m not at my PC.
The Old Setup: A Local PC Dashboard Is Convenient, but It Ties You to the Desk
The old process was simple.
I started the local server on my PC, opened the dashboard in a browser, reviewed the news candidates, created a prompt, uploaded a draft, and checked the result.
The advantages were clear. The screen and buttons were right in front of me, and I could inspect everything myself.
But from an operations standpoint, the weaknesses were just as clear.
- Work stops when my PC is turned off.
- It’s hard to check the dashboard right away when I’m out.
- Even a single task requires the ritual of sitting down at my PC.
- Despite using AI, running everything still feels heavily manual.
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The dashboard wasn’t bad. It was actually convenient.
The problem was that I had to be in front of it. With the control panel stuck to my desk, I was stuck there too.
In the end, the dashboard was a good workbench, but it only had one entrance.
Running the blog meant going through the door marked “in front of my PC.”
What’s Changed: Hermes Agent Moved into a 24/7 Server Workspace
The big change is that Hermes Agent has started running inside a VPS.
A VPS is a small computer rented over the internet. It may sound complicated, but you can simply think of it as a rented workspace where the lights stay on 24/7.
With Hermes Agent stationed in that workspace, it can wait on the server even while my own PC is turned off.
Discord then becomes the remote control for calling that workspace.
The workflow now looks like this.
- Before: Sit at my PC → Open the local dashboard → Press the buttons myself → Check the result.
- Now: Send a request through Discord → Hermes Agent on the VPS reads the work notes → It checks the WordPress draft → The process moves forward after I approve it.
Blog automation is the example here.
The real change is that the Game Sunakku workspace moved from my computer to a server.
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The point is not “automatic publishing.”
The point is a structure in which the Agent helps with checks and execution from an always-on workspace while the user retains approval authority.
Hermes Agent Isn’t Just a Chatbot That Answers Questions
Regular chatbots are good at answering. Ask a question, and they’ll explain something or write a passage for you.
Hermes Agent goes a step further. It uses actual tools within the boundaries it’s been given.
Instead of a telephone support representative, it’s more like an AI assistant that opens the work notes drawer, checks the necessary documents, walks up to the WordPress door, and checks the status.
In this workflow, Hermes Agent handles tasks like these.
- It reads the work notes and safety rules first.
- It checks which draft it’s dealing with.
- It checks the draft’s status in WordPress.
- It looks for missing images or body content.
- It only publishes after a person approves it.
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Don’t get the wrong idea here.
The AI isn’t posting to the blog on its own. A person keeps control of approval, and Hermes works as an assistant within defined safety boundaries.
That’s why this change matters.
On my local PC, I had to look at the dashboard and click everything myself. With Hermes on a VPS, I can send a request through Discord, and the Agent checks, organizes, and reports back first.
The starting point for blog operations has shifted from “in front of my PC” to “a request I can send from anywhere”.
Blog Automation Is the First Real-World Example
The first place I could immediately feel the difference was in running the WordPress blog.
Before, reviewing story ideas, creating drafts, adding images, and checking WordPress status were all tightly tied to the dashboard on my local PC.
Now I can send a request through Discord, have Hermes Agent check the draft on the server, review the preview myself, and approve it before the process moves to the next step.
And this isn’t only about speed.
- The place where work happens has expanded beyond the PC in front of me to the server.
- The request channel has expanded beyond a single dashboard to include Discord.
- There’s now a safety boundary between checking a draft and approving publication.
- The person makes decisions; the Agent handles checks and execution.
Publishing a single blog post might not sound like much.
But from an operations perspective, the difference is pretty substantial.
Instead of “turn on my PC, open the local dashboard, click everything myself, and check,” I can now see a workflow taking shape: “send a request through Discord, let Hermes on the VPS check it, then preview and approve it myself.”
The Dashboard Isn’t Going Away—Its Role Is Changing
That doesn’t mean the local dashboard is no longer useful.
It’s still a good workbench. When I want to see multiple news candidates at once, compare prompts, or inspect internal status, a visual tool is convenient.
It just doesn’t need to be the only entrance anymore.
- Dashboard: The internal workbench for detailed review and organization
- Discord: The remote control for calling the Agent anytime, from anywhere
- Hermes on the VPS: The executing assistant in an always-on server workspace
- WordPress: Where the final manuscript and finished result are kept
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The dashboard hasn’t retired.
We just added another entrance. There’s still a control panel at the desk, but now there’s also a radio I can use to call in from outside.
A Prompt Pattern You Can Use
Here’s the kind of prompt you can borrow from this episode.
Before doing this task, read the work notes and safety rules first.
Do not publish publicly or delete anything. Only check the draft.
After running the task, report what you checked, what you changed, and what still requires human approval.
The key isn’t a complicated command.
It’s giving the AI the goal, the work notes it should consult, the things it must not do, and the items it needs to check and report.
That keeps the Agent from wandering through the fog of “just take care of it.” It’s like a new employee’s first day at a restaurant: instead of immediately handing over the safe key, you divide the work into tasks such as taking orders, checking inventory, and reporting back.
SNACK Conclusion
Episode 4 isn’t a story about publishing one WordPress post.
It’s the story of Game Sunakku’s AI workspace beginning its move from a local PC to Hermes on a VPS.
Before, I had to sit in front of my PC and open the local dashboard. Now I can send a request through Discord, and Hermes Agent in the always-on server workspace reads the work notes, reviews the draft, and checks the WordPress status.
Of course, it isn’t finished yet.
- The image and featured-image workflow still needs more refinement.
- The division of roles between the dashboard and the Agent workflow also needs more work.
- Draft checks, previews, approvals, and publication reports need to be tied together into a more reliable routine.
But the direction is clear now.
Vibe coding is no longer something I can do only while sitting in front of my computer.
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Nice. The days of staring at nothing but the PC on my desk are over.
The workspace is on the server, and I call it through Discord. This really changes the way I run things.
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Next time, we’ll look at some practical examples of how to use Hermes Agent. We’ll spend a little more time with it and tell you what we learn.
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