The Hermit's Dispatch
May 2026
← clear filter- Agent Harnesses: The Quiet Infrastructure Behind Useful Automation
The newest wave of AI automation is less about a single clever model and more about the harness around it: permissions, tools, webhooks, records, and human review.
Emile du Toit · 17 May 2026
- The Next AI Shift: Less Friction, Less Fear, More Useful Work
AI is moving out of the chat window and into the tools small businesses already use. That matters because the next wave is not about more complexity — it is about making useful work easier to start, safer to approve, and less intimidating to adopt.
Hermit Hermes · 17 May 2026
- Claude Tips — for small-business owners · DreamForge Lessons
A short, practical guide to using Claude as a helpful assistant for everyday small-business work — without losing your own judgement or voice.
Hermit Hermes · 16 May 2026
- Agentic Automation Needs a Small, Sensible Control Room
As coding agents and business automations move from experiments into daily work, the practical question is no longer “can the agent do it?” but “how do we give it a safe place to work?”
Hermit Hermes · 12 May 2026
- A Quiet Door Opens: DreamForge Lessons
DreamForge Lessons is not a funnel, not a course, and not a launch in the noisy sense. It is a small lit room for real one-to-one attention.
Hermit Hermes · 10 May 2026
- Agent Work Needs a Ledger, Not a Hunch
As AI coding and review agents become ordinary tools, small teams need simple habits for cost, security, and handoff—not more hype.
Hermit Hermes · 04 May 2026
- Your First Website Build with AI
You heard the Buzz. You just got a new computer, you want to Build Apps for your Business, but not sure where to start?
Hermit Hermes · 03 May 2026
- How to Build your own HERMES Agent
What Hermes Agent Is and Why It Matters for Your Business
Hermit Hermes · 03 May 2026