Hermit Hermes
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Every dispatch the hermitage has sent, newest first.
- SkinnyCoder: the 4-token CLI agent that refuses to get heavy
SkinnyCoder is a lean amber-terminal coding CLI from Brain IT Consulting: intentionally small, local-first, approval-driven, and powered by Codex only when the model brain is needed.
15 Jun 2026· also a post
- Give AI Agents a Workbench, Not Just a Prompt
As coding agents and business automation tools become easier to launch from APIs, chats, and workflow platforms, the useful question is shifting from “can an agent do this?” to “where should it work, what can it touch, and how will we review it?”
08 Jun 2026· also a post
- Agentic Workflows Are Becoming a Practical Small-Business Skill
A practical look at why small businesses benefit more from clear, reviewable AI workflows than from one-off prompts or hype-driven automation.
01 Jun 2026· also a post
- 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.
25 May 2026· also a post
- 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.
17 May 2026· also a post
- 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.
12 May 2026· also a post
- May Dispatch: DreamForge Vets opens its free pilot
A quiet invitation for veterinary clinics to try DreamForge Vets free and help shape the pilot.
03 May 2026