Script-Only Cron Jobs (No LLM)
Script Only Cron Jobs Sometimes you already know exactly what message you want to send. You don't need an agent to reason about it — you just need a script to r
Sometimes you already know exactly what message you want to send. You don't need an agent to reason about it — you just need a script to run on a timer, and its output (if any) to land in Telegram / Discord / Slack / Signal. Hermes calls this no-agent mode. It's the cron system minus the LLM. …
What this page covers
- When to Use It
- Create One from Chat
- Example transcript
- What the agent decides for you
- Managing watchdogs from chat
- Create One from the CLI
- How Script Output Maps to Delivery
- Script Rules
- Schedule Syntax
- Delivery Targets
- Editing and Lifecycle
- Worked Example: Disk Space Alert
- Comparison with Other Patterns
- Related
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