--- title: The Complete Hermes Agent /goal Playbook summary: >- 21 copy-paste /goal commands across 6 categories — research, lead gen, content, email, operations, and development — plus a Chief of Staff setup that runs your entire morning ops autonomously. author: YanXbt authorUrl: 'https://x.com/IBuzovskyi' category: Automation difficulty: Intermediate readingTime: 5 date: '2026-06-17' tags: - goal - automation - workflows - playbook - telegram - agents integrations: - Hermes Agent - Telegram - X - LinkedIn --- ## What is /goal? You give Hermes one command and it chases the goal step by step until completion. A judge model verifies the work is actually done, and results land straight in Telegram — you touch nothing. Most founders think automation means Zapier, n8n, complex workflows, API keys everywhere, and weeks of setup. The `/goal` command collapses that into a single line: one command, Hermes runs it autonomously, completion is verified, and the output is delivered. ### The four commands you need ```bash /goal [your task] # starts the autonomous loop /goal status # check what's running /goal pause # pause without losing context /goal clear # end the current goal ``` Every command below is copy-paste ready. Replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details. --- ## Category 1 — Research & Intelligence ### 1. Competitor Intelligence Brief Monitors your top competitors weekly — new features, pricing changes, content shifts — and sends a summary to Telegram every Monday morning. ```bash /goal research [competitor 1], [competitor 2], [competitor 3] across their website, X, and LinkedIn. Find any changes in pricing, new features, and top performing content from the last 7 days. Format as a competitive brief and send to Telegram. ``` Outcome: a weekly competitor brief in Telegram. No analyst needed. ### 2. Market Trend Tracker Searches X and the web for emerging trends in your niche, identifying what your audience is talking about before it peaks. ```bash /goal search X and the web for the top 10 emerging trends in [your niche] in the last 7 days. Rank by engagement and momentum. Flag anything gaining traction fast. Send report to Telegram. ``` Outcome: a trend report every week — post ideas before they go viral. ### 3. Audience Research Agent Finds the exact language your target audience uses, pulled from X posts, Reddit threads, and comments, then maps pain points to exact phrases. ```bash /goal search X, Reddit, and forums for posts from [target audience] talking about [pain point]. Collect the exact phrases and language they use. Identify the top 5 most common problems. Format as a voice-of-customer research doc. ``` Outcome: a voice-of-customer report you'd normally pay $500 for. ### 4. Content Gap Analysis Compares your content against top competitors, finds topics they cover that you haven't, and prioritizes by audience interest. ```bash /goal analyze the content of [competitor 1] and [competitor 2]. Compare it to my content at [your URL or topic list]. Find the top 10 topics they cover that I haven't. Rank by estimated audience interest. Send weekly report to Telegram. ``` Outcome: never run out of content ideas — automatically updated weekly. --- ## Category 2 — Lead Generation & Sales ### 5. Lead Research Agent Finds qualified leads matching your ideal customer profile from LinkedIn, X, and the web, enriched with company size, funding status, and contact info. ```bash /goal find 20 [job title] at [company type] companies with [criteria — e.g., 10-50 employees, B2B SaaS, recently funded]. For each lead find: name, company, LinkedIn URL, estimated email using Hunter.io format, and one personalization detail from their recent activity. Export as a CSV. ``` Outcome: 20 qualified, enriched leads delivered. No SDR needed. ### 6. Prospect Monitoring Agent Monitors your target accounts on X and LinkedIn and alerts you when a prospect posts about a pain point your product solves. ```bash /goal monitor X for posts from [list of target accounts]. Alert me in Telegram any time one of them posts about [pain point 1] or [pain point 2]. Include the post URL and a suggested reply I can send. ``` Outcome: you reach out when they're already thinking about the problem. ### 7. Sales Pipeline Qualifier Takes a list of inbound leads, qualifies them against your ICP, scores each 1-10, and flags the top ones for immediate follow-up. ```bash /goal take this list of leads: [paste list]. Score each one 1-10 based on these criteria: [criteria 1], [criteria 2], [criteria 3]. Rank by score. Flag anyone above 7 as priority. Format as a table and send to Telegram. ``` Outcome: a prioritized pipeline in minutes. No manual qualification. --- ## Category 3 — Content & Social Media ### 8. X Morning Brief Every morning at 7am, searches X for top posts in your niche, summarizes what's trending, and drafts 3 post ideas in your voice. ```bash /goal search X for the top 10 posts about [your niche] in the last 24 hours sorted by engagement. Summarize the key themes. Draft 3 post ideas in a direct conversational tone. Send to Telegram by 7am. ``` Outcome: wake up with content ideas already drafted — every day. ### 9. Viral Post Analyzer Finds the top viral posts in your niche from the last 7 days, breaks down why each worked, and extracts patterns you can apply. ```bash /goal find the 5 most viral posts about [your niche] from the last 7 days on X. For each post: what was the hook, what made it shareable, what structural pattern did it use. Extract 3 actionable patterns I can apply to my content. Send report to Telegram. ``` Outcome: a reverse-engineered viral formula, updated weekly. ### 10. Blog Post Generator Takes a topic, researches it fully, and writes a complete SEO-optimized blog post with sources, headers, and internal link suggestions. ```bash /goal write a complete 1500-word blog post about [topic]. Research the top 5 ranking articles first. Include: an attention-grabbing headline, 5 main sections, relevant statistics with sources, and a clear CTA. Optimize for the keyword [keyword]. Save to file. ``` Outcome: a full blog post, research included, ready to publish. ### 11. Repurposing Agent Takes one long-form piece and repurposes it into 5 formats automatically. ```bash /goal take this content: [paste article or transcript]. Repurpose it into 5 formats: 1. X post (under 280 chars) 2. LinkedIn post (under 500 chars) 3. Email newsletter (under 300 words) 4. Short video script (60 seconds) 5. Twitter thread (7 tweets) Keep my tone: direct, conversational, no corporate language. ``` Outcome: one piece of content becomes five. Distribution multiplied. --- ## Category 4 — Email & Communications ### 12. Cold Email Sequence Writes a complete 5-email cold outreach sequence for a specific persona — personalized opener, value prop, social proof, objection handling, and final follow-up. ```bash /goal write a 5-email cold outreach sequence targeting [job title] at [company type]. Their main pain point is [pain point]. My solution is [your offer]. Include: personalized opener, value prop, case study reference, objection handler, and a soft close. Each email under 150 words. ``` Outcome: a complete outreach sequence ready to load into your email tool. ### 13. Inbox Triage Agent Reviews your email backlog, categorizes by urgency, drafts responses for routine emails, and flags anything that needs personal attention. ```bash /goal review these emails: [paste email backlog]. Categorize each as: urgent/respond today, routine/draft response, FYI/no action, delete. For routine emails draft a response under 100 words. For urgent emails flag with a one-line summary. Send categorized list to Telegram. ``` Outcome: inbox zero in minutes, routine replies drafted automatically. ### 14. Follow-Up Automation Takes a list of prospects you've contacted and writes personalized follow-ups based on their recent activity. ```bash /goal for each of these prospects: [paste list with LinkedIn URLs]. Check their recent X and LinkedIn activity. Write a personalized follow-up message referencing something specific they posted recently. Keep each message under 100 words. Format as a table: name / message / best channel to send. ``` Outcome: personalized follow-ups that don't sound like templates. --- ## Category 5 — Operations & Reporting ### 15. Weekly Business Report Pulls your key metrics and writes a weekly business review covering wins, losses, key numbers, and next week's priorities. ```bash /goal write a weekly business report using this data: [paste your metrics — revenue, leads, traffic, etc.]. Include: top 3 wins, top 3 problems, key metrics vs last week, and 3 priorities for next week. Format as an executive summary. Send to Telegram every Sunday at 6pm. ``` Outcome: a weekly CEO-level report, auto-generated every Sunday. ### 16. Competitor Price Monitor Monitors competitor pricing pages weekly, alerts you to changes, and explains how each affects your positioning. ```bash /goal check the pricing pages of [competitor 1], [competitor 2], [competitor 3]. Compare to last week. Flag any changes in pricing, plans, or features included. Note how each change affects my competitive positioning. Send alert to Telegram if anything changed. ``` Outcome: never get caught off-guard by a competitor pricing move again. ### 17. Meeting Notes to Action Items Takes raw meeting notes or transcripts, extracts action items, assigns owners, sets deadlines, and formats a clean task list. ```bash /goal process these meeting notes: [paste notes]. Extract all action items. For each item identify: task, owner, deadline. Format as a clean task list. Send to Telegram and save to file. ``` Outcome: meetings become action in seconds. No assistant needed. ### 18. Customer Feedback Analyzer Processes reviews, support tickets, or survey responses to identify top themes, common complaints, and highest-priority fixes. ```bash /goal analyze this customer feedback: [paste feedback]. Identify the top 5 themes. Rank by frequency and severity. For each theme: what customers are saying, what they want instead, and suggested fix. Format as a product team brief. ``` Outcome: a product roadmap driven by real customer language. --- ## Category 6 — Development & Monitoring ### 19. Code Review Agent Reviews your codebase for bugs, security issues, and performance problems, producing a prioritized fix list with suggested solutions. ```bash /goal review the code in [file or repo path]. Check for: security vulnerabilities, performance issues, code quality problems, and missing error handling. Rank issues by severity. For each issue: what it is, why it matters, suggested fix. Save report to file. ``` Outcome: senior developer-level code review, on demand. ### 20. Uptime & Performance Monitor Monitors your site or app every hour and alerts you in Telegram if response time exceeds a threshold or an endpoint returns an error. ```bash /goal monitor [your URL] every hour. Check: response time, status code, and page load time. If response time exceeds 3 seconds or status is not 200 — send immediate alert to Telegram with details. Run as a persistent background task. ``` Outcome: 24/7 monitoring. No DevOps hire needed. ### 21. Deploy + Rollback Agent Monitors your deployment after pushing code and, if the error rate exceeds a threshold within 24 hours, initiates an automatic rollback and alerts you. ```bash /goal monitor staging environment at [URL] for 24 hours after the latest deploy. If error rate exceeds 1% or response time exceeds 2 seconds — auto-rollback to previous version and send alert to Telegram. If stable after 24 hours — send approval to proceed to production. ``` Outcome: safe deploys, automatic rollback — you sleep without fear. --- ## Bonus: The Chief of Staff Setup This is the setup that replaces a Chief of Staff. One main agent manages everything, subagents handle specific workflows, and one morning brief lands in Telegram before you wake up. ```bash /goal act as my Chief of Staff. Every morning at 7am: 1. Run competitor brief (Category 1, Workflow 1) 2. Pull top X posts in my niche (Category 3, Workflow 8) 3. Check pipeline for leads needing follow-up (Category 2, Workflow 7) 4. Draft my top 3 priorities for the day Send everything as one morning brief to Telegram. ``` Outcome: one command, your entire morning ops handled. --- ## The Real Insight Most people open a chat assistant, ask a question, close the tab, and start fresh tomorrow. That's not AI — that's a very expensive search engine. Hermes remembers every goal, every session, and every result. It writes new skills from completed tasks automatically. Run it long enough and it starts proposing workflows you never thought to build. Run 5 workflows this week, and by week 4 Hermes knows your business better than you do. The bottleneck isn't the technology or the money — it's knowing which workflows to build first. Now you know. ## Resources - Repository: [github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent) - Author: [YanXbt on X](https://x.com/IBuzovskyi) — AI agent blueprints every week > Community flow contributed by YanXbt. Bookmark the `/goal` commands above — they're copy-paste ready.