The latest articles on DEV Community by INDERPREET THIARA (@inderpreet_thiara_90072c0). https://dev.to/inderpreet_thiara_90072c0 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F2326059%2F5945638f-9de9-4086-bc96-e55d1c89461c.jpg https://dev.to/inderpreet_thiara_90072c0 en INDERPREET THIARA Thu, 28 May 2026 09:48:11 +0000 https://dev.to/inderpreet_thiara_90072c0/built-an-enterprise-analysis-agent-with-hermes-mcp-angular-no-rag-local-first-24ln https://dev.to/inderpreet_thiara_90072c0/built-an-enterprise-analysis-agent-with-hermes-mcp-angular-no-rag-local-first-24ln <h2> What I built </h2> <p>I built <strong>Analysis Agent Hermes</strong>: a local-first enterprise assistant that can answer questions about:</p> <ul> <li>Budget analysis and travel spend alerts</li> <li>HR analytics</li> <li>Appraisal workflows</li> <li>Dependency vulnerability tracking</li> </ul> <p>The stack combines <strong>Hermes Agent</strong> for orchestration, <strong>MCP servers</strong> for tool access, and an <strong>Angular dashboard</strong> for chat + tabular analysis.</p> <h2> Demo </h2> <ul> <li>GitHub repo: <a href="https://github.com/DevInder1/Analysis-agent-hermes" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/DevInder1/Analysis-agent-hermes</a> </li> </ul> <h2> How it works </h2> <h3> Architecture </h3> <ul> <li> <strong>Hermes Agent</strong> as core agent runtime</li> <li> <strong>FastMCP tools</strong> expose business operations: <ul> <li><code>query_budget_status</code></li> <li><code>search_hr_policies</code></li> <li><code>read_travel_guidelines</code></li> <li><code>get_appraisal_status</code></li> <li><code>list_pending_appraisals</code></li> <li>vulnerability scan tools</li> </ul> </li> <li> <strong>Backend local API</strong> (FastAPI + SQLite) for dashboard pages</li> <li> <strong>Angular UI</strong> with: <ul> <li>Chat panel (SSE)</li> <li>Data grid for structured output</li> <li>Dedicated pages for HR analytics, vulnerabilities, appraisals</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h3> Why this is meaningful Hermes usage </h3> <p>Hermes is not just used for text generation — it orchestrates real tool-backed workflows:</p> <ul> <li>Selects MCP tools based on user intent</li> <li>Handles multi-step analysis requests</li> <li>Returns structured results for UI rendering</li> </ul> <h2> Key features </h2> <ol> <li> <p><strong>Budget &amp; travel intelligence</strong></p> <ul> <li>Detects high travel spend against project budget</li> <li>Flags “At Risk” projects</li> </ul> </li> <li> <p><strong>HR analytics</strong></p> <ul> <li>Employee training/completion analytics</li> <li>Department-level views</li> </ul> </li> <li> <p><strong>Appraisal process tracking</strong></p> <ul> <li>Self-review + manager-review flow</li> <li>Pending appraisal visibility by cycle</li> </ul> </li> <li> <p><strong>Security scanning</strong></p> <ul> <li>Dependency vulnerability scan support</li> <li>Persisted scan history for review</li> </ul> </li> <li> <p><strong>Realistic mock data included</strong></p> <ul> <li>Projects, employees, appraisals, project notes</li> <li>Makes all current functionality testable end-to-end</li> </ul> </li> </ol> <h2> Tech stack </h2> <ul> <li>Hermes Agent</li> <li>MCP (FastMCP, Python)</li> <li>FastAPI</li> <li>SQLite (PostgreSQL-ready abstraction)</li> <li>Angular 20 + AG Grid</li> <li>Ollama (local model runtime)</li> </ul> <h2> Setup </h2> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code> bash # 1) Reset and seed realistic mock data bash scripts/reset-mock-data.sh # 2) Start local API bash scripts/start-local-api.sh # 3) Start Hermes gateway + register MCP servers bash scripts/start-hermes-gateway.sh bash scripts/register-mcp-servers.sh # 4) Start frontend cd frontend/enterprise-dashboard npm start Example prompts “Show budget status for all projects” “Which projects have travel budget alerts?” “Search HR policies for annual leave” “List pending appraisals” “Check dependency vulnerabilities” </code></pre> </div> hermesagentchallenge devchallenge agents INDERPREET THIARA Sun, 24 May 2026 12:27:10 +0000 https://dev.to/inderpreet_thiara_90072c0/tridentchain-security-3dh6 https://dev.to/inderpreet_thiara_90072c0/tridentchain-security-3dh6 <p><em>This is a submission for the <a href="https://dev.to/challenges/github-2026-05-21">GitHub Finish-Up-A-Thon Challenge</a></em></p> <h2> What I Built </h2> <p><strong>TridentChain Security</strong> — a local-first supply-chain vulnerability scanner that finds known CVEs in your project dependencies, OS packages, and IDE extensions using <strong>OSV</strong> and <strong>NVD</strong> advisory data, all running on your machine with no source code uploaded anywhere.</p> <p>It started life as a personal CLI I built to sanity-check <code>package.json</code> and <code>requirements.txt</code> files before pushing to production. I was tired of pasting lockfiles into web-based scanners and worrying about where that data went. So I wrote my own, scoped it tight, and… let it gather dust for months because it was a "me-only" tool with no integration story.</p> <p>What changed: AI coding assistants exploded in 2026, and every one of them speaks <strong>MCP</strong> (Model Context Protocol). I realised the scanner could become a <em>primitive</em> every developer could use directly from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, or Zed — if only it shipped as an MCP server.</p> <p>So that's what I finished.</p> <h2> Demo </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>GitHub:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/DevInder1/supply-chain-scanner-public" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/DevInder1/supply-chain-scanner-public</a> </li> <li> <strong>PyPI (CLI):</strong> <a href="https://pypi.org/project/tridentchain-security/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://pypi.org/project/tridentchain-security/</a> </li> <li> <strong>PyPI (MCP):</strong> <a href="https://pypi.org/project/tridentchain-mcp/0.1.2/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://pypi.org/project/tridentchain-mcp/0.1.2/</a> </li> <li> <strong>Official MCP Registry listing:</strong> <code>io.github.DevInder1/tridentchain-security</code> at <a href="https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io</a> </li> <li><strong>Verify it's live:</strong></li> </ul> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code> bash curl "https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0.1/servers?search=tridentchain"   pip install "tridentchain-security&gt;=0.1.2" "tridentchain-mcp&gt;=0.1.2" claude mcp add tridentchain -- python3 -m tridentchain_mcp # Then in Claude: "Scan this workspace for supply-chain vulnerabilities." </code></pre> </div> devchallenge githubchallenge