Your agent does not need you sitting at the Mac to stay useful

I run Hermes-class agents on a Mac. The failure mode that wasted my time was not "the model is dumb" — it was I am away from the desk while the agent is still running.

The product I actually promote first

ThumbGate.app is the web remote: chat with agents, see real state, pair without opening inbound ports. That is the front door.

Continuity is the paid option for when the Mac is offline — eligible work can continue on a VPS. Live marketing copy still says we are proving that path in real use. I will not oversell it.

Phone is secondary by design

Hermes Mobile is the paid store app for the same computer-side agents:

• Android (paid package only)
• iOS — Hermes AI Agent Leash

Prefer store links via the web product when possible: Play · iOS.

Reliability surface (only if that is your pain)

If the problem is runaway tool loops and token burn rather than remote control, use the gates/Pro surface on thumbgate.ai:

• Agent Reliability Diagnostic
• Pro

Honest limits

• Remote access may require home Wi-Fi, Tailscale, a tunnel, or relay.
• Hermes runtime is associated with Nous Research — ThumbGate is independent, not affiliated.
• Do not take "works on device" claims without continuous E2E pass evidence.
• No fake install counts.

Start here

1. Open thumbgate.app and pair.
2. Optionally install paid Hermes Mobile for phone remote.
3. Only buy Continuity / Pro after the product moment that matters to you is real.

Source / operators: hermes-mobile on GitHub