Set up an agent to handle calls on your behalf
David Ondrej gave Hermes Agent a phone number so it could place and answer calls while he slept.
- What they did
- David Ondrej connected a phone number to Hermes Agent. After that, the agent was able to pick up incoming calls, make outgoing ones, and carry out tasks without him watching over it. Videos shared in the thread showed it handling those calls directly.
- How it went
- The agent completed the calls and tasks on its own while he slept. No extra input was needed from him once the setup was done.
- Tips
- If you try this, keep the first version narrow: decide exactly what the agent may say and do on a call. Add a hard stop before any paid action, outbound call, or submission so you can review it first.
Try it yourself with Hermes Agent
Help me connect [voice provider such as Twilio] to [agent name] with a phone number so it can answer and place calls for me. First, guide me through the setup in small steps. Then, for incoming calls, [describe the exact job: take messages, answer FAQs, book appointments, etc.] and send me a summary at [email or chat]. Before any outbound call, payment, deletion, or submission, stop and show me the number to be contacted, the exact message or script, and wait for my approval.
Fill in the [brackets]. Agents can make mistakes, so review anything before it is sent, paid or deleted.
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