Over the last few days I started using Hermes to see how much I could speed up repetitive parts of my workflow — without losing control over what I’m building.

The first automation I tackled was something I’d been procrastinating on forever: writing and publishing blog posts starting from a rough draft. My usual process was throwing together a couple of quick notes after finishing a feature or testing an idea, thinking “I’ll clean this up later.” Of course, “later” almost never comes 😄

So I decided to automate the entire thing.

I set up Hermes step by step: local installation, SSH key generation, connecting SSH to GitHub, repository configuration, creating a custom skill, defining the tone and structure of the posts, automatic markdown generation, automated commit flow, and finally — manual review before publishing.

The interesting part is that Hermes doesn’t just run scripts. It takes a messy draft written in two minutes, reorganizes it, improves the writing, and turns it into something almost ready to publish.

What I really like about this kind of automation isn’t “making more content.” It’s removing the friction between having an idea and actually sharing it.

And honestly, I think this is just the first workflow I’m going to automate.