Hermes Second Brain
FreeNot checkedEnables capturing, searching, and organizing Obsidian notes from Telegram via Hermes Agent (MCP).
About
Enables capturing, searching, and organizing Obsidian notes from Telegram via Hermes Agent (MCP).
README
Hermes Second Brain adalah fondasi personal AI hub berbasis Hermes, dengan Obsidian Second Brain sebagai kapabilitas pertama: capture, search, dan organize catatan Obsidian dari Telegram lewat Hermes Agent (MCP).
Status saat ini: Live — Phase 3 selesai. Berjalan lokal di satu mesin (Mac mini) end-to-end: capture, search, dan organize (move/update/undo) langsung ke vault Obsidian, dikendalikan dari Telegram.
Fitur
- Capture — simpan catatan/link ke Inbox sebagai Markdown (atomik, anti-dobel, reversible).
- Search — full-text search seluruh vault (SQLite FTS5); note sensitif dicari via judul/tag saja, body tidak diindeks.
- Organize —
move_note(pindah antar folder PARA) &update_note(append/replace), atomik + hash-guarded. - Undo — batalkan capture/move/update terakhir lewat
operation_id. - Aman — capability registry per-tool, audit log, deteksi note sensitif (
#private/kata kunci rahasia), path-safe.
Prasyarat
- Mesin yang menyala 24/7 (Mac mini, home server, atau VPS) untuk menjalankan Hermes + Second Brain Core.
- Obsidian dengan sebuah vault Markdown.
- Hermes Agent terpasang dan berjalan (lihat docs/HERMES_SETUP.md).
- API key LLM (mis. Anthropic) untuk Hermes.
- Bot Telegram (token dari @BotFather) sebagai antarmuka chat.
- Python 3.11+.
Install
git clone https://github.com/andrihakim146/hermes-second-brain.git
cd hermes-second-brain
python3 -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -e ".[mcp]"
cp .env.example .env # lalu isi token & path vault kamu
python3 -m unittest discover -s tests
Panduan lengkap end-to-end (termasuk setup Hermes, Telegram, dan go-live ke vault produksi) ada di docs/REPLICATION_GUIDE.md.
Architecture in One Minute
Telegram -> Hermes Agent -> Capability Gateway -> Second Brain Core -> Obsidian Vault
- Hermes menangani percakapan, session, model routing, scheduler, dan tool selection.
- Capability Gateway membatasi akses dengan permission L0-L4.
- Second Brain Core menangani job, audit, database, konflik, index, dan operasi vault.
- Vault Markdown tetap menjadi source of truth untuk catatan.
Safety Boundary
Phase 0 tidak menyentuh vault produksi. Semua test memakai fake vault di:
tests/fixtures/vault
Vault asli hanya boleh diaudit dari salinan read-only setelah Andri memberi path dan izin eksplisit.
Quick Start
python3 -m unittest discover -s tests
PYTHONPATH=src python3 -m second_brain.main
PYTHONPATH=src python3 -m second_brain.db.migrate
PYTHONPATH=src python3 -m second_brain.preflight
PYTHONPATH=src python3 -m second_brain.server
PYTHONPATH=src python3 -m second_brain.mcp_server # needs: pip install -e ".[mcp]"
second_brain.server starts the local-only HTTP Core API on
SECOND_BRAIN_CORE_URL (default http://127.0.0.1:8787). second_brain.mcp_server
is the stdio MCP server that Hermes connects to (Hermes uses MCP, not REST). Both
wrap the same dispatcher with capability checks + audit. See docs/API.md and
docs/GO_LIVE.md.
MCP tools (live)
Terdaftar di Hermes sebagai MCP stdio lokal (second_brain.mcp_server):
health_check,job_status,sync_statuscapture_note— tulis catatan ke Inboxsearch_vault,get_note— cari & baca catatanmove_note,update_note— pindah & edit catatanundo— batalkan operasi terakhir
Bangun/refresh index pencarian kapan saja: PYTHONPATH=src python3 -m second_brain.reindex.
Read Next
docs/AI_HANDOFF.mddocs/ARCHITECTURE.mddocs/HERMES_SETUP.mddocs/SETUP.mddocs/TESTING.mddocs/SECURITY.md
Installing Hermes Second Brain
This server has no published package — it is built from source. Open the repository and follow its README.
▸ github.com/andrihakim146/hermes-second-brainFAQ
Is Hermes Second Brain MCP free?
Yes, Hermes Second Brain MCP is free — one-click install via Unyly at no cost.
Does Hermes Second Brain need an API key?
No, Hermes Second Brain runs without API keys or environment variables.
Is Hermes Second Brain hosted or self-hosted?
Self-hosted: the server runs locally on your machine via the install command above.
How do I install Hermes Second Brain in Claude Desktop, Claude Code or Cursor?
Open Hermes Second Brain on unyly.org, pick your client tab (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor) and press Install — the config is generated automatically, no JSON editing.
Related MCPs
Gmail
Read, send and search emails from Claude
by GoogleSlack
Send, search and summarize Slack messages
by SlackRunbear
No-code MCP client for team chat platforms, such as Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Discord.
Discord Server
A community discord server dedicated to MCP by [Frank Fiegel](https://github.com/punkpeye)
Compare Hermes Second Brain with
Not sure what to pick?
Find your stack in 60 seconds
Author?
Embed badge for your README
Browse similar
All communication MCPs
