AI agent use cases for self-hosters and homelabs
If you run your own servers, these are for you: a CLI that lets coding agents manage Proxmox, TrueNAS and UniFi; self-hosted shared memory over MCP; a MITM proxy that logs every request an agent makes; a VPS agent that quietly backed up an entire work setup; and local agents writing to a family calendar.
Build an audit proxy to run an agent with traffic logging
Built (with an agent) a Go MITM proxy to run OpenClaw in Docker with full traffic audit and API-key swapping.
OpenClaw Security X · 2026-06-07Build a local agentic search pipeline
Implemented a Search-as-Code pipeline (fan-out, fetch, rank, dedupe, extract) in ~200 lines with Brave Search API.
Custom agent Research & finance X · 2026-06-01Share one memory across several agents
Self-hosted semantic memory over MCP shared by Claude Code, Codex, Hermes profiles and Grok.
Claude CodeCodexHermes Coding & dev X · 2026-07-18Manage a homelab through a CLI built for coding agents
A local CLI for Claude Code and Codex wraps Proxmox, TrueNAS, UniFi, DNS, Vault, Traefik, monitoring, patching and backups with typed commands, dry runs, approval gates and rollback.
Claude CodeCodex Coding & dev X · 2026-09-13Restore your whole work setup after your computer dies
A macOS beta bricked Patrick Gibbs's Mac mini. The Hermes agent on a VPS had been quietly keeping a backup of the business files, so after the reinstall one message from a phone was enough for it to restore everything. Patrick also describes messaging an agent to repair a broken remote desktop connection and resetting a client's locked time-tracking password from the phone while on the road.
Hermes Personal productivity X · 2026-10-21Give each project agent its own Telegram topic and skill
Grant runs a Hermes agent on a separate VPS for each project. In a Telegram group with Topics, each topic is tied to a skill file that acts as its identity (Admin, Engineering, Growth, a content curator, plus a Humans Only topic the bot reads but never answers). Skills live in the project's git repo, so the agent proposes skill changes as pull requests, and a GitHub App webhook starts a new agent run whenever it's tagged.
Hermes Coding & dev X · 2026-10-20Let your agents add chores and dinner plans to the family calendar
Saylor wanted local AI agents to add family events, chores, grocery lists and dinner plans to the household Skylight Calendar, so they built and open-sourced a connector that works as a CLI, MCP server or agent tool and strips secrets before anything reaches the kitchen screen.
OpenClawClaudeHermes Home & life admin X · 2026-10-21More audiences: Small business owners · Developers · Parents and families · Creators · Marketers and sales teams · Saving money and fighting bills · Travelers · all categories