I built a skill that turns Hermes into a full autonomous WhatsApp manager - schedule messages, send voice notes, share files from your PC directly to whatsapp rrmotely, and more. Looking for beta testers.
Hey everyone,
I've been working on **Andoriña**, a free and open-source skill for Hermes Agent that turns your WhatsApp gateway from a basic chat relay into something much more powerful.
## The problem with vanilla WhatsApp in Hermes
Out of the box, Hermes can send and receive WhatsApp text messages through its Baileys bridge. That's it. No contacts, no voice notes, no file sharing, no scheduling, no security layer. If someone finds your number, they can talk to your agent. If the bridge crashes after an update, you have to manually fix it. And if you want to send a document from your PC to yourself on WhatsApp? Not possible.
## What Andoriña adds on top:
It plugs into the existing Hermes WhatsApp bridge and extends it with:
**Google Contacts sync** - fuzzy search that finds people even with typos or missing accents.
**Voice Notes** - converts any audio file into a real WhatsApp voice note (with the native player, not as an attachment).
**PC File Sharing** - ask your agent to find a file on your computer and send it to you on WhatsApp. Received files download straight to your PC.
**Message Scheduling** - powered by native Linux crontab. Messages go out on time even if you're not at your machine.
**Security Firewall** - whitelist-based access control. Only numbers you approve can interact with your agent.
**Self-Healing Bridge** - automatically re-patches the WhatsApp bridge after every Hermes update. No more manual fixes.
**Local Inbox** - stores incoming messages locally so the agent has context for smarter replies.
**Human Simulation** - typing indicators and recording status before sending, to reduce bot detection.
Everything runs 100% locally. No cloud dependencies, no external APIs (Google Contacts auth is even pre-embedded now so you don't need to set up your own keys).
## Current status: Beta, and why I need your help
I'm not a professional developer. I build this with the help of AI tools in my free time. v1.0.3 just shipped with a completely rewritten installer (bilingual EN/ES, visual progress, one command setup) and major architectural fixes that were causing crashes on fresh installs. It passed a full 92-assertion test suite in an isolated sandbox.
**But I've only been able to test it on my own machine.** I need people running different Linux distros, different Hermes setups, and different hardware to break it and tell me what fails. The installer is designed to be painless — just clone the repo and run `./install.sh`.
If you're already running Hermes and want your WhatsApp to actually be useful, I'd genuinely appreciate you giving it a shot.
## GitHub: https://github.com/AndorinaAI/Andorina-WhatsApp-Agent-for-Hermes
## Website: https://andorinaai.github.io/Andorina-WhatsApp-Agent-for-Hermes/
Happy to answer any questions. And if you hit any issues during install, open an issue or just comment here. I'll be around. :)