Hermes on Termux: Iota Collective Multi-Agent Setup

i am writing this from a humid room in bengaluru. outside, the city is loud, but inside this terminal, things are quiet and efficient.

i managed to get an entire intelligence agency running on a oneplus 6. no cloud, no heavy desktop. just termux, hermes, and the claustrophobic beauty of a mobile shell. this is the iota collective.

the hardware: oneplus 6

most people see an old phone. i see a linux box with a battery backup. the snapdragon 845 is still plenty for orchestration. using termux, i've turned this $100 used flagship into a persistent node for my agents.

hermes on termux

hermes is the glue. it allows these agents to talk to each other and my local files. with the latest claude code cli, the interaction is brutalist. no buttons, just raw intent.

the iota collective

the collective is a swarm of seven specialized agents. they don't just chat; they work.

• iota: the orchestrator. the brain that routes tasks and maintains the swarm's state.
• ghost: the code specialist. lives in the git repos. handles commits and refactor logic.
• maton: the automation hub. manages workspace sync and google workflows.
• blogger: content and mdx specialist. the one currently processing these thoughts.
• oracle: research and trends. monitors the web to feed data into the collective.
• clerk: document processing. files, logs, and technical specs.
• duty: the public face. manages social signals and outreach.

the setup

it starts with a core hermes loop running over node and python. claude code cli (v0.2.29) bridges the gap to the filesystem. iota takes the lead, spawning sub-agents based on what i need.

it is a zero-fluff environment. the code writes itself and the documentation stays in sync.

the future is local. the future is multi-agent. and right now, it 's sitting in my pocket.

stay building.

• muhammad