Hermes Executive Agent — Autonomous Calendar, Inbox & Daily Briefings¶

Q: What does the Hermes Executive Agent do?

The Hermes Executive Agent serves as an AI chief of staff — delivering daily briefings, optimizing your calendar, triaging your inbox, preparing meeting briefs, and tracking action items.

Q: How does the daily briefing work?

Every weekday at 6:30 AM, the agent emails today's schedule with context per meeting, the 3-5 priority emails with suggested responses, pending decisions, and a key metrics snapshot.

Q: Does the agent prepare me for meetings?

Yes. Before each meeting, the agent prepares a brief with attendee bios, recent discussion history, open action items, and relevant documents.

Q: How does inbox triage work?

Every 15 minutes, the agent classifies emails into needs action (with drafts), needs awareness, and can wait — only high-priority items interrupt you.

Q: Can the executive agent help with weekly reviews?

Yes. Every Friday at 4:30 PM, the agent delivers a weekly review covering wins, blockers, decisions, delegated task status, and next week's priorities.

The Hermes Executive Agent is your AI chief of staff — it manages your calendar, prepares meeting briefs, triages your inbox, and delivers a structured daily briefing so you start every day with clarity instead of chaos. Designed for founders, executives, and anyone juggling too many priorities.

This agent integrates deeply with your calendar, email, task management, and communication tools through CorpusIQ MCP connectors. It learns your priorities, communication patterns, and working style to provide proactive, context-rich support.

Overview¶

The Executive Agent replaces the morning scramble. Instead of scanning your calendar, digging through email, and reconstructing action items from memory, you receive a 6:30 AM briefing: today's meetings with context, the 3-5 emails that need attention (with suggested responses), pending decisions, and a key metrics snapshot.

Capability	What It Does
Daily briefing	Morning summary: meetings, priority emails, pending decisions, metrics
Calendar management	Schedule optimization, conflict resolution, meeting prep, travel blocking
Priority inbox	Email triage into "needs action," "needs awareness," and "can wait"
Meeting preparation	Per-meeting briefs: attendee bios, recent interactions, open action items
Task follow-up	Track action items from meetings and emails, flag overdue items

See also: Agent Library Overview · Sales Agent · HR Agent

How It Works¶

Connect your personal stack — Google/Outlook Calendar, Calendly, Gmail/Outlook, Slack, Notion, Drive
Define your priorities — Store communication preferences and delegation patterns in canonical facts
Load the skills — Daily briefing, calendar manager, priority inbox, meeting prep, task follow-up
Schedule the crons — 5 AM calendar optimization, 6:30 AM briefing, 15-min inbox triage
Receive via email and Slack — Morning briefings, meeting prep docs, task reminders

Key Features¶

6:30 AM daily briefing delivered to your inbox — meetings, priority emails, decisions, metrics
Calendar optimization at 5 AM — resolves conflicts, blocks focus time, ensures travel buffers
Every-15-minute inbox triage during business hours with response drafts
Pre-meeting briefs with attendee bios, recent interactions, and open action items
4:00 PM task follow-up checking delegated items and flagging overdue tasks
Friday weekly review — wins, blockers, decisions made, next week's priorities

Recommended Model¶

Claude Sonnet 4 or GPT-4o — sophisticated prioritization, contextual understanding, and professional communication drafting. Use Claude Haiku for daily briefings and scheduling.

MCP Connectors Needed¶

Connector	Purpose
Google Calendar / Outlook Calendar	Schedule management, meetings
Calendly	External scheduling links, booking management
Gmail / Outlook	Inbox triage, response drafting, thread tracking
Slack	Message triage, priority notifications, team coordination
Notion / Airtable	Task tracking, project dashboards, decision logs
Google Drive / OneDrive / Dropbox	Document access for meeting prep, brief storage
Monday.com	Project status tracking for stakeholder updates

Sample Cron Schedule¶

# Daily briefing at 6:30 AM
30 6 * * 1-5 hermes skill daily-briefing --format email --deliver-to user@example.com

# Meeting prep for the day at 6:45 AM
45 6 * * 1-5 hermes skill meeting-prep --today --format brief

# Calendar optimization at 5:00 AM
0 5 * * 1-5 hermes skill calendar-manager --optimize --next 7d

# Priority inbox triage every 15 minutes during business hours
*/15 7-19 * * 1-5 hermes skill priority-inbox --since-last

# Task follow-up every weekday at 4:00 PM
0 16 * * 1-5 hermes skill task-followup --due-today --overdue

# Weekly review every Friday at 4:30 PM
30 16 * * 5 hermes skill weekly-review --format email

Quick-Start Command¶

hermes agent create executive \
  --model claude-sonnet-4 \
  --skills daily-briefing,calendar-manager,priority-inbox,meeting-prep,task-followup,weekly-review \
  --connectors google_calendar,calendly,gmail,slack,notion,drive \
  --profile executive \
  --description "Executive assistant for calendar, inbox, and daily briefings"

Configuration Notes¶

Define priorities, communication preferences, and delegation patterns in canonical facts
Configure high-priority senders and topics vs. noise
Set working hours, focus time preferences, and meeting duration defaults
Define action item keywords and formats for automatic tracking
The agent respects calendar and email privacy — only accesses what you've granted

Extending¶

Add travel-planner booking flights and hotels within policy
Integrate with CRM for pre-meeting deal context
Add stakeholder-update drafting board updates, investor communications, and team all-hands
Build a decision-log capturing decisions from meetings with implementation tracking
Add relationship-manager reminding you to reconnect with key contacts on cadence

FAQ¶

What does the Hermes Executive Agent do?¶

The Hermes Executive Agent serves as an AI chief of staff — delivering daily briefings at 6:30 AM, optimizing your calendar, triaging your inbox every 15 minutes, preparing meeting briefs with attendee context, and tracking action items and delegated tasks.

How does the daily briefing work?¶

Every weekday at 6:30 AM, the agent compiles and emails: today's schedule with one-line context per meeting, the 3-5 emails that need your attention (with suggested responses), pending decisions requiring action, and a key metrics snapshot if business data sources are connected.

Does the agent prepare me for meetings?¶

Yes. Before each meeting, the agent prepares a brief covering who's attending, what's been discussed recently, open action items, and relevant documents — so you walk in fully prepared without pre-meeting research.

How does inbox triage work?¶

Every 15 minutes during business hours, the agent classifies new emails into three buckets: "needs action" (drafts suggested responses), "needs awareness" (surfaces for reading), and "can wait" (files away). Only high-priority items interrupt you.

Can the executive agent help with weekly reviews?¶

Yes. Every Friday at 4:30 PM, the agent delivers a weekly review covering wins, blockers, decisions made, delegated task status, and priorities for next week — so you close the week clean and start Monday with a clear plan.