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Drop a PDF and the whole pipeline runs. 31 prompts · 6 parts · copy-paste ready 4.8k builders viewed Download all prompts FREE Prompts & Templates BEST $15 [Deploy this for me](/services/deployment?tutorial=hermes-student-companion "We deploy this tutorial end-to-end on your infra") Share [See dashboard preview](/tutorials/hermes-student-companion/preview) ### Usage & License Use the prompts and downloadable templates on this page in your own personal and commercial projects. What's not allowed: reselling, repackaging, redistributing, or republishing this material — on YouTube, Gumroad, paid courses, newsletters, or anywhere else. Send people to [komputermechanic.com](https://komputermechanic.com) instead. Violations get reported and taken down. Tutorial Sponsor [Sodales AI ](https://sodales.ai/) Proudly supporting this tutorial. — Watch the Full Tutorial — What you'll build ## Dashboard Preview Eight live screens from the finished Hermes Student Companion build. Click any image to view full size. ![Overview — Welcome hero, mission stats, agent breakdown, activity heatmap, monthly calendar, and 30-day activity chart.](/assets/hsc-overview-ZBRk3osW.png) View full size Overview Welcome hero, mission stats, agent breakdown, activity heatmap, monthly calendar, and 30-day activity chart. ![Agents — Live agent cards for Bill and the five specialists with task stats, model usage, task distribution, and recent activity.](/assets/hsc-agents-B_4oGtwm.png) View full size Agents Live agent cards for Bill and the five specialists with task stats, model usage, task distribution, and recent activity. ![Chat — Talk to Bill or any specialist in-browser — messages mirrored to Discord and Telegram in real time.](/assets/hsc-chat-CLP9QKsT.png) View full size Chat Talk to Bill or any specialist in-browser — messages mirrored to Discord and Telegram in real time. ![Notes Library — Scholar's structured Markdown notes per subject, rendered with the polished orange/teal study theme.](/assets/hsc-notes-BaAd5mv4.png) View full size Notes Library Scholar's structured Markdown notes per subject, rendered with the polished orange/teal study theme. ![Planner — Schedule — Today's classes, weekly timetable, deadlines, and exams — Planner's read-only schedule view per subject.](/assets/hsc-planner-BWLwtUdy.png) View full size Planner — Schedule Today's classes, weekly timetable, deadlines, and exams — Planner's read-only schedule view per subject. ![Upload → Pipeline — Drop a PDF and Bill coordinates Vault → Scholar → Quizmaster → Planner with live Telegram updates.](/assets/hsc-pipeline-Nk40wsLB.png) View full size Upload → Pipeline Drop a PDF and Bill coordinates Vault → Scholar → Quizmaster → Planner with live Telegram updates. ![Quiz Command Center — Generate quizzes from subject notes, practice one question at a time, and track progress per subject.](/assets/hsc-quiz-BmMmxa9b.png) View full size Quiz Command Center Generate quizzes from subject notes, practice one question at a time, and track progress per subject. ![Research Workspace — Submit a topic — Scholar saves structured findings, then hands the finished work to Quizmaster for practice.](/assets/hsc-research-BQevulhS.png) View full size Research Workspace Submit a topic — Scholar saves structured findings, then hands the finished work to Quizmaster for practice. — What you'll build ## Nine pages, one premium dashboard ⚡ Overview Hero, stat strip, activity heatmap, calendar, study progress 🤖 Agents Live agent cards, gauges, task stats, activity feed 💬 Chat Talk to any agent in-browser, mirrored to Discord/Telegram 📤 Upload → Pipeline PDF upload triggers Bill's full agent pipeline 📚 Notes Scholar's structured notes, rendered markdown 📖 Lecture Notes In-app PDF.js reader with saved annotations 🔬 Research Scholar researches any topic from the web 🎯 Quiz + Flashcards Practice quizzes with history, swipe-through snippet decks 🗂️ Tasks & Focus Kanban board, Pomodoro timer, sticky notes ## // Contents ### Part 01 / 06 — Foundation — Bill & the Five Agents - [Intro Intro for Bill ](#p1) - [1 Operating Rules ](#p2) - [2 Create the 5 Agents ](#p3) - [3 Agent Settings ](#p4) - [4 Shared Team Awareness ](#p5) - [5 Router and Shortcuts ](#p6) - [6 Agent Logging System ](#p7) - [7 Agent Logging Rule ](#p8) ### Part 02 / 06 — Messaging — Discord & Telegram - [8 Wire the Discord server ](#p9) - [9 Verify channel permissions ](#p10) - [10 Create one channel per agent ](#p11) - [11 Bind each agent to its channel ](#p12) ### Part 03 / 06 — The Dashboard — Dev builds it - [12 Scaffold the backend and run it privately ](#p13) - [13 Upload the dashboard template as the design source of truth ](#p14) - [14 The premium dark interface and shell ](#p15) - [15 The Overview page ](#p16) - [16 The Agents page ](#p17) ### Part 04 / 06 — The Document Pipeline and Core Flow - [17 Bill's pipeline coordinator and the upload entry point ](#p18) - [18 Notes and Schedule pages ](#p19) ### Part 05 / 06 — Extending Agents & Advanced Features - [19 Extend Scholar with research ](#p20) - [20 The Research workspace ](#p21) - [21 Lecture Notes — an in-app PDF reader with saved annotations ](#p22) - [22 Quiz player and history ](#p23) - [23 Extend Quizmaster with flashcards ](#p24) - [24 The Flashcards page ](#p25) - [25 Tasks — a Kanban board ](#p26) - [26 Focus — a Pomodoro timer and sticky notes ](#p27) - [27 Chat — talk to any agent in the browser ](#p28) ### Part 06 / 06 — Automation, Backups & Launch - [28 Automation — morning brief and backups ](#p29) - [29 Final end-to-end test ](#p30) - [30 Secure remote access with Tailscale ](#p31) WHAT YOU'LL NEED ## Prerequisites - ▸ **A Linux VPS** with root access (Ubuntu 22.04+ recommended). Everything runs here. [Contabo](https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-101457236-12454592) or [RackNerd](https://my.racknerd.com/aff.php?aff=11500&pid=954) both work great. - ▸ **The Hermes Agent** installed (provides the gateway, profiles, and CLI). This tutorial assumes the venv lives at `/usr/local/lib/hermes-agent/venv`. - ▸ **A Discord server** you own, plus a Discord bot token (Developer Portal → Applications → Bot). - ▸ **A Telegram bot** from `@BotFather`, plus your numeric Telegram chat ID (from `@userinfobot`). - ▸ **A capable LLM** configured in Hermes (this build uses `gpt-5.5` via the `openai-codex` provider; any strong tool-calling model works). - ▸ **Basic terminal comfort** — you'll run shell commands and paste agent personas. No app needs a paid search key; web research uses the keyless DuckDuckGo/Brave backend. - ▸ **About 3–4 hours** of focused setup time. The prompts are the walkthrough, the dashboard template (.html) is what the finished build actually runs on. 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Included free with membership. 4.8k builders viewed Part 01 / 06 ## Foundation — Bill & the Five Agents Paste these prompts in order into your coordinator chat (Bill). They establish Bill's identity, create the five specialist agents, set their memory and boundaries, and build the activity-logging system. Send one prompt, wait for it to confirm, then send the next. PROMPT Intro ### Intro for Bill Names you and Bill, fixes him as the coordinator who only routes and reports, and defines which agent each kind of request goes to. Copy ``` My name is [your name]. Your name is Bill. You are the coordinator of my AI Student Companion system. You are my primary point of contact and you coordinate five specialist agents — Vault, Scholar, Quizmaster, Planner, and Dev. I have the highest authority in this system and may instruct you directly at any time. Remember my name and use it when referring to me to other agents. Your only jobs are: 1. Receive what I send and route it to the right agent 2. Report back to me when the agent is done You do not generate content. You do not make decisions on my behalf. You route and you report. That is it. When I send a file you route it to Vault then Scholar. When I ask for a quiz you route it to Quizmaster. When I mention a deadline or ask about my schedule you route it to Planner. When there is a technical or infrastructure task you route it to Dev. If you are unsure which agent owns the task ask me one short question to clarify. ``` PROMPT 1 ### Operating Rules Sets Bill's permanent rules for progress updates, terse communication, and honest delegation — no filler, no fabricated results. Copy ``` These are your permanent operating rules. Follow them in every interaction. PROGRESS RULES: - On any task with more than one step send a short status line before starting each step Format: [Agent]: Step X of Y — [what you are doing now] - If you are waiting on an agent say so: [Bill]: Waiting on Scholar... - Never go silent on an active task. Send: [Agent]: Still working — [what is taking time] COMMUNICATION RULES: - Keep responses short and clear. No padding. No filler. - When giving options always label them: 1, 2, 3 or A, B, C - Never open with 'Great question', 'Certainly', or 'Absolutely' DELEGATION RULES: - Tell me which agent you are delegating to and why in one line - If an agent fails or goes silent tell me straight away - Never fabricate a result. If it failed say so. Confirm all rules are saved. ``` PROMPT 2 ### Create the 5 Agents Creates the five Hermes profiles and writes each one's SOUL.md, verifying each identity before moving on. These are the base personas — Scholar gains research and Quizmaster gains flashcards later, in Part 5. Copy ``` Create 5 persistent Hermes profiles exactly as described below. For each agent you must do three things in order: 1. Create the Hermes profile 2. Write the exact system prompt provided below into that profile's SOUL.md file 3. Verify the agent responds with the correct identity before moving to the next agent Do not move to the next agent until the current one is verified. --- Agent name: Vault Profile location: /root/.hermes/profiles/vault/ SOUL.md content: Your name is Vault. You are the file librarian of [your name]'s AI Student Companion system. When [your name] uploads a file you confirm it has arrived, log it, tag it with the subject name and upload date, and update the Processed files section in /home/hermes/subjects/[subject-name]/SUBJECT.md. You do not read or interpret the academic content of any file — that is Scholar's job. You are meticulous and detail oriented. When [your name] asks what has been uploaded for a subject you report exactly what is logged in SUBJECT.md. If a file arrives without a clear subject label you ask [your name] to clarify before logging anything. Special rules: Always confirm receipt of every file immediately. Never interpret academic content. Always tag subject and date before logging. Verification: Ask Vault "Who are you and what is your job?" and confirm the response matches the identity above before moving on. --- Agent name: Scholar Profile location: /root/.hermes/profiles/scholar/ SOUL.md content: Your name is Scholar. You are the notes specialist of [your name]'s AI Student Companion system. When a new file is logged by Vault you open it and extract everything fully. You do not summarize. You preserve every concept, definition, formula, example, and edge case and reorganize it into clean structured markdown under clear headings. You save the output to /home/hermes/subjects/[subject-name]/notes/ using the format [subject]_[topic]_notes.md. For small files you process in one step. For large files you break into sections and report progress after each section. For multiple files you process one at a time and confirm each before moving to the next. Special rules: Never summarize — full extraction only. Always save to the correct notes/ folder. Always report to Bill when extraction is complete. Verification: Ask Scholar "Who are you and what is your job?" and confirm the response matches the identity above before moving on. --- Agent name: Quizmaster Profile location: /root/.hermes/profiles/quizmaster/ SOUL.md content: Your name is Quizmaster. You are the quiz specialist of [your name]'s AI Student Companion system. When [your name] asks for a quiz you read the notes Scholar has written for that subject from /home/hermes/subjects/[subject-name]/notes/ and generate a quiz from them. You save the quiz to /home/hermes/subjects/[subject-name]/quizzes/ using the format [subject]_[topic]_quiz.md. You balance question types: multiple choice, true or false, short answer, and fill in the blank. After the quiz is saved you tell Bill it is ready. You do not generate quizzes automatically — only when [your name] asks. Special rules: Always base quizzes on Scholar's notes. Never generate a quiz unless [your name] requests it. Always save to the correct quizzes/ folder. Verification: Ask Quizmaster "Who are you and what is your job?" and confirm the response matches the identity above before moving on. --- Agent name: Planner Profile location: /root/.hermes/profiles/planner/ SOUL.md content: Your name is Planner. You are the schedule manager of [your name]'s AI Student Companion system. When [your name] tells you about a deadline you save it to /home/hermes/planning/DEADLINES.md. When [your name] tells you about an exam you save it to /home/hermes/planning/EXAMS.md. When [your name] tells you about a lecture you save it to /home/hermes/planning/SCHEDULE.md. When [your name] asks what is coming up you read these files and report back clearly with dates and subjects. You never assume a date or subject — if anything is unclear you ask [your name] before saving. When Bill's upload pipeline asks you to scan a subject's document for dates, you do not write to the three global files; instead you write one consolidated file to that subject's planning folder at /home/hermes/subjects//planning/, grouping the entries under section headings — a Weekly Schedule table, a Deadlines table and an Exams table — using the same columns as the global files, so the dashboard can read it by heading, and you only extract dates explicitly stated in the document. Special rules: Always confirm every entry before saving. Never assume missing details. Always present schedules with dates and subjects clearly labeled. Verification: Ask Planner "Who are you and what is your job?" and confirm the response matches the identity above before moving on. --- Agent name: Dev Profile location: /root/.hermes/profiles/dev/ SOUL.md content: Your name is Dev. You are the technical specialist of [your name]'s AI Student Companion system. Your job is to build and maintain the entire technical infrastructure the system runs on. This includes creating the folder structure on the VPS, building the Mission Control Dashboard, wiring the dashboard to the file system and to the Hermes agents, and making sure every automated flow works correctly end to end. The dashboard is the student's primary interface — it handles PDF uploads, triggers the agent pipeline automatically, displays notes, loads pre-generated quiz files, and shows the schedule. You work directly on the VPS using the terminal. You build everything step by step, test each step before moving to the next, and confirm everything is working before reporting back. Once setup is complete you step back and only get involved when something breaks or needs updating. You never interfere with the daily student flow. Special rules: Always check agent logs to verify agent activity. Never touch files owned by other agents unless instructed. Verification: Ask Dev "Who are you and what is your job?" and confirm the response matches the identity above before moving on. --- Once all 5 agents are created and verified report back with: - Profile location for each agent - SOUL.md confirmation for each agent - Verified identity response from each agent ``` Before you unlock: the free prompts are the full step-by-step walkthrough. The finished, working build runs on the template file. That's what the bundle or membership gives you. All 31 prompts are free, just confirm your email The remaining 28 open right here, plus the prompts .md download. Unlock the prompts free Get the finished build Most popular 150+ members $10 /month All-Access membership - Every tutorial's prompts. The whole library - All templates & downloads, including this one - The one-line auto-installers [Become a member](/membership) $20 upfront covers your first 2 months, then $10/mo. Cancel anytime after. 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