User hits login and payment limits when using Hermes for shopping
A Reddit user said they want to use Hermes to automate routine purchases. Their examples include HVAC filters, machine parts, and online toilet paper reorders. They said Hermes can open Playwright, but it stops at Walmart login and credit card entry because of policy limits. The user asked whether another model could avoid the 1Password CLI and payment restrictions.
Key points
- The user wants Hermes to automate repeat purchases.
- Hermes can launch Playwright, according to the post.
- The workflow breaks at Walmart login and credit card entry.
- Hermes refuses to use 1Password CLI or enter card details because of policy limits.
- A practical setup should keep login and payment as human steps.
Quick term guide
- Hermes
- A service for letting an AI agent use web tools and complete tasks.
- automate
- To make a tool or program do a repeated task for you.
- filter
- A system that tries to block unsafe or disallowed AI requests.
- Playwright
- A tool that lets software open websites and click through pages automatically.
- credit
- A balance inside the service that works like money — once used up, you need to add more.
- policy
- A set of safety rules that controls what the model is allowed to do.
- 1Password CLI
- A command-line tool for getting saved passwords from 1Password.
- workflow
- A repeatable set of steps for getting a task done.