A local Hermes model looped and rewrote files during portfolio setup
A Hermes user reports a local Qwen model looping for 40 minutes and rewriting files during a portfolio automation project. Deterministic portfolio snapshots are separate from the failed model work.
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Editorial suggested prompt: In a disposable copy of this portfolio-reporting project, inspect the existing script and propose changes before editing. Do not access trading credentials or place orders. Stop after repeated tool failures, preserve file diffs and ask for approval before applying any changes.
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Sourced account- Source poster / publisher
- /u/PyarEkDhokaHai
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- Reported result
- The author reports that Qwen looped for 40 minutes and rewrote files, then describes moving Vi to Claude while retaining existing guardrails. Successful portfolio snapshots came from a plain script, not model reasoning; no successful cloud-model recovery is demonstrated.
- Human involvement
- The user selected the local model and container setup, observed the failure and chose to move to Claude. The source does not document per-write approval, a rollback, exact file diffs or a verified privacy boundary.
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How the agent did it
- The user runs Hermes in Docker on Windows 11, with Discord and email communication and a separate script for scheduled portfolio snapshots.
- The user tries Qwen 3.5 9B through Ollama for multi-step agent work and reports a 40-minute loop with file rewrites.
- The user describes a separate cloud-access container and a move to Claude while retaining existing guardrails; the saved source does not document a successful rerun.
A Hermes Agent user posting as /u/PyarEkDhokaHai describes a failed local-model experiment while setting up portfolio reporting. Hermes ran in Docker on Windows 11 and communicated through Discord and email. The user tried Qwen 3.5 9B through Ollama on a 12GB GPU for multi-step agent work.
The observed AI outcome was a failure. The author says the model looped for 40 minutes and rewrote files. The saved Reddit account does not include a tool trace, file diff or the precise instruction that caused the loop, so it cannot establish which change broke which behaviour. It does establish a reported file-modifying agent session rather than merely a hypothetical concern about local models.
The successful portfolio snapshots need a separate explanation. Those ran three times each trading day through a plain script with no model. They are not evidence that the agent analysed investments, traded or successfully completed the failed multi-step task.
The author describes a separate container for cloud access and says Vi is moving to Claude while retaining existing guardrails. Gemini is also mentioned. This is a reported configuration decision, not proof that the cloud replacement completed the task or that screening prevented all data disclosure. No author correction appears in the saved comments. The useful case is the candid boundary between dependable deterministic reporting and model-driven file changes that the user found unreliable.
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Source: Reddit · /u/PyarEkDhokaHai
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Did AI produce the successful portfolio snapshots?
No. The author explicitly describes a plain script with no model. The AI evidence is the reported Qwen loop and file rewrites, not the scheduled snapshots.
Did switching to Claude demonstrably fix the workflow?
The saved account describes the move and retained guardrails, but gives no successful rerun, exact file diff or independent privacy test. A completed recovery should not be claimed.
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The local Qwen-backed Hermes session attempted multi-step work and rewrote files while looping, according to the author. The scheduled snapshot script did not use a model and is not credited as an autonomous AI result.
Saved first-person Reddit body and returned comments reviewed on 2026-10-20: https://www.reddit.com/r/hermesagent/comments/1x9zwik/my_first_attempt_and_learnings/ Results are author-reported, not independently reproduced. No live source or linked artifact was fetched during this editorial review. Suggested prompt is an editorial reconstruction, not the author's original prompt.
Credit: /u/PyarEkDhokaHai on r/hermesagent
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Tools and topics
Hermes Agent · Qwen 3.5 9B · Ollama · Docker · Windows 11 · Discord · Claude Sonnet · Gemini
Agent failure · Local models · File permissions
Editorial completeness: 100/100. Measures documented fields, not agent performance or verified outcomes.