Channels & social desk

Descriptor: Hermes messaging pipes (email · phone · chat) plus create/track social accounts for all your sites — not only NorCal. Status sticks in this browser. Secrets stay in ~/.hermes/.env (never on this page).

Boardroom Goals VIN portal GChat map Terminal
These are channels into one gateway, not separate people. Brain = Laura (default) or Kennsington / Giovanna when you seat them.

On Boardroom terminal

Real tools on your Mac via bridge :8765. Best path when Grok app only talks.

Open terminal Goals HQ 
~/.hermes/boardroom-bridge/start.sh
# then hard-refresh boardroom → Run

Half Google Chat (Laura DM / HQ)

Road text to Laura. Needs Console Save + working SA. Allowed: bryan@, admin@, fsu9913.

1. Save Chat app (fsu9913) 2. Laura DM · pong Who / where map 
hermes gateway restart
# message: Laura: pong

Off Email (Laura inbox)

Laura reads/sends mail via IMAP/SMTP. Best account: admin@mobilecarbsmoketest.com (App Password).

Create App Password 
# ~/.hermes/.env
EMAIL_ADDRESS=admin@mobilecarbsmoketest.com
EMAIL_PASSWORD=xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx
EMAIL_IMAP_HOST=imap.gmail.com
EMAIL_IMAP_PORT=993
EMAIL_SMTP_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
EMAIL_SMTP_PORT=587
EMAIL_POLL_INTERVAL=60
EMAIL_ALLOWED_USERS=bryan@norcalcarbmobile.com,admin@mobilecarbsmoketest.com
EMAIL_HOME_ADDRESS=admin@mobilecarbsmoketest.com

# then:
hermes gateway restart

Off / human Phones & SMS

916-890-4427 = work (customers). 916-678-1090 = Laura GV. These are identity labels today — not AI picking up the call. AI phone answer needs Twilio (or similar) + GO on cost.

Call work line Text work line Laura GV 
# Future SMS (after Twilio account + GO)
# TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID=...
# TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN=...
# TWILIO_PHONE_NUMBER=+1916...
hermes gateway setup
hermes gateway restart

Off Slack (Laura CARB bot)

Manifest ready: ~/.hermes/laura-carb-slack-manifest.json · Desktop/LAURA-SLACK-SETUP.md

Create Slack app 
SLACK_BOT_TOKEN=xoxb-...
SLACK_APP_TOKEN=xapp-...
# config.yaml: platforms.slack.enabled: true
hermes gateway restart

Off WhatsApp

Pair phone with Hermes QR after enable. Allowlist your number first.

# WHATSAPP_ENABLED=true
# WHATSAPP_ALLOWED_USERS=+1...
hermes whatsapp
hermes gateway restart
Never put real passwords on this page. Paste secrets only into ~/.hermes/.env on the Mac. After any change: hermes gateway restart.
Descriptor — multi-site social: For each brand/site below, track Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, X, LinkedIn, Google Business Profile. Use Create links to open official signup pages (you complete with the right Google/business login). Mark Live / Missing / N/A — state sticks here. Tier A = money brands; C = often redirect-only (no full social stack).
Ask Giovanna

Who owns configuration

Not 10 new agents — seats + channels.

  • Laura — default voice on GChat / email / Slack once pipes on
  • Ms Kennsington — day process; not social account creation
  • Giovanna — multi-brand ecommerce + market apps + social desk; brand site health; social checklist (publish needs GO)
  • Elon / IT Guru — DNS, Cloudflare, deploy www vs pages, env on Mac
  • Sloane / Marketing Non-Stop — content after accounts exist; 18-domain strategy
  • Mila / Creative — avatars, covers, brand kits for new socials
  • You — Google login, App Password, Console Save, approve Twilio spend
Open terminal Goals HQ 
talk-real giovanna
# or boardroom: Giovanna: which sites missing GBP?

talk-real
# Laura: draft steps to enable EMAIL_ in .env (no secrets in chat)