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# 001 — Why backing up an agent is so hard
**Status:** Research in progress
**Tags:** Technical, Backups, DevOps
## Research notes
### Real filesystem changes after one week of work on a Linux agent
```
504.6M ./usr
43.3M ./var
448.9M ./root
54.0K ./etc
996.8M .
```
Most users only back up the home directory (`/root` = 448.9M). But over half the changes live outside it — `/usr` (504.6M) and `/var` (43.3M) contain installed packages, pip/npm global installs, database files, logs, and system configs. A naive home-dir-only backup misses 55% of what changed.
At restore time, you get your config back but the agent won't run — missing dependencies, missing system packages, missing database files.
### What this means for the post
- Agent environments are not just config files — they're full Linux systems with packages, services, and state scattered everywhere
- "Backup your home directory" is dangerously incomplete advice for AI agents
- Derez.ai's full-disk snapshot approach is the right solution
- This is a strong selling point: the agent works after restore, not just the config
### Next data points
Oliver will do two more memory analysis snapshots after running the speed-run setups (Odoo + Cold Email). Those will show how much additional state those integrations add.
### Outline
1. The sprawl problem — why agents are harder to back up than a standard server
*Include the filesystem analysis table*
2. What a real agent backup needs to capture
3. How Borg/deduplicated snapshots solve it
4. How Derez.ai does it automatically (one-click restore)
5. Best practices for users
6. Better save than sorry — the selling point
### References
- Borg backup docs
- Hermes Agent directory structure (~/.hermes/)
- Filesystem analysis: `du -sch /usr /var /root /etc` after one week
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# 002 — Cold email at scale: from one-off to campaign
**Status:** Idea
**Tags:** Marketing, Cold Email, Automation
## Research notes
- We already have a cold email speed-run post — this would be the "next level"
- Moving from single emails to sequenced campaigns
- Follow-ups, A/B testing, reply detection
- CRM integration for tracking
## Outline
1. Why one-off cold emails leave money on the table
2. Building a sequence: intro → follow-up 1 → follow-up 2 → breakup
3. Using Hermes Agent tools for reply detection and routing
4. Measuring open rates, reply rates, conversion
5. Tying into a CRM (Odoo?) for pipeline tracking
## References
- Existing cold email speed-run post
- Alex Hormozi / Cold email playbooks
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# 003 — Odoo + AI agent: beyond the speed run
**Status:** Idea
**Tags:** Odoo, Integration, CRM
## Research notes
- The speed-run post shows a basic Odoo connection
- This post goes deeper: actual workflows that save time
- Inventory alerts, automated invoice follow-ups, lead scoring
## Outline
1. Recap: what the speed run covered
2. Real use cases:
- auto-follow-up on stale leads
- inventory low-stock alerts via email/Slack
- monthly sales report generated and emailed
3. Combining Odoo tools with Hermes Agent skills
4. Security: creating a restricted Odoo user for the agent
5. Next steps for readers
## References
- Existing Odoo speed-run post
- Odoo External API docs
- Odoo4projects.com free trial