Notes from the Loop

7-part technical breakdown

Inside the Obsidian vault behind my 12 agent loops.

A practical, real-world breakdown of how I run twelve autonomous agent loops with OpenClaw and Hermes — including the Obsidian structure, workflows, handoffs, persistent state, and the lessons I’ve learned along the way.

Seven emails with implementation details, real examples, and operational lessons from a live system.

The 7-part breakdown

A behind-the-scenes look at the system, from structure to scheduled loops.

  1. Connect your phone and agent to the same Obsidian vault

    The Remotely Save + Dropbox setup I use so my phone and OpenClaw/Hermes agent work in one shared vault. The phone handles reading and approvals; the agent writes the work.

  2. Give your agent an inbox for decisions and handoffs

    Four folders (handoffs, intake, tickets, outbox), decision checkboxes, and a deterministic closing script that finishes work without another model call.

  3. Make agent work survive a new session

    My QBall approach: route files into one canonical project folder, maintain a project registry, use symlinks instead of copies, and resume from decisions, state, then history.

  4. Turn messy voice notes into executable work

    My capture → shape → execute workflow. Turn raw ideas into structured briefs and approve the direction before the agent starts execution.

  5. Trigger repeatable workflows with agent hooks

    How I connect a named trigger to a reusable procedure and a durable ticket file. Includes the actual three-part pattern: kit, lightweight pointer, and ticket.

  6. Run scheduled agent loops without relying on memory

    How I run twelve autonomous loops using disposable sessions, persistent contracts, ledgers, and per-run folders. Including what happens when an unattended run fails.

  7. Tour the actual vault behind my 12 agent loops

    The complete twelve-shelf Obsidian structure. How PARA and Johnny Decimal organize the system, what lives in each folder, why each exists, and what I’d skip when starting over.

Get the full breakdown.

Seven emails with the implementation details, patterns, and operational lessons from a live Obsidian setup running twelve agent loops.