# Signal Dog plugin listens for alarms and tells deaf users in chat

> Original title: I'm deaf, so I never hear the fridge alarm, an oven timer or a knock at the door. I built Signal Dog for @NousResearch's Hermes Agent Plu...

- Source: X search: indie AI launches (I built, solo founder)
- Published: 2026-11-08T06:39:15.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/uhqk7jdxasoq9pmm6qnty05tj
- Original: https://x.com/ScottLeimroth/status/2119318814991188312

## Summary

Scott R. Leimroth introduces Signal Dog, a Hermes Agent plugin built for the Hermes Agent Plugin Hackathon that listens through the microphone for sounds such as fridge alarms, oven timers and door knocks. It reports these sounds to the user in chat. Leimroth says no audio is kept.

## Post

I'm deaf, so I never hear the fridge alarm, an oven timer or a knock at the door. I built Signal Dog for @NousResearch's Hermes Agent Plugin Hackathon: a plugin that listens through the microphone and tells you in chat. No audio kept. https://github.com/scottleimroth/signal-dog

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