# Bad Influence story: Scott R. Leimroth introduces Signal Dog, a Hermes Agent plugin that reports household sounds

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-08 01:39. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/787e53b5-05f0-40c4-8236-c682f2e40713

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Latest update (11-08 01:39): Signal Dog plugin listens for alarms and tells deaf users in chat

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

The only source is Leimroth's own post on X. It does not report how well the plugin detects sounds or whether anyone outside the hackathon has tested it.

Coverage timeline (newest first):
1. 11-08 01:39 · X search: indie AI launches (I built, solo founder) · [Signal Dog plugin listens for alarms and tells deaf users in chat](https://badinfluence.news/items/uhqk7jdxasoq9pmm6qnty05tj)
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