# Where the agent runs: its own computer and always-on running (`auto.cloud_env`)

Feedback Bench, personal agents, built 2026-10-19, window 2026-08-31 to 2026-10-18. Web page: https://feedbackbench.com/#/criterion/auto.cloud_env

Area: [Running on its own](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/auto.md)

**Definition.** Where the agent itself runs and how that machine behaves: its hosted computer keeps files and installed tools, has the resources, permissions and network reach needed, keeps working while the user's device is off, or can run self-hosted or locally.

**Boundary.** Not this: see [Access to the user's own phone or computer](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/connect.local_device.md) when the point is acting on apps and files on the user's own phone or computer. Not this: see [Websites block the agent with captchas or IP bans](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/connect.site_blocking.md) when sites block its IP.

Rated user-weeks, all agents: 2677. Complaint share: 31%.

## The brief

Written by large language models from this page's numbers and the posts it quotes, then checked: every number in the text is in the build. Interpretation, not measurement.

Hermes Agent does this best. Its users run it on their own machines, often with local models, and say it stays on and keeps working without them. Users of personal agents rate this criterion often: it is the 2nd most rated of 53. Hermes Agent users rate it 3.13 times as often as other users. ChatGPT Dots ranks low. Its users describe a cloud computer that lags, crashes and sometimes has no internet. Grok Bot sits 5th of 6, and its users write 31% of the category's complaints here.

### What separates the best from the rest

Hermes Agent users talk about owning the machine. They run the agent on their own hardware with local models, move it from one computer to another, and leave it running all the time. ChatGPT Dots users describe a hosted sandbox with broken permissions. They say it lags on too little memory and crashes in the cloud browser. One says it had no internet. Several posts say Grok Bot's cloud computer works better. Dots gets 116 praise to 118 complaints. Hermes Agent gets 700 to 195.

- **Ranks high**: [Hermes Agent](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/hermes-agent.md)
  - Hermes Agent, 2026-10-14, X search: Hermes Agent, hermes-agent, Hermes Desktop (X): “@hermeswatcher "use" ? what do you mean by "use"? my hermes agent is always running, doing stuff” [source](https://twitter.com/2614492704/status/2110515845650919641)
  - Hermes Agent, 2026-10-16, r/hermesagent (Reddit): “i recently moved my hermes from raspberry pi to an old macbook pro 2015 that was laying around with arch linux in it i simply gave the old one ssh credentials and asked it to move itself and it did a splendid job” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/hermesagent/comments/1x75d63/bought_mac_mini_for_247_transferring_hermes_from/ph23qb6/)
- **Ranks low**: [ChatGPT Dots](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/dots.md)
  - ChatGPT Dots, 2026-10-12, X search: ChatGPT dots, ChatGPT dot, OpenAI dots, OpenAI's dot (X): “the cloud computer of chatgpt dots is too laggy, basically unusable, probably because the 8gb memory is too low, while the gork bot cloud computer runs very smoothly [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/3454839206/status/2109619780051509567)
  - ChatGPT Dots, 2026-10-13, X search: ChatGPT dots, ChatGPT dot, OpenAI dots, OpenAI's dot (X): “why does the cloud virtual machine included with chatgpt dot frequently crash, especially when performing operations involving the cloud browser? have you ever encountered this? should i keep using chatgpt dot, or should i give grok bot a try? 🙏🙏🙏” [source](https://twitter.com/1171424701580632067/status/2109911854546145337)

## How it breaks

Rule: A separate pass sorts complaints into failure modes. For each criterion with at least 30 complaining user-weeks, a large language model reads 150 complaint posts drawn at random and names 4 to 8 failure modes; a second large language model then puts every complaint post on that criterion in one mode, or in Other when it fits none. Modes are fixed once named, and new posts are sorted into them each week. A mode counts distinct user-weeks with a complaint in it, per agent; across agents, one user-week per agent. Modes do not change the labels or the Feedback Score. Examples: up to 3 posts per mode from different users, chosen and checked as receipts are.

The largest failure mode is self-hosted agents that crash, need constant upkeep or stop when the machine sleeps. It makes up 18% of complaining user-weeks. OpenClaw users write 51% of it and Hermes Agent users 38%. Most complaints about local hardware too weak to run models come from Hermes Agent users, at 65%. Most complaints about hosted machines that disconnect, crash or freeze come from Grok Bot users, at 60%.

852 complaining user-weeks.

| Failure mode | User-weeks | Posts | Agents (user-weeks) | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-hosted agent unstable and high maintenance | 154 | 157 | OpenClaw 79, Hermes Agent 59, Grok Bot 10, Muse 5, Gemini Spark 1 | An agent the user runs on their own PC, Mac mini or VPS crashes, eats memory, breaks on updates or OS quirks, needs constant upkeep, or stops whenever that machine sleeps or powers off; slow local model inference is out. |
| Hosted computer too weak or slow | 141 | 154 | Grok Bot 62, ChatGPT Dots 27, Hermes Agent 21, OpenClaw 15, Muse 11, Gemini Spark 2, Hark 2, Poke 1 | The hosted machine is laggy or short on RAM, disk, GPU, audio or other capacity (including resources taken by other tenants), so heavy or browser tasks crash or crawl; problems with the user's own hardware are out. |
| Hosted computer network and permissions locked down | 101 | 112 | Grok Bot 43, ChatGPT Dots 22, Hermes Agent 13, Muse 12, OpenClaw 7, Gemini Spark 2, Hark 2 | The hosted machine blocks needed network reach or system permissions, such as no VPN, tailscale, SSH, tunnels, cgroups or open internet, or uses a datacenter or foreign IP that sites flag, triggering 2FA and failed logins; slowness and crashes are out. |
| Local hardware can't run models well | 91 | 93 | Hermes Agent 59, OpenClaw 29, Muse 2, Gemini Spark 1 | Running the model locally is too slow, overheats the machine, or can't fit enough context on the available GPU, VRAM or RAM to be usable with the agent; agent-process instability that has nothing to do with model inference is out. |
| No self-hosted option or vendor lock-in | 88 | 88 | Grok Bot 28, Hermes Agent 23, OpenClaw 23, Muse 8, ChatGPT Dots 3, Gemini Spark 3 | The agent only runs on the vendor's cloud with no local or self-hosted option, so users lose access to their machine and work when credits run out, the account is banned, or the vendor's region or plan limits apply; reliability of the cloud machine itself is out. |
| Hosted computer loses state on restart | 85 | 86 | Grok Bot 30, ChatGPT Dots 22, Muse 12, Hermes Agent 10, OpenClaw 9, Gemini Spark 1, Hark 1 | Files, installed tools, configs (such as tailscale), browser logins or recent work disappear when the hosted machine restarts, updates, reverts to a snapshot or swaps environments, forcing reinstalls and re-logins; outages that lose nothing are out. |
| Hosted computer unreachable, crashing or stuck | 84 | 86 | Grok Bot 50, ChatGPT Dots 9, Hermes Agent 8, Muse 7, OpenClaw 5, Hark 4, Gemini Spark 1 | The agent's vendor-hosted machine disconnects, crashes, freezes, sleeps, or hangs during recovery or updates, so the agent can't run or finish tasks; loss of saved data after it comes back belongs to the state-loss mode instead. |
| Cloud agent can't reach user's own machines | 64 | 69 | Grok Bot 29, ChatGPT Dots 22, Hermes Agent 8, Muse 3, Instinct 1, OpenClaw 1 | The hosted agent can't drive or connect to the user's local computer, several of their devices, local browser or local data and tools (such as on-device MCP or GPU), or the local bridge is janky; failures inside the hosted machine itself are out. |
| Other | 52 | 56 | Grok Bot 14, ChatGPT Dots 13, Hermes Agent 11, OpenClaw 8, Muse 3, Gemini Spark 1, Hark 1, Poke 1 | Complaints that fit none of the modes above. |

#### Self-hosted agent unstable and high maintenance

- Hermes Agent, 2026-10-17, r/hermesagent (Reddit): “i'm seeing the same problem. it's the way hermes is set to look at memory usage. it's getting the system memory instead of its own. because of how zfs cache works, hermes thinks the system is low on memory.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/hermesagent/comments/1x8nwlq/my_agent_often_shows_your_agent_is_running_low_on/phe9qmv/)
- Hermes Agent, 2026-10-17, X search: Hermes Agent, hermes-agent, Hermes Desktop (X): “@hanghuang_ hermes agent, it's only on virtual, when i close, it's also close” [source](https://twitter.com/1450991495125692421/status/2111533308807188510)
- OpenClaw, 2026-10-17, X search: OpenClaw, openclaw.ai (X): “@kellogh @deepfates kinda sounds like you should be resetting context or compacting more i have never had those issues with hermes, openclaw i get its a bitch to keep running well.” [source](https://twitter.com/1680659691301470210/status/2111516194683703629)

#### Hosted computer too weak or slow

- Grok Bot, 2026-10-14, @bot (X): “is it me or @bot own computer is slow af today and going worse to use. bot needs better computer use @poteto” [source](https://twitter.com/1215028704/status/2110242174642372818)
- Grok Bot, 2026-10-13, What's new in Grok Bot - Oct 13, 2026 (YouTube): “we need more memory, when running multiple bots/tasks jobs crash” [source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_K9yAckFh0&lc=UgyaSAvPrkboDI8OXud4AaABAg)
- ChatGPT Dots, 2026-10-12, X search: ChatGPT dots, ChatGPT dot, OpenAI dots, OpenAI's dot (X): “the cloud computer of chatgpt dots is too laggy, basically unusable, probably because the 8gb memory is too low, while the gork bot cloud computer runs very smoothly [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/3454839206/status/2109619780051509567)

#### Hosted computer network and permissions locked down

- ChatGPT Dots, 2026-10-18, Put your dot on call (YouTube): “dot uses some special sandbox. calling from that sandbox for agents to do something like backups, will not work. the permissions is broken. so the product is useless. i have to ask claude to do my backups now. :<” [source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBOZIRK1ujw&lc=UgxHTiAGWbvPkx-3k6p4AaABAg.Ac23tD4hLjrAc4vJo8H-FY)
- Grok Bot, 2026-10-14, @bot (X): “@realjamesmtz @bot having the same issue. then it tells me it doesn’t have internet” [source](https://twitter.com/1320511929711005702/status/2110466679683878973)
- Grok Bot, 2026-10-10, X search: Grok Bot, Grokbot, x.ai/bot (X): “@bot @grok @grokbot any update on the grok bot computer's outbound traffic being limited to https (port 443) since early october? it blocks imap/smtp (993, 143, 465, 587), so my agents can't reach our mail [link] there an eta for a fix, or any workaround that restore” [source](https://twitter.com/2027692638292393984/status/2108991613317902651)

#### Local hardware can't run models well

- Hermes Agent, 2026-10-15, X search: Hermes Agent, hermes-agent, Hermes Desktop (X): “@teknium hey, why is running hermes agent locally actually making my mbp run super hot?” [source](https://twitter.com/1768320127554981888/status/2110787470879289388)
- Hermes Agent, 2026-10-12, @NousResearch (X): “@nousresearch rewrite that in rust. my laptop's 24 gig ram even sometimes struggles.” [source](https://twitter.com/1824853148722495488/status/2109699903996006653)
- Hermes Agent, 2026-10-06, X search: Hermes Agent, hermes-agent, Hermes Desktop (X): “i started using the ai agent. it’s really difficult to work with codex and qwen on hermes agent at the same time on a macbook air...” [source](https://twitter.com/392567031/status/2107472030279078267)

#### No self-hosted option or vendor lock-in

- Hermes Agent, 2026-10-17, X search: Hermes Agent, hermes-agent, Hermes Desktop (X): “@hanghuang_ @atamitt it's very difficult to use comparing with instacloud, my hermes agent can not run online” [source](https://twitter.com/1450991495125692421/status/2111508030496116906)
- Grok Bot, 2026-10-14, r/GrokBot (Reddit): “all i want is for my grokbot to live on my pc instead of it's underpowered joke of a machine.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GrokBot/comments/1x63v2y/will_we_be_able_to_build_hybrid_ai_model/pgsa7nt/)
- Grok Bot, 2026-10-13, X search: Grok Bot, Grokbot, x.ai/bot (X): “@evanchipman but grok bot doesn’t support any headlessness so it’s a bit annoying” [source](https://twitter.com/2273535774/status/2110026427261194584)

#### Hosted computer loses state on restart

- Grok Bot, 2026-10-14, What's new in Grok Bot - Oct 13, 2026 (YouTube): “one thing annoying me is the frequent update computer, which then delete most programs/ installed during working with bots. is this intentionally to make sure we can't do heavy long hour cross-days work using bot's' computer?” [source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_K9yAckFh0&lc=Ugy8LIM-jMcBQ1HtMe94AaABAg)
- Muse, 2026-10-08, @muse (X): “@artemr @muse i don't know why muse doesn't make everything permanent permanent. it's always set things up in such a way that it will wipe on next restart” [source](https://twitter.com/1967145006172696581/status/2108072397379088495)
- ChatGPT Dots, 2026-10-06, X search: ChatGPT dots, ChatGPT dot, OpenAI dots, OpenAI's dot (X): “soured on chatgpt dots not gonna lie. they don’t have a persistent storage. my dot's work on blender running for a day is just gone. very annoying. guess should have regularly commit the work.” [source](https://twitter.com/1882194669158707200/status/2107516885134704664)

#### Hosted computer unreachable, crashing or stuck

- Grok Bot, 2026-10-16, X search: Grok Bot, Grokbot, x.ai/bot (X): “have you ever used grok bot to connect to feishu bot? the cloud computer resets irregularly + the bridge automatically checks for deadlocks, and syncing the script to the repository is also useless 😂 i guess i'll switch back to hermes for the connection.” [source](https://twitter.com/1947553138007019524/status/2110959870224847310)
- Hark, 2026-10-15, @hark_labs (X): “@hark_labs @adcock_brett 49 vm crash in 2 days is crazy, can’t do any serious project with this. [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/512082771/status/2110799621861646821)
- Grok Bot, 2026-10-14, X search: Grok Bot, Grokbot, x.ai/bot (X): “@pinjun99 @grok @bot two hours now and still cannot restart any grok bot virtual computer” [source](https://twitter.com/1863953103109652480/status/2110421955673219249)

#### Cloud agent can't reach user's own machines

- ChatGPT Dots, 2026-10-14, X search: ChatGPT dots, ChatGPT dot, OpenAI dots, OpenAI's dot (X): “prediction: in 6 months, nobody will be talking about openai dots; same fate as all their hype driven experiments. remember chatgpt atlas? yeah me neither. personally, dots is such a downgrade experience from what native claude/codex can do on an ‘always-on’ home macbook” [source](https://twitter.com/249970431/status/2110481099193495887)
- ChatGPT Dots, 2026-10-08, X search: ChatGPT dots, ChatGPT dot, OpenAI dots, OpenAI's dot (X): “my openai dot delegates codex tasks to my connected windows pc, but they get "hostid: durable" (cloud) instead of "hostid: local" and fail before commands start. scheduled tasks run locally. this is blocking real work. is dot→codex desktop routing broken? @thsottiaux” [source](https://twitter.com/1594675543793975297/status/2108249500498133198)
- ChatGPT Dots, 2026-10-02, OpenAI just made some MASSIVE announcements (YouTube): “unfortunate the dot agent can't access multiple computers. only allows access to one computer” [source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cro5EDMlcTY&lc=UgyGZ8PE4B544pw35f54AaABAg)

#### Other

- ChatGPT Dots, 2026-10-17, X search: ChatGPT dots, ChatGPT dot, OpenAI dots, OpenAI's dot (X): “the openai dot's cloud computer is not as useful as the grok bot! it's complicated, dealing with workspace isolation, execution isolation... [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1338856576803766288/status/2111253208534491288)
- ChatGPT Dots, 2026-10-16, X search: ChatGPT dots, ChatGPT dot, OpenAI dots, OpenAI's dot (X): “grok bot's take on cloud env for agents is still so much better than openai dots+cloud thing atm, unfortunately i dont understand why not just copy grok bot more since its clearly closer to pmf (on cloud niche, tbc) (if not just ressource issue)” [source](https://twitter.com/1301900779347902470/status/2111071584983318920)
- Hermes Agent, 2026-10-13, X search: Hermes Agent, hermes-agent, Hermes Desktop (X): “damn i totally missed the grok bot thing!! i just find out now that it has a complete machine that gives you, i guess i will be retiring my hermes agent...” [source](https://twitter.com/1614349100194959365/status/2110153476747735319)

## Top requests

What users ask to add or change, most asked first. 569 user-weeks ask for something. Requests do not change the Feedback Score. Rule: A separate pass by a large language model reads every counted post and extracts what the user asks the agent or its vendor to add or change, with the criteria it maps to and a short normalised wording; it does not touch the labels or the Feedback Score. A large language model groups the wordings within each criterion (the first criterion the request maps to) into themes, and a second pass merges themes that ask for the same change under different criteria; a merged theme sits under the criterion most of its requests map to, and code counts it once. A theme counts distinct user-weeks that ask for it, per agent; across agents, one user-week per agent. Themes asked in fewer than 2 user-weeks, and requests that share no theme, are not shown. Examples: up to 3 posts per theme from different users, without slurs: whole posts of 60 to 450 characters with at least 8 words beyond handles and links, posts of at most 280 characters first, then the newest.

| Rank | Request | User-weeks | Posts | Agents (user-weeks) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Self-hosted deployment option | 62 | 63 | Grok Bot 18, Hermes Agent 14, OpenClaw 14, Muse 11, ChatGPT Dots 3, Hark 2 |
| 2 | Always-on running while user's device is off | 57 | 59 | OpenClaw 18, Hermes Agent 16, Grok Bot 15, Muse 5, ChatGPT Dots 1, Gemini Spark 1, Hark 1 |
| 3 | Fully managed hosted version | 39 | 39 | OpenClaw 19, Hermes Agent 13, Grok Bot 6, Hark 1 |
| 4 | Sessions synced across devices | 37 | 37 | Hermes Agent 24, Grok Bot 5, Muse 4, OpenClaw 4 |
| 5 | Run agent locally on own machine | 34 | 36 | Grok Bot 14, ChatGPT Dots 6, OpenClaw 6, Hermes Agent 4, Muse 4 |
| 6 | Lower host resource usage | 26 | 26 | OpenClaw 12, Hermes Agent 10, Grok Bot 2, Gemini Spark 1, Muse 1 |
| 7 | Agent's own hosted computer | 24 | 24 | Grok Bot 9, OpenClaw 5, ChatGPT Dots 4, Hermes Agent 3, Muse 2, Gemini Spark 1 |
| 8 | Persistent files and setup across resets | 22 | 24 | Grok Bot 9, ChatGPT Dots 6, Muse 4, Hermes Agent 2, OpenClaw 1 |
| 9 | Stable cloud computer without crashes or disconnects | 17 | 17 | Grok Bot 10, Hermes Agent 2, Muse 2, ChatGPT Dots 1, Hark 1, OpenClaw 1 |
| 10 | Region-specific IP and proxy options | 15 | 16 | Grok Bot 8, Muse 3, ChatGPT Dots 1, Hark 1, Hermes Agent 1, OpenClaw 1 |
| 11 | Unrestricted network access and permissions | 15 | 15 | ChatGPT Dots 5, Grok Bot 4, Gemini Spark 2, Muse 2, OpenClaw 2 |
| 12 | On-device running with data kept local | 14 | 15 | Hermes Agent 4, Muse 3, OpenClaw 3, Grok Bot 2, ChatGPT Dots 1, Gemini Spark 1 |

### 1. Self-hosted deployment option

- Hermes Agent, 2026-10-15, X search: Hermes Agent, hermes-agent, Hermes Desktop (X): “i'm a little interested in hermes desktop... i want to easily self-host a virtual pc like dots and make it a two-in-one.” [source](https://twitter.com/726144978/status/2110743878534078540)
- Grok Bot, 2026-10-15, X search: Grok Bot, Grokbot, x.ai/bot (X): “also curious if xai plans to let grok bot run on private servers or local machines like hermes desktop. that would remove the main reason i keep sensitive stuff off it.” [source](https://twitter.com/2061094751445700613/status/2110655864248111377)
- Grok Bot, 2026-10-13, @bot (X): “@geoffreyhuntley @bot tell me when you can self host @bot on this” [source](https://twitter.com/1955005796527509507/status/2109928589982622204)

### 2. Always-on running while user's device is off

- Grok Bot, 2026-10-10, r/GrokBot (Reddit): “its not useful for trading since its not running on a 24/7 server” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GrokBot/comments/1x28ijl/trading_with_grok_bot/pf0b1gv/)
- Hark, 2026-10-10, @hark_labs (X): “@adcock_brett @hark_labs @adcock_brett three asks and hark becomes the agent we run our lives on: 1) always-on processes (my tailscale bridge dies whenever the sandbox idles), 2) multi-account sign-on to switch between work and personal, 3) a real-time voice mode like grok's 🙏” [source](https://twitter.com/1737245583780220928/status/2108951530535530616)
- Grok Bot, 2026-10-10, @bot (X): “@bot @cursor_ai cloud pc hibernates repeatedly while i'm using sites over tailscale. today many sleep/wake cycles; each drops tailscale for minutes until a watchdog restarts it. need always-on / disable sleep. node grok-bot-vm-[phone].” [source](https://twitter.com/1659971261685174272/status/2108847054449512456)

### 3. Fully managed hosted version

- OpenClaw, 2026-10-18, X search: OpenClaw, openclaw.ai (X): “@hanghuang_ @thsottiaux how about one click deploy agents feature like for n8n, hermes openclaw etc hostinger does it seamlessly” [source](https://twitter.com/1710033776280215552/status/2111716635946123669)
- OpenClaw, 2026-10-07, r/AI_Agents (Reddit): “exactly. you basically just described my entire point 😂. i don't want to spend my time learning openclaw, agent harnesses, tokens, permissions, etc. i want the company selling me the ai to handle all that shit and give me the finished product.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/AI_Agents/comments/1wzof0f/i_dont_want_an_ai_assistant_i_want_an_ai_that/pedivg2/)
- Hermes Agent, 2026-10-07, @NousResearch (X): “@nousresearch how will the mobile app work? will it just be a way to use my home pc (if left on)? or will we be able to use hermes entirely in the cloud? without paying for a virtual service. like how we can use models wherever for their own price. @teknium” [source](https://twitter.com/1246152062787878912/status/2107914245329539163)

### 4. Sessions synced across devices

- Hermes Agent, 2026-10-18, @NousResearch (X): “@nousresearch can we get a cloud sync feature in hermes desktop? i run it on my mac mini for always on telegram channels, but i also use it on my macbook, and right now i have to run two separate instances.” [source](https://twitter.com/2021980118961598465/status/2111630253391290834)
- Hermes Agent, 2026-10-14, r/hermesagent (Reddit): “me too. the webui project is pretty good, but has a lot of quirks and limitations that i'd expect a native mobile version to handle much better since hermes controls it end to end e.g. having a session ve fully interoperable between mobile/desktop/tui” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/hermesagent/comments/1x5pjmm/v0220_opinions/pgpqa8b/)
- Hermes Agent, 2026-10-11, X search: Hermes Agent, hermes-agent, Hermes Desktop (X): “@witcheer setup on windows was a breeze! right after downloading app, connected to my vps where hermes runs over ssh and what surprised me the most: telegram sessions are also there to see! however updates are one way, telegram -&gt; hermes desktop app but not other way.” [source](https://twitter.com/983668044487712768/status/2109289795784708521)

### 5. Run agent locally on own machine

- Grok Bot, 2026-10-17, X search: Grok Bot, Grokbot, x.ai/bot (X): “@denche2005 the universal videogame modder. it has an ai with unlimited tokens because it runs on your own pc. i wish grok bot could run on my pc so it could be free.” [source](https://twitter.com/2087638391513022464/status/2111554403853598937)
- ChatGPT Dots, 2026-10-14, r/hermesagent (Reddit): “ok wow, man if they make dot but on my machine with the actual remote browser that i can check... now that's going to be amazing!” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/hermesagent/comments/1x5u50y/hermes_agent_v0220_the_threshold_release/pgsizai/)
- Grok Bot, 2026-10-14, r/GrokBot (Reddit): “all i want is for my grokbot to live on my pc instead of it's underpowered joke of a machine.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GrokBot/comments/1x63v2y/will_we_be_able_to_build_hybrid_ai_model/pgsa7nt/)

### 6. Lower host resource usage

- Hermes Agent, 2026-10-12, @NousResearch (X): “@nousresearch rewrite that in rust. my laptop's 24 gig ram even sometimes struggles.” [source](https://twitter.com/1824853148722495488/status/2109699903996006653)
- OpenClaw, 2026-10-10, X search: OpenClaw, openclaw.ai (X): “@steipete @_bashoh @roboclawbot @steipete would be great if openclaw team could fix this. has crashed my server by consuming 20gb of memory by orphaned stdio mcps. [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/3716117839/status/2108990356490719717)
- OpenClaw, 2026-10-04, @openclaw (X): “@gaskinbryon @openclaw @openclaw ui updates that break sqlite, kill agents on startup, and let a codex plugin chew the disk is update hell. i built hermes agents forge so specialists prove a workflow with clear boundaries instead of another recovery weekend.” [source](https://twitter.com/1977378597502423040/status/2106791791563526175)

### 7. Agent's own hosted computer

- ChatGPT Dots, 2026-10-16, X search: ChatGPT dots, ChatGPT dot, OpenAI dots, OpenAI's dot (X): “grok bot's take on cloud env for agents is still so much better than openai dots+cloud thing atm, unfortunately i dont understand why not just copy grok bot more since its clearly closer to pmf (on cloud niche, tbc) (if not just ressource issue)” [source](https://twitter.com/1301900779347902470/status/2111071584983318920)
- OpenClaw, 2026-10-11, X search: OpenClaw, openclaw.ai (X): “@daveshapi but oh that we had claude with a proper cloud based agent instead of just cloud processing. the whole architecture from openclaw is ideal, especially for always on back office tasks. building a back office team that stops working when you close your laptop, not cool” [source](https://twitter.com/334778930/status/2109283922714476890)
- ChatGPT Dots, 2026-10-04, X search: ChatGPT dots, ChatGPT dot, OpenAI dots, OpenAI's dot (X): “the way out on this one is to not use the agent’s browser, i.e. use chatgpt dot with computer use. would have liked if agents could do everything in their cloud browsers [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/941977810033430528/status/2106565498993598478)

### 8. Persistent files and setup across resets

- Grok Bot, 2026-10-14, What's new in Grok Bot - Oct 13, 2026 (YouTube): “one thing annoying me is the frequent update computer, which then delete most programs/ installed during working with bots. is this intentionally to make sure we can't do heavy long hour cross-days work using bot's' computer?” [source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_K9yAckFh0&lc=Ugy8LIM-jMcBQ1HtMe94AaABAg)
- Muse, 2026-10-08, @muse (X): “@artemr @muse i don't know why muse doesn't make everything permanent permanent. it's always set things up in such a way that it will wipe on next restart” [source](https://twitter.com/1967145006172696581/status/2108072397379088495)
- ChatGPT Dots, 2026-10-06, X search: ChatGPT dots, ChatGPT dot, OpenAI dots, OpenAI's dot (X): “@thsottiaux, @openai i've lost game assets in openai dots two days in a row. my dot says its cloud computer reverted to an old snapshot. library backups survived, but recent work didn't. i want to use it for real projects, not redo lost work. [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/2077301068283662336/status/2107512104840286320)

### 9. Stable cloud computer without crashes or disconnects

- Grok Bot, 2026-10-11, r/GrokBot (Reddit): “the fix it's suggesting is just a bandaid. i have a link with google script and everytime gb computer freezes gd must re-establish the link. the thing is it's okay for the computer to freeze once in a while but it freezes like 150 times a day. [link]” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GrokBot/comments/1x39zhy/grok_bot_computer_keeps_freezing/pfb868d/)
- Grok Bot, 2026-10-10, @bot (X): “@poteto @mikepat711 i have the same exact issue about grok bots on my macbook pro. @poteto can i send the issue description to your tibo email from my grokbot email too? 😉 in all honesty, this has to be fixed to make grok @bot a truly 24/7 remote colleague/assistant.” [source](https://twitter.com/1170985196390240256/status/2108838062247796839)
- Hark, 2026-10-08, @hark_labs (X): “@hark_labs hark darling 💔 you broke my heart i am having a issue on the agent computer and my work has stopped due to that kindly fix that thing please 💔🥀😭😭 [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1995790260484407298/status/2108281091761353213)

### 10. Region-specific IP and proxy options

- Muse, 2026-10-15, @muse (X): “@jjenglert @muse i also hate how often it just gets blocked at sign in or by anti bot walls. i sincerely wish muse had the same vm architecture as grok bot, with actual persistence and the ability to route through residential ips. at least on the paid plans...” [source](https://twitter.com/1989017090381262848/status/2110611168780058950)
- Hark, 2026-10-12, @hark_labs (X): “@hark_labs there was no way to route its network through proxies. so i built a scrappy tool that pushes the scraping through firecrawl. not pretty. it works.” [source](https://twitter.com/1751336276748365824/status/2109676328546971811)
- Grok Bot, 2026-10-04, X search: Grok Bot, Grokbot, x.ai/bot (X): “@lingxi @bot allow to use vpn on grok bot computer. installed expressvpn but it did not work, using it to manage linkedin. which is illigal but getting caught risk is higher because of the login location in houston taxes.” [source](https://twitter.com/94673983/status/2106619332604109191)

### 11. Unrestricted network access and permissions

- ChatGPT Dots, 2026-10-18, X search: ChatGPT dots, ChatGPT dot, OpenAI dots, OpenAI's dot (X): “openai dots is really insufferable to talk to and work with. it stops whenever it *feels* stuck. when pointed with direction, it says yes and never execute. also... why is there no root permission in the sandbox? it can't install anything to the sandbox.” [source](https://twitter.com/1096216535398379520/status/2111620689757380679)
- Gemini Spark, 2026-10-14, X search: Gemini Spark (X): “@_philschmid give gemini spark the access to network and give the auto allow permission mode .” [source](https://twitter.com/2057794216445775873/status/2110404592806908105)
- Grok Bot, 2026-10-09, X search: Grok Bot, Grokbot, x.ai/bot (X): “@elonmusk @spacexai since this morning, my @grokbot has been unable to connect via ftp/sftp to my ovh hosting. web access works, but ports 21 and 22 are being blocked by its network filter. it was working last night, and even after an update, it still won't connect.” [source](https://twitter.com/1276629094772473857/status/2108438877039989119)

### 12. On-device running with data kept local

- Hermes Agent, 2026-10-12, r/hermesagent (Reddit): “wow. really looked forward to watchos integration. any plans to make it work without cloud models?” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/hermesagent/comments/1x3pfps/hermes_conduit_0117_update_your_agent_can_call/pfe5zkf/)
- Hermes Agent, 2026-10-04, @NousResearch (X): “@grok @adolandev @nousresearch @grok can i shift the compute to a phone app where it only uses the flipper zero screen and buttons, but the compute is done on the phone??” [source](https://twitter.com/234669170/status/2106724410753437839)
- Muse, 2026-10-01, @muse (X): “@muse and dot are great ideas, but with one big flaw - i dont want you to have my data- i don’t want it to run on your servers. have it work all on my iphone or no” [source](https://twitter.com/2091597024596545536/status/2105668936755032245)

## Every agent

| Agent | Overall rank | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Hermes Agent](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/hermes-agent.md) | 2 | 1st of 6 | 0.636 | 0.607–0.665 | 895 | 700 | 195 |
| [Gemini Spark](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/gemini-spark.md) | 7 | 2nd of 6 | 0.493 | 0.475–0.511 | 31 | 19 | 12 |
| [OpenClaw](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/openclaw.md) | 5 | 3rd of 6 | 0.492 | 0.456–0.526 | 510 | 342 | 168 |
| [Muse](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/muse.md) | 1 | 4th of 6 | 0.490 | 0.460–0.524 | 183 | 120 | 63 |
| [Grok Bot](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/grok-bot.md) | 3 | 5th of 6 | 0.468 | 0.435–0.500 | 800 | 540 | 260 |
| [ChatGPT Dots](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/dots.md) | 8 | 6th of 6 | 0.388 | 0.355–0.422 | 234 | 116 | 118 |
| [Hark](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/hark.md) | 4 | Too few posts | – | – | 21 | 11 | 10 |
| [Poke](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/poke.md) | 9 | Too few posts | – | – | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| [Instinct](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/instinct.md) | 6 | Too few posts | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Posts

Receipts rule: Up to 5 praise and 5 complaint posts per area and 3 per criterion. Each is a whole post of 60 to 450 characters (700 for areas) with at least 8 words beyond handles and links, that judges the criterion, whose labels are all praise or all complaint, and that contains no slur. Posts that touch the fewest criteria come first, then posts of at most 280 characters, then the newest. A second large language model reads the first 3 candidates per slot and keeps a post only if it clearly praises, or clearly complains about, the agent on that criterion. Links and personal details removed by the source show as marks such as [link].

### Hermes Agent

- Praise, 2026-10-18, r/hermesagent (Reddit): “keep trying, as there is no problem doing it. i have a pc connected via headscale to another one that has the main hermes desktop, and the connected pc runs a hermes desktop that connects to the main gateway. and it works without problems.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/hermesagent/comments/1x91xdh/hermes_server/phhp3dj/)
- Praise, 2026-10-18, X search: Hermes Agent, hermes-agent, Hermes Desktop (X): “hermes agent connected to local models is now installed on all my machines to manage everything on them. main models i'm using are: - glm 5.3 flash - qwen 3.8 flash next - deepseek v4.1 flash 1017 level reached by local models is just amazing! skins repo here: [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/43874767/status/2111823363400446385)
- Praise, 2026-10-18, X search: Hermes Agent, hermes-agent, Hermes Desktop (X): “@gabrielkuettel @omarchy @grok @bot i agree with omarchy but idk man i prefer hermes agent and pi. yes i know grok bot is awesome... but idk i just like the feeling of having complete ownership of my agent 🤷 definitely makes sense for normies though!” [source](https://twitter.com/1019342350429179904/status/2111864051777122502)
- Complaint, 2026-10-17, r/hermesagent (Reddit): “i'm seeing the same problem. it's the way hermes is set to look at memory usage. it's getting the system memory instead of its own. because of how zfs cache works, hermes thinks the system is low on memory.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/hermesagent/comments/1x8nwlq/my_agent_often_shows_your_agent_is_running_low_on/phe9qmv/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-17, X search: Hermes Agent, hermes-agent, Hermes Desktop (X): “@hanghuang_ @atamitt it's very difficult to use comparing with instacloud, my hermes agent can not run online” [source](https://twitter.com/1450991495125692421/status/2111508030496116906)
- Complaint, 2026-10-17, X search: Hermes Agent, hermes-agent, Hermes Desktop (X): “@hanghuang_ hermes agent, it's only on virtual, when i close, it's also close” [source](https://twitter.com/1450991495125692421/status/2111533308807188510)

### Gemini Spark

- Praise, 2026-10-15, X search: Gemini Spark (X): “i loved giving a task to gemini spark and it kept doing it for me while i spend my work time on twitter <3” [source](https://twitter.com/403592829/status/2110706369615790175)
- Praise, 2026-10-11, X search: Gemini Spark (X): “gemini spark is excellent 👏 by running in the background, i can create my own time. it's a really useful operation. [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1946148633193447424/status/2109420278854123936)
- Praise, 2026-10-02, X search: Gemini Spark (X): “@taozibuilds gemini spark backup channel (a savior when the nodes are always stuck). spark runs on google's official cloud, and the network is naturally pure. let it start the cloud browser to open [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1292395804435464195/status/2106022668910932148)
- Complaint, 2026-09-26, X search: Gemini Spark (X): “bro, i finally figured out how to solve this problem. i opened a new conversation, and it worked in a new browser. it seems that the virtual machine environment assigned by gemini spark is different each time; some work, and some don't [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1547503471104229377/status/2103749994822197753)
- Complaint, 2026-09-26, X search: Gemini Spark (X): “the gemini spark remote browser and [link] solution seen on x are currently not working. i switched to foxphone's us cloud phone, spent **1.02 usdt**, and successfully registered ✅ [link] 🎁 after registration, within 48 hours, go to "settings → redeem invitation code", fill in tmzvxu, and both parties will receive 1 billion tokens! what other methods are there to get it working? let's discuss in the comments [link] [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1876194602807685120/status/2103655658990236115)
- Complaint, 2026-09-10, 一人公司必學 Gemini Spark 教學｜Google 24/7 AI Agent 自動化，熄機都做嘢（廣東話） (YouTube): “hello tim, may i ask that i set a schedule using task to do work, but this morning it said it couldn't do it because my mac was offline. i asked it why, and gemini said gemini spark operates as an agent running locally on your mac, rather than as an independent cloud service. what can i do to make it run automatically? thank you.” [source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSur4XA08GY&lc=Ugz_Wg98b4BrckRirTt4AaABAg)

### OpenClaw

- Praise, 2026-10-17, X search: OpenClaw, openclaw.ai (X): “@deepfates i prefer openclaw for running agents continuously and claude code for coding.” [source](https://twitter.com/1398302047934451713/status/2111503734836781501)
- Praise, 2026-10-16, @openclaw (X): “what an hectic week. worked for like 70 hours since last sunday. working on sunday again. sleeping while @openclaw is still at it during the night. and i’m loving it. am i mad or what?” [source](https://twitter.com/70961512/status/2111155117462536342)
- Praise, 2026-10-16, X search: OpenClaw, openclaw.ai (X): “@compound_kid_ this is my openclaw agent running on claude. option selection, order staging, execution — claude under the hood. and it runs 24/7, so it's always ready when i am.” [source](https://twitter.com/2067049826693283840/status/2111067695697260845)
- Complaint, 2026-10-17, X search: OpenClaw, openclaw.ai (X): “@kellogh @deepfates kinda sounds like you should be resetting context or compacting more i have never had those issues with hermes, openclaw i get its a bitch to keep running well.” [source](https://twitter.com/1680659691301470210/status/2111516194683703629)
- Complaint, 2026-10-16, @openclaw (X): “@openclaw hey guys sometime during sept the process started taking up way more ram on my vms. has anyone looked into this? big cost issue” [source](https://twitter.com/728046557338214400/status/2111049113265692930)
- Complaint, 2026-10-13, @openclaw (X): “@openclaw this week we mapped what the hosting provider bills us for, process by process, across all our instances. the openclaw runtime itself was more than half. a browser was running on every instance, whether anyone was using it or not.” [source](https://twitter.com/970542578/status/2109992602376290777)

### Muse

- Praise, 2026-10-15, X search: Muse from Meta, Meta Muse (X): “sounds basic but before meta muse, apps that did similar made you keep browser or app open while it worked. this small change, closing while meta works, has been massive for me.” [source](https://twitter.com/1760081852021547008/status/2110877978645450884)
- Praise, 2026-10-15, App Store (App Store): “i just downloaded muse 2 days ago and it has already saved me 8 hours of work time. it worked for me overnight and while i was away. this is pretty cool.” [source](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/muse-from-meta/id6760173601)
- Praise, 2026-10-11, Probé Muse, la nueva SÚPER app de Mark Zuckerberg desde Facebook (YouTube): “with a vpn, it downloads. i like that you can also install things from github. no problems, you just tell it that you need it to use a repository and it downloads it to its virtual computer with linux.” [source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dymZM87MeLY&lc=Ugyoetc-empos4aAfbt4AaABAg)
- Complaint, 2026-10-08, @muse (X): “@artemr @muse i don't know why muse doesn't make everything permanent permanent. it's always set things up in such a way that it will wipe on next restart” [source](https://twitter.com/1967145006172696581/status/2108072397379088495)
- Complaint, 2026-10-08, Play Store (Play Store): “this assistant is awesome just wish it could go live and not need to have the app open” [source](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.aura)
- Complaint, 2026-09-30, X search: Muse from Meta, Meta Muse (X): “tried connecting meta muse agent to @algofoundation @algorand ac2, but muse machine blocks all udp traffic. is there's a solution for this? [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/14283642/status/2105316292165349554)

### Grok Bot

- Praise, 2026-10-18, @bot (X): “@elonmusk @bot what i like the most is that it works even with the computer closed. 👌👌👌✅✅✅” [source](https://twitter.com/1352317907288645633/status/2111915014705811485)
- Praise, 2026-10-17, @bot (X): “@conan_sb @bot plus, the grok bot cloud computer is so good. and if some of my projects need an api key, i just ask grok bot to get it.” [source](https://twitter.com/4006882761/status/2111538242453385422)
- Praise, 2026-10-16, r/GrokBot (Reddit): “correct. but in my opinion, the only real advantage to grok bot is its persistent environment that runs in the background all day long. grok build has a sandbox if that's all you need and your fine with per-session work, and it's available in the free plan.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GrokBot/comments/1x6u33b/is_it_worth_it_i_tried_the_free_period_and_it_ran/ph61hni/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-16, r/GrokBot (Reddit): “had to reboot my gb's computer after using it for a few days. thought that was weird and hoping this isn't a common occurrence.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GrokBot/comments/1x5uzid/grok_bot_computer_constantly_freezing/ph4dgan/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-16, X search: Grok Bot, Grokbot, x.ai/bot (X): “have you ever used grok bot to connect to feishu bot? the cloud computer resets irregularly + the bridge automatically checks for deadlocks, and syncing the script to the repository is also useless 😂 i guess i'll switch back to hermes for the connection.” [source](https://twitter.com/1947553138007019524/status/2110959870224847310)
- Complaint, 2026-10-14, r/GrokBot (Reddit): “yea, cpu resources are maxed out on the bot boxes. some kind of process overflow. just gotta wait it out.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GrokBot/comments/1x58ojs/your_bots_are_in_grok/pgqncdr/)

### ChatGPT Dots

- Praise, 2026-10-16, X search: ChatGPT dots, ChatGPT dot, OpenAI dots, OpenAI's dot (X): “openai's dots gave me a taste of what a good 24/7 agent looks like, and now grok bot is letting have a team of them!” [source](https://twitter.com/1963054973874515968/status/2111092786418397319)
- Praise, 2026-10-12, X search: ChatGPT dots, ChatGPT dot, OpenAI dots, OpenAI's dot (X): “the vm assigned to chatgpt dots seems to have better performance than i expected. - cpu: intel xeon platinum [email] ghz - number of cpus: 9 - ram: 10.5 gb - storage: 32 gb - os: debian gnu/linux 13.6 (x86-64)” [source](https://twitter.com/181125370/status/2109610342150193662)
- Praise, 2026-10-09, X search: ChatGPT dots, ChatGPT dot, OpenAI dots, OpenAI's dot (X): “i've been trying out various aspects of the trending chatgpt dots, and by installing chatgpt on a vm in the cloud and allowing dots to operate it, dots can directly interact with cloud resources and database data, which is exciting.” [source](https://twitter.com/2080295290280792064/status/2108554255036813414)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, Put your dot on call (YouTube): “dot uses some special sandbox. calling from that sandbox for agents to do something like backups, will not work. the permissions is broken. so the product is useless. i have to ask claude to do my backups now. :<” [source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBOZIRK1ujw&lc=UgxHTiAGWbvPkx-3k6p4AaABAg.Ac23tD4hLjrAc4vJo8H-FY)
- Complaint, 2026-10-17, X search: ChatGPT dots, ChatGPT dot, OpenAI dots, OpenAI's dot (X): “the openai dot's cloud computer is not as useful as the grok bot! it's complicated, dealing with workspace isolation, execution isolation... [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1338856576803766288/status/2111253208534491288)
- Complaint, 2026-10-16, X search: ChatGPT dots, ChatGPT dot, OpenAI dots, OpenAI's dot (X): “grok bot's take on cloud env for agents is still so much better than openai dots+cloud thing atm, unfortunately i dont understand why not just copy grok bot more since its clearly closer to pmf (on cloud niche, tbc) (if not just ressource issue)” [source](https://twitter.com/1301900779347902470/status/2111071584983318920)

### Hark

- Praise, 2026-10-09, @hark_labs (X): “@hark_labs @bot hark runs in the background while i go about my business and notifies me when it’s finished and needs my input. 🧵” [source](https://twitter.com/966334777870577669/status/2108435816754118709)
- Praise, 2026-10-15, @hark_labs (X): “this is wild i let an ai agent run an ai software engineering platform. i had @hark_labs install @factoryai cli on its own computer, gave it my api key, and connected it to factory ai. now hark autonomously operates droid to build software. an ai agent managing an ai software engineer.” [source](https://twitter.com/2097323326993465344/status/2110696707948175747)
- Complaint, 2026-10-15, @hark_labs (X): “@hark_labs @adcock_brett 49 vm crash in 2 days is crazy, can’t do any serious project with this. [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/512082771/status/2110799621861646821)
- Complaint, 2026-10-08, @hark_labs (X): “@hark_labs hark darling 💔 you broke my heart i am having a issue on the agent computer and my work has stopped due to that kindly fix that thing please 💔🥀😭😭 [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1995790260484407298/status/2108281091761353213)
- Complaint, 2026-10-07, @hark_labs (X): “@hark_labs hark's vm doesn't have docker??? 🫣 so, is hark for casual customers, not for developers?” [source](https://twitter.com/966334777870577669/status/2107859225900614015)

### Poke

- Complaint, 2026-09-03, @interaction (X): “@rohanpatraxyz @bbjzoom @interaction i realized that too - it's was extremely buggy it's said it's sandbox was rate limited too so mid task couldn't live i thought it's could continue to do stuff like fill schedule forms or availability which would require its to be live” [source](https://twitter.com/2015807937147531264/status/2095327252565164302)