# witcheer's Wingtips #95: let your agent keep checking for you

Written by [witcheer](https://x.com/witcheer) at Nous Research. Republished with credit.

Canonical: https://hermeswatcher.com/wingtips/95  
Published: 2026-10-08  
[Original](https://notwitcheer.github.io/hermes-recipes/wingtips/95-let-your-agent-keep-checking/) · [On X](https://x.com/witcheer/status/2108082465923649911) · [Full collection](https://notwitcheer.github.io/hermes-recipes/) · [Official docs](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/loops)

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Sources: [Hermes docs: Loops](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/loops)


your Hermes Agent can run the same prompt again every few minutes, inside the chat you're already in.

type /loop, how often, then what it should check:

`/loop 5m check build.log and tell me when the build is done`

handy while a build or a deploy is running!

docs: [https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/loops](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/loops)