1. Communication & Core
- Telegram bridge established & verified for remote interaction
- Initial Hermes CLI configuration on Hetzner VPS
- Knowledge base initialized with user preferences and VPS environment facts
2. Transcription Engineering
- Created @davidtranscription_bot as a dedicated ingestion gateway
- Deployed Whisper 'base' model as a local background service
- Configured automated polling and JSON-formatted transcript exports
- Established /root/transcriptions/ as the persistent data store
3. Cloud Integration
- Google Cloud Console project configured for API access
- OAuth2 flow completed for secure Workspace connectivity
- Authenticated access established for Gmail, Drive, Calendar, and Sheets