diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/mac-test.yaml b/.forgejo/workflows/mac-test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d883f9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/mac-test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+name: mac-mini-test
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch: {}
+jobs:
+  hostjob:
+    runs-on: [macos]
+    steps:
+      - run: |
+          echo "running on $(uname -sm) via mac-mini runner"
diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/smoke.yaml b/.forgejo/workflows/smoke.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9107d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/smoke.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+name: runner-smoke
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch: {}
+jobs:
+  smoke:
+    runs-on: [k8s]
+    steps:
+      - run: |
+          echo "hello from $(uname -m) runner"
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f74e3fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,267 @@
+{
+  "nodes": {
+    "flake-parts": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs-lib": [
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1778716662,
+        "narHash": "sha256-m1Yf0wZ8j1OHjTc2UwHwyQRSnNeSgLJOd7q5Y45hzi4=",
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "flake-parts",
+        "rev": "f7c1a2d347e4c52d5fb8d10cb4d94b5884e546fb",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "flake-parts",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "flake-parts_2": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs-lib": [
+          "hermes-agent",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1772408722,
+        "narHash": "sha256-rHuJtdcOjK7rAHpHphUb1iCvgkU3GpfvicLMwwnfMT0=",
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "flake-parts",
+        "rev": "f20dc5d9b8027381c474144ecabc9034d6a839a3",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "flake-parts",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "hermes-agent": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-parts": "flake-parts_2",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
+        "npm-lockfile-fix": "npm-lockfile-fix",
+        "pyproject-build-systems": "pyproject-build-systems",
+        "pyproject-nix": "pyproject-nix_2",
+        "uv2nix": "uv2nix_2"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1778808412,
+        "narHash": "sha256-aMswImSX08K+0RWBaTKbDJPjPv+saiU5d46d9qwyIl4=",
+        "owner": "NousResearch",
+        "repo": "hermes-agent",
+        "rev": "1702a94c889911da28015449544640648e8c3db2",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NousResearch",
+        "repo": "hermes-agent",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1775036866,
+        "narHash": "sha256-ZojAnPuCdy657PbTq5V0Y+AHKhZAIwSIT2cb8UgAz/U=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "6201e203d09599479a3b3450ed24fa81537ebc4e",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "ref": "nixos-unstable",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs_2": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1778443072,
+        "narHash": "sha256-zi7/fsqM/kFdNuED//4WOCUtezGtKKqRNORjMvfwjnA=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "da5ad661ba4e5ef59ba743f0d112cbc30e474f32",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "ref": "nixos-unstable",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "npm-lockfile-fix": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "hermes-agent",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1775903712,
+        "narHash": "sha256-2GV79U6iVH4gKAPWYrxUReB0S41ty/Y3dBLquU8AlaA=",
+        "owner": "jeslie0",
+        "repo": "npm-lockfile-fix",
+        "rev": "c6093acb0c0548e0f9b8b3d82918823721930fe8",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "jeslie0",
+        "repo": "npm-lockfile-fix",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "pyproject-build-systems": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "hermes-agent",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ],
+        "pyproject-nix": "pyproject-nix",
+        "uv2nix": "uv2nix"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1772555609,
+        "narHash": "sha256-3BA3HnUvJSbHJAlJj6XSy0Jmu7RyP2gyB/0fL7XuEDo=",
+        "owner": "pyproject-nix",
+        "repo": "build-system-pkgs",
+        "rev": "c37f66a953535c394244888598947679af231863",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "pyproject-nix",
+        "repo": "build-system-pkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "pyproject-nix": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "hermes-agent",
+          "pyproject-build-systems",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1769936401,
+        "narHash": "sha256-kwCOegKLZJM9v/e/7cqwg1p/YjjTAukKPqmxKnAZRgA=",
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "pyproject.nix",
+        "rev": "b0d513eeeebed6d45b4f2e874f9afba2021f7812",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "pyproject.nix",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "pyproject-nix_2": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "hermes-agent",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1772865871,
+        "narHash": "sha256-/ZTSg97aouL0SlPHaokA4r3iuH9QzHVuWPACD2CUCFY=",
+        "owner": "pyproject-nix",
+        "repo": "pyproject.nix",
+        "rev": "e537db02e72d553cea470976b9733581bcf5b3ed",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "pyproject-nix",
+        "repo": "pyproject.nix",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "pyproject-nix_3": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "hermes-agent",
+          "uv2nix",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1771518446,
+        "narHash": "sha256-nFJSfD89vWTu92KyuJWDoTQJuoDuddkJV3TlOl1cOic=",
+        "owner": "pyproject-nix",
+        "repo": "pyproject.nix",
+        "rev": "eb204c6b3335698dec6c7fc1da0ebc3c6df05937",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "pyproject-nix",
+        "repo": "pyproject.nix",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "root": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-parts": "flake-parts",
+        "hermes-agent": "hermes-agent",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_2"
+      }
+    },
+    "uv2nix": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "hermes-agent",
+          "pyproject-build-systems",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ],
+        "pyproject-nix": [
+          "hermes-agent",
+          "pyproject-build-systems",
+          "pyproject-nix"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1770770348,
+        "narHash": "sha256-A2GzkmzdYvdgmMEu5yxW+xhossP+txrYb7RuzRaqhlg=",
+        "owner": "pyproject-nix",
+        "repo": "uv2nix",
+        "rev": "5d1b2cb4fe3158043fbafbbe2e46238abbc954b0",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "pyproject-nix",
+        "repo": "uv2nix",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "uv2nix_2": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "hermes-agent",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ],
+        "pyproject-nix": "pyproject-nix_3"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1773039484,
+        "narHash": "sha256-+boo33KYkJDw9KItpeEXXv8+65f7hHv/earxpcyzQ0I=",
+        "owner": "pyproject-nix",
+        "repo": "uv2nix",
+        "rev": "b68be7cfeacbed9a3fa38a2b5adc0cfb81d9bb1f",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "pyproject-nix",
+        "repo": "uv2nix",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "root": "root",
+  "version": 7
+}
diff --git a/nix/packages.nix b/nix/packages.nix
index dbf6356..cc35fda 100644
--- a/nix/packages.nix
+++ b/nix/packages.nix
@@ -1,10 +1,40 @@
 { inputs, ... }:
+let
+  forAllSystems = inputs.nixpkgs.lib.genAttrs [ "x86_64-linux" "aarch64-linux" ];
+in
 {
   flake.packages = forAllSystems (system:
     let
       pkgs = inputs.nixpkgs.legacyPackages.${system};
+
+      # Hermes agent with messaging platform support (Discord, Slack, Telegram)
+      hermesMessaging = inputs.hermes-agent.packages.${system}.default.override {
+        extraDependencyGroups = [ "messaging" ];
+      };
+
+      # OCI container image for k3s deployment
+      hermesImage = pkgs.dockerTools.buildLayeredImage {
+        name = "hermes-speckl/sme";
+        tag = "latest";
+        created = "now";
+        contents = [
+          hermesMessaging
+          pkgs.cacert
+          pkgs.tzdata
+          pkgs.bash
+          pkgs.coreutils
+        ];
+        config = {
+          Entrypoint = [ "/bin/hermes" "gateway" "run" ];
+          Env = [
+            "PATH=/bin"
+            "SSL_CERT_FILE=${pkgs.cacert}/etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt"
+          ];
+        };
+      };
     in {
-      default = inputs.hermes-agent.packages.${system}.default;
+      default = hermesMessaging;
+      docker-image = hermesImage;
 
       speckl-config = pkgs.writeTextDir "speckl-config.yaml" ''
         # Speckl SME — generated config
@@ -20,7 +50,4 @@
       '';
     }
   );
-
-  # Helper: build for the standard platforms
-  forAllSystems = inputs.nixpkgs.lib.genAttrs [ "x86_64-linux" "aarch64-linux" ];
 }