Hermes: The Real-Time Voice Proxy

The Problem In the globalized IT industry, non-native English speakers often struggle during highly technical remote meetings (Zoom, Teams) with international vendors. Native meeting subtitles are often inaccurate for technical jargon and lack real-time translation, while speaking back fluently remains a massive barrier. The Solution: Hermes Hermes is a Real-Time Voice Proxy designed to bridge this gap bidirectionally. Operating completely outside the meeting software via Windows WASAPI loopback and virtual audio cables, Hermes acts as a transparent intermediary without needing bot-invites or API integrations with Zoom. How it works under the hood Listening (The Interpreter): Hermes silently captures the meeting's audio output natively. Using AssemblyAI's cutting-edge Streaming API v3, it transcribes the fast-paced English technical speech with incredible accuracy in real-time. This text is instantly translated to Spanish using Gemini and displayed on a sleek, always-on-top Tkinter overlay. Speaking (The Proxy): When the user holds the "Push-to-Talk" button, Hermes records their native Spanish speech, transcribes it, translates it to precise technical English, and uses advanced Neural TTS to inject a fluent English voice directly into the meeting via a VB-Audio Virtual Cable. Hermes empowers professionals to focus on solving complex IT problems without the cognitive load of language barriers, acting as the ultimate communication copilot.