hermes-agent
Configure, extend, or contribute to Hermes Agent.
What this skill does
# Hermes Agent Hermes Agent is an open-source AI agent framework by Nous Research that runs in your terminal, messaging platforms, and IDEs. It belongs to the same category as Claude Code (Anthropic), Codex (OpenAI), and OpenClaw — autonomous coding and task-execution agents that use tool calling to interact with your system. Hermes works with any LLM provider (OpenRouter, Anthropic, OpenAI, DeepSeek, local models, and 15+ others) and runs on Linux, macOS, and WSL. What makes Hermes different: - **Self-improving through skills** — Hermes learns from experience by saving reusable procedures as skills. When it solves a complex problem, discovers a workflow, or gets corrected, it can persist that knowledge as a skill document that loads into future sessions. Skills accumulate over time, making the agent better at your specific tasks and environment. - **Persistent memory across sessions** — remembers who you are, your preferences, environment details, and lessons learned. Pluggable memory backends (built-in, Honcho, Mem0, and more) let you choose how memory works. - **Multi-platform gateway** — the same agent runs on Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, Matrix, Email, and 10+ other platforms with full tool access, not just chat. - **Provider-agnostic** — swap models and providers mid-workflow without changing anything else. Credential pools rotate across multiple API keys automatically. - **Profiles** — run multiple independent Hermes instances with isolated configs, sessions, skills, and memory. - **Extensible** — plugins, MCP servers, custom tools, webhook triggers, cron scheduling, and the full Python ecosystem. People use Hermes for software development, research, system administration, data analysis, content creation, home automation, and anything else that benefits from an AI agent with persistent context and full system access. **This skill helps you work with Hermes Agent effectively** — setting it up, configuring features, spawning additional agent instances, troubleshooting issues, finding the right commands and settings, and understanding how the system works when you need to extend or contribute to it. **Docs:** https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/ ## Quick Start ```bash # Install curl -fsSL https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh | bash # Interactive chat (default) hermes # Single query hermes chat -q "What is the capital of France?" # Setup wizard hermes setup # Change model/provider hermes model # Check health hermes doctor ``` --- ## CLI Reference ### Global Flags ``` hermes [flags] [command] --version, -V Show version --resume, -r SESSION Resume session by ID or title --continue, -c [NAME] Resume by name, or most recent session --worktree, -w Isolated git worktree mode (parallel agents) --skills, -s SKILL Preload skills (comma-separate or repeat) --profile, -p NAME Use a named profile --yolo Skip dangerous command approval --pass-session-id Include session ID in system prompt ``` No subcommand defaults to `chat`. ### Chat ``` hermes chat [flags] -q, --query TEXT Single query, non-interactive -m, --model MODEL Model (e.g. anthropic/claude-sonnet-4) -t, --toolsets LIST Comma-separated toolsets --provider PROVIDER Force provider (openrouter, anthropic, nous, etc.) -v, --verbose Verbose output -Q, --quiet Suppress banner, spinner, tool previews --checkpoints Enable filesystem checkpoints (/rollback) --source TAG Session source tag (default: cli) ``` ### Configuration ``` hermes setup [section] Interactive wizard (model|terminal|gateway|tools|agent) hermes model Interactive model/provider picker hermes config View current config hermes config edit Open config.yaml in $EDITOR hermes config set KEY VAL Set a config value hermes config path Print config.yaml path hermes config env-path Print .env path hermes config check Check for missing/outdated config hermes config migrate Update config with new options hermes auth Interactive credential manager hermes auth add PROVIDER Add OAuth or API-key credential (e.g. nous, openai-codex, qwen-oauth) hermes auth list List stored credentials hermes auth remove PROVIDER Remove a stored credential hermes doctor [--fix] Check dependencies and config hermes status [--all] Show component status ``` ### Tools & Skills ``` hermes tools Interactive tool enable/disable (curses UI) hermes tools list Show all tools and status hermes tools enable NAME Enable a toolset hermes tools disable NAME Disable a toolset hermes skills list List installed skills hermes skills search QUERY Search the skills hub hermes skills install ID Install a skill (ID can be a hub identifier OR a direct https://…/SKILL.md URL; pass --name to override when frontmatter has no name) hermes skills inspect ID Preview without installing hermes skills config Enable/disable skills per platform hermes skills check Check for updates hermes skills update Update outdated skills hermes skills uninstall N Remove a hub skill hermes skills publish PATH Publish to registry hermes skills browse Browse all available skills hermes skills tap add REPO Add a GitHub repo as skill source ``` ### MCP Servers ``` hermes mcp serve Run Hermes as an MCP server hermes mcp add NAME Add an MCP server (--url or --command) hermes mcp remove NAME Remove an MCP server hermes mcp list List configured servers hermes mcp test NAME Test connection hermes mcp configure NAME Toggle tool selection ``` How the built-in MCP client connects servers (stdio/HTTP), auto-discovers their tools, and exposes them as first-class tools, plus catalog install (`hermes mcp install <name>`): `skill_view(name="hermes-agent", file_path="references/native-mcp.md")`. ### Gateway (Messaging Platforms) ``` hermes gateway run Start gateway foreground hermes gateway install Install as background service hermes gateway start/stop Control the service hermes gateway restart Restart the service hermes gateway status Check status hermes gateway setup Configure platforms ``` Supported platforms: Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, Email, SMS, Matrix, Mattermost, Home Assistant, DingTalk, Feishu, WeCom, BlueBubbles (iMessage), Weixin (WeChat), API Server, Webhooks. Open WebUI connects via the API Server adapter. Platform docs: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/messaging/ ### Sessions ``` hermes sessions list List recent sessions hermes sessions browse Interactive picker hermes sessions export OUT Export to JSONL hermes sessions rename ID T Rename a session hermes sessions delete ID Delete a session hermes sessions prune Clean up old sessions (--older-than N days) hermes sessions stats Session store statistics ``` ### Cron Jobs ``` hermes cron list List jobs (--all for disabled) hermes cron create SCHED Create: '30m', 'every 2h', '0 9 * * *' hermes cron edit ID Edit schedule, prompt, delivery hermes cron pause/resume ID Control job state hermes cron run ID Trigger on next tick hermes cron remove ID Delete a job hermes cron status Scheduler status ``` ### Webhooks ``` hermes webhook subscribe N Create route at /webhooks/<name> hermes webhook list List subscriptions hermes webhook remove NAME Remove a subscription hermes webhook test NAME Send a test POST ``` Full setup, route config, payload templating, and event-driven agent-run patterns: `skill_view(name="hermes-agent", file_path="references/webhooks.md")`. ### Profiles ``` hermes profile list List all profiles hermes profile c
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