Hermes

Description

Wiki for Hermes Agent usage, configuration, workflows, and extensions.

Scope

• Covers: Hermes Agent setup, configuration, CLI commands, features, skills, providers, deployment, integrations, and troubleshooting.
• Not Covered: Real-time community discussion, releases after the date below, and third-party pricing — use web search for those.
• Current As: 2026-09-04 (v0.21.0)

Last Updated

2026-09-04

Documents

Here are the documents related to Hermes:

1. README.md - Hermes Agent Knowledge Base
2. XL Edition Index - Updated: 2026-07-17
3. Master Index - Updated: 2026-09-04
4. Build a Hermes Plugin - Updated: 2026-07-06
5. Codex App-Server Runtime: Tool Surface, Migration & Sandbox Profiles - Updated: 2026-07-06
6. Cron & Browser Deep-Dive: Job Gating, Delivery Routing & Browser Backends - Updated: 2026-07-06
7. Developer Internals: Architecture & Agent Loop - Updated: 2026-07-06
8. Docker Deployment (Hermes in a Container) - Updated: 2026-07-06
9. Extending the Dashboard: Theme YAML, Plugin SDK & Shell Slots - Updated: 2026-07-06
10. Event Hooks Deep-Dive: Gateway, Plugin & Shell Hook Reference - Updated: 2026-07-06
11. Kanban Deep-Dive: Worker Protocol, Dispatcher Tuning & Event Reference - Updated: 2026-07-17
12. Nix & NixOS Setup - Updated: 2026-07-06
13. Provider Runtime & Adding Providers - Updated: 2026-07-06
14. Security Hardening - Updated: 2026-07-17
15. Skills Deep-Dive: /learn, Write Approval, Bundles & Hub Sources - Updated: 2026-07-06
16. Voice & TTS Deep-Dive: Provider Matrix, Caps & Custom Providers - Updated: 2026-07-06
17. Web Dashboard Deep-Dive: Auth Providers, REST API & Profile Scoping - Updated: 2026-07-06
18. Release Digest — v0.11.0 to v0.12.0 (late April 2026) - Updated: 2026-07-06
19. Release Digest — v0.13.0 to v0.15.2 (May 2026) - Updated: 2026-07-06
20. Release Digest — v0.16.0 to v0.18.0 (June–July 2026) - Updated: 2026-07-06
21. Release Digest — v0.6.0 to v0.10.0 (March–April 2026) - Updated: 2026-07-06
22. hermes CLI Detail — Update, Backup, Logs & Diagnostics - Updated: 2026-07-17
23. hermes CLI Detail — Messaging, Automation & Boards - Updated: 2026-07-06
24. Agent Behavior & Safety Config — agent.*, Guardrails, Delegation, Approvals, Write Gates - Updated: 2026-07-06
25. Channels & Display Config — display.*, Streaming, Sessions, DM Policy, Quick Commands - Updated: 2026-07-06
26. Config Core — ~/.hermes Layout, Precedence, Substitution & I/O Limits - Updated: 2026-07-06
27. Model Plumbing Config — Compression, Prompt Caching, Timeouts, Fallback & Routing - Updated: 2026-07-06
28. Terminal & Sandbox Config — terminal.*, Container Lifecycle, code_execution, Checkpoints - Updated: 2026-07-06
29. Voice, Web, Browser, Security & Dashboard Config — tts., stt., web., browser., security., dashboard. - Updated: 2026-07-06
30. Core Runtime Environment Variables — HERMES_*, Sessions, Gateway, Kanban, Dashboard Auth - Updated: 2026-07-06
31. Provider & Tool-API Environment Variables — Keys, Base URLs, OAuth, Observability - Updated: 2026-07-06
32. Discord — Env Var Reference, Permissions, Sessions, Voice FX, Forums - Updated: 2026-07-06
33. Gateway Operations — Capability Matrix, Toolsets, Service Units, Display Knobs - Updated: 2026-07-06
34. iMessage (BlueBubbles), Photon Deltas & Webhooks — Setup Values and Route Reference - Updated: 2026-07-06
35. Matrix — E2EE Recovery, Proxy Mode, Session Scopes, Hardening Reference - Updated: 2026-07-06
36. Telegram — Local Bot API Server, Topics Internals, Rendering & Delivery Reference - Updated: 2026-07-06
37. Profile Commands — Full Reference - Updated: 2026-07-06
38. Cloud Provider Catalog — IDs, Keys, Endpoints, Auth Chains - Updated: 2026-07-06
39. Self-Hosted Serving & Custom Endpoints — Flags, Parsers, Context Detection - Updated: 2026-07-06
40. Sessions — Resume, Naming, Management Commands, session_search - Updated: 2026-07-17
41. Slash Commands — Full In-Chat Reference - Updated: 2026-07-06
42. Approval System - Updated: 2026-09-04
43. Auxiliary Models — Dedicated Providers for Built-in Side Tasks - Updated: 2026-09-04
44. Bot Mode & Teammate Rooms - Updated: 2026-09-04
45. CLI Reference — hermes Terminal Commands - Updated: 2026-09-04
46. Configuration Reference — ~/.hermes/ Layout & Management - Updated: 2026-09-04
47. Cron & Scheduling - Updated: 2026-09-04
48. Deployment Backends - Updated: 2026-09-04
49. Persistent Goals (/goal) & Verification - Updated: 2026-09-04
50. Local Models & Airplane Mode - Updated: 2026-06-28
51. MCP Integration - Updated: 2026-09-04
52. Memory System - Updated: 2026-09-04
53. Messaging Gateway - Updated: 2026-09-04
54. Migration from OpenClaw - Updated: 2026-04-12
55. Mixture of Agents (MoA) - Updated: 2026-09-04
56. ML Research Pipeline - Updated: 2026-04-13
57. Model Switching & Credential Pools - Updated: 2026-09-04
58. Onchain Workflows - Updated: 2026-04-13
59. Profiles & Multi-Instance - Updated: 2026-09-04
60. Self-Improvement Loop (GEPA) - Updated: 2026-06-28
61. Skills System - Updated: 2026-09-04
62. Subagents & Delegation - Updated: 2026-09-04
63. Web Search & Extract - Updated: 2026-09-04
64. Automation Blueprints - Updated: 2026-07-01
65. autonovel - Updated: 2026-06-10
66. Daytona Managed Workspace Backend - Updated: 2026-07-01
67. Docker Container Backend - Updated: 2026-09-04
68. Local Terminal Backend - Updated: 2026-04-12
69. Modal Serverless Backend - Updated: 2026-04-12
70. Singularity / Apptainer HPC Backend - Updated: 2026-07-01
71. SSH / VPS Backend - Updated: 2026-09-04
72. agency-agents-zh - Updated: 2026-04-12
73. awesome-hermes-agent - Updated: 2026-04-12
74. gbrain - Updated: 2026-04-12
75. mission-control - Updated: 2026-04-12
76. hermes-agent-orange-book - Updated: 2026-04-12
77. hermes-webui (nesquena) - Updated: 2026-04-12
78. hermes-workspace (outsourc-e) - Updated: 2026-06-10
79. Hermes Desktop App - Updated: 2026-09-04
80. hermes-paperclip-adapter - Updated: 2026-06-10
81. hermes-agent-self-evolution - Updated: 2026-06-28
82. ByteRover Memory Provider - Updated: 2026-06-10
83. Hindsight Memory Provider - Updated: 2026-07-01
84. Holographic Memory Provider - Updated: 2026-06-10
85. Honcho Memory Provider - Updated: 2026-04-12
86. Mem0 Memory Provider - Updated: 2026-04-12
87. OpenViking Memory Provider - Updated: 2026-07-01
88. RetainDB Memory Provider - Updated: 2026-06-10
89. Supermemory Provider - Updated: 2026-04-12
90. Nous Research - Updated: 2026-04-12
91. OpenClaw - Updated: 2026-06-10
92. DingTalk Platform - Updated: 2026-06-10
93. Discord Platform - Updated: 2026-07-17
94. Email Platform - Updated: 2026-06-10
95. Feishu / Lark Platform - Updated: 2026-06-10
96. Home Assistant Platform - Updated: 2026-06-10
97. iMessage (Photon) Platform - Updated: 2026-07-01
98. LINE Platform - Updated: 2026-06-25
99. Matrix Platform - Updated: 2026-07-01
100. Mattermost Platform - Updated: 2026-06-10
101. Raft Platform - Updated: 2026-07-01
102. Signal Platform - Updated: 2026-06-10
103. Slack Platform - Updated: 2026-09-04
104. Telegram Platform - Updated: 2026-09-04
105. WeCom Platform - Updated: 2026-06-10
106. WhatsApp Platform - Updated: 2026-07-01
107. Anthropic Native Provider - Updated: 2026-09-04
108. Google AI Studio (Gemini) Provider - Updated: 2026-07-01
109. Google Vertex AI — Gemini Provider - Updated: 2026-07-01
110. Nous Portal Provider - Updated: 2026-07-17
111. Ollama Local Provider - Updated: 2026-07-01
112. OpenAI Codex Provider - Updated: 2026-09-04
113. OpenRouter Provider - Updated: 2026-07-17
114. Hermes Agent v0.10.0 (v2026.4.16) - Updated: 2026-04-28
115. Hermes Agent v0.11.0 (v2026.4.23) - Updated: 2026-04-28
116. Hermes Agent v0.12.0 (v2026.4.30) - Updated: 2026-05-01
117. Hermes Agent v0.13.0 (v2026.5.7) - Updated: 2026-05-23
118. Hermes Agent v0.14.0 (v2026.5.16) - Updated: 2026-05-23
119. Hermes Agent v0.15.0 (v2026.5.28) - Updated: 2026-06-04
120. Hermes Agent v0.16.0 (v2026.6.5) - Updated: 2026-06-06
121. Hermes Agent v0.17.0 (v2026.6.19) - Updated: 2026-07-01
122. Hermes Agent v0.18.0 (v2026.7.1) - Updated: 2026-07-17
123. Hermes Agent v0.20.x (v0.20.0–v0.20.6) - Updated: 2026-09-04
124. Hermes Agent v0.21.0 (v2026.8.31) — Pantheon - Updated: 2026-09-04
125. Hermes Agent v0.6.0 - Updated: 2026-04-12
126. Hermes Agent v0.7.0 - Updated: 2026-04-12
127. Hermes Agent v0.8.0 - Updated: 2026-04-12
128. Hermes Agent v0.9.0 (v2026.4.13) - Updated: 2026-04-13

Activity Log

Activity Log

Summaries

• Awesome Hermes Agent — Ecosystem Inventory - Updated: 2026-06-28
• Community Resources — get-hermes.ai community page inventory - Updated: 2026-04-12
• Release Notes — Hermes Agent v0.10.0 (v2026.4.16) - Updated: 2026-04-28
• Release Notes — Hermes Agent v0.11.0 (v2026.4.23) - Updated: 2026-04-28
• Release Notes — Hermes Agent v0.12.0 (v2026.4.30) - Updated: 2026-05-01
• Release Notes — Hermes Agent v0.13.0 (v2026.5.7) - Updated: 2026-05-23
• Release Notes — Hermes Agent v0.14.0 (v2026.5.16) - Updated: 2026-05-23
• Release Notes — Hermes Agent v0.15.0 (v2026.5.28) - Updated: 2026-06-04
• Release Notes — Hermes Agent v0.16.0 (v2026.6.5) - Updated: 2026-06-06
• Release Notes — Hermes Agent v0.17.0 (v2026.6.19) - Updated: 2026-07-01
• Release Notes — Hermes Agent v0.18.0 (v2026.7.1) — The Judgment Release - Updated: 2026-07-01
• Release Notes — Hermes Agent v0.20.x through v0.20.6 - Updated: 2026-09-04
• Release Notes — Hermes Agent v0.21.0 Pantheon - Updated: 2026-09-04
• Release v0.6.0 — Multi-Instance Release - Updated: 2026-04-12
• Release v0.7.0 — Resilience Release - Updated: 2026-04-12
• Release v0.8.0 — Intelligence Release - Updated: 2026-04-12
• Release Notes — Hermes Agent v0.9.0 (v2026.4.13) - Updated: 2026-04-13
• Skills Catalog — the 644-Skill Map - Updated: 2026-06-09
• Transcript — Hermes Agent The 24/7 Self-Evolving AI Agent! - Updated: 2026-06-28
• Transcript: Hermes Just Solved the Biggest Problem With OpenClaw - Updated: 2026-04-12
• Transcript — Did Hermes Agent just kill OpenClaw? (full guide) - Updated: 2026-04-12
• Transcript: Hermes FULL COURSE 2 HOURS (Build & Automate Anything) - Updated: 2026-04-12
• Transcript: LIVE Hermes AI Agent Masterclass + Browser Agents + FREE with Qwen 3.6 - Updated: 2026-04-12
• Transcript — Hermes Agent Full Setup Tutorial: How to Setup Your First AI Agent (Gemma 4) - Updated: 2026-04-12
• Transcript — I am Switching to Hermes Agent - Updated: 2026-04-12
• Transcript — Why The Hermes Agent Just Replaced OpenClaw (DGX Spark Test) - Updated: 2026-04-12

Syntheses

• Cron Troubleshooting — the Four-Category Checklist - Updated: 2026-09-04
• Deployment Backends Compared - Updated: 2026-09-04
• Hermes Agent vs OpenClaw — Full Comparison - Updated: 2026-06-28
• Local Stack Playbook — Running Hermes 100% Offline - Updated: 2026-04-12
• Memory Providers Compared - Updated: 2026-07-01
• Onchain Stack Recipe - Updated: 2026-04-13