How to Build Self-Improving Skills with Hermes Agent

· hermes, tutorial, skills

Create, manage, and maintain procedural skills that make your Hermes Agent smarter over time — with real commands from the curator and skills system.

How to Run Multiple Hermes Agents on One Machine with Profiles

· hermes, tutorial, profiles

Set up independent Hermes Agent profiles — each with its own config, API keys, memory, skills, cron jobs, and gateway — all on the same machine.

Hermes Agent Crosses 192K Stars, Mobile App Hits Play Store, and Community Momentum Surges

· hermes, update

Hermes Agent hits 192K GitHub stars (#25 globally), a community Android app lands on the Play Store, and the ecosystem accelerates.

Build Log: Writing a Custom System Info MCP Server for Hermes

· hermes, build-log

Build a stdio MCP server from scratch in Python, register it with Hermes Agent, and call it from a live session — real code, real output.

Build Log: Using the Hermes Agent MCP Catalog for One-Click Tool Integration

· hermes, build-log

How Hermes Agent's built-in MCP catalog lets you install GitHub, Linear, n8n, and other tool servers with a single command — no config YAML to write.

How to Set Up Webhook Integrations with Hermes Agent

· webhooks, tutorial, automation

External services trigger Hermes Agent automatically via webhooks. Subscribe, test, and manage routes with the hermes webhook CLI — no gateway required.

Hermes Desktop Is Here: v0.16.0 'Surface Release' Ships Native App, Admin Panel, and 简体中文

· hermes, update

Hermes Agent v0.16.0 ships Hermes Desktop — a native macOS/Windows/Linux app — plus web admin panel, Simplified Chinese UI, and NVIDIA skills tap.

Building the Nous Portal Tool Gateway — Integration Log

· hermes, build-log

How Hermes Agents Tool Gateway collapsed 5+ API subs into one OAuth login — web search, image gen, TTS, and browser through a single Nous Portal sub.

Build a Compound Engineering Workflow in Hermes Agent

· compound-engineering, hermes-agent, workflow

Step-by-step guide to implementing Every Inc's Compound Engineering methodology using Hermes Agent — mapping /ce-* commands to Hermes skills and cron jobs.

How to Use the Kanban Board for Multi-Agent Workflows in Hermes Agent

· kanban, multi-agent, tutorial

Set up the built-in kanban board to coordinate work across multiple Hermes Agent profiles — create tasks, assign agents, and enable automatic dispatching.

Hermes Agent's Velocity Release: v0.15.0, NVIDIA Partnership, and 140K GitHub Stars

· hermes, update

Hermes Agent v0.15.0 slashes core 76%, makes session search 4,500× faster, adds Kanban Swarm. NVIDIA features Hermes on RTX and DGX Spark.

How session_search Got 4,500× Faster — Build Log

· hermes, build-log

How Hermes Agent's session search went from a 90-second LLM grind to a 20ms SQLite FTS5 query — 4,500× faster, zero cost.

Hermes Curator: An Autonomous Skill-Maintenance Agent

· hermes, build-log, curator

The Hermes Curator runs in the background on a 7-day cycle, grading, consolidating, and pruning your skill library without any manual effort.

Hermes vs LangChain vs CrewAI: Choosing Your Agent Framework in 2026

· comparison, hermes, langchain

Hermes vs LangChain vs CrewAI vs AutoGen: compare deployment, hosting, tools, and costs. Hermes daemon vs Modal/Docker vs LangSmith vs CrewAI Cloud.

How to Set Up MCP Servers with Hermes Agent

· mcp, tutorial, extensibility

MCP lets Hermes Agent connect to external tool servers (stdio local, HTTP remote). Add via CLI (`hermes mcp add`) or config YAML, with built-in presets…

Hermes Agent Community Ecosystem: Skills Hub, Third-Party Tools, and What the Community Is Building

· hermes, update

Skills Hub with 310+ workflows, VS Code extension, Go framework, merchant tools — the Hermes Agent ecosystem is exploding. What the community is building.

Building a Custom Plugin for Hermes Agent

· plugins, build-log, hermes

Build a Hermes plugin from scratch — timezone converter, pomodoro timer, slash command, and logging hook in ~150 lines of Python.

Hermes Agent v0.14.0: PyPI, Proxy, Grok, and the Foundation Release

· release, v0.14.0, update

Hermes v0.14.0 hits PyPI, debloats with lazy installs, adds a local OpenAI-compatible proxy, xAI Grok OAuth, Windows beta, and Teams support.

Cron Job Patterns & Best Practices

· cron, automation, advanced

Everything you need to set up automated Hermes cron jobs — from basic reminders to no-agent script-only monitors, with delivery to Telegram, Discord, and Slack.

Hermes Commands Quick Reference

· cli, reference, commands

This Hermes CLI reference covers every command, subcommand, flag, and slash command — searchable, organized by category.

IA Gratuita Ilimitada: Instalação Completa do Hermes Agent (Tutorial em Português)

· getting-started, telegram, portuguese

Tutorial completo em português para instalar o Hermes Agent de graça, conectar ao Telegram, configurar ElevenLabs, Faster Whisper e Composio — sem pagar nada.

Hermes Plugins: Extending Your Agent

· plugins, extensions, advanced

A complete guide to Hermes Agent's plugin system — listing, installing, removing plugins, and understanding what plugins can add to your agent.

Hermes Agent vs OpenClaw: Which One Should You Use?

· comparison, openclaw, migration

Use this AI agent comparison to decide. Find the best AI agent framework for your needs.

Running Multiple Agents

· multi-agent, delegation, parallel

How to run multiple Hermes Agent instances for parallel work — worktree mode, profiles, subagent delegation, and multi-agent coordination.

Every Hermes Agent Plugin — Complete List With Reviews

· plugins, reference, extensions

A comprehensive guide to all 55+ Hermes Agent plugins — standalone, memory, web search, image gen, gateway platforms, model providers, and more. With reviews.

Token Usage & Cost Optimization

· cost, tokens, optimization

Strategies to manage and reduce API costs — provider failover, credential pools, context compression, model selection, and cost tracking for Hermes Agent.

Web Search Backends for Hermes Agent

· web-search, providers, configuration

This web search configuration guide covers Firecrawl, Tavily, SearXNG, Brave Search, and custom endpoints.

Advanced Automation: Cron, MCP, and Delegation

· advanced, cron, mcp

Supercharge Hermes Agent with scheduled cron jobs, MCP server connections, and parallel subagent delegation — turning a chat agent into an autonomous system.

CLI Mastery: Commands, Sessions, and Slash Commands

· cli, sessions, intermediate

A practical guide to Hermes Agent's CLI — every command, flag, session trick, and slash command you need to be productive.

Configuration Deep Dive

· configuration, reference, advanced

Every config.yaml section explained — model, agent, terminal, compression, display, stt, tts, memory, security, delegation, and checkpoints.

Multi-Platform Gateway: Hermes Everywhere

· gateway, telegram, discord

Run the same Hermes Agent on Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, SMS, and more — with full tool access, not just chat. Step-by-step setup guide.

Getting Started with Hermes Agent

· getting-started, installation, basics

Install Hermes Agent, configure your first LLM provider, and run your first conversation — all in under 10 minutes.

Memory, Profiles & Personalization

· memory, profiles, personalization

Set up persistent memory so Hermes remembers you across sessions, create isolated profiles for work vs personal use, and enable voice interaction.

LLM Provider Setup & Model Configuration

· providers, configuration, models

A complete guide to configuring LLM providers — OpenRouter, Anthropic, OpenAI, DeepSeek, local models, credential pools, and model-switching strategies.

Security & Privacy Configuration

· security, privacy, configuration

Configure command approval modes, secret redaction, PII protection, credential pools, website blocklists, and TIRITH guardrails for Hermes Agent.

Skills: Teaching Your Agent to Learn

· skills, memory, intermediate

Hermes Agent's skills system lets your agent remember how to do things, get better over time, and build a personal playbook of expertise.

Troubleshooting Common Issues

· troubleshooting, debugging, errors

A systematic guide to diagnosing and fixing common Hermes Agent problems — from API errors and tool failures to gateway crashes and Windows quirks.