54 results for “skills”
- If I connect several accounts (say work and home Gmail), which one does Hermes use?FAQ · Security & permissionsWith hosted connectors you can connect two or more accounts of one app, each with a short name such as `home` and `work`. There is no default: when several named accounts…
- Is Hermes good for coding, and can it replace Claude Code or Codex?FAQ · ComparisonsIt's a capable coding agent: it reads, edits and runs code in your projects, follows AGENTS.md or CLAUDE.md, gets real type errors from bundled language servers after each…
- Is my data sent anywhere? Does Hermes collect telemetry?FAQ · Security & permissionsAccording to the FAQ, Hermes doesn't collect telemetry, usage data or analytics. API calls go only to the model provider you configure, and your conversations, memory and…
- Is Telegram or Discord easier to connect, and do they get the same features?FAQ · Messaging & the gatewayTelegram is usually the quickest: one token from @BotFather, and Hermes Desktop can even create the bot from a QR code. Discord needs an application in the developer portal…
- Is there a web interface for managing Hermes?FAQ · Running & deployingYes. `hermes dashboard` starts a local web server and opens `http://127.0.0.1:9119`. From there you can manage config, API keys, MCP servers, messaging pairing, webhooks, the…
- Should I use Composio for app connections?FAQ · Skills, plugins & MCPHermes has no built-in Composio integration, and it isn't in the official MCP or plugin catalogs. If a service offers an MCP server you trust, you can add it like any custom…
- SOUL.md, USER.md, MEMORY.md or AGENTS.md: which file should I edit, and how should I structure them?FAQ · Memory & context`SOUL.md` in your Hermes home is who the agent is (tone, style, personality, standing instructions), and you edit it yourself. `USER.md` (who you are) and `MEMORY.md` (what the…
- What can Hermes do that Claude Code, ChatGPT or other assistants can't?FAQ · ComparisonsThe differences are mostly about where it runs and who controls it. Hermes is open source (MIT) and runs on your own machine, a server or a hosted instance, so it can stay on…
- What is Hermes Agent?FAQ · Getting startedHermes Agent is an open-source AI agent built by Nous Research. You can chat with it in a terminal, a desktop app, or through messaging apps like Telegram and Discord, and it…
- What's the best way to start learning Hermes?FAQ · Getting startedIf you don't want a terminal, install Hermes Desktop: first-run onboarding gets you to a first message quickly, and you can connect Nous Portal (one sign-in for models plus web…
- What's the difference between plugins and MCP servers?FAQ · Skills, plugins & MCPPlugins are Python packages in ~/.hermes/plugins/ (a plugin.yaml manifest plus code) that add tools, hooks and integrations directly inside Hermes. Install them with hermes…
- Which memory setup should I use: built-in, Honcho, Hindsight, Mem0, Obsidian or something else?FAQ · Memory & contextStart with built-in memory. It's always on, costs nothing extra, and together with session search covers most personal use. An external provider is additive: it runs alongside…
- Why aren't my scheduled jobs running?FAQ · Automation & schedulingAgent-backed cron jobs run inside the gateway, which checks for due jobs every 60 seconds. If the gateway isn't running, those jobs are skipped with a logged reason and fire on…
- Why does Hermes lose track in long sessions, and what does “context is over the compression threshold” mean?FAQ · Memory & contextLong conversations fill the model's context window, so Hermes compresses older history automatically, by default at 50% of the context limit (`compression.threshold`). Run…