33 results for “cron”
- Can a scheduled job run without spending any tokens?FAQ · Automation & schedulingYes, in two ways. No-agent mode runs a script from `~/.hermes/scripts/` on a schedule and delivers its stdout verbatim with no LLM call, and empty output means no message.…
- How do I schedule recurring tasks or use automation blueprints?FAQ · Automation & schedulingJust ask in plain language, like "every morning at 9am, send me an AI news summary on Telegram," and Hermes creates the cron job itself. You can also use `/cron add "every 2h"…
- Where can scheduled job results be delivered?FAQ · Automation & schedulingSet the job's `deliver` target. `origin` goes back to the chat where the job was created (the default on messaging platforms), `local` saves to `~/.hermes/cron/output/` (the…
- 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…
- Can Hermes set itself up and configure things for me?FAQ · Getting startedLargely, yes. Describe what you want in chat and it can create scheduled jobs, install and write skills, and walk you through connections such as Google Workspace, whose setup…
- Can I run more than one agent on the same machine?FAQ · Running & deployingYes, with profiles. Each profile is a separate Hermes home with its own config, keys, memory, sessions, skills and cron jobs. hermes profile create coder creates one and also…
- How do I let family members or coworkers use my agent while keeping their data separate?FAQ · Security & permissionsGive each person their own profile (`hermes profile create <name>`). A profile has its own memory, sessions, skills, keys and cron jobs, and each gets its own messaging bot,…
- Profiles, bots, subagents and Kanban: what's the difference and when do I use each?FAQ · Automation & schedulingA profile is a separate agent with its own config, keys, memory, sessions, skills and cron jobs (`hermes profile create <name>`). A Bot Mode bot is simply a profile shown in…
- What do `hermes pause` and `/restart` do to work already in progress?FAQ · Automation & scheduling`hermes pause` is an emergency stop for new work: no cron jobs fire, no Kanban tasks are dispatched and no new gateway turns start (CLI, TUI and Desktop turns included) until…
- What is the messaging gateway?FAQ · Messaging & the gatewayThe gateway is a single background process that connects Hermes to all your configured chat platforms, manages their sessions, runs scheduled cron jobs and delivers voice…
- What should I use Hermes for first?FAQ · Getting startedStart with something that recurs and that you'd otherwise do by hand, because that's where memory, skills and scheduling pay off. Good first projects: a morning briefing…
- Can agents on two different machines or Hermes instances talk to each other?FAQ · Automation & schedulingYes, in two ways. Bot-to-bot: register the other gateway as a peer with `hermes peer add <name> --url http://host:port --key <API_SERVER_KEY>` (the remote side runs the…
- Can GitHub or other services trigger Hermes automatically?FAQ · Automation & schedulingYes, through the webhook adapter. Enable it with `hermes gateway setup` (it listens on port 8644 by default), then define routes in `config.yaml` or create them with `hermes…
- Can Hermes split work across subagents?FAQ · Automation & schedulingYes. The delegate_task tool starts child agents, each with a fresh, isolated conversation and its own terminal session. Only the child's final summary comes back to the main…
- Can I use Hermes inside VS Code, Zed or JetBrains?FAQ · Running & deployingYes, through ACP (Agent Client Protocol). `hermes acp` runs Hermes as an ACP server over stdio, and editors can show its chat, tool activity, file diffs, terminal commands and…
- Can several Hermes sessions work on the same repo at once?FAQ · Automation & schedulingYes, if each one gets its own checkout. Two agents editing the same working folder can overwrite each other's changes, so the docs recommend git worktrees: start with `hermes…
- Desktop app, CLI, TUI, web dashboard or chat apps: which interface should I use?FAQ · Getting startedThey are all front ends to the same agent, with the same config, keys, memory, skills and session history, so you can start a session in one and resume it in another. Pick by…
- How can I keep token costs down?FAQ · Models, providers & costFirst find out what's expensive. `/context` breaks down what fills each request (system prompt, tool schemas, skills, MCP, memory, conversation), `hermes prompt-size` shows the…
- How do I install a ready-made agent or profile someone else built?FAQ · Getting startedIf it's published as a profile distribution (a git repository), install it with `hermes profile install github.com/<owner>/<repo> --alias`. It brings the author's SOUL.md,…
- How do I make Hermes use a specific skill or tool instead of its default?FAQ · Skills, plugins & MCPFor a skill, call it directly: every installed skill is a slash command (`/<skill-name>`, or `/skill <name>`), which loads it for that message. Naming it in your request also…