25 results for “profiles”
- Do profiles share memory, and can two agents share the same memory?FAQ · Memory & contextNo, not by default. Each profile has its own memory, sessions and skills, and the docs warn against running two agents on one profile or Hermes home: both write memory…
- 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…
- Can Hermes use Firefox or my own Chrome profile for browsing?FAQ · Research & knowledge workChrome-family, yes. Set `browser.use_real_profile: true` and Hermes copies your active Chrome, Edge, Brave or Chromium profile (cookies and logins) into a separate snapshot and…
- 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 move Hermes, or a single profile or bot, to another computer?FAQ · Running & deployingFor a whole setup, run `hermes backup` on the old machine. It creates `~/hermes-backup-<timestamp>.zip` with config, credentials, memories, skills, sessions and profiles (not…
- Can Hermes share memory with Claude Code, Codex or other agents?FAQ · Memory & contextNot through Hermes' built-in memory files, which belong to one profile. The route is a memory service that both agents connect to. Hermes supports several external memory…
- 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 back up my Hermes setup?FAQ · Running & deployingRun `hermes backup`. It writes `~/hermes-backup-<timestamp>.zip` with your config, credentials, memories, skills, sessions and profiles, and it's safe to run while Hermes is…
- 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,…
- How do I see, correct or reset what Hermes remembers, and does deleting it make it forget for good?FAQ · Memory & contextThe memory files are plain text, so you can open and edit them directly: `~/.hermes/memories/MEMORY.md` and `USER.md` (inside the profile's folder for other profiles). You can…
- How do I set up Kanban, and why isn't it in my Desktop sidebar?FAQ · Automation & schedulingCreate the board once with `hermes kanban init` and keep the gateway running, since it hosts the dispatcher that hands tasks to profiles. Add tasks with `hermes kanban create`,…
- How much access does Hermes (and Hermes Desktop) have to my computer, and can I restrict it?FAQ · Security & permissionsOn the default `local` terminal backend, the agent can do what your user account can: run commands, read and write files. Profiles don't sandbox it. Guardrails are on by…
- Is it safe to update Hermes, and can I roll back if an update breaks something?FAQ · TroubleshootingUpdates are designed to be safe. `hermes update` follows the stable release channel by default, `hermes update --check` previews it, a quick snapshot of each profile's state is…
- How can I tell if a third-party skill or plugin is safe before installing it?FAQ · Security & permissionsCheck where it comes from. Skills: built-in and `official/...` skills are fully trusted, a few well-known registries are "trusted", and everything else is community. Every hub…
- How do I change models in the CLI or the Desktop app?FAQ · Getting startedIn a terminal, `hermes model` is the full picker: add providers, sign in or enter keys, and set your default model. Inside a chat, `/model` switches between providers you've…
- How do I connect Hermes to Telegram, and can I run separate bots there?FAQ · Messaging & the gatewayCreate a bot with @BotFather to get a token, then run `hermes gateway setup` and choose Telegram. It asks for the token and your allowed user IDs. Or add `TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN`…
- How do I set up a team of bots that work together?FAQ · Automation & schedulingThe easiest way is Bot Mode in Hermes Desktop, on by default as the Bots tab. Click New Agent, give it a name, title and description, and optionally its own model, SOUL.md,…
- How do I update Hermes Agent and the Desktop app?FAQ · Getting startedFor a normal installer-based (source) install, run `hermes update`. It moves you to the latest published stable release, refreshes dependencies, syncs bundled skills to every…
- How do I watch the agent, or take over for a login, 2FA or CAPTCHA, and does it keep going afterwards?FAQ · Running & deployingWhen the bot hits a step it shouldn't do itself (a login, a 2FA prompt, a CAPTCHA, a payment), it says so in chat and ends its turn. On a hosted gateway with Bot Screen, open…
- How does Hermes remember things between sessions?FAQ · Memory & contextBuilt-in memory is two small files in `~/.hermes/memories/`: MEMORY.md for the agent's own notes about your environment and lessons learned, and USER.md for your preferences…