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- 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`…
- 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…
- Why doesn’t my Telegram bot see messages in a group?FAQ · Messaging & the gatewayTelegram bots have privacy mode switched on by default, so in groups they don't receive ordinary messages. Turn it off in @BotFather under Bot Settings, Group Privacy, then…
- Why don’t all my skills show up in Telegram’s command menu?FAQ · Skills, plugins & MCPTelegram allows at most 100 bot commands and also limits the menu's total payload size, so a long skill list can overflow it. Run `hermes skills config` to disable skills per…
- Can Hermes see and control my phone?FAQ · Skills, plugins & MCPNot out of the box. Hermes' built-in computer use drives desktops (macOS, Windows, Linux), and your phone is normally just a chat client through Telegram, WhatsApp or another…
- Can I move a live session from my computer to my phone?FAQ · Messaging & the gatewayYes, from the CLI. Run `/sethome` once in the destination chat (for example your Telegram DM with the bot), then in the CLI session run `/handoff telegram`. The gateway picks…
- How do I control who can use my bot?FAQ · Messaging & the gatewayUse allowlists, meaning specific user IDs such as TELEGRAM_ALLOWED_USERS, or DM pairing. With pairing, an unknown user gets an 8-character code and you approve it with hermes…
- 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"…
- 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…
- Can Claude Code, Cursor or Codex use Hermes as a tool?FAQ · Skills, plugins & MCPYes. `hermes mcp serve` runs Hermes as a stdio MCP server, so other MCP clients can use its messaging side: list conversations, read message history and send messages across…
- 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 search my old conversations?FAQ · Memory & contextYes. Every CLI and messaging session is stored in a SQLite database at ~/.hermes/state.db with full-text search, and the agent has a session_search tool to find and scroll…
- 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 Hermes on a cheap VPS and talk to it from my phone?FAQ · Running & deployingYes, that's a common setup. The README mentions running it on a $5 VPS. Install it on the server, connect a chat app with hermes gateway setup, and keep the gateway running as…
- Can I talk to Hermes with my voice, and can it make phone calls?FAQ · Running & deployingYes. In the CLI, turn on `/voice on` and press Ctrl+B to record; Hermes detects silence and replies. In Hermes Desktop, the microphone does dictation and the voice button…
- 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…
- Do I have to restart the gateway after changing settings?FAQ · TroubleshootingSometimes. Many settings apply without a restart: `model.context_length` and `compression.*` take effect on the next message, `approvals.deny` changes apply immediately, and…
- How do I see what Hermes is costing me?FAQ · Models, providers & costInside a session, `/usage` shows token usage, an estimated cost breakdown, context window state and, when the provider reports it, remaining credits or quota. `hermes insights`…
- Is there an official Hermes mobile app for iOS or Android?FAQ · Running & deployingNot yet. The current release has no official iOS or Android app; there's no mobile app in the official repository and none in the docs. The Nous team has said on X that one is…
- 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…