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- Can a cloud or VPS agent control my local computer, and why does Desktop act differently on a remote gateway?FAQ · Running & deployingTools run where the backend runs. With Desktop connected to a cloud or VPS gateway, terminal commands, file edits, computer use and the browser all happen on that remote…
- 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…
- How do I connect an MCP server, including a custom one?FAQ · Skills, plugins & MCPFrom the curated catalog: run `hermes mcp` to pick interactively, or `hermes mcp install <name>` to add one; `hermes mcp login <name>` handles servers that need OAuth. In…
- My local model server errors out or goes quiet on long chats. What’s wrong?FAQ · TroubleshootingUsually the context length Hermes assumes doesn't match the server. Set `model.context_length`, or a per-model `context_length` under `providers`, to the window your server…
- Can Hermes Desktop connect to a remote agent on a VPS, NAS or Hermes Cloud without running the agent locally?FAQ · Running & deployingYes. Desktop can attach to a backend on another machine and act as the client: your sessions, memory and tools all live on that host. Go to Settings > Gateways. Hermes Cloud…
- 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…
- 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 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 I sandbox the agent so it can't touch my machine?FAQ · Security & permissionsYes. Change terminal.backend in config.yaml. The default is local, but docker runs commands in a hardened container, ssh runs them on a remote server, and singularity, modal,…
- 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…
- How do I connect work tools like Outlook, Jira or an ERP without over-granting access?FAQ · Security & permissionsPrefer official, scoped connections. The MCP catalog includes vendor-hosted servers (Atlassian for Jira and Confluence, plus Linear, Notion and others) that sign in with OAuth…
- 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 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…
- 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 Bot Screen, where does it run, and how heavy is it?FAQ · Running & deployingBot Screen gives each bot its own desktop on a headless Linux gateway host (a server, cloud VM or Hermes Cloud), which the bot's computer use and browser act on, streamed live…
- Can I run Hermes with a local model, and which models fit my GPU or Mac?FAQ · Models, providers & costYes. The easiest route is Local Models: in Hermes Desktop open Settings > Providers > Local Models, or in a terminal run `hermes model` and choose Local models. Hermes installs…
- 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…
- 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…