61 results for “approvals”
- stripe-link-cliSkill · Skills directoryAgent payments via Stripe Link — cards, SPT, approvals.
- Auxiliary modelsGlossaryModels used for side tasks such as vision, context compression, session titles and approval checks. They default to your main chat model and can be overridden per task under `auxiliary` in `config.yaml` or through `hermes model`.
- config.yamlGlossaryThe main settings file in your Hermes home. It holds the model, terminal backend, memory, approvals, MCP servers, display options and more, and you can edit it directly or use hermes config set.
- YOLO modeGlossaryA per-session switch (--yolo or /yolo) that skips approval prompts. The hardline blocklist still applies.
- 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 Hermes work with Gmail or Outlook, and how do I connect email safely?FAQ · Messaging & the gatewayThere are a few routes. The bundled Google Workspace skill covers Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Sheets and Docs through your own Google OAuth app; ask Hermes to set it up and it…
- 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…
- Does Hermes write its own skills or plugins, and how do I make it save a lesson reliably?FAQ · Skills, plugins & MCPYes. With its `skill_manage` tool the agent creates, updates and deletes skills, for example after working out a multi-step workflow, finding a fix after dead ends, or being…
- 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 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…
- 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 stop being asked to approve the same command?FAQ · Security & permissionsChoose "always" when approving, and Hermes saves the pattern to command_allowlist in ~/.hermes/config.yaml, approving it silently from then on. Entries can be exact commands,…
- How do I switch from Claude Code or Codex to Hermes?FAQ · Getting startedStart with `hermes import-agent`. It auto-detects `~/.claude` or `~/.codex`, or you can name one: `hermes import-agent claude-code` or `hermes import-agent codex`. It shows a…
- 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…
- I told Hermes to remember something and it forgot. Why?FAQ · Memory & contextFirst check the file. Memory only saves when the model actually calls the memory tool, and weaker or small local models sometimes say "saved" without doing it. Other common…
- If I approve a plan, is Hermes bound to it, and will it ask before going beyond it?FAQ · Security & permissionsA plan is guidance, not an enforced contract. `/plan` writes an implementation plan to `.hermes/plans/` without executing anything, and the agent will usually follow it, but…
- Which model is best for Hermes, and for side tasks like compression or the background review?FAQ · Models, providers & costFor the main agent, pick a strong tool-calling, agentic model; Hermes runs a fast loop of tool calls, so that matters more than chat polish. The Nous Portal docs suggest…
- How Razorpay runs one isolated, always-on Hermes agent per employee on KubernetesCase study · Business operationsRazorpay's engineering team describes a platform that gives each of 220+ employees their own Hermes agent, running in a separate Kubernetes namespace with locked-down network egress, audited outbound calls and hourly ingestion of the person's work data. It is a detailed public example of running Hermes as a multi-tenant internal service rather than a personal laptop tool.
- Hermes Agent event hooks explainedGuide · Automation & schedulingChoose between gateway hooks, shell hooks, plugin hooks and outbound webhooks, and set up a hook that logs, blocks or notifies without surprising you later.
- Hermes Agent memory not carrying over between sessionsTroubleshooting · Memory & contextCheck the actual write, profile and session boundary before adding more reminders to the prompt.