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- 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…
- 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 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 does Hermes handle passwords, logins and payment details?FAQ · Security & permissionsThrough its built-in vault (Passwords & Logins). The first time the agent hits a sign-in page with no saved login, it asks you in a masked prompt; the password is encrypted on…
- How does Hermes handle subagent failures and two subagents editing the same files?FAQ · Automation & schedulingFailures are never silent. A failed subagent reports a one-line reason in the CLI and in chat (even with tool progress hidden), and the parent gets `status: "failed"` with the…
- 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 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…
- 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 native Windows or WSL2?FAQ · Getting startedEither works. Native Windows needs no WSL, Cygwin or Docker: the PowerShell installer puts Hermes in `%LOCALAPPDATA%\hermes` without admin rights, and the CLI, TUI, messaging…
- 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 happens if I message Hermes while it's busy, and can I redirect it mid-task?FAQ · Automation & schedulingOn messaging platforms, a message sent while the agent is working redirects the current turn by default: running tools finish safely and your correction is picked up at the…
- What's the difference between /council and /moa?FAQ · Automation & schedulingOnly `/moa` exists in Hermes; there is no `/council` command in the current release. `/moa <prompt>` runs one prompt through your default Mixture of Agents preset and then…
- When should I use the Kanban board instead of subagents?FAQ · Automation & scheduling`delegate_task` works like a function call: the parent waits for an anonymous child and gets a summary back. Kanban is a durable work queue in `~/.hermes/kanban.db` where named…