# witcheer's Wingtips #107: skill installs on a shared connection

Written by [witcheer](https://x.com/witcheer) at Nous Research. Republished with credit.

Canonical: https://hermeswatcher.com/wingtips/107  
Published: 2026-10-20  
[Original](https://notwitcheer.github.io/hermes-recipes/wingtips/107-github-token/) · [On X](https://x.com/witcheer/status/2112446219070968105) · [Full collection](https://notwitcheer.github.io/hermes-recipes/) · [Official docs](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/skills#skills-hub)

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Sources: [Hermes docs: Skills](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/skills)


the skills hub reads skills through the GitHub API, and without a token GitHub allows 60 requests an hour per network address.

one line moves your Hermes Agent onto its own budget of 5,000 an hour:

`hermes config set GITHUB_TOKEN <your token>`

docs: [https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/skills](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/skills)