# witcheer's Wingtips #92: Nous Portal in one command

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

Canonical: https://hermeswatcher.com/wingtips/92  
Published: 2026-10-05  
[Original](https://notwitcheer.github.io/hermes-recipes/wingtips/92-setup-portal/) · [On X](https://x.com/witcheer/status/2106998344337731926) · [Full collection](https://notwitcheer.github.io/hermes-recipes/) · [Official docs](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/integrations/nous-portal)

[Source Markdown](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/notwitcheer/hermes-recipes/8653fb699a137a32e81936fa33cabacd3f4f2095/docs/wingtips/92-setup-portal.md): use this file as the base for relative links in the verbatim text below.

Sources: [Hermes docs: Nous Portal](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/integrations/nous-portal)


on a fresh install, this one command logs your Hermes Agent in to Nous Portal and sets Nous as your provider. it turns on the Tool Gateway too:

`hermes setup --portal`

your browser opens for the login and you pick a model. then you're back in the terminal, ready to chat.

with any paid Nous Portal plan, that same login gives your agent web search, image generation, text-to-speech and a cloud browser, without one extra API key to set up!

to see what got switched on, run `hermes portal info`.

docs: [https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/integrations/nous-portal](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/integrations/nous-portal)