# witcheer's Wingtips #98: set your agent's timezone

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

Canonical: https://hermeswatcher.com/wingtips/98  
Published: 2026-10-10  
[Original](https://notwitcheer.github.io/hermes-recipes/wingtips/98-set-your-agents-timezone/) · [On X](https://x.com/witcheer/status/2108882539788050645) · [Full collection](https://notwitcheer.github.io/hermes-recipes/) · [Official docs](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/configuration#timezone)

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Sources: [Hermes docs: Configuration](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/configuration#timezone)


is your Hermes Agent on a server in another timezone? give it yours:

`hermes config set timezone America/New_York`

the agent clock and your cron schedules follow that zone, so a job set for 8am runs at 8am where you are.

use your zone's IANA name, like Europe/London or Asia/Kolkata.

set it once, before your first morning brief or daily reminder!

docs: [https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/configuration#timezone](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/configuration#timezone)