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server at the same time within a single tool-call batch, just like it does for built-in read-only tools (web\_search, read\_file, etc.). :::caution Only enable parallel calls for MCP servers whose tools are safe to run at the same time. If tools read and write shared state, files, databases, or external resources, revi... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/mcp.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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| `messages\_send` | Send a message through a platform (e.g. `telegram:123456`, `discord:#general`). | | `channels\_list` | List available messaging targets across all platforms. | | `permissions\_list\_open` | List pending approval requests observed during this bridge session. | | `permissions\_respond` | Allow or den... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/mcp.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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# Extending the Dashboard The Hermes web dashboard (`hermes dashboard`) is built to be reskinned and extended without forking the codebase. Three layers are exposed: 1. \*\*Themes\*\* — YAML files that repaint the dashboard's palette, typography, layout, and per-component chrome. Drop a file in `~/.hermes/dashboard-the... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/extending-the-dashboard.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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sidebars crest: "/my-images/crest.svg" # for header-left plugins logo: "/my-images/logo.png" sidebar: "/my-images/rail.png" header: "/my-images/header-art.png" custom: scanLines: "/my-images/scanlines.png" # → --theme-asset-custom-scanLines ``` Values accept: - Bare URLs — wrapped in `url(...)` automatically. - Pre-wra... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/extending-the-dashboard.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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IBM Plex Mono, 15px | 0.25rem radius, comfortable | | **Mono** (`mono`) | Grayscale | IBM Plex Sans + IBM Plex Mono, 13px | 0 radius, compact | | **Cyberpunk** (`cyberpunk`) | Neon green on black | Share Tech Mono everywhere, 14px | 0 radius, compact | | **Rosé** (`rose`) | Pink + ivory | Fraunces (serif) + DM Mono, 16... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/extending-the-dashboard.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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├── plugin.yaml # optional — existing CLI/gateway plugin manifest ├── __init__.py # optional — existing CLI/gateway hooks └── dashboard/ # dashboard extension ├── manifest.json # required — tab config, icon, entry point ├── dist/ │ ├── index.js # required — pre-built JS bundle (IIFE) │ └── style.css # optional — custom... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/extending-the-dashboard.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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plugin UIs — a plugin can expose its own slots via `SDK.components.PluginSlot`. #### Re-registration and HMR If the same `(plugin, slot)` pair is registered twice, the later call replaces the earlier one — this matches how React HMR expects plugin re-mounts to behave. ### Replacing built-in pages (`tab.override`) Setti... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/extending-the-dashboard.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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"tab": { "path": "/header-crest", "position": "end", "hidden": true }, "slots": ["header-left"], "entry": "dist/index.js" } ``` The bundle still calls `register()` with a placeholder component (good practice in case someone hits the URL directly) and then `registerSlot()` to do the real work. ### Backend API routes Plu... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/extending-the-dashboard.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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and continues without it. --- ## Combined theme + plugin demo The [`strike-freedom-cockpit`](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-example-plugins/tree/main/strike-freedom-cockpit) plugin (companion repo `hermes-example-plugins`) is a complete reskin demo. It pairs a theme YAML with a slot-only plugin to produce a coc... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/extending-the-dashboard.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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active theme has `layoutVariant: cockpit`. Other slots always render. If you're registering into a slot with no hits, add `console.log` inside `registerSlot` to confirm the plugin bundle ran at all. **Plugin backend routes return 404.** 1. Confirm the manifest has `"api": "plugin_api.py"` pointing to an existing file i... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/extending-the-dashboard.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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# Nous Tool Gateway \*\*One subscription. Every tool built in.\*\* The Tool Gateway is included with every paid [Nous Portal](https://portal.nousresearch.com) subscription. It routes Hermes' tool calls — web search, image generation, text-to-speech, and cloud browser automation — through infrastructure Nous already run... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/tool-gateway.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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the one tool you picked — it does \*\*not\*\* switch your inference provider, and it does \*\*not\*\* prompt you to enable the gateway for every other tool. Check what's active at any time: ```bash hermes portal status # Portal auth + Tool Gateway routing summary hermes portal tools # Gateway catalog with current routi... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/tool-gateway.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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now uses FIRECRAWL\_API\_KEY from .env ``` `hermes tools` automatically clears the flag when you pick a non-gateway provider, so this usually happens for you. ### Self-hosted gateway (advanced) Running your own Nous-compatible gateway? Override endpoints in `~/.hermes/.env`: ```bash TOOL\_GATEWAY\_DOMAIN=your-domain.ex... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/tool-gateway.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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# Built-in Plugins Hermes ships a small set of plugins bundled with the repository. They live under `/plugins//` and load automatically alongside user-installed plugins in `~/.hermes/plugins/`. They use the same plugin surface as third-party plugins — hooks, tools, slash commands — just maintained in-tree. See the [Plu... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/built-in-plugins.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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`cron-output`. | | `on\_session\_end` | If any test files were auto-tracked during the turn, run the safe `quick` cleanup and log a one-line summary. Stays silent otherwise. | \*\*Deletion rules:\*\* | Category | Threshold | Confirmation | |---|---|---| | `test` | every session end | Never | | `temp` | >7 days since tr... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/built-in-plugins.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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an agentic commit-time review that traces data flow across files. Neither is ported. The agent can already run those reviews on demand via `delegate\_task`. ### observability/langfuse Traces Hermes turns, LLM calls, and tool invocations to [Langfuse](https://langfuse.com) — an open-source LLM observability platform. On... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/built-in-plugins.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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using browser automation - Live transcription of the meeting audio via the configured STT provider - A `meet\_summarize` / `meet\_speak` / `meet\_followup` toolset the agent invokes to act on what it heard - Post-meeting artifacts (transcript, speaker-attributed notes, action items) saved under `~/.hermes/cache/google\... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/built-in-plugins.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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warm rescans fast) | \*\*Performance notes:\*\* - Cold scan on ~8,000 sessions takes a few minutes. It runs in a background thread on first dashboard request; the UI sees a pending placeholder and polls `/scan-status`. - \*\*Incremental results during a cold scan\*\* — the scanner publishes a partial snapshot every ~25... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/built-in-plugins.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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# Skins & Themes Skins control the \*\*visual presentation\*\* of the Hermes CLI: banner colors, spinner faces and verbs, response-box labels, branding text, and the tool activity prefix. Conversational style and visual style are separate concepts: - \*\*Personality\*\* changes the agent's tone and wording. - \*\*Skin\... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/skins.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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| `#4caf50` (green) | | `ui\_error` | Error indicators (failures, blocked) | `#ef5350` (red) | | `ui\_warn` | Warning indicators (caution, approval prompts) | `#ffa726` (orange) | | `prompt` | Interactive prompt text color | `#FFF8DC` | | `input\_rule` | Horizontal rule above the input area | `#CD7F32` | | `response\_b... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/skins.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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# Curator The curator is a background maintenance pass for \*\*agent-created skills\*\*. It tracks how often each skill is viewed, used, and patched, moves long-unused skills through `active → stale → archived` states, and periodically spawns a short auxiliary-model review that proposes consolidations or patches drift.... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/curator.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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model for the review pass instead. \*\*Easiest — `hermes model`:\*\* ```bash hermes model # → "Auxiliary models — side-task routing" # → pick "Curator" → pick provider → pick model ``` The same picker is available in the web dashboard under the \*\*Models\*\* tab. \*\*Direct config.yaml (equivalent):\*\* ```yaml auxili... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/curator.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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`~/.hermes/skills/.hub/lock.json` (hub-installed skills). 3. Its `.usage.json` entry has `"created\_by": "agent"` or `"agent\_created": true`. Currently, only the \*\*background self-improvement review fork\*\* sets this marker — when it creates a new umbrella skill during its periodic review pass (~every 10 agent turn... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/curator.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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run.json # machine-readable: full fidelity, stats, LLM output └── REPORT.md # human-readable summary ``` `REPORT.md` is a quick way to see what a given run did — which skills transitioned, what the LLM reviewer said, which skills it patched. Good for auditing without having to grep `agent.log`. :::note No candidates? R... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/curator.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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# Web Search & Extract Hermes Agent includes two model-callable web tools backed by multiple providers: - \*\*`web\_search`\*\* — search the web and return ranked results - \*\*`web\_extract`\*\* — fetch and extract readable content from one or more URLs Both are configured through a single backend selection. Providers... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/web-search.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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By default (`auxiliary.web\_extract.provider: "auto"`), this is your \*\*main chat model\*\* — same provider, same model as `hermes model`. That's fine for most setups, but on expensive reasoning models (Opus, MiniMax M2.7, etc.) every long-page extract adds meaningful cost. To route extraction summaries to a cheap, fa... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/web-search.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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instances Public instances have rate limits, variable uptime, and may disable JSON format at any time. For production use, self-hosting is strongly recommended. ::: --- #### Pair SearXNG with an extract provider SearXNG handles search; you need a separate provider for `web\_extract`. Use the per-capability keys: ```yam... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/web-search.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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set: | Credential present | Auto-selected backend | |--------------------|-----------------------| | `FIRECRAWL\_API\_KEY` or `FIRECRAWL\_API\_URL` | firecrawl | | `PARALLEL\_API\_KEY` | parallel | | `TAVILY\_API\_KEY` | tavily | | `EXA\_API\_KEY` | exa | | `SEARXNG\_URL` | searxng | xAI Web Search is \*\*not\*\* in th... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/web-search.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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# Kanban — Multi-Agent Profile Collaboration > \*\*Want a walkthrough?\*\* Read the [Kanban tutorial](./kanban-tutorial) — four user stories (solo dev, fleet farming, role pipeline with retry, circuit breaker) with dashboard screenshots of each. This page is the reference; the tutorial is the narrative. Hermes Kanban i... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/kanban.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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\*\*Use `delegate\_task` when\*\* the parent agent needs a short reasoning answer before continuing, no humans involved, result goes back into the parent's context. \*\*Use Kanban when\*\* work crosses agent boundaries, needs to survive restarts, might need human input, might be picked up by a different role, or needs ... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/kanban.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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## Boards (multi-project) Boards let you separate unrelated streams of work — one per project, repo, or domain — into isolated queues. A new install has exactly one board called `default` (DB at `~/.hermes/kanban.db` for back-compat). Users who only want one stream of work never need to know about boards; the feature i... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/kanban.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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without you pasting paths into the body and hoping it finds them. - \*\*Upload\*\* — open a task in the dashboard drawer and use the \*\*Attachments\*\* section's \*Upload file\* button (multiple files at once are fine). Each upload is capped at 25 MB. - \*\*Storage\*\* — files land under `/kanban/attachments//` for th... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/kanban.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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"nightly ops review" \ --assignee ops \ --idempotency-key "nightly-ops-$(date -u +%Y-%m-%d)" \ --json ``` ### Bulk CLI verbs All the lifecycle verbs accept multiple ids so you can clean up a batch in one command: ```bash hermes kanban complete t\_abc t\_def t\_hij --result "batch wrap" hermes kanban archive t\_abc t\_d... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/kanban.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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backend (Docker / Modal / Singularity / SSH) would run `hermes kanban complete` \*inside\* the container, where `hermes` isn't installed and `~/.hermes/kanban.db` isn't mounted. The kanban tools run in the agent's own Python process and always reach `~/.hermes/kanban.db` regardless of terminal backend. 2. \*\*No shell-... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/kanban.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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usually means the model wrote a plain-text answer and exited without using the Kanban tool surface. `kanban-worker` is a bundled skill, synced into every profile during install and update — there is no separate Skills Hub install step. Verify it is present in whichever profile you use for kanban workers (`researcher`, ... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/kanban.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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assigns each to one of the profiles you've set up, and steps back. The `kanban-orchestrator` skill encodes this as tool-call patterns: anti-temptation rules, a Step-0 profile-discovery prompt (the dispatcher silently fails on unknown assignee names, so the orchestrator must ground every card in profiles that actually e... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/kanban.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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tag, assigned profile, comment/link counts, a \*\*progress pill\*\* (`N/M` children done when the task has dependents), and "created N ago". A per-card checkbox enables multi-select. - \*\*Per-profile lanes inside Running\*\* — toolbar checkbox toggles sub-grouping of the Running column by assignee. - \*\*Live updates ... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/kanban.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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button so you don't have to wait for the next 60 s tick. Visually the target is the familiar Linear / Fusion layout: dark theme, column headers with counts, coloured status dots, pill chips for priority and tenant. The plugin reads only theme CSS vars (`--color-\*`, `--radius`, `--font-mono`, ...), so it reskins automa... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/kanban.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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+ write-through-kanban\_db\*\* layer with no domain logic of its own: ``` ┌────────────────────────┐ WebSocket (tails task\_events) │ React SPA (plugin) │ ◀──────────────────────────────────┐ │ HTML5 drag-and-drop │ │ └──────────┬─────────────┘ │ │ REST over fetchJSON │ ▼ │ ┌────────────────────────┐ writes call kanban... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/kanban.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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of these keys under `dashboard.kanban` in `~/.hermes/config.yaml` changes the tab's defaults — the plugin reads them at load time via `GET /config`: ```yaml dashboard: kanban: default\_tenant: acme # preselects the tenant filter lane\_by\_profile: true # default for the "lanes by profile" toggle include\_archived\_by\_... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/kanban.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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hermes kanban assign <id> <profile> # or 'none' to unassign hermes kanban link <parent_id> <child_id> hermes kanban unlink <parent_id> <child_id> hermes kanban claim <id> [--ttl SECONDS] hermes kanban comment <id> "<text>" [--author NAME] # Bulk verbs — accept multiple ids: hermes kanban complete <id>... [--result "...... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/kanban.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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when it hit a quota/auth/429 error on the previous run (`blocker_auth`), or completed a run successfully within the guard window (`recent_success`), or a recent task comment links to a GitHub PR (`active_pr`). This prevents repeat worker storms on the same bug or task while a human catches up. See the `respawn_guarded`... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/kanban.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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through immediately, even mid-turn. This is the whole point of the separation: - A worker blocks waiting on a peer → you send `/kanban unblock t_abcd` from your phone and the dispatcher picks the peer up on its next tick. The blocked worker isn't interrupted — it just stops being blocked. - You spot a card that needs h... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/kanban.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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"turn this one-liner into a spec'd task" | For worked examples of each, see `docs/hermes-kanban-v1-spec.pdf`. ## Multi-tenant usage When one specialist fleet serves multiple businesses, tag each task with a tenant: ```bash hermes kanban create "monthly report" \ --assignee researcher \ --tenant business-a \ --workspace... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/kanban.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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"implemented token bucket, keys on user_id with IP fallback, all tests pass" \ --metadata '{"changed_files": ["limiter.py", "tests/test_limiter.py"], "tests_run": 14}' # Review the attempt history on a retried task: hermes kanban runs t_abcd # # OUTCOME PROFILE ELAPSED STARTED # 1 blocked worker 12s 2026-04-27 14:02 # ... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/kanban.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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`{lock, expires, run_id}` | Dispatcher atomically claimed a `ready` task for spawn. | | `completed` | `{result_len, summary?}` | Worker wrote `--result` / `--summary` and task hit `done`. `summary` is the first-line handoff (400-char cap); full version lives on the run row. If `complete_task` is called on a never-claim... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/kanban.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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Circuit breaker fired after N consecutive non-successful attempts. Task auto-blocks with the last error. The effective limit resolves as task `max_retries`, then dispatcher `failure_limit` / `kanban.failure_limit`, then the built-in default. | `hermes kanban tail <id>` shows these for a single task. `hermes kanban watc... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/kanban.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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# X (Twitter) Search The `x\_search` tool lets the agent search X (Twitter) posts, profiles, and threads directly. It's backed by xAI's built-in `x\_search` tool on the Responses API at `https://api.x.ai/v1/responses` — Grok itself runs the search server-side and returns synthesized results with citations to the origin... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/x-search.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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a few minutes, or use the `xurl` skill for direct X API reads when you need an exact handle's timeline. ## See Also - [xAI Grok OAuth (SuperGrok / Premium+)](../../guides/xai-grok-oauth.md) — the OAuth setup guide - [Web Search & Extract](web-search.md) — for general (non-X) web search - [Tools Reference](../../referen... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/x-search.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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# Computer Use (macOS) Hermes Agent can drive your Mac's desktop — clicking, typing, scrolling, dragging — in the \*\*background\*\*. Your cursor doesn't move, keyboard focus doesn't change, and macOS doesn't switch Spaces on you. You and the agent co-work on the same machine. Unlike most computer-use integrations, thi... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/computer-use.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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tool messages supported. | | OpenAI (GPT-4+, GPT-5) | ✅ | ✅ | Same as above. | | Local vLLM / LM Studio (vision model) | ✅ | ✅ | If the model supports multi-part tool content. | | Text-only models | ❌ | ✅ (degraded) | Use `mode="ax"` for accessibility-tree-only operation. | Screenshots are sent inline with tool results... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/computer-use.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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# Spotify Hermes can control Spotify directly — playback, queue, search, playlists, saved tracks/albums, and listening history — using Spotify's official Web API with PKCE OAuth. Tokens are stored in `~/.hermes/auth.json` and refreshed automatically on 401; you only log in once per machine. Unlike Hermes' built-in OAut... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/spotify.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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Hermes prompt. That's the only value Hermes needs — PKCE doesn't use a client secret. ### Running over SSH / in a headless environment If `SSH\_CLIENT` or `SSH\_TTY` is set, Hermes skips the automatic browser open during both the wizard and the OAuth step. Copy the dashboard URL and the authorization URL Hermes prints,... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/spotify.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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Hermes to transfer playback by the speaker's display name (for example, “transfer Spotify to the kitchen speaker”), or call `spotify\_devices list` and pass the exact `device\_id` to `spotify\_devices transfer` when scripting. If the speaker is missing, open the Spotify app or the speaker's Spotify integration once so ... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/spotify.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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active device`. For morning playlists, the trick is to target a device that's always on (Sonos, Echo, a smart speaker) rather than your phone. - \*\*Premium required for anything that mutates playback\*\* — play, pause, skip, volume, transfer. Read-only cron jobs (scheduled "email me my recently played tracks") work fi... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/spotify.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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# Subagent Delegation The `delegate\_task` tool spawns child AIAgent instances with isolated context, restricted toolsets, and their own terminal sessions. Each child gets a fresh conversation and works independently — only its final summary enters the parent's context. ## Single Task ```python delegate\_task( goal="De... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/delegation.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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the limit return a tool error rather than being silently truncated. - \*\*Thread pool:\*\* Uses `ThreadPoolExecutor` with the configured concurrency limit as max workers - \*\*Progress display:\*\* In CLI mode, a tree-view shows tool calls from each subagent in real-time with per-task completion lines. In gateway mode,... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/delegation.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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history even after they've returned to the parent The classic CLI just prints `/agents` as a text summary; the TUI is where the overlay shines. See [TUI — Slash commands](/user-guide/tui#slash-commands). ## Depth Limit and Nested Orchestration By default, delegation is \*\*flat\*\*: a parent (depth 0) spawns children (... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/delegation.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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\*\*User interaction\*\* | None (subagents can't clarify) | None | \*\*Rule of thumb:\*\* Use `delegate\_task` when the subtask requires reasoning, judgment, or multi-step problem solving. Use `execute\_code` when you need mechanical data processing or scripted workflows. ## Configuration ```yaml # In ~/.hermes/config.... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/delegation.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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# Credential Pools Credential pools let you register multiple API keys or OAuth tokens for the same provider. When one key hits a rate limit or billing quota, Hermes automatically rotates to the next healthy key — keeping your session alive without switching providers. This is different from [fallback providers](./fall... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/credential-pools.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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auth remove ` | Remove credential by 1-based index | | `hermes auth reset ` | Clear all cooldowns/exhaustion status | ## Rotation Strategies Configure via `hermes auth` → "Set rotation strategy" or in `config.yaml`: ```yaml credential\_pool\_strategies: openrouter: round\_robin anthropic: least\_used ``` | Strategy | B... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/credential-pools.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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provider's own pool (if configured) - \*\*No pool configured\*\* — the child falls back to the inherited single API key This means subagents benefit from the same rate-limit resilience as the parent, with no extra configuration needed. Per-task credential leasing ensures children don't conflict with each other when rot... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/credential-pools.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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# Kanban tutorial A walkthrough of the four use-cases the Hermes Kanban system was designed for, with the dashboard open in a browser. If you haven't read the [Kanban overview](./kanban) yet, start there — this assumes you know what a task, run, assignee, and dispatcher are. ## Setup ```bash hermes kanban init # option... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/kanban-tutorial.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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a single flat list ordered by claim time:  ## Story 1 — Solo dev shipping a feature You're building a feature. Classic flow: design a schema, implement the API, write the tests. Three tasks with parent→child dependencies. ```bash SCHEMA=$(hermes ... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/kanban-tutorial.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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want all three pulling in parallel and making visible progress. This is the simplest kanban use-case and the one the original design optimized for. Create the work: ```bash for lang in Spanish French German; do hermes kanban create "Translate homepage to $lang" \ --assignee translator --tenant content-ops done for i in... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/kanban-tutorial.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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the CLI / slash command: ```bash hermes kanban unblock $IMPL # or from a chat: /kanban unblock $IMPL ``` The dispatcher promotes `$IMPL` back to `ready` and, on the next tick, respawns the `backend-dev` worker. This second spawn is a \*\*new run\*\* on the same task: ```python # --- Engineer worker spawns on $IMPL (sec... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/kanban-tutorial.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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On the terminal: ```bash hermes kanban runs t\_ef5d # # OUTCOME PROFILE ELAPSED STARTED # 1 spawn\_failed deploy-bot 0s 2026-04-27 19:34 # ! AWS\_ACCESS\_KEY\_ID not set in deploy-bot env # 2 spawn\_failed deploy-bot 0s 2026-04-27 19:34 # ! AWS\_ACCESS\_KEY\_ID not set in deploy-bot env # 3 gave\_up deploy-bot 0s 2026-... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/kanban-tutorial.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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dies or times out, the dispatcher closes this run with the appropriate outcome and opens a new one on the next claim — the attempt row never disappears. ## Next steps - [Kanban overview](./kanban) — the full data model, event vocabulary, and CLI reference. - `hermes kanban --help` — every subcommand, every flag. - `her... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/kanban-tutorial.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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# Kanban worker lanes A \*\*worker lane\*\* is a class of process that the kanban dispatcher can route tasks to. Each lane has an identity (the assignee string), a spawn mechanism, and a contract for what it must do with the task once spawned. This page is the contract. It exists for two audiences: - \*\*Operators\*\* ... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/kanban-worker-lanes.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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is the failure path; healthy workers don't end here. The kanban kernel enforces that exactly one of these terminates each run. A worker that calls neither and exits normally is treated as crashed. ## Outputs and the review-required convention For most code-changing tasks, the work isn't truly \*done\* the moment the wo... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/kanban-worker-lanes.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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CLI's workspace/sandbox conventions onto the dispatcher's `HERMES\_KANBAN\_WORKSPACE` env, handling auth and per-CLI policy — is still per-integration design work. If you're considering adding a CLI lane, open an issue describing the specific CLI and the workflow you're trying to enable. The contract above is the const... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/kanban-worker-lanes.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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# Tool Search When you have many MCP servers or non-core plugin tools attached to a session, their JSON schemas can consume a substantial fraction of the context window on every turn — even when only a few of them are relevant to what the user actually asked for. \*\*Tool Search\*\* is Hermes' opt-in progressive-disclo... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/tool-search.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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cost (the three bridge tool schemas, ~300 tokens) and at least one extra round trip (search → describe → call) for the savings on the deferred schemas. It's a clear win when you have many tools and use few per turn; it's overhead when you have few tools total. The `auto` default handles this for you. If you set `enable... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/tool-search.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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# Codex App-Server Runtime Hermes can optionally hand `openai/\*` and `openai-codex/\*` turns to the [Codex CLI app-server](https://github.com/openai/codex) instead of running its own tool loop. When enabled, terminal commands, file edits, sandboxing, and MCP tool calls all execute inside Codex's runtime — Hermes becom... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/codex-app-server-runtime.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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\*\*Canva\*\* — design generation - ...whatever else you've installed via `codex plugin marketplace add openai-curated` + `codex plugin install ...` What's NOT migrated: - Plugins you haven't installed yet — install them in Codex first. - ChatGPT app marketplace entries (`app/list`) — these are already enabled inside c... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/codex-app-server-runtime.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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env (set by the dispatcher), gate access correctly, and write to the per-board SQLite DB pinned by `HERMES\_KANBAN\_DB`. Without these in the callback, a worker on this runtime could do its task but couldn't report back, hanging until the dispatcher's timeout. - \*\*`kanban\_show` / `kanban\_list`\*\* — read-only board... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/codex-app-server-runtime.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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| ## Prerequisites 1. \*\*Codex CLI installed:\*\* ```bash npm i -g @openai/codex codex --version # 0.130.0 or newer ``` 2. \*\*Codex OAuth login.\*\* The codex subprocess reads `~/.codex/auth.json`. Two ways to populate it: ```bash codex login # writes tokens to ~/.codex/auth.json ``` Hermes' own `hermes auth login co... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/codex-app-server-runtime.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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the agent-loop tools work. This is invisible to the user. Net effect: enable the codex runtime and your memory + skill nudges keep firing exactly as they would otherwise. ## How approvals work Codex requests approval before executing commands or applying patches. These get translated into Hermes' standard "Dangerous Co... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/codex-app-server-runtime.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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add the knob. ## Multi-profile / multi-tenant setups By default, Hermes points the codex subprocess at `~/.codex/` regardless of which Hermes profile is active. This means `hermes -p work` and `hermes -p personal` share the same Codex auth, plugins, and config. For most users this is the right behavior — it matches wha... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/codex-app-server-runtime.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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`~/.codex/config.toml`: ```toml [mcp\_servers.hermes-tools] command = "/path/to/python" args = ["-m", "agent.transports.hermes\_tools\_mcp\_server"] env = { HERMES\_HOME = "/your/.hermes", PYTHONPATH = "...", HERMES\_QUIET = "1" } startup\_timeout\_sec = 30.0 tool\_timeout\_sec = 600.0 ``` When the model calls `web\_se... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/codex-app-server-runtime.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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┌─────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ MCP client │ │ │ │ ├─ user MCP servers │ │ │ │ ├─ native plugins │ │ │ │ │ (linear, github, │ │ │ │ │ gmail, calendar, │ │ │ │ │ canva, ...) │ │ │ │ └─ hermes-tools ───────┼─────────────────┐ │ │ (callback to │ │ │ │ │ Hermes' richer │ │ │ │ │ tools) │ │ │ │ └─────────────────────────┘... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/codex-app-server-runtime.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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# Memory Providers Hermes Agent ships with 8 external memory provider plugins that give the agent persistent, cross-session knowledge beyond the built-in MEMORY.md and USER.md. Only \*\*one\*\* external provider can be active at a time — the built-in memory is always active alongside it. ## Quick Start ```bash hermes m... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/memory-providers.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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| `null` (uncapped) | Token budget for auto-injected context per turn. Truncates at word boundaries | | `contextCadence` | `1` | Minimum turns between `context()` API calls (base layer refresh) | | `dialecticCadence` | `2` | Minimum turns between `peer.chat()` LLM calls. Recommended 1–5. Only applies to `hybrid`/`conte... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/memory-providers.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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for any profile without one, inherits settings from the default `hermes` block, and creates the new AI peers eagerly. Idempotent — skips profiles that already have a host block. ### Per-profile observation Each host block can override the observation config independently. Example: a code-focused profile where the AI pe... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/memory-providers.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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| Default | Description | |-----|---------|-------------| | `user\_id` | `hermes-user` | User identifier | | `agent\_id` | `hermes` | Agent identifier | --- ### Hindsight Long-term memory with knowledge graph, entity resolution, and multi-strategy retrieval. The `hindsight\_reflect` tool provides cross-memory synthesis... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/memory-providers.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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-0.10 unhelpful) --- ### RetainDB Cloud memory API with hybrid search (Vector + BM25 + Reranking), 7 memory types, and delta compression. | | | |---|---| | \*\*Best for\*\* | Teams already using RetainDB's infrastructure | | \*\*Requires\*\* | RetainDB account + API key | | \*\*Data storage\*\* | RetainDB Cloud | | \*\... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/memory-providers.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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— enable `enable\_custom\_container\_tags` with a `custom\_containers` list to let the agent read/write across named containers. Automatic operations (sync, prefetch) stay on the primary container. Multi-container example ```json { "container\_tag": "hermes", "enable\_custom\_container\_tags": true, "custom\_containers... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/memory-providers.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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# Persistent Memory Hermes Agent has bounded, curated memory that persists across sessions. This lets it remember your preferences, your projects, your environment, and things it has learned. ## How It Works Two files make up the agent's memory: | File | Purpose | Char Limit | |------|---------|------------| | \*\*MEMO... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/memory.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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timezone - Communication preferences (concise vs detailed, format preferences) - Pet peeves and things to avoid - Workflow habits - Technical skill level ## What to Save vs Skip ### Save These (Proactively) The agent saves automatically — you don't need to ask. It saves when it learns: - \*\*User preferences:\*\* "I pr... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/memory.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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injection, credential exfiltration, SSH backdoors) or containing invisible Unicode characters is blocked. ## Session Search Beyond MEMORY.md and USER.md, the agent can search its past conversations using the `session\_search` tool: - All CLI and messaging sessions are stored in SQLite (`~/.hermes/state.db`) with FTS5 f... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/memory.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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# Vision & Image Paste Hermes Agent supports \*\*multimodal vision\*\* — you can paste images from your clipboard directly into the CLI and ask the agent to analyze, describe, or work with them. Images are sent to the model as base64-encoded content blocks, so any vision-capable model can process them. :::tip Portal su... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/vision.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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| ❌³ | Run `/terminal-setup` on the local machine instead | | \*\*SSH terminal (any)\*\* | ❌² | ❌² | n/a | Remote clipboard not accessible | ² See [SSH & Remote Sessions](#ssh--remote-sessions) below ³ The command writes local IDE keybindings and should not be run from the remote host ## Platform-Specific Setup ### mac... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/vision.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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Can't Paste Images This is a common source of confusion, so here's the technical explanation: Terminals are \*\*text-based\*\* interfaces. When you press Ctrl+V (or Cmd+V), the terminal emulator: 1. Reads the clipboard for \*\*text content\*\* 2. Wraps it in [bracketed paste](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bracketed-pas... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/vision.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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# Image Generation Hermes Agent generates images from text prompts via FAL.ai. Eleven models are supported out of the box, each with different speed, quality, and cost tradeoffs. The active model is user-configurable via `hermes tools` and persists in `config.yaml`. ## Supported Models | Model | Speed | Strengths | Pri... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/image-generation.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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# Skills System Skills are on-demand knowledge documents the agent can load when needed. They follow a \*\*progressive disclosure\*\* pattern to minimize token usage and are compatible with the [agentskills.io](https://agentskills.io/specification) open standard. All skills live in \*\*`~/.hermes/skills/`\*\* — the pri... | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/user-guide/features/skills.md | main | hermes-agent | [
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