Hermes CLI Reference

Live sources when anything looks stale: hermes --help, hermes <command> --help, https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/reference/cli-commands

Global Flags

hermes [flags] [command]        (no subcommand = interactive chat)

  --version, -V             Show version
  -z, --oneshot PROMPT      One-shot: print ONLY the final response (for scripts/pipes)
  -m MODEL  --provider P    Model/provider override for this invocation
  -t, --toolsets LIST       Comma-separated toolsets for this invocation
  --resume, -r SESSION      Resume session by ID or title
  --continue, -c [NAME]     Resume by name, or most recent session
  --worktree, -w            Isolated git worktree mode (parallel agents)
  --skills, -s SKILL        Preload skills (comma-separate or repeat)
  --profile, -p NAME        Use a named profile
  --yolo                    Skip dangerous command approval
  --tui / --cli             Force the Ink TUI / classic REPL
  --ignore-rules            Skip AGENTS.md/SOUL.md/memory/skill injection
  --safe-mode               Disable ALL customizations (troubleshooting)
  --pass-session-id         Include session ID in system prompt

Chat

hermes chat [flags]
  -q, --query TEXT          Single query, non-interactive
  --image PATH              Attach a local image to a single query
  -Q, --quiet               Suppress banner, spinner, tool previews
  --checkpoints             Enable filesystem checkpoints (/rollback)
  --max-turns N             Cap tool-calling iterations
  --source TAG              Session source tag (default: cli)

(plus the global flags above)

Configuration

hermes setup [section]      Wizard (model|tts|terminal|gateway|tools|agent)
hermes model                Interactive model/provider picker
hermes fallback [add|remove|list]  Fallback provider chain
hermes config [show|edit|get|set|unset|path|env-path|check|migrate]
hermes login / logout       OAuth sign-in / clear stored auth
hermes doctor [--fix]       Check dependencies and config
hermes status [--full]      Component summary (--full: every section)

Tools & Skills

hermes tools [list|enable NAME|disable NAME]   Per-platform toolsets (curses UI with no args)

hermes skills list|browse|search QUERY|inspect ID
hermes skills install ID    Hub identifier OR a direct https://…/SKILL.md URL
hermes skills config        Enable/disable skills per platform
hermes skills check|update|uninstall|publish PATH
hermes skills tap add REPO  Add a GitHub repo as a skill source
hermes bundles              Skill bundles (one /<name> alias loads several skills)

MCP Servers

hermes mcp add NAME (--url or --command) | remove | list | test NAME
hermes mcp catalog | install NAME     Curated catalog install
hermes mcp configure NAME             Toggle tool selection
hermes mcp serve                      Run Hermes as an MCP server

Details (transport, tool discovery, catalog): references/native-mcp.md.

Gateway (Messaging Platforms)

hermes gateway run|install|start|stop|restart|status|setup

20+ platforms: Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp (Baileys + Business Cloud API), iMessage (Photon — hermes photon setup), Signal, Email, SMS, Matrix, Mattermost, Teams, LINE, SimpleX, ntfy, Google Chat, Home Assistant, DingTalk, Feishu, WeCom, Weixin, API Server, Webhooks. Open WebUI connects via the API Server adapter. Most adapters ship under plugins/platforms/. Docs: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/messaging/

Sessions

hermes sessions list|browse|rename ID TITLE|delete ID|export OUT|prune|stats

Cron / Webhooks

hermes cron list|create SCHED|edit ID|pause|resume|run ID|remove|status
    Schedules: '30m', 'every 2h', '0 9 * * *', ISO timestamp
hermes webhook subscribe NAME|list|remove NAME|test NAME

Webhook payloads/routes: references/webhooks.md.

Profiles

hermes profile list|create NAME (--clone|--clone-all|--clone-from)|use|show|delete
hermes profile rename A B | alias NAME | export NAME | import FILE
hermes profile migrate-identity A B   Retry a completed rename's session/routing identity migration

Credentials & Pools

hermes auth                 Interactive credential manager
hermes auth add [PROVIDER]  Add OAuth or API-key credential (nous, openai-codex, qwen-oauth, …)
hermes auth list|remove P IDX|reset PROVIDER|status

Multiple credentials per provider form a pool that rotates automatically and skips exhausted keys.

Other

hermes desktop / gui        Native desktop app
hermes dashboard            Web admin panel + embedded chat (--stop / --status)
hermes proxy                OpenAI-compatible local proxy backed by an OAuth provider
hermes portal               Quick setup / sign in via Nous Portal
hermes kanban <verb>        Multi-agent work-queue board
hermes project              Named multi-folder workspaces
hermes skin list|use|set    Switch/tweak skins (see references/themes.md)
hermes pets <verb>          Pet mascots (see references/petdex.md)
hermes memory setup|status|off|reset   Memory provider
hermes secrets bitwarden|onepassword   External secret stores
hermes moa                  Mixture-of-Agents slots
hermes hooks / security / backup / import / checkpoints / console
hermes logs [-f] [errors]   View agent/error logs
hermes send                 One-off message through a gateway platform
hermes pairing / plugins / insights / journey / computer-use
hermes acp                  ACP server (IDE integration)
hermes completion bash|zsh|fish
hermes update / uninstall / claw migrate

Plugin- and provider-supplied subcommands (e.g. hermes photon setup) only appear once their plugin is installed/active.

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