Patched fork of NousResearch/hermes-agent carrying the register_platform_adapter patch series. Migrated to Gitea after the github.com personal-account fork (HongmingWang-Rabbit/hermes-agent) was suspended on 2026-05-06.
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Salvage of PR #16100 onto current main (after emozilla's #17514 fix that unblocks plugin Pydantic body validation). History preserved on the standing `feat/kanban-standing` branch; this squashes the 22 iterative commits into one clean landing. What this lands: - SQLite kernel (hermes_cli/kanban_db.py) — durable task board with tasks, task_links, task_runs, task_comments, task_events, kanban_notify_subs tables. WAL mode, atomic claim via CAS, tenant-namespaced, skills JSON array per task, max-runtime timeouts, worker heartbeats, idempotency keys, circuit breaker on repeated spawn failures, crash detection via /proc/<pid>/status, run history preserved across attempts. - Dispatcher — runs inside the gateway by default (`kanban.dispatch_in_gateway: true`). Ticks every 60s, reclaims stale claims, promotes ready tasks, spawns `hermes -p <assignee> chat -q "work kanban task <id>"` with HERMES_KANBAN_TASK + HERMES_KANBAN_WORKSPACE env. Auto-loads `--skills kanban-worker` plus any per-task skills. Health telemetry warns on stuck ready queue. - Structured tool surface (tools/kanban_tools.py) — 7 tools (kanban_show, kanban_complete, kanban_block, kanban_heartbeat, kanban_comment, kanban_create, kanban_link). Gated on HERMES_KANBAN_TASK via check_fn so zero schema footprint in normal sessions. - System-prompt guidance (agent/prompt_builder.py KANBAN_GUIDANCE) injected only when kanban tools are active. - Dashboard plugin (plugins/kanban/dashboard/) — Linear-style board UI: triage/todo/ready/running/blocked/done columns, drag-drop, inline create, task drawer with markdown, comments, run history, dependency editor, bulk ops, lanes-by-profile grouping, WS-driven live refresh. Matches active dashboard theme via CSS variables. - CLI — `hermes kanban init|create|list|show|assign|link|unlink| claim|comment|complete|block|unblock|archive|tail|dispatch|context| init|gc|watch|stats|notify|log|heartbeat|runs|assignees` + `/kanban` slash in-session. - Worker + orchestrator skills (skills/devops/kanban-worker + kanban-orchestrator) — pattern library for good summary/metadata shapes, retry diagnostics, block-reason examples, fan-out patterns. - Per-task force-loaded skills — `--skill <name>` (repeatable), stored as JSON, threaded through to dispatcher argv as one `--skills X` pair per skill alongside the built-in kanban-worker. Dashboard + CLI + tool parity. - Deprecation of standalone `hermes kanban daemon` — stub exits 2 with migration guidance; `--force` escape hatch for headless hosts. - Docs (website/docs/user-guide/features/kanban.md + kanban-tutorial.md) with 11 dashboard screenshots walking through four user stories (Solo Dev, Fleet Farming, Role Pipeline, Circuit Breaker). - Tests (251 passing): kernel schema + migration + CAS atomicity, dispatcher logic, circuit breaker, crash detection, max-runtime timeouts, claim lifecycle, tenant isolation, idempotency keys, per- task skills round-trip + validation + dispatcher argv, tool surface (7 tools × round-trip + error paths), dashboard REST (CRUD + bulk + links + warnings), gateway-embedded dispatcher (config gate, env override, graceful shutdown), CLI deprecation stub, migration from legacy schemas. Gateway integration: - GatewayRunner._kanban_dispatcher_watcher — new asyncio background task, symmetric with _kanban_notifier_watcher. Runs dispatch_once via asyncio.to_thread so SQLite WAL never blocks the loop. Sleeps in 1s slices for snappy shutdown. Respects HERMES_KANBAN_DISPATCH_IN_GATEWAY=0 env override for debugging. - Config: new `kanban` section in DEFAULT_CONFIG with `dispatch_in_gateway: true` (default) + `dispatch_interval_seconds: 60`. Additive — no \_config_version bump needed. Forward-compat: - workflow_template_id / current_step_key columns on tasks (v1 writes NULL; v2 will use them for routing). - task_runs holds claim machinery (claim_lock, claim_expires, worker_pid, last_heartbeat_at) so multi-attempt history is first- class from day one. Closes #16102. Co-authored-by: emozilla <emozilla@nousresearch.com> |
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Hermes Agent ☤
The self-improving AI agent built by Nous Research. It's the only agent with a built-in learning loop — it creates skills from experience, improves them during use, nudges itself to persist knowledge, searches its own past conversations, and builds a deepening model of who you are across sessions. Run it on a $5 VPS, a GPU cluster, or serverless infrastructure that costs nearly nothing when idle. It's not tied to your laptop — talk to it from Telegram while it works on a cloud VM.
Use any model you want — Nous Portal, OpenRouter (200+ models), NVIDIA NIM (Nemotron), Xiaomi MiMo, z.ai/GLM, Kimi/Moonshot, MiniMax, Hugging Face, OpenAI, or your own endpoint. Switch with hermes model — no code changes, no lock-in.
| A real terminal interface | Full TUI with multiline editing, slash-command autocomplete, conversation history, interrupt-and-redirect, and streaming tool output. |
| Lives where you do | Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, and CLI — all from a single gateway process. Voice memo transcription, cross-platform conversation continuity. |
| A closed learning loop | Agent-curated memory with periodic nudges. Autonomous skill creation after complex tasks. Skills self-improve during use. FTS5 session search with LLM summarization for cross-session recall. Honcho dialectic user modeling. Compatible with the agentskills.io open standard. |
| Scheduled automations | Built-in cron scheduler with delivery to any platform. Daily reports, nightly backups, weekly audits — all in natural language, running unattended. |
| Delegates and parallelizes | Spawn isolated subagents for parallel workstreams. Write Python scripts that call tools via RPC, collapsing multi-step pipelines into zero-context-cost turns. |
| Runs anywhere, not just your laptop | Six terminal backends — local, Docker, SSH, Daytona, Singularity, and Modal. Daytona and Modal offer serverless persistence — your agent's environment hibernates when idle and wakes on demand, costing nearly nothing between sessions. Run it on a $5 VPS or a GPU cluster. |
| Research-ready | Batch trajectory generation, Atropos RL environments, trajectory compression for training the next generation of tool-calling models. |
Quick Install
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/main/scripts/install.sh | bash
Works on Linux, macOS, WSL2, and Android via Termux. The installer handles the platform-specific setup for you.
Android / Termux: The tested manual path is documented in the Termux guide. On Termux, Hermes installs a curated
.[termux]extra because the full.[all]extra currently pulls Android-incompatible voice dependencies.Windows: Native Windows is not supported. Please install WSL2 and run the command above.
After installation:
source ~/.bashrc # reload shell (or: source ~/.zshrc)
hermes # start chatting!
Getting Started
hermes # Interactive CLI — start a conversation
hermes model # Choose your LLM provider and model
hermes tools # Configure which tools are enabled
hermes config set # Set individual config values
hermes gateway # Start the messaging gateway (Telegram, Discord, etc.)
hermes setup # Run the full setup wizard (configures everything at once)
hermes claw migrate # Migrate from OpenClaw (if coming from OpenClaw)
hermes update # Update to the latest version
hermes doctor # Diagnose any issues
CLI vs Messaging Quick Reference
Hermes has two entry points: start the terminal UI with hermes, or run the gateway and talk to it from Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, or Email. Once you're in a conversation, many slash commands are shared across both interfaces.
| Action | CLI | Messaging platforms |
|---|---|---|
| Start chatting | hermes |
Run hermes gateway setup + hermes gateway start, then send the bot a message |
| Start fresh conversation | /new or /reset |
/new or /reset |
| Change model | /model [provider:model] |
/model [provider:model] |
| Set a personality | /personality [name] |
/personality [name] |
| Retry or undo the last turn | /retry, /undo |
/retry, /undo |
| Compress context / check usage | /compress, /usage, /insights [--days N] |
/compress, /usage, /insights [days] |
| Browse skills | /skills or /<skill-name> |
/<skill-name> |
| Interrupt current work | Ctrl+C or send a new message |
/stop or send a new message |
| Platform-specific status | /platforms |
/status, /sethome |
For the full command lists, see the CLI guide and the Messaging Gateway guide.
Documentation
All documentation lives at hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs:
| Section | What's Covered |
|---|---|
| Quickstart | Install → setup → first conversation in 2 minutes |
| CLI Usage | Commands, keybindings, personalities, sessions |
| Configuration | Config file, providers, models, all options |
| Messaging Gateway | Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, Home Assistant |
| Security | Command approval, DM pairing, container isolation |
| Tools & Toolsets | 40+ tools, toolset system, terminal backends |
| Skills System | Procedural memory, Skills Hub, creating skills |
| Memory | Persistent memory, user profiles, best practices |
| MCP Integration | Connect any MCP server for extended capabilities |
| Cron Scheduling | Scheduled tasks with platform delivery |
| Context Files | Project context that shapes every conversation |
| Architecture | Project structure, agent loop, key classes |
| Contributing | Development setup, PR process, code style |
| CLI Reference | All commands and flags |
| Environment Variables | Complete env var reference |
Migrating from OpenClaw
If you're coming from OpenClaw, Hermes can automatically import your settings, memories, skills, and API keys.
During first-time setup: The setup wizard (hermes setup) automatically detects ~/.openclaw and offers to migrate before configuration begins.
Anytime after install:
hermes claw migrate # Interactive migration (full preset)
hermes claw migrate --dry-run # Preview what would be migrated
hermes claw migrate --preset user-data # Migrate without secrets
hermes claw migrate --overwrite # Overwrite existing conflicts
What gets imported:
- SOUL.md — persona file
- Memories — MEMORY.md and USER.md entries
- Skills — user-created skills →
~/.hermes/skills/openclaw-imports/ - Command allowlist — approval patterns
- Messaging settings — platform configs, allowed users, working directory
- API keys — allowlisted secrets (Telegram, OpenRouter, OpenAI, Anthropic, ElevenLabs)
- TTS assets — workspace audio files
- Workspace instructions — AGENTS.md (with
--workspace-target)
See hermes claw migrate --help for all options, or use the openclaw-migration skill for an interactive agent-guided migration with dry-run previews.
Contributing
We welcome contributions! See the Contributing Guide for development setup, code style, and PR process.
Quick start for contributors — clone and go with setup-hermes.sh:
git clone https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent.git
cd hermes-agent
./setup-hermes.sh # installs uv, creates venv, installs .[all], symlinks ~/.local/bin/hermes
./hermes # auto-detects the venv, no need to `source` first
Manual path (equivalent to the above):
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
uv venv venv --python 3.11
source venv/bin/activate
uv pip install -e ".[all,dev]"
scripts/run_tests.sh
RL Training (optional): The RL/Atropos integration (
environments/) ships via theatroposlibandtinkerdependencies pulled in by.[all,dev]— no submodule setup required.
Community
- 💬 Discord
- 📚 Skills Hub
- 🐛 Issues
- 🔌 HermesClaw — Community WeChat bridge: Run Hermes Agent and OpenClaw on the same WeChat account.
License
MIT — see LICENSE.
Built by Nous Research.