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fix(tests): resolve 12 CI failures + 10 errors across 6 root causes (#11040)
Group A (3 tests): 'No LLM provider configured' RuntimeError
- test_user_message_surrogates_sanitized, test_counters_initialized_in_init,
  test_openai_prompt_tokens_unchanged
- Root cause: AIAgent.__init__ now requires base_url alongside api_key to
  skip resolve_provider_client() (which returns None when API keys are
  blanked in CI). Added base_url='http://localhost:1234/v1' to test
  agent construction.

Group B (5 tests): Discord slash command auto-registration
- test_auto_registers_missing_gateway_commands, test_auto_registered_command_*,
  test_register_skill_group_*
- Root cause: xdist workers that loaded a discord mock WITHOUT
  app_commands.Command/Group caused _register_slash_commands() to fail
  silently. Added comprehensive shared discord mock in
  tests/gateway/conftest.py (same pattern as existing telegram mock).

Group C (5 errors): Discord reply mode 'NoneType has no DMChannel'
- All TestReplyToText tests
- Root cause: FakeDMChannel was not a subclass of real discord.DMChannel,
  so isinstance() checks in _handle_message failed when running in full
  suite (real discord installed). Made FakeDMChannel inherit from
  discord.DMChannel when available. Removed fragile monkeypatch approach.

Group D (2 tests): detect_provider_for_model wrong provider
- test_openrouter_slug_match (got 'ai-gateway'), test_bare_name_gets_
  openrouter_slug (got 'copilot')
- Root cause: ai-gateway, copilot, and kilocode are multi-vendor
  aggregators that list other providers' models (OpenRouter-style slugs).
  They were being matched in Step 1 before OpenRouter. Added all three
  to _AGGREGATORS set so they're skipped like nous/openrouter.

Group E (1 test): model_flow_custom StopIteration
- test_model_flow_custom_saves_verified_v1_base_url
- Root cause: 'Display name' prompt was added after the test was written.
  The input iterator had 5 answers but the flow now asks 6 questions.
  Added 6th empty string answer.

Group F (1 test): Telegram proxy env assertion
- test_uses_proxy_env_for_primary_and_fallback_transports
- Root cause: _resolve_proxy_url() now checks TELEGRAM_PROXY first
  (via resolve_proxy_url('TELEGRAM_PROXY')). Test didn't clear this
  env var, allowing potential leakage from other tests in xdist workers.
  Added TELEGRAM_PROXY to the cleanup list.
2026-04-16 06:49:36 -07:00
.github Revert "feat: add vercel deployment, remove old landing page (#10686)" 2026-04-15 23:29:41 -04:00
.plans Merge PR #724: feat: --yolo flag to bypass all approval prompts 2026-03-10 20:56:30 -07:00
acp_adapter fix(acp): declare session load and resume capabilities in initialize response (#6985) 2026-04-10 03:45:36 -07:00
acp_registry feat: restore ACP server implementation from PR #949 (#1254) 2026-03-14 00:09:05 -07:00
agent fix: remove context pressure warnings entirely (#11039) 2026-04-16 06:44:23 -07:00
assets Update banner image to new version 2026-02-25 11:53:44 -08:00
cron fix: stop leaking '(No response generated)' placeholder to users and cron targets 2026-04-16 06:10:40 -07:00
datagen-config-examples feat: add WebResearchEnv RL environment for multi-step web research 2026-03-05 14:34:36 +00:00
docker feat: entry-level Podman support — find_docker() + rootless entrypoint (#10066) 2026-04-14 21:20:37 -07:00
docs feat(skins): add built-in daylight skin 2026-04-13 23:51:21 -07:00
environments fix: cap image download size at 50 MB, validate tool call parser fields 2026-04-11 02:03:20 -07:00
gateway fix: enforce config.yaml as sole CWD source + deprecate .env CWD vars + add hermes memory reset (#11029) 2026-04-16 06:48:33 -07:00
hermes_cli fix(tests): resolve 12 CI failures + 10 errors across 6 root causes (#11040) 2026-04-16 06:49:36 -07:00
landingpage Revert "feat: add vercel deployment, remove old landing page (#10686)" 2026-04-15 23:29:41 -04:00
nix feat(nix): container-aware CLI — auto-route into managed container (#7543) 2026-04-12 05:17:46 +05:30
optional-skills feat(honcho): context injection overhaul, 5-tool surface, cost safety, session isolation (#10619) 2026-04-15 19:12:19 -07:00
packaging/homebrew chore: prepare Hermes for Homebrew packaging (#4099) 2026-03-30 17:34:43 -07:00
plans docs: Gemini OAuth provider implementation plan (#2467) 2026-03-22 04:46:05 -07:00
plugins fix(honcho): drop anyOf schema — breaks Fireworks and other providers 2026-04-16 04:10:36 -07:00
scripts chore: add GenKoKo to AUTHOR_MAP 2026-04-16 06:10:40 -07:00
skills fix(google-workspace): normalize authorized user token writes 2026-04-16 04:22:16 -07:00
tests fix(tests): resolve 12 CI failures + 10 errors across 6 root causes (#11040) 2026-04-16 06:49:36 -07:00
tinker-atropos@65f084ee80 Add tinker-atropos submodule and update RL training tools 2026-02-04 10:36:01 -08:00
tools fix: follow-up for salvaged PR #10854 2026-04-16 06:42:45 -07:00
web feat: dashboard plugin system — extend the web UI with custom tabs 2026-04-16 04:10:06 -07:00
website fix(docs): show sidebar on docs homepage 2026-04-16 04:24:45 -07:00
.dockerignore fix(docker): add .venv to .dockerignore 2026-04-13 04:52:00 -07:00
.env.example feat: add Ollama Cloud as built-in provider 2026-04-16 02:22:09 -07:00
.envrc feat: nix flake — uv2nix build, NixOS module, persistent container mode (#20) 2026-03-26 01:08:02 +05:30
.gitattributes feat: web UI dashboard for managing Hermes Agent (#8756) 2026-04-12 22:26:28 -07:00
.gitignore feat: web UI dashboard for managing Hermes Agent (#8756) 2026-04-12 22:26:28 -07:00
.gitmodules refactor: remove mini-swe-agent dependency — inline Docker/Modal backends (#2804) 2026-03-24 07:30:25 -07:00
.mailmap chore: add MestreY0d4-Uninter to AUTHOR_MAP and .mailmap 2026-04-15 15:03:28 -07:00
AGENTS.md docs: update tool-adding instructions for auto-discovery 2026-04-14 21:12:29 -07:00
batch_runner.py fix: normalize reasoning effort ordering in UI 2026-04-09 14:20:16 -07:00
cli-config.yaml.example feat: add Ollama Cloud as built-in provider 2026-04-16 02:22:09 -07:00
cli.py fix: enforce config.yaml as sole CWD source + deprecate .env CWD vars + add hermes memory reset (#11029) 2026-04-16 06:48:33 -07:00
constraints-termux.txt feat: add tested Termux install path and EOF-aware gh auth 2026-04-09 16:24:53 -07:00
CONTRIBUTING.md refactor: remove mini-swe-agent dependency — inline Docker/Modal backends (#2804) 2026-03-24 07:30:25 -07:00
Dockerfile add git to the container installed packages (fixes #8439) 2026-04-13 13:08:19 -07:00
flake.lock fix(nix): switch nixpkgs input from nixos-24.11 to nixos-unstable (#5520) 2026-04-09 21:30:38 +05:30
flake.nix fix(nix): switch nixpkgs input from nixos-24.11 to nixos-unstable (#5520) 2026-04-09 21:30:38 +05:30
hermes fix: use argparse entrypoint in top-level launcher (#3874) 2026-03-29 21:54:36 -07:00
hermes-already-has-routines.md docs: automation templates gallery + comparison post (#9821) 2026-04-14 12:30:50 -07:00
hermes_constants.py refactor: remove dead code — 1,784 lines across 77 files (#9180) 2026-04-13 16:32:04 -07:00
hermes_logging.py fix: detect and strip non-ASCII characters from API keys (#6843) 2026-04-14 20:20:31 -07:00
hermes_state.py fix: remove 115 verified dead code symbols across 46 production files 2026-04-10 03:44:43 -07:00
hermes_time.py refactor: extract shared helpers to deduplicate repeated code patterns (#7917) 2026-04-11 13:59:52 -07:00
LICENSE fix: restore missing MIT license file 2026-03-07 13:43:08 -08:00
MANIFEST.in chore: prepare Hermes for Homebrew packaging (#4099) 2026-03-30 17:34:43 -07:00
mcp_serve.py refactor: codebase-wide lint cleanup — unused imports, dead code, and inefficient patterns (#5821) 2026-04-07 10:25:31 -07:00
mini_swe_runner.py chore: fix 154 f-strings, simplify getattr/URL patterns, remove dead code (#3119) 2026-03-25 19:47:58 -07:00
model_tools.py fix(tools): auto-discover built-in tool modules 2026-04-14 21:12:29 -07:00
package-lock.json fix(browser): fix Camofox JS eval endpoint, userId, and package rename (#9774) 2026-04-14 10:21:54 -07:00
package.json fix(browser): fix Camofox JS eval endpoint, userId, and package rename (#9774) 2026-04-14 10:21:54 -07:00
pyproject.toml fix: include telegram dependency in termux bundle 2026-04-15 17:54:10 -07:00
README.md docs: move Xiaomi MiMo up in README provider list 2026-04-13 22:30:44 -07:00
RELEASE_v0.2.0.md chore: rebuild changelog with correct time window (Feb 25 12PM PST onwards) 2026-03-12 02:33:50 -07:00
RELEASE_v0.3.0.md chore: release v0.3.0 (v2026.3.17) 2026-03-17 00:38:48 -07:00
RELEASE_v0.4.0.md docs: revise v0.4.0 changelog — fix feature attribution, reorder sections 2026-03-23 22:42:22 -07:00
RELEASE_v0.5.0.md chore: release v0.5.0 (v2026.3.28) (#3568) 2026-03-28 13:11:39 -07:00
RELEASE_v0.6.0.md chore: release v0.6.0 (2026.3.30) (#3985) 2026-03-30 08:29:38 -07:00
RELEASE_v0.7.0.md chore: release v0.7.0 (2026.4.3) (#4812) 2026-04-03 11:14:55 -07:00
RELEASE_v0.8.0.md docs: update v0.8.0 highlights — notify_on_complete, MiMo v2 Pro, reorder 2026-04-08 04:59:45 -07:00
RELEASE_v0.9.0.md fix: add contributor audit script + fix missed contributors (#9264) 2026-04-13 16:31:27 -07:00
requirements.txt fix(deps): include telegram webhook extra in messaging installs (#4915) 2026-04-05 11:59:28 -07:00
rl_cli.py refactor: consolidate get_hermes_home() and parse_reasoning_effort() (#3062) 2026-03-25 15:54:28 -07:00
run_agent.py fix: remove context pressure warnings entirely (#11039) 2026-04-16 06:44:23 -07:00
SECURITY.md docs: add terminal bypass test to Out of Scope section 2026-04-15 14:34:09 -07:00
setup-hermes.sh fix(termux): make setup-hermes use android path 2026-04-09 16:24:53 -07:00
toolset_distributions.py chore: fix 154 f-strings, simplify getattr/URL patterns, remove dead code (#3119) 2026-03-25 19:47:58 -07:00
toolsets.py feat(xai): upgrade to Responses API, add TTS provider 2026-04-16 02:24:08 -07:00
trajectory_compressor.py fix: load credentials from HERMES_HOME .env in trajectory_compressor 2026-04-14 10:24:19 -07:00
utils.py fix: preserve file permissions on atomic writes (Docker/NAS fix) (#10618) 2026-04-15 19:52:46 -07:00
uv.lock chore: sync uv.lock with matrix extra deps (aiosqlite, asyncpg) (#8661) 2026-04-12 16:38:15 -07:00

Hermes Agent

Hermes Agent ☤

Documentation Discord License: MIT Built by Nous Research

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), 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 interfaceFull TUI with multiline editing, slash-command autocomplete, conversation history, interrupt-and-redirect, and streaming tool output.
Lives where you doTelegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, and CLI — all from a single gateway process. Voice memo transcription, cross-platform conversation continuity.
A closed learning loopAgent-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 automationsBuilt-in cron scheduler with delivery to any platform. Daily reports, nightly backups, weekly audits — all in natural language, running unattended.
Delegates and parallelizesSpawn 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 laptopSix 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-readyBatch 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

📖 Full documentation →

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> /skills or /<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:

git clone https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent.git
cd hermes-agent
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]"
python -m pytest tests/ -q

RL Training (optional): To work on the RL/Tinker-Atropos integration:

git submodule update --init tinker-atropos
uv pip install -e "./tinker-atropos"

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License

MIT — see LICENSE.

Built by Nous Research.