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docs(dashboard): clarify auth provider suitability + registration across dashboard/Docker/Desktop docs (#39633)
* docs(dashboard): clarify auth provider suitability + document dashboard registration

- Add a 'Registering a dashboard' subsection under the Nous Research
  provider covering both the 'hermes dashboard register' CLI command
  and the Portal /local-dashboards GUI page.
- Note that the Nous provider is the one suitable for public-internet
  exposure (logins verified against your Nous account).
- Add a warning that the username/password provider is for trusted
  networks / VPN only and is not suitable for direct public-internet
  exposure; point readers to the Nous / OIDC / custom OAuth providers.
- Surface the same distinction in the two-provider intro list.

* docs(dashboard): count three bundled auth providers, add self-hosted OIDC to intro

'Two providers ship in the box' undercounted — the bundled
plugins/dashboard_auth/self_hosted (generic OpenID Connect) is a third.
List all three in the gated-mode intro and link each to its section.

* docs(dashboard): extend auth provider updates to Docker and Desktop pages

- docker.md: list all three bundled gate providers (was username/password
  + OAuth only), adding the self-hosted OIDC provider and its env vars,
  and note username/password is not for public-internet exposure.
- desktop.md: reframe the remote-backend connection so OAuth (Nous Portal)
  is the preferred option for any backend reachable beyond the local
  machine, with username/password positioned for local / trusted-network
  use only. Cover the 'Sign in with <provider>' OAuth flow in the in-app
  steps and scope the VPN warning to the password path.

* docs(dashboard): align env-var, CLI, and remote-Desktop recipe with provider changes

- environment-variables.md: reframe the Web Dashboard & Hermes Desktop
  intro (OAuth preferred for remote/public, username/password for
  trusted networks), add the self-hosted OIDC env vars
  (HERMES_DASHBOARD_OIDC_*) that were missing from the table, and note
  hermes dashboard register provisions the OAuth client_id.
- cli-commands.md: document the 'hermes dashboard register' subcommand
  (flags, behavior, /local-dashboards GUI alternative).
- web-dashboard.md: apply the OAuth-preferred reframe to the bottom
  'Connecting Hermes Desktop to a remote backend' recipe and scope its
  VPN warning to the username/password path, matching desktop.md.

* docs(dashboard): move 'recommended remote Desktop path' framing from username/password to OAuth

The gated-mode intro list claimed the username/password provider was the
recommended path for a remote Hermes Desktop connection, contradicting the
OAuth-preferred framing established elsewhere. Move that recommendation onto
the OAuth (Nous Portal) item so the docs are consistent: OAuth is the
recommended provider for any remote/internet-facing backend; username/password
is for trusted networks only.

* docs(dashboard): drop unreleased managed/hosted-install provisioning notes

Remove the 'not available in managed/hosted installs, where the client id is
provisioned by the hosting platform' line from the dashboard register docs
(web-dashboard.md, cli-commands.md) and the 'provisioned by the Nous Portal for
hosted deploys' clause from the HERMES_DASHBOARD_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID env-var row —
that platform-provisioning path is unreleased.

* docs(dashboard): drop --portal-url / HERMES_DASHBOARD_PORTAL_URL from user docs

The portal-URL override targets a non-production Nous Portal and only works
for internal Nous usage — it won't function for end users (the access token
must be issued by the same portal). Remove it from the register CLI flags,
the Nous-provider config/env tables, and the verify-the-gate example so users
aren't pointed at an option that can't work for them.

* docs(dashboard): add worked examples for Nous and username/password providers

The self-hosted OIDC provider already had a full 'Worked example: Keycloak'
walkthrough; the Nous and username/password providers only had scattered
config snippets. Add parallel '#### Worked example' sections for both
(register/run/login + /api/status verification), mirroring the Keycloak
example's structure so all three bundled providers read consistently.

* docs(env): move HERMES_DESKTOP_REMOTE_URL to end of the dashboard auth table

It was sitting between the HERMES_DASHBOARD_BASIC_AUTH_* block and the
HERMES_DASHBOARD_OAUTH/OIDC block, splitting the dashboard-side vars. As the
only desktop-side var in the table, it belongs at the end so the dashboard
provider vars (basic, OAuth, OIDC) stay grouped together.

* docs(dashboard): remove Fly.io references from dashboard auth docs

Fly.io is the internal hosting implementation for hosted Hermes — it shouldn't
leak into user-facing dashboard auth docs. Reword the OAuth provider intro,
the env-var-path rationale, the public-URL-override section, the cookie Secure
note, and the verify-the-gate example to generic 'hosting platform' / 'reverse
proxy' / 'TLS terminator' phrasing.

Left the legitimate user-facing Fly.io mentions in telegram.md (a deliberate
cloud-deployment walkthrough) and work-with-skills.md (a generic example)
untouched.
2026-06-05 18:34:19 +10:00
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docs docs(dashboard): clarify auth provider suitability + registration across dashboard/Docker/Desktop docs (#39633) 2026-06-05 18:34:19 +10:00
i18n/zh-Hans/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/current fix(docs): update all install instructions everywhere 2026-06-04 21:07:45 -04:00
scripts feat(skills): fix browse cap, add source links + copy buttons + category cleanup (#37143) 2026-06-01 19:52:28 -07:00
src feat(skills): fix browse cap, add source links + copy buttons + category cleanup (#37143) 2026-06-01 19:52:28 -07:00
static feat(models): add qwen/qwen3.7-plus to nous + openrouter catalogs (#39409) 2026-06-04 17:29:45 -07:00
.gitignore feat(skills-hub): health checks, freshness badge, and a watchdog cron (#32345) 2026-05-25 23:10:45 -07:00
docusaurus.config.ts fix(docs): update all install instructions everywhere 2026-06-04 21:07:45 -04:00
package-lock.json fix(website): pin serialize-javascript and uuid via npm overrides 2026-05-28 00:07:54 -07:00
package.json fix(website): pin serialize-javascript and uuid via npm overrides 2026-05-28 00:07:54 -07:00
README.md docs: replace ASCII diagrams with Mermaid/lists, add linting note 2026-03-21 17:58:30 -07:00
sidebars.ts refactor(skills): clean up bundled skill set + add environments: relevance gate (#39028) 2026-06-04 06:11:22 -07:00
tsconfig.json feat: add documentation website (Docusaurus) 2026-03-05 05:24:55 -08:00

Website

This website is built using Docusaurus, a modern static website generator.

Installation

yarn

Local Development

yarn start

This command starts a local development server and opens up a browser window. Most changes are reflected live without having to restart the server.

Build

yarn build

This command generates static content into the build directory and can be served using any static contents hosting service.

Deployment

Using SSH:

USE_SSH=true yarn deploy

Not using SSH:

GIT_USER=<Your GitHub username> yarn deploy

If you are using GitHub pages for hosting, this command is a convenient way to build the website and push to the gh-pages branch.

Diagram Linting

CI runs ascii-guard to lint docs for ASCII box diagrams. Use Mermaid (````mermaid`) or plain lists/tables instead of ASCII boxes to avoid CI failures.