Hermes Agent

Hermes Agent  is a self-improving AI agent framework built by Nous Research . It features a built-in learning loop that creates skills from experience, improves them during use, and builds a deepening model of who you are across sessions.

Features

• Self-improving loop: autonomous skill creation and improvement
• Multi-platform support: Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal
• Multi-model support: OpenRouter, Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, and more
• Custom endpoints: any OpenAI-compatible API endpoint
• Scheduled automations: built-in cron scheduler
• Subagent delegation: parallel workstreams support

Configuration

Method 1: Custom Provider (Recommended)

Edit ~/.hermes/cli-config.yaml:

model:
  default: "claude-opus-4-6"
  provider: "custom"
  base_url: "https://gateway.mytokengate.com/v1"
  api_key: "tg-your-api-key"

Method 2: Environment Variables

Edit ~/.hermes/.env:

OPENAI_API_KEY=tg-your-api-key
OPENAI_BASE_URL=https://gateway.mytokengate.com/v1

Then in cli-config.yaml:

model:
  default: "claude-opus-4-6"
  provider: "custom"

Method 3: CLI Commands

# Set model
hermes model set claude-opus-4-6
 
# Configure custom endpoint
hermes config set model.provider custom
hermes config set model.base_url https://gateway.mytokengate.com/v1

Configuration Reference

Using Anthropic Native API

If you prefer Anthropic native API format:

model:
  default: "claude-opus-4-6"
  provider: "anthropic"
  base_url: "https://gateway.mytokengate.com/v1"

And in .env:

ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=tg-your-api-key

Verify Configuration

# Start interactive chat
hermes
 
# View current config
hermes config list
 
# Diagnose issues
hermes doctor

Migrating from OpenClaw

If you’re coming from OpenClaw, Hermes provides an automatic migration tool:

# Preview migration
hermes claw migrate --dry-run
 
# Execute migration
hermes claw migrate

Related Links

• Hermes Website 
• Hermes GitHub 
• Hermes Documentation 
• CLI Configuration Reference