diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index baa31a543..71958d693 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -58,3 +58,4 @@ mini-swe-agent/
 # Nix
 .direnv/
 result
+.aider*
diff --git a/hermes b/hermes
index 3172ca91c..72ca61390 100755
--- a/hermes
+++ b/hermes
@@ -7,5 +7,7 @@ subcommands such as `gateway`, `cron`, and `doctor`.
 """
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import os
+    os.environ["HERMES_DEFAULT_MODEL"] = "local/llama-3.2-3b-q5_k_m"
     from hermes_cli.main import main
     main()