# ============================================================================ # Hermes Agent Installer for Windows # ============================================================================ # Installation script for Windows (PowerShell). # Uses uv for fast Python provisioning and package management. # # Usage: # irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/main/scripts/install.ps1 | iex # # Or download and run with options: # .\install.ps1 -NoVenv -SkipSetup # # ============================================================================ param( [switch]$NoVenv, [switch]$SkipSetup, [string]$Branch = "main", [string]$HermesHome = "$env:USERPROFILE\.hermes", [string]$InstallDir = "$env:USERPROFILE\.hermes\hermes-agent" ) $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop" # ============================================================================ # Configuration # ============================================================================ $RepoUrlSsh = "git@github.com:NousResearch/hermes-agent.git" $RepoUrlHttps = "https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent.git" $PythonVersion = "3.11" $NodeVersion = "22" # ============================================================================ # Helper functions # ============================================================================ function Write-Banner { Write-Host "" Write-Host "┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐" -ForegroundColor Magenta Write-Host "│ ⚕ Hermes Agent Installer │" -ForegroundColor Magenta Write-Host "├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤" -ForegroundColor Magenta Write-Host "│ An open source AI agent by Nous Research. │" -ForegroundColor Magenta Write-Host "└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘" -ForegroundColor Magenta Write-Host "" } function Write-Info { param([string]$Message) Write-Host "→ $Message" -ForegroundColor Cyan } function Write-Success { param([string]$Message) Write-Host "✓ $Message" -ForegroundColor Green } function Write-Warn { param([string]$Message) Write-Host "⚠ $Message" -ForegroundColor Yellow } function Write-Err { param([string]$Message) Write-Host "✗ $Message" -ForegroundColor Red } # ============================================================================ # Dependency checks # ============================================================================ function Install-Uv { Write-Info "Checking for uv package manager..." # Check if uv is already available if (Get-Command uv -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) { $version = uv --version $script:UvCmd = "uv" Write-Success "uv found ($version)" return $true } # Check common install locations $uvPaths = @( "$env:USERPROFILE\.local\bin\uv.exe", "$env:USERPROFILE\.cargo\bin\uv.exe" ) foreach ($uvPath in $uvPaths) { if (Test-Path $uvPath) { $script:UvCmd = $uvPath $version = & $uvPath --version Write-Success "uv found at $uvPath ($version)" return $true } } # Install uv Write-Info "Installing uv (fast Python package manager)..." try { powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex" 2>&1 | Out-Null # Find the installed binary $uvExe = "$env:USERPROFILE\.local\bin\uv.exe" if (-not (Test-Path $uvExe)) { $uvExe = "$env:USERPROFILE\.cargo\bin\uv.exe" } if (-not (Test-Path $uvExe)) { # Refresh PATH and try again $env:Path = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path", "User") + ";" + [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path", "Machine") if (Get-Command uv -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) { $uvExe = (Get-Command uv).Source } } if (Test-Path $uvExe) { $script:UvCmd = $uvExe $version = & $uvExe --version Write-Success "uv installed ($version)" return $true } Write-Err "uv installed but not found on PATH" Write-Info "Try restarting your terminal and re-running" return $false } catch { Write-Err "Failed to install uv" Write-Info "Install manually: https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/" return $false } } function Test-Python { Write-Info "Checking Python $PythonVersion..." # Let uv find or install Python try { $pythonPath = & $UvCmd python find $PythonVersion 2>$null if ($pythonPath) { $ver = & $pythonPath --version 2>$null Write-Success "Python found: $ver" return $true } } catch { } # Python not found — use uv to install it (no admin needed!) Write-Info "Python $PythonVersion not found, installing via uv..." try { & $UvCmd python install $PythonVersion 2>&1 | Out-Null $pythonPath = & $UvCmd python find $PythonVersion 2>$null if ($pythonPath) { $ver = & $pythonPath --version 2>$null Write-Success "Python installed: $ver" return $true } } catch { } Write-Err "Failed to install Python $PythonVersion" Write-Info "Install Python $PythonVersion manually, then re-run this script" return $false } function Test-Git { Write-Info "Checking Git..." if (Get-Command git -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) { $version = git --version Write-Success "Git found ($version)" return $true } Write-Err "Git not found" Write-Info "Please install Git from:" Write-Info " https://git-scm.com/download/win" return $false } function Test-Node { Write-Info "Checking Node.js (for browser tools)..." if (Get-Command node -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) { $version = node --version Write-Success "Node.js $version found" $script:HasNode = $true return $true } # Check our own managed install from a previous run $managedNode = "$HermesHome\node\node.exe" if (Test-Path $managedNode) { $version = & $managedNode --version $env:Path = "$HermesHome\node;$env:Path" Write-Success "Node.js $version found (Hermes-managed)" $script:HasNode = $true return $true } Write-Info "Node.js not found — installing Node.js $NodeVersion LTS..." # Try winget first (cleanest on modern Windows) if (Get-Command winget -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) { Write-Info "Installing via winget..." try { winget install OpenJS.NodeJS.LTS --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements 2>&1 | Out-Null # Refresh PATH $env:Path = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path", "User") + ";" + [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path", "Machine") if (Get-Command node -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) { $version = node --version Write-Success "Node.js $version installed via winget" $script:HasNode = $true return $true } } catch { } } # Fallback: download binary zip to ~/.hermes/node/ Write-Info "Downloading Node.js $NodeVersion binary..." try { $arch = if ([Environment]::Is64BitOperatingSystem) { "x64" } else { "x86" } $indexUrl = "https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v${NodeVersion}.x/" $indexPage = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $indexUrl -UseBasicParsing $zipName = ($indexPage.Content | Select-String -Pattern "node-v${NodeVersion}\.\d+\.\d+-win-${arch}\.zip" -AllMatches).Matches[0].Value if ($zipName) { $downloadUrl = "${indexUrl}${zipName}" $tmpZip = "$env:TEMP\$zipName" $tmpDir = "$env:TEMP\hermes-node-extract" Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $tmpZip -UseBasicParsing if (Test-Path $tmpDir) { Remove-Item -Recurse -Force $tmpDir } Expand-Archive -Path $tmpZip -DestinationPath $tmpDir -Force $extractedDir = Get-ChildItem $tmpDir -Directory | Select-Object -First 1 if ($extractedDir) { if (Test-Path "$HermesHome\node") { Remove-Item -Recurse -Force "$HermesHome\node" } Move-Item $extractedDir.FullName "$HermesHome\node" $env:Path = "$HermesHome\node;$env:Path" $version = & "$HermesHome\node\node.exe" --version Write-Success "Node.js $version installed to ~/.hermes/node/" $script:HasNode = $true Remove-Item -Force $tmpZip -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue Remove-Item -Recurse -Force $tmpDir -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue return $true } } } catch { Write-Warn "Download failed: $_" } Write-Warn "Could not auto-install Node.js" Write-Info "Install manually: https://nodejs.org/en/download/" $script:HasNode = $false return $true } function Install-SystemPackages { $script:HasRipgrep = $false $script:HasFfmpeg = $false $needRipgrep = $false $needFfmpeg = $false Write-Info "Checking ripgrep (fast file search)..." if (Get-Command rg -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) { $version = rg --version | Select-Object -First 1 Write-Success "$version found" $script:HasRipgrep = $true } else { $needRipgrep = $true } Write-Info "Checking ffmpeg (TTS voice messages)..." if (Get-Command ffmpeg -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) { Write-Success "ffmpeg found" $script:HasFfmpeg = $true } else { $needFfmpeg = $true } if (-not $needRipgrep -and -not $needFfmpeg) { return } # Build description and package lists for each package manager $descParts = @() $wingetPkgs = @() $chocoPkgs = @() $scoopPkgs = @() if ($needRipgrep) { $descParts += "ripgrep for faster file search" $wingetPkgs += "BurntSushi.ripgrep.MSVC" $chocoPkgs += "ripgrep" $scoopPkgs += "ripgrep" } if ($needFfmpeg) { $descParts += "ffmpeg for TTS voice messages" $wingetPkgs += "Gyan.FFmpeg" $chocoPkgs += "ffmpeg" $scoopPkgs += "ffmpeg" } $description = $descParts -join " and " $hasWinget = Get-Command winget -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue $hasChoco = Get-Command choco -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue $hasScoop = Get-Command scoop -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue # Try winget first (most common on modern Windows) if ($hasWinget) { Write-Info "Installing $description via winget..." foreach ($pkg in $wingetPkgs) { try { winget install $pkg --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements 2>&1 | Out-Null } catch { } } # Refresh PATH and recheck $env:Path = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path", "User") + ";" + [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path", "Machine") if ($needRipgrep -and (Get-Command rg -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) { Write-Success "ripgrep installed" $script:HasRipgrep = $true $needRipgrep = $false } if ($needFfmpeg -and (Get-Command ffmpeg -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) { Write-Success "ffmpeg installed" $script:HasFfmpeg = $true $needFfmpeg = $false } if (-not $needRipgrep -and -not $needFfmpeg) { return } } # Fallback: choco if ($hasChoco -and ($needRipgrep -or $needFfmpeg)) { Write-Info "Trying Chocolatey..." foreach ($pkg in $chocoPkgs) { try { choco install $pkg -y 2>&1 | Out-Null } catch { } } if ($needRipgrep -and (Get-Command rg -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) { Write-Success "ripgrep installed via chocolatey" $script:HasRipgrep = $true $needRipgrep = $false } if ($needFfmpeg -and (Get-Command ffmpeg -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) { Write-Success "ffmpeg installed via chocolatey" $script:HasFfmpeg = $true $needFfmpeg = $false } } # Fallback: scoop if ($hasScoop -and ($needRipgrep -or $needFfmpeg)) { Write-Info "Trying Scoop..." foreach ($pkg in $scoopPkgs) { try { scoop install $pkg 2>&1 | Out-Null } catch { } } if ($needRipgrep -and (Get-Command rg -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) { Write-Success "ripgrep installed via scoop" $script:HasRipgrep = $true $needRipgrep = $false } if ($needFfmpeg -and (Get-Command ffmpeg -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) { Write-Success "ffmpeg installed via scoop" $script:HasFfmpeg = $true $needFfmpeg = $false } } # Show manual instructions for anything still missing if ($needRipgrep) { Write-Warn "ripgrep not installed (file search will use findstr fallback)" Write-Info " winget install BurntSushi.ripgrep.MSVC" } if ($needFfmpeg) { Write-Warn "ffmpeg not installed (TTS voice messages will be limited)" Write-Info " winget install Gyan.FFmpeg" } } # ============================================================================ # Installation # ============================================================================ function Install-Repository { Write-Info "Installing to $InstallDir..." if (Test-Path $InstallDir) { if (Test-Path "$InstallDir\.git") { Write-Info "Existing installation found, updating..." Push-Location $InstallDir git fetch origin git checkout $Branch git pull origin $Branch Pop-Location } else { Write-Err "Directory exists but is not a git repository: $InstallDir" Write-Info "Remove it or choose a different directory with -InstallDir" exit 1 } } else { # Try SSH first (for private repo access), fall back to HTTPS Write-Info "Trying SSH clone..." $sshResult = git clone --branch $Branch --recurse-submodules $RepoUrlSsh $InstallDir 2>&1 if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0) { Write-Success "Cloned via SSH" } else { Write-Info "SSH failed, trying HTTPS..." $httpsResult = git clone --branch $Branch --recurse-submodules $RepoUrlHttps $InstallDir 2>&1 if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0) { Write-Success "Cloned via HTTPS" } else { Write-Err "Failed to clone repository" Write-Info "For private repo access, ensure your SSH key is added to GitHub:" Write-Info " ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa" Write-Info " ssh -T git@github.com # Test connection" exit 1 } } } # Ensure submodules are initialized and updated Write-Info "Initializing submodules (mini-swe-agent, tinker-atropos)..." Push-Location $InstallDir git submodule update --init --recursive Pop-Location Write-Success "Submodules ready" Write-Success "Repository ready" } function Install-Venv { if ($NoVenv) { Write-Info "Skipping virtual environment (-NoVenv)" return } Write-Info "Creating virtual environment with Python $PythonVersion..." Push-Location $InstallDir if (Test-Path "venv") { Write-Info "Virtual environment already exists, recreating..." Remove-Item -Recurse -Force "venv" } # uv creates the venv and pins the Python version in one step & $UvCmd venv venv --python $PythonVersion Pop-Location Write-Success "Virtual environment ready (Python $PythonVersion)" } function Install-Dependencies { Write-Info "Installing dependencies..." Push-Location $InstallDir if (-not $NoVenv) { # Tell uv to install into our venv (no activation needed) $env:VIRTUAL_ENV = "$InstallDir\venv" } # Install main package with all extras try { & $UvCmd pip install -e ".[all]" 2>&1 | Out-Null } catch { & $UvCmd pip install -e "." | Out-Null } Write-Success "Main package installed" # Install submodules Write-Info "Installing mini-swe-agent (terminal tool backend)..." if (Test-Path "mini-swe-agent\pyproject.toml") { try { & $UvCmd pip install -e ".\mini-swe-agent" 2>&1 | Out-Null Write-Success "mini-swe-agent installed" } catch { Write-Warn "mini-swe-agent install failed (terminal tools may not work)" } } else { Write-Warn "mini-swe-agent not found (run: git submodule update --init)" } Write-Info "Installing tinker-atropos (RL training backend)..." if (Test-Path "tinker-atropos\pyproject.toml") { try { & $UvCmd pip install -e ".\tinker-atropos" 2>&1 | Out-Null Write-Success "tinker-atropos installed" } catch { Write-Warn "tinker-atropos install failed (RL tools may not work)" } } else { Write-Warn "tinker-atropos not found (run: git submodule update --init)" } Pop-Location Write-Success "All dependencies installed" } function Set-PathVariable { Write-Info "Setting up hermes command..." if ($NoVenv) { $hermesBin = "$InstallDir" } else { $hermesBin = "$InstallDir\venv\Scripts" } # Add the venv Scripts dir to user PATH so hermes is globally available # On Windows, the hermes.exe in venv\Scripts\ has the venv Python baked in $currentPath = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path", "User") if ($currentPath -notlike "*$hermesBin*") { [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable( "Path", "$hermesBin;$currentPath", "User" ) Write-Success "Added to user PATH: $hermesBin" } else { Write-Info "PATH already configured" } # Update current session $env:Path = "$hermesBin;$env:Path" Write-Success "hermes command ready" } function Copy-ConfigTemplates { Write-Info "Setting up configuration files..." # Create ~/.hermes directory structure New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path "$HermesHome\cron" | Out-Null New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path "$HermesHome\sessions" | Out-Null New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path "$HermesHome\logs" | Out-Null New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path "$HermesHome\pairing" | Out-Null New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path "$HermesHome\hooks" | Out-Null New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path "$HermesHome\image_cache" | Out-Null New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path "$HermesHome\audio_cache" | Out-Null New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path "$HermesHome\memories" | Out-Null New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path "$HermesHome\skills" | Out-Null # Create .env $envPath = "$HermesHome\.env" if (-not (Test-Path $envPath)) { $examplePath = "$InstallDir\.env.example" if (Test-Path $examplePath) { Copy-Item $examplePath $envPath Write-Success "Created ~/.hermes/.env from template" } else { New-Item -ItemType File -Force -Path $envPath | Out-Null Write-Success "Created ~/.hermes/.env" } } else { Write-Info "~/.hermes/.env already exists, keeping it" } # Create config.yaml $configPath = "$HermesHome\config.yaml" if (-not (Test-Path $configPath)) { $examplePath = "$InstallDir\cli-config.yaml.example" if (Test-Path $examplePath) { Copy-Item $examplePath $configPath Write-Success "Created ~/.hermes/config.yaml from template" } } else { Write-Info "~/.hermes/config.yaml already exists, keeping it" } # Create SOUL.md if it doesn't exist (global persona file) $soulPath = "$HermesHome\SOUL.md" if (-not (Test-Path $soulPath)) { @" # Hermes Agent Persona "@ | Set-Content -Path $soulPath -Encoding UTF8 Write-Success "Created ~/.hermes/SOUL.md (edit to customize personality)" } Write-Success "Configuration directory ready: ~/.hermes/" # Seed bundled skills into ~/.hermes/skills/ (manifest-based, one-time per skill) Write-Info "Syncing bundled skills to ~/.hermes/skills/ ..." $pythonExe = "$InstallDir\venv\Scripts\python.exe" if (Test-Path $pythonExe) { try { & $pythonExe "$InstallDir\tools\skills_sync.py" 2>$null Write-Success "Skills synced to ~/.hermes/skills/" } catch { # Fallback: simple directory copy $bundledSkills = "$InstallDir\skills" $userSkills = "$HermesHome\skills" if ((Test-Path $bundledSkills) -and -not (Get-ChildItem $userSkills -Exclude '.bundled_manifest' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) { Copy-Item -Path "$bundledSkills\*" -Destination $userSkills -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue Write-Success "Skills copied to ~/.hermes/skills/" } } } } function Install-NodeDeps { if (-not $HasNode) { Write-Info "Skipping Node.js dependencies (Node not installed)" return } Push-Location $InstallDir if (Test-Path "package.json") { Write-Info "Installing Node.js dependencies..." try { npm install --silent 2>&1 | Out-Null Write-Success "Node.js dependencies installed" } catch { Write-Warn "npm install failed (browser tools may not work)" } } Pop-Location } function Invoke-SetupWizard { if ($SkipSetup) { Write-Info "Skipping setup wizard (-SkipSetup)" return } Write-Host "" Write-Info "Starting setup wizard..." Write-Host "" Push-Location $InstallDir # Run hermes setup using the venv Python directly (no activation needed) if (-not $NoVenv) { & ".\venv\Scripts\python.exe" -m hermes_cli.main setup } else { python -m hermes_cli.main setup } Pop-Location } function Start-GatewayIfConfigured { $envPath = "$HermesHome\.env" if (-not (Test-Path $envPath)) { return } $hasMessaging = $false $content = Get-Content $envPath -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue foreach ($var in @("TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN", "DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN", "SLACK_BOT_TOKEN", "SLACK_APP_TOKEN", "WHATSAPP_ENABLED")) { $match = $content | Where-Object { $_ -match "^${var}=.+" -and $_ -notmatch "your-token-here" } if ($match) { $hasMessaging = $true; break } } if (-not $hasMessaging) { return } Write-Host "" Write-Info "Messaging platform token detected!" Write-Info "The gateway handles messaging platforms and cron job execution." Write-Host "" $response = Read-Host "Would you like to start the gateway now? [Y/n]" if ($response -eq "" -or $response -match "^[Yy]") { $hermesCmd = "$InstallDir\venv\Scripts\hermes.exe" if (-not (Test-Path $hermesCmd)) { $hermesCmd = "hermes" } Write-Info "Starting gateway in background..." try { $logFile = "$HermesHome\logs\gateway.log" Start-Process -FilePath $hermesCmd -ArgumentList "gateway" ` -RedirectStandardOutput $logFile ` -RedirectStandardError "$HermesHome\logs\gateway-error.log" ` -WindowStyle Hidden Write-Success "Gateway started! Your bot is now online." Write-Info "Logs: $logFile" Write-Info "To stop: close the gateway process from Task Manager" } catch { Write-Warn "Failed to start gateway. Run manually: hermes gateway" } } else { Write-Info "Skipped. Start the gateway later with: hermes gateway" } } function Write-Completion { Write-Host "" Write-Host "┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐" -ForegroundColor Green Write-Host "│ ✓ Installation Complete! │" -ForegroundColor Green Write-Host "└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘" -ForegroundColor Green Write-Host "" # Show file locations Write-Host "📁 Your files (all in ~/.hermes/):" -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host "" Write-Host " Config: " -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Yellow Write-Host "$HermesHome\config.yaml" Write-Host " API Keys: " -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Yellow Write-Host "$HermesHome\.env" Write-Host " Data: " -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Yellow Write-Host "$HermesHome\cron\, sessions\, logs\" Write-Host " Code: " -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Yellow Write-Host "$HermesHome\hermes-agent\" Write-Host "" Write-Host "─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────" -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host "" Write-Host "🚀 Commands:" -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host "" Write-Host " hermes " -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Green Write-Host "Start chatting" Write-Host " hermes setup " -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Green Write-Host "Configure API keys & settings" Write-Host " hermes config " -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Green Write-Host "View/edit configuration" Write-Host " hermes config edit " -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Green Write-Host "Open config in editor" Write-Host " hermes gateway install " -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Green Write-Host "Install gateway service (messaging + cron)" Write-Host " hermes update " -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Green Write-Host "Update to latest version" Write-Host "" Write-Host "─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────" -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host "" Write-Host "⚡ Restart your terminal for PATH changes to take effect" -ForegroundColor Yellow Write-Host "" if (-not $HasNode) { Write-Host "Note: Node.js could not be installed automatically." -ForegroundColor Yellow Write-Host "Browser tools need Node.js. Install manually:" -ForegroundColor Yellow Write-Host " https://nodejs.org/en/download/" -ForegroundColor Yellow Write-Host "" } if (-not $HasRipgrep) { Write-Host "Note: ripgrep (rg) was not installed. For faster file search:" -ForegroundColor Yellow Write-Host " winget install BurntSushi.ripgrep.MSVC" -ForegroundColor Yellow Write-Host "" } } # ============================================================================ # Main # ============================================================================ function Main { Write-Banner if (-not (Install-Uv)) { exit 1 } if (-not (Test-Python)) { exit 1 } if (-not (Test-Git)) { exit 1 } Test-Node # Auto-installs if missing Install-SystemPackages # ripgrep + ffmpeg in one step Install-Repository Install-Venv Install-Dependencies Install-NodeDeps Set-PathVariable Copy-ConfigTemplates Invoke-SetupWizard Start-GatewayIfConfigured Write-Completion } Main