65a31ee0d5
Third-party gateways that speak the native Anthropic protocol (MiniMax,
Zhipu GLM, Alibaba DashScope, Kimi, LiteLLM proxies) now work end-to-end
with the same feature set as direct api.anthropic.com callers. Synthesizes
eight stale community PRs into one consolidated change.
Five fixes:
- URL detection: consolidate three inline `endswith("/anthropic")`
checks in runtime_provider.py into the shared _detect_api_mode_for_url
helper. Third-party /anthropic endpoints now auto-resolve to
api_mode=anthropic_messages via one code path instead of three.
- OAuth leak-guard: all five sites that assign `_is_anthropic_oauth`
(__init__, switch_model, _try_refresh_anthropic_client_credentials,
_swap_credential, _try_activate_fallback) now gate on
`provider == "anthropic"` so a stale ANTHROPIC_TOKEN never trips
Claude-Code identity injection on third-party endpoints. Previously
only 2 of 5 sites were guarded.
- Prompt caching: new method `_anthropic_prompt_cache_policy()` returns
`(should_cache, use_native_layout)` per endpoint. Replaces three
inline conditions and the `native_anthropic=(api_mode=='anthropic_messages')`
call-site flag. Native Anthropic and third-party Anthropic gateways
both get the native cache_control layout; OpenRouter gets envelope
layout. Layout is persisted in `_primary_runtime` so fallback
restoration preserves the per-endpoint choice.
- Auxiliary client: `_try_custom_endpoint` honors
`api_mode=anthropic_messages` and builds `AnthropicAuxiliaryClient`
instead of silently downgrading to an OpenAI-wire client. Degrades
gracefully to OpenAI-wire when the anthropic SDK isn't installed.
- Config hygiene: `_update_config_for_provider` (hermes_cli/auth.py)
clears stale `api_key`/`api_mode` when switching to a built-in
provider, so a previous MiniMax custom endpoint's credentials can't
leak into a later OpenRouter session.
- Truncation continuation: length-continuation and tool-call-truncation
retry now cover `anthropic_messages` in addition to `chat_completions`
and `bedrock_converse`. Reuses the existing `_build_assistant_message`
path via `normalize_anthropic_response()` so the interim message
shape is byte-identical to the non-truncated path.
Tests: 6 new files, 42 test cases. Targeted run + tests/run_agent,
tests/agent, tests/hermes_cli all pass (4554 passed).
Synthesized from (credits preserved via Co-authored-by trailers):
#7410 @nocoo — URL detection helper
#7393 @keyuyuan — OAuth 5-site guard
#7367 @n-WN — OAuth guard (narrower cousin, kept comment)
#8636 @sgaofen — caching helper + native-vs-proxy layout split
#10954 @Only-Code-A — caching on anthropic_messages+Claude
#7648 @zhongyueming1121 — aux client anthropic_messages branch
#6096 @hansnow — /model switch clears stale api_mode
#9691 @TroyMitchell911 — anthropic_messages truncation continuation
Closes: #7366, #8294 (third-party Anthropic identity + caching).
Supersedes: #7410, #7367, #7393, #8636, #10954, #7648, #6096, #9691.
Rejects: #9621 (OpenAI-wire caching with incomplete blocklist — risky),
#7242 (superseded by #9691, stale branch),
#8321 (targets smart_model_routing which was removed in #12732).
Co-authored-by: nocoo <nocoo@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Keyu Yuan <leoyuan0099@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Zoee <30841158+n-WN@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: sgaofen <135070653+sgaofen@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Only-Code-A <bxzt2006@163.com>
Co-authored-by: zhongyueming <mygamez@163.com>
Co-authored-by: Xiaohan Li <hansnow@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Troy Mitchell <i@troy-y.org>
Hermes Agent ☤
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), NVIDIA NIM (Nemotron), 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 interface | Full TUI with multiline editing, slash-command autocomplete, conversation history, interrupt-and-redirect, and streaming tool output. |
| Lives where you do | Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, and CLI — all from a single gateway process. Voice memo transcription, cross-platform conversation continuity. |
| A closed learning loop | Agent-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 automations | Built-in cron scheduler with delivery to any platform. Daily reports, nightly backups, weekly audits — all in natural language, running unattended. |
| Delegates and parallelizes | Spawn 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 laptop | Six 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-ready | Batch 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
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 — clone and go with setup-hermes.sh:
git clone https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent.git
cd hermes-agent
./setup-hermes.sh # installs uv, creates venv, installs .[all], symlinks ~/.local/bin/hermes
./hermes # auto-detects the venv, no need to `source` first
Manual path (equivalent to the above):
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"
Community
- 💬 Discord
- 📚 Skills Hub
- 🐛 Issues
- 💡 Discussions
- 🔌 HermesClaw — Community WeChat bridge: Run Hermes Agent and OpenClaw on the same WeChat account.
License
MIT — see LICENSE.
Built by Nous Research.