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* feat: OpenAI-compatible API server platform adapter Salvaged from PR #956, updated for current main. Adds an HTTP API server as a gateway platform adapter that exposes hermes-agent via the OpenAI Chat Completions and Responses APIs. Any OpenAI-compatible frontend (Open WebUI, LobeChat, LibreChat, AnythingLLM, NextChat, ChatBox, etc.) can connect by pointing at http://localhost:8642/v1. Endpoints: - POST /v1/chat/completions — stateless Chat Completions API - POST /v1/responses — stateful Responses API with chaining - GET /v1/responses/{id} — retrieve stored response - DELETE /v1/responses/{id} — delete stored response - GET /v1/models — list hermes-agent as available model - GET /health — health check Features: - Real SSE streaming via stream_delta_callback (uses main's streaming) - In-memory LRU response store for Responses API conversation chaining - Named conversations via 'conversation' parameter - Bearer token auth (optional, via API_SERVER_KEY) - CORS support for browser-based frontends - System prompt layering (frontend system messages on top of core) - Real token usage tracking in responses Integration points: - Platform.API_SERVER in gateway/config.py - _create_adapter() branch in gateway/run.py - API_SERVER_* env vars in hermes_cli/config.py - Env var overrides in gateway/config.py _apply_env_overrides() Changes vs original PR #956: - Removed streaming infrastructure (already on main via stream_consumer.py) - Removed Telegram reply_to_mode (separate feature, not included) - Updated _resolve_model() -> _resolve_gateway_model() - Updated stream_callback -> stream_delta_callback - Updated connect()/disconnect() to use _mark_connected()/_mark_disconnected() - Adapted to current Platform enum (includes MATTERMOST, MATRIX, DINGTALK) Tests: 72 new tests, all passing Docs: API server guide, Open WebUI integration guide, env var reference * feat(whatsapp): make reply prefix configurable via config.yaml Reworked from PR #1764 (ifrederico) to use config.yaml instead of .env. The WhatsApp bridge prepends a header to every outgoing message. This was hardcoded to '⚕ *Hermes Agent*'. Users can now customize or disable it via config.yaml: whatsapp: reply_prefix: '' # disable header reply_prefix: '🤖 *My Bot*\n───\n' # custom prefix How it works: - load_gateway_config() reads whatsapp.reply_prefix from config.yaml and stores it in PlatformConfig.extra['reply_prefix'] - WhatsAppAdapter reads it from config.extra at init - When spawning bridge.js, the adapter passes it as WHATSAPP_REPLY_PREFIX in the subprocess environment - bridge.js handles undefined (default), empty (no header), or custom values with \\n escape support - Self-chat echo suppression uses the configured prefix Also fixes _config_version: was 9 but ENV_VARS_BY_VERSION had a key 10 (TAVILY_API_KEY), so existing users at v9 would never be prompted for Tavily. Bumped to 10 to close the gap. Added a regression test to prevent this from happening again. Credit: ifrederico (PR #1764) for the bridge.js implementation and the config version gap discovery. --------- Co-authored-by: Test <test@test.com>
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), z.ai/GLM, Kimi/Moonshot, MiniMax, 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, and WSL2. The installer handles everything — Python, Node.js, dependencies, and the hermes command. No prerequisites except git.
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:
git clone https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent.git
cd hermes-agent
git submodule update --init mini-swe-agent # required terminal backend
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]"
uv pip install -e "./mini-swe-agent"
python -m pytest tests/ -q
RL Training (optional): To work on the RL/Tinker-Atropos integration, also run:
git submodule update --init tinker-atropos uv pip install -e "./tinker-atropos"
Community
- 💬 Discord
- 📚 Skills Hub
- 🐛 Issues
- 💡 Discussions
License
MIT — see LICENSE.
Built by Nous Research.