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A community knowledge base for Hermes Agent — the open-source AI agent by Nous Research.
Errors, fixes, setup and resources. Every page cites the official source. Unofficial and not affiliated with Nous Research; download links always point to the official source. The English edition is growing — the Traditional Chinese edition is more complete for now.
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What config.yaml Is: Two Settings Files and One Handy Set of Commands, Explained
Every tutorial tells you to 'go edit config.yaml,' but nobody shows you what that file looks like, where it lives, or how to fix it when it breaks. This starts from zero: what goes in config.yaml versus .env, which one wins, and why editing with commands is safer than editing by hand.
Got a new computer? Move your whole Hermes over
One command, hermes backup, packs your entire ~/.hermes into a single file. On the new computer, hermes import restores everything: memories, skills, settings, conversations. One catch: that packed file hides your API key (the password programs use), so treat it as a secret when you move it.
Seeing an HTTP 429 error? That's your provider slowing you down — Hermes isn't broken
A 429 means the company that gives you the AI model thinks you're sending requests too fast, so it's blocking you for a moment. This is not a Hermes bug. Hermes retries on its own and switches to a backup automatically, but if the provider keeps blocking you, you need a different move: put in several keys and rotate them, upgrade your plan, or switch providers. Includes real Gemini and z.ai examples.
Beginner's Guide: Get Hermes Talking to You on Telegram
Type one line on your phone, and your agent does the work on the other end and replies. Just five steps, about ten minutes. The step most people get stuck on -- allowing yourself in -- is walked through here step by step.
Connect Your First MCP: Set It Up Step by Step, Then See It Actually Work
A hands-on walkthrough using the simplest option, the filesystem MCP: open one config file, change a few lines, reload, and confirm the tools really show up. Plus the single most important habit — only turn on the permissions you need — and how to check step by step when a tool doesn't appear.
The memory system: what Hermes actually remembers, and where
MEMORY.md holds only 2200 characters and USER.md only 1375: that isn't a flaw, it's the design. Once you understand its two layers of memory, you'll know who to tell the important things to.