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Hermes Agent

Hermes Agent

v1.1.0

Nous Research's AI agent with 30+ tools, web dashboard, 16 messaging platforms, and all coding agents

Install

$curl -fsSL https://virtua.sh/i/hermes-ssh | bash
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What's included

  • Hermes Agent 0.9 -- 30+ native tools, web dashboard, fast mode, 16 messaging platforms, pluggable context engine
  • Claude Code -- Anthropic's CLI coding agent
  • OpenAI Codex -- OpenAI's CLI coding agent
  • Gemini CLI -- Google's CLI coding agent
  • OpenCode -- open-source coding agent
  • Caddy reverse proxy with auto-HTTPS and basic auth (when HERMES_HOST is set)
  • Docker, Go, Rust, Node.js 22, Python + uv
  • Playwright with Chromium and Firefox
  • ripgrep, fd, fzf, jq, yq, bat, tmux, htop, btop

After install

  • SSH in and switch to the hermes user: su - hermes
  • Configure Hermes: hermes setup
  • Web dashboard: hermes dashboard (or via HERMES_HOST if configured)
  • Backup/restore: hermes backup, hermes import
  • Other agents: claude, codex, gemini, opencode

Supported Operating Systems

Ubuntu 24Ubuntu 25Debian 12Debian 13Rocky 9Rocky 10Alma 9Alma 10

Requirements

RAM
512MB minimum
Disk
5GB minimum

Configuration

VariableDefaultDescription
VIRTUA_USERhermesSystem user for the agent
VIRTUA_PASSrandom 24-charUser password (for su - hermes). Auto-generated if not set.
HERMES_HOSTserver hostnameHostname or IP for the web dashboard. Caddy reverse proxy with basic auth. Hostnames get auto-HTTPS via Let's Encrypt.
HERMES_AUTH_USERhermesUsername for dashboard basic auth (only used when HERMES_HOST is set)
HERMES_AUTH_PASSrandom 24-charPassword for dashboard basic auth. Auto-generated if not set.
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Changelog

v1.1.02026-04-14
  • Updated for Hermes Agent 0.9.0 (The Everywhere Release)
  • Git submodules support for complete clone
  • Pre-created ~/.hermes directory structure
  • WhatsApp bridge Node.js dependencies
  • New features: web dashboard, fast mode, backup/restore, 16 messaging platforms
  • Optional Caddy reverse proxy with basic auth for web dashboard (HERMES_HOST)
v1.0.02026-04-02
  • Initial release
  • Full dev environment: Docker, Go, Rust, Node.js, Python
  • Playwright with Chromium and Firefox
  • Developer tools: ripgrep, fd, fzf, jq, bat, tmux, htop