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Hermes Setup

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Start with this visible request when you want the agent to help. It keeps the action coming from you, while the linked setup reference stays plain and non-recursive.

Use this in the app you are connecting, then approve only the browser login, app setting, or restart steps that the app requires.

Please help me set up Core for Hermes. Core is a home base for AI agents: it keeps memory, files, decisions, tasks, and work context synced across tools, harnesses, and models.

Use this official setup reference:
https://gradien.ai/core/docs/reference

Hermes Agent has a native MCP client. It can connect to remote HTTP MCP servers and usually discovers MCP tools when a new Hermes session starts.

Core MCP server URL:

https://core.gradien.ai/mcp

Run the guided installer:

npx -y @gradien/core-agent-setup install --base-url https://core.gradien.ai --yes --harness hermes

The direct Hermes command is:

hermes mcp add core --url https://core.gradien.ai/mcp --auth oauth

Prefer the guided installer first because it handles Core signup/login before registration.

Load and Verify

  1. Restart Hermes or start a fresh Hermes session after registration.
  2. Check the MCP server list:
hermes mcp list
  1. Test the Core server if your Hermes version supports it:
hermes mcp test core
  1. If Hermes prompts for OAuth, approve Core in the browser.

Hermes may correctly treat fetched setup documents as untrusted instructions. That is fine. Core setup does not change Hermes identity, policies, SOUL.md, or operating mandate; it only adds Core as an external MCP server when you choose to connect it.