Hermes

Hermes Agent is NousResearch's agent and a native SKILL.md runtime: Skillet writes one folder per skill into the Hermes skills directory.

Note Support status: Supported. Last verified June 13, 2026.

Where skills live

Set HERMES_HOME to override the location; Skillet then writes to $HERMES_HOME/skills/ instead.

Layout

Each skill is its own folder in ~/.hermes/skills/, containing a SKILL.md and any supporting files. Skillet names the folder for the author and skill:

~/.hermes/skills/
  @taylor--festival-ops/
    SKILL.md
    ...supporting files

Connect Skillet

Install the app if you're new to Skillet: it detects Hermes for you. To set up from the terminal instead:

npx skilletmd
# or: npm install -g skilletmd && skillet

On first run, Skillet detects the right Hermes path for your OS, honors HERMES_HOME when set, and offers to import the skills already there. After skillet add or skillet sync, Hermes finds the new skills on your next run.

Common commands

skillet add @author/skill     # Add a skill to your kit and write it here
skillet list                  # List your kit's skills, grouped by kit
skillet sync                  # Write your kit into Hermes and every detected runtime
skillet scan                  # Show the scan state of your kit's skills

Updates from other people are scanned, not certified, and a human approves each one before it lands.

Primary runtime docs

github.com/nousresearch/hermes-agent

Note Live operational signal: Runtime status →.