Hermes Onboarding

Configure a fresh Hermes Agent from a working base chat to a production-ready deployment.

Precondition: Hermes is installed and the main model + provider are configured. Verify with hermes doctor. If the agent cannot complete a normal chat, stop here and fix the provider first.

Leading word: onboard — configure every layer before declaring the setup complete.

When to Use

• A customer has a fresh Hermes install with a working base chat and needs full configuration
• An operator is setting up Hermes on a new VPS or machine for production use
• A customer wants to go from "it works" to "it is secured, memory-enabled, always-on, and maintained"

Do not use if the main model is not yet configured. Fix the provider first.

Step 0 — Load references

Load references/setup-details.md. It holds config snippets, systemd templates, DonSeTch MCP config, skill guardrail principles, and verbosity examples.