Core Features

Skills, memory, and the tools that make Hermes self-improving.

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Core Features Sep 13, 2026 · 897 words

Wake Word: Hands-Free 'Hey Hermes' Voice Sessions

Turn on the wake word and Hermes becomes hands-free — say 'hey hermes' to start a voice session from across the room.

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Core Features Sep 12, 2026 · 807 words

Drop a plugin into ~/.hermes/plugins/ and Hermes learns a new tool, hook, or integration without touching core code.

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Core Features Sep 11, 2026 · 825 words

Hermes can show an animated pet that reacts to what your agent is doing — idle, running, thinking, or celebrating.

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Core Features Sep 10, 2026 · 744 words

Mixture of Agents gives Hermes multiple model perspectives per turn — an aggregator backed by reference models.

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Core Features Sep 09, 2026 · 810 words

With /loop, Hermes re-runs a prompt on a recurring cadence inside your session — perfect for polling and monitoring.

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Core Features Sep 08, 2026 · 736 words

The Curator prunes, consolidates and archives unused skills automatically — so a growing library never turns to junk.

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