Hermes CLI Command Reference
A practical guide to hermes cli command reference in a verified Hermes/Rocky workflow.
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Interactive Chat Sessions
A practical guide to interactive chat sessions in a verified Hermes/Rocky workflow.
One-Shot Queries
A practical guide to one-shot queries in a verified Hermes/Rocky workflow.
Resume and Continue Sessions
A practical guide to resume and continue sessions in a verified Hermes/Rocky workflow.
Slash Commands
A practical guide to slash commands in a verified Hermes/Rocky workflow.
Context References for Precise Prompts
Attach exact files, line ranges, folders, diffs, commits, or public URLs to a CLI prompt while respecting workspace, size, and sensitive-path limits.
Hermes TUI for Live Agent Operations
Use the modern terminal interface for live sessions, model and theme controls, subagent observability, approvals, and shared session history.
Extending the Hermes CLI Safely
Build wrapper CLI widgets, keybindings, commands, layouts, and styles through protected extension hooks instead of replacing the main run loop.
Branch, Handoff, and Resume Hermes Sessions
Preserve a useful conversation while exploring alternatives, moving between surfaces, and returning to the newest session lineage without losing provenance.
Create and Verify a Custom Hermes CLI Skin
Customize Hermes CLI colors, spinner language, branding, and tool accents without confusing visual identity with agent personality.
Install and Diagnose Petdex Mascots in Hermes
Add an optional profile-scoped animated pet to Hermes, choose a rendering mode, and verify activity states without affecting agent behavior.
Inspect Hermes Sessions with Diff, Focus, and Context
Resume the right Hermes session, confirm its identity, inspect workspace changes, measure what fills the context window, and reduce on-screen noise without discarding history.
Use Hermes Quiet Mode and Verbose Diagnostics Deliberately
Keep routine Hermes CLI sessions readable, then switch to verbose output only when a provider, tool, or configuration problem needs deeper evidence.
Use Hermes CLI Shell Mode Without Polluting Agent Context
Run quick shell checks with the CLI exclamation-prefix path when no model reasoning is needed, while preserving normal approval and working-directory boundaries.
Use Hermes Focus View Without Losing Runtime Evidence
Reduce on-screen tool chatter in CLI and TUI sessions while preserving conversation history, tool results, prompt caching, and a visible recovery path.
Stash and Restore Draft Prompts in the Hermes CLI
Park unfinished prompts with Ctrl+S, restore them later, and browse a session-only draft stack without losing multiline text or attached images.
Run Independent Background Prompt Sessions in the Hermes CLI
Launch independent background prompt sessions while keeping the foreground interactive, with clear boundaries around inherited settings, history, and task results.
Compose Long Hermes Prompts in an External Editor
Draft long or formatting-sensitive prompts in your configured editor, then return them to Hermes without fighting a single-line terminal composer.