How-To Series · Episode 02 / 59 · Module 1: Get Running

Hermes · One-Line Install

Install on any machine in one command, pick a model provider, and verify the install is healthy.

After this video You can now have Hermes installed and authenticated.

The Hermes installer pulls Python, Node, ripgrep, and ffmpeg in one shot. No homebrew, no apt, no version juggling. This video walks the one-liner on Linux/macOS/WSL2, the PowerShell variant on native Windows (with the early-beta caveat), the two provider-picking paths (Nous Portal vs. BYO key), and the verify-with-banner check.

About these resources. Two docs pages contributed facts to this video: the Quickstart (the curl line, the provider-picking flow, the verify check) and the README (the Windows PowerShell variant and the bundled-Git-Bash explanation). The Sources block below names both. Every command has a direct link to where it's documented.

Sources · What this video distills

3 docs pages · every command below is traceable to one of them
Primary · the curl line, the post-install reload, hermes setup --portal, hermes model, the verify check
Quickstart
Read ↗
The Windows PowerShell variant + the bundled Git Bash explanation
Hermes Agent README
Read ↗
The Android (Termux) install path · referenced in the Windows note
Termux guide
Read ↗

Commands shown · Copy and paste

each shows the source doc it came from
Install on Linux, macOS, WSL2, Termux from Quickstart ↗
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/main/scripts/install.sh | bash
Reload your shell after install from Quickstart ↗
source ~/.bashrc
Install on native Windows (early beta) from README ↗
iex (irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/main/scripts/install.ps1)
Easiest provider setup (Nous Portal) from Quickstart ↗
hermes setup --portal
Bring your own provider key from Quickstart ↗
hermes model
Verify the install from Quickstart ↗
hermes

Going deeper · Related Hermes docs

further reading · not sources of facts shown above
Nous Portal · the easy setup
What `hermes setup --portal` actually configures behind the scenes (covered in E15).
Native Windows guide
The deeper Windows-native install story for when WSL2 isn't an option.

Next in the series · Episodes that build on this

E03
Your First Chat
E04
Hermes on Phone via Termux
E06
Updating Hermes Safely