Environment Variables
Environment Variables Reference All variables go in . You can also set them with . LLM Providers Variable Description OpenRouter API key (recommended for flexib
All variables go in . You can also set them with . For native Anthropic auth, Hermes prefers Claude Code's own credential files when they exist because those credentials can refresh automatically. …
What this page covers
- LLM Providers
- Provider Auth (OAuth)
- Tool APIs
- Langfuse Observability
- Nous Tool Gateway
- Terminal Backend
- SSH Backend
- Container Resources (Docker, Singularity, Modal, Daytona)
- Persistent Shell
- Messaging
- Web Dashboard & Hermes Desktop
- Microsoft Graph (Teams Meetings)
- Microsoft Graph Webhook Listener
- Teams Meeting Summary Delivery
- LINE Messaging API
- ntfy (push notifications)
- Advanced Messaging Tuning
- Agent Behavior
- Interface
- Session Settings
- Context Compression (config.yaml only)
- Auxiliary Task Overrides
- Fallback Providers (config.yaml only)
- Provider Routing (config.yaml only)
Section outline mirrored from the official Hermes Agent documentation. Follow any heading to read the complete text on the source site.
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