MCP Config Reference
This page is the compact reference companion to the main MCP docs. For conceptual guidance, see: MCP (Model Context Protocol) Use MCP with Hermes Root config sh
This page is the compact reference companion to the main MCP docs. For conceptual guidance, see: If is set, only those server-native MCP tools are registered. If is set and is not, every server-native MCP tool except those names is registered. If both are set, wins. …
What this page covers
- Root config shape
- Server keys
- tools policy keys
- Filtering semantics
- include
- exclude
- Precedence
- Utility-tool policy
- Disable resources
- Disable prompts
- Capability-aware registration
- enabled: false
- Empty result behavior
- Example configs
- Safe GitHub allowlist
- Stripe blacklist
- Resource-only docs server
- TLS client certificate (mTLS)
- Reloading config
- Tool naming
- Name sanitization
- OAuth 2.1 authentication
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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