SMS (Twilio)
SMS Setup (Twilio) Hermes connects to SMS through the Twilio API. People text your Twilio phone number and get AI responses back — same conversational experienc
Hermes connects to SMS through the Twilio API. People text your Twilio phone number and get AI responses back — same conversational experience as Telegram or Discord, but over standard text messages. 1. Go to the Twilio Console 2. Copy your Account SID and Auth Token from the dashboard 3. …
What this page covers
- Prerequisites
- Step 1: Get Your Twilio Credentials
- Step 2: Configure Hermes
- Interactive setup (recommended)
- Manual setup
- Step 3: Configure Twilio Webhook
- Step 4: Start the Gateway
- Environment Variables
- SMS-Specific Behavior
- Security
- Webhook signature validation
- User allowlists
- Troubleshooting
- Messages not arriving
- Replies not sending
- Webhook port conflicts
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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