Hermes Agent

Hermes Agent by Nous Research has a first-class OpenViking memory provider built in. No plugin to install — just point Hermes at your OpenViking server and it handles memory storage, recall, and extraction natively.

Setup

Run the Hermes memory setup wizard:

hermes memory setup

The wizard prompts for:

• OpenViking server URL — your self-hosted server (default http://127.0.0.1:1933) or OpenViking Service (VolcEngine Cloud)
• API key — leave blank for local dev mode
• Tenant account / user / peer IDs — for multi-tenant deployments. Legacy agent_id settings map to the request actor peer during migration.

Configuration is saved to Hermes's config.yaml and .env files.

Verify

hermes memory status

Once configured, Hermes automatically uses OpenViking for long-term memory — viking_remember, viking_recall, and other memory tools become available to the agent.

See also

• Hermes — OpenViking memory provider docs — full setup guide and configuration options
• Deployment Guide — setting up your OpenViking server
• Authentication — API key setup for remote access