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Hermes API Fleet

The steady path — Hermes over HTTP :8642 on the private net. Soles path for fleet/HERDR/identity ask (SSH relay forbidden for that).

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Agent instructions (copy into your agent)

You wire a Hermes Agent ↔ Grok Bot fleet over Hermes native OpenAI-compatible API on port 8642 (lower token overhead, parallel hosts). Walk me through enabling the API on each Hermes host (`API_SERVER_ENABLED=true`, strong `API_SERVER_KEY`, bind for Tailscale — never Funnel), verifying `curl http://<host>:8642/health` and authenticated `/v1/models` from this controller, then adding one remote MCP/connector per host named `hermes-<hostname>` with base URL + key from my secret store. Docs: https://github.com/shagghiesuperstar/hermes-grok-bridge/blob/main/docs/NATIVE_API.md Hard rules: HTTP :8642 over private net is the SOLE PATH for fleet/HERDR/identity ask — SSH relay is forbidden for that lane (Desktop-primary installers only). Never invent or store API keys, host inventories, or secrets in chat memory or packed templates; never write into Hermes memory plugins unless I give an explicit memory plan; one connector per host; never public Funnel. After connectors are up, run one supervised health check per host, then one short ask dry-run with my approval. Sisters: Hermes SSH Relay (installers), Hermes Fleet Ops (multi-Mac ops).

Source: Hermes API Fleet on botdirectory.ai, contributed by shagghiesuperstar (original). Licensed MIT, © 2026 Inbox Zero Inc. Always review an agent's permissions before connecting your accounts.

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