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How to talk to Hermes from Telegram while it works on a server with Hermes Agent

Start the messaging gateway on a cheap VPS so the agent keeps working and you steer it from your phone.

Short answer: Install Hermes on a VPS or cloud VM; then run hermes setup and add the bot token for your messaging app; start the gateway with hermes gateway. All steps.

Credentials. The bot token and model key live on the server; anyone who can message an unrestricted bot can use your agent and your tokens.

Who it is forSomeone who wants an agent that keeps running when the laptop is closed.

The problemA local agent stops the moment you close the lid, and you cannot check on it away from the desk.

The outcomeHermes on a server, reachable from Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp or Signal, with conversations continuing across platforms.

What you need first

  • macOS, Linux, WSL2 or Windows
  • An account or API key for a model provider (Nous Portal, OpenRouter, OpenAI or a custom endpoint)
  • Optional: bot tokens for the messaging apps you connect

Steps

  1. Install Hermes on a VPS or cloud VM
  2. Run hermes setup and add the bot token for your messaging app
  3. Start the gateway with hermes gateway
  4. Message the bot; voice memos are transcribed and the conversation continues across platforms

Prompt for your agent

Set up NousResearch/hermes-agent on my server, configure the Telegram gateway with my bot token from an environment variable, start hermes gateway, and tell me how to restrict who can message the bot.

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