How to use Hermes Agent with SiliconFlow APIs

Apr 1, 2026

Released in February 2026 by Nous Research, Hermes Agent represents a shift toward truly autonomous AI Agent. Unlike IDE-tethered coding copilots or simple chatbot wrappers, Hermes lives on your server, remembers what it learns, and gets more capable the longer it runs.

In this guide, we'll walk you through how to connect SiliconFlow's APIs to Hermes Agent, so you can power your agent with 200+ SOTA AI models in just a few steps.

Prerequisites

Get Your SiliconFlow API Key

Before you begin, ensure you have a valid SiliconFlow account:

Get your SiliconFlow account: https://cloud.siliconflow.com/
Get Your SiliconFlow API Key: https://cloud.siliconflow.com/account/ak

You will need this key when configuring Hermes Agent.

Step 1: Install Hermes Agent

Hermes Agent can be installed using a single command.

Run the following command in your terminal:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/main/scripts/install.sh | bash

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/main/scripts/install.sh | bash

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/main/scripts/install.sh | bash

Once the installation completes, the Hermes Setup Wizard will launch automatically.

Press Enter to continue.

Step 2: Configure SiliconFlow APIs

Select your inference provider: Custom OpenAI-compatible endpoint (self-hosted/VLLM/ect.)
API base URL: http://api.siliconfloe.com/v1
API Key: Paste Your SiliconFlow Key Here
Model name: Enter the model you want to use. You can select from the models available in the SiliconFlow model library.

After entering the required information, press Enter to save your configuration.

Hermes Agent will continue guiding you through additional configuration steps, including:

TTS Provider (Text-to-Speech)
Terminal Backend
Agent Behavior Settings

These options can be configured based on your own environment and use case. If you're unsure, you can keep the default settings and modify them later.

Step 3: Start Using Hermes Agent

Once configuration is complete, start Hermes by running: hermes

You'll see the Hermes Agent interface launch in your terminal, showing available tools and skills.

Type your message and press Enter to start chatting. At the bottom of the screen, you can see which model is currently active along with token usage and response time, confirming your SiliconFlow API is connected and working.

Quick Reference: Useful Hermes Commands

Command	Description
hermes	Start a new chat session
hermes "your message"	Send a single message
hermes -c	Resume your last session
hermes model	Switch to a different model
hermes config	View your current config
hermes tools	Manage available tools
hermes update	Update to the latest version
hermes doctor	Diagnose connection issues