* docs release 0.6.0 changelog * fix auth startup and profile model defaults
Hermes Web UI 中文
A full-featured web dashboard for Hermes Agent.
Manage AI chat sessions, monitor usage & costs, configure platform channels,
schedule cron jobs, browse skills — all from a clean, responsive web interface.
npm install -g hermes-web-ui && hermes-web-ui start
Features
AI Chat
- Real-time chat streaming over Socket.IO
/chat-run; chat runs execute through the Hermes agent bridge - Multi-session management — create, rename, delete, switch between sessions
- Self-built session database — local SQLite storage for Web UI sessions; Hermes state.db remains a read-only source for Hermes history APIs
- Session grouping by source (Telegram, Discord, Slack, etc.) with collapsible accordion
- Active session indicator — live sessions pin to top with spinner icon
- Sessions sorted by latest message time
- Markdown rendering with syntax highlighting and code copy
- Tool call detail expansion (arguments / result)
- Profile-scoped file uploads
- File download support — download uploaded files and agent-generated files by resolved path across local, Docker, SSH, and Singularity backends
- Session search — Ctrl+K search across the Web UI local session database; read-only Hermes history sessions are not included
- Profile-aware model selector — discovers models available to the signed-in account through authorized Hermes profiles
- Per-session model display badge and context token usage
Platform Channels
Unified configuration for 8 platforms in one page:
| Platform | Features |
|---|---|
| Telegram | Bot token, mention control, reactions, free-response chats |
| Discord | Bot token, mention, auto-thread, reactions, channel allow/ignore lists |
| Slack | Bot token, mention control, bot message handling |
| Enable/disable, mention control, mention patterns | |
| Matrix | Access token, homeserver, auto-thread, DM mention threads |
| Feishu (Lark) | App ID / Secret, mention control |
| QR code login (scan in browser, auto-save credentials) | |
| WeCom | Bot ID / Secret |
- Credential management writes to
~/.hermes/.env - Channel behavior settings write to
~/.hermes/config.yaml - Per-platform configured/unconfigured status detection
Usage Analytics
- Total token usage breakdown (input / output)
- Session count with daily average
- Estimated cost tracking & cache hit rate
- Model usage distribution chart
- 30-day daily trend (bar chart + data table)
Scheduled Jobs
- Create, edit, pause, resume, delete cron jobs
- Trigger immediate execution
- Cron expression quick presets
Model Management
- Auto-discover models from credential pool (
~/.hermes/auth.json) - Fetch available models from each provider endpoint (
/v1/models) - Add, update, and delete providers (preset & custom OpenAI-compatible)
- OpenAI Codex & Nous Portal OAuth login
- Provider URL auto-detection for non-v1 API versions (e.g.
/v4) - Provider-level model grouping with default model switching
Multi-Profile
- Create, rename, delete, and switch between Hermes profiles
- Clone existing profile or import from archive (
.tar.gz) - Export profile for backup or sharing
- Profile-scoped configuration, cache, uploads, sessions, jobs, usage, memory, skills, plugins, providers, and model visibility
- Account-bound profile access: super administrators can manage every profile; regular administrators only see and use profiles assigned to their account
File Browser
- Browse files on remote backends (local, Docker, SSH, Singularity)
- Upload, download, rename, copy, move, and delete files
- Store uploaded files under the selected/requested Hermes profile while keeping downloads path-based for agent-generated artifacts outside the upload directory
- Create directories
- View file content with syntax highlighting
Group Chat
- Multi-agent chat rooms with real-time messaging via Socket.IO
- @mention routing — mention an agent to trigger a contextual reply
- Context compression — automatic conversation summarization when history exceeds token threshold
- Typing status and reply progress indicators
- Room creation, deletion, and invite code management
- Agent management — add/remove agents from rooms with per-agent profiles
- SQLite message persistence
- Mobile responsive with collapsible sidebar
Skills & Memory
- Browse and search installed skills
- View skill details and attached files
- User notes and profile management
Logs
- View agent / server / error logs
- Filter by log level, log file, and keyword
- Structured log parsing with HTTP access log highlighting
Authentication
- Token-based auth (auto-generated on first run or set via
AUTH_TOKENenv var) - Username/password login with account management in Settings
- Default bootstrap credentials are
admin/123456; users are prompted after login to change the default username and password - Super administrators can manage users and profile bindings; regular administrators can manage their own account details
- Auth can be disabled with
AUTH_DISABLED=1
CLI maintenance commands:
# Delete persisted login IP lock records
hermes-web-ui clear-login-locks
# Delete login locks and restart the running Web UI process
hermes-web-ui clear-login-locks --restart
# Create or reset the default super administrator login to admin / 123456
hermes-web-ui reset-default-login
clear-login-locks removes ${HERMES_WEB_UI_HOME:-~/.hermes-web-ui}/.login-lock.json. If the server is running, restart it to clear in-memory lock state. reset-default-login updates the Web UI account database; if an admin user already exists, its password is reset to 123456 and the account is enabled as a super administrator.
Settings
- Display (streaming, compact mode, reasoning, cost display)
- Agent (max turns, timeout, tool enforcement)
- Memory (enable/disable, char limits)
- Session reset (idle timeout, scheduled reset)
- Privacy (PII redaction)
- Model settings (default model & provider)
- Profile and provider configuration
Web Terminal
- Integrated terminal powered by node-pty and @xterm/xterm
- Multi-session support — create, switch between, and close terminal sessions
- Real-time keyboard input and PTY output streaming via WebSocket
- Window resize support
Quick Start
npm (Recommended)
npm install -g hermes-web-ui
hermes-web-ui start
One-line Setup (Auto-detect OS)
Automatically installs Node.js (if missing) and hermes-web-ui on Debian/Ubuntu/macOS:
bash <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/EKKOLearnAI/hermes-web-ui/main/scripts/setup.sh)
WSL
bash <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/EKKOLearnAI/hermes-web-ui/main/scripts/setup.sh)
hermes-web-ui start
WSL uses the same Web UI daemon startup flow as other local installs; no separate gateway service is started by Web UI.
Docker Compose
Single-container deployment with integrated Hermes Agent:
# Use pre-built image (Recommended)
WEBUI_IMAGE=ekkoye8888/hermes-web-ui docker compose up -d
# Or build from source
docker compose up -d --build
docker compose logs -f hermes-webui
- Persistent Hermes data is stored in
./hermes_data - Web UI auth token is stored in
./hermes_data/hermes-web-ui/.token - On first run with auth enabled, the token is printed to container logs
- All runtime settings are environment-variable driven in
docker-compose.yml
For detailed notes and troubleshooting, see docs/docker.md.
Hermes Agent Runtime Discovery
When Web UI starts backend chat features, it prefers a source checkout that
contains run_agent.py such as ~/.hermes/hermes-agent. If no source checkout
is found, it falls back to the Python environment used by the installed
hermes command, then the system Python. This supports both source installs
and package installs such as pip install hermes-agent.
Web UI Environment Variables
These variables configure Hermes Web UI itself. Provider API keys and Hermes Agent settings are managed separately through Hermes profiles.
| Variable | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
PORT |
8648 |
Web UI listen port. |
BIND_HOST |
0.0.0.0 |
Web UI bind host. Set :: explicitly for IPv6. |
HERMES_WEB_UI_HOME |
~/.hermes-web-ui |
Web UI data home for auth token, credentials, logs, DB, and default uploads. HERMES_WEBUI_STATE_DIR is also supported as a compatibility alias. |
UPLOAD_DIR |
$HERMES_WEB_UI_HOME/upload |
Upload root override. Files are stored below profile-scoped subdirectories. |
CORS_ORIGINS |
* |
Koa CORS origin setting. |
AUTH_DISABLED |
unset | Set to 1 or true to disable Web UI auth. |
AUTH_TOKEN |
auto-generated | Explicit bearer token. If unset, Web UI creates one under HERMES_WEB_UI_HOME. |
PROFILE |
default |
Startup/default Hermes profile. Runtime requests use the profile selected by the frontend and authorized for the current account. |
LOG_LEVEL |
info |
Server log level. |
BRIDGE_LOG_LEVEL |
$LOG_LEVEL or info |
Bridge log level. |
MAX_DOWNLOAD_SIZE |
200MB |
Maximum file download size. |
MAX_EDIT_SIZE |
10MB |
Maximum editable file size. |
WORKSPACE_BASE |
/opt/data/workspace |
Base directory for workspace browsing. |
CLI Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
hermes-web-ui start |
Start in background (daemon mode) |
hermes-web-ui start --port 9000 |
Start on custom port |
hermes-web-ui stop |
Stop background process |
hermes-web-ui restart |
Restart background process |
hermes-web-ui status |
Check if running |
hermes-web-ui update |
Update to latest version & restart |
hermes-web-ui upgrade |
Alias for update |
hermes-web-ui -v |
Show version number |
hermes-web-ui -h |
Show help message |
update / upgrade first attempt npm cache clean --force, then run npm install -g hermes-web-ui@latest and restart. Cache cleanup is best-effort; if it fails, the updater continues with the install.
Auto Configuration
On startup the BFF server automatically:
- Initializes Web UI data directories, local databases, and bundled skills
- Starts the Hermes agent bridge used by
/chat-run - Opens browser on successful startup
Development
git clone https://github.com/EKKOLearnAI/hermes-web-ui.git
cd hermes-web-ui
npm install
npm run dev
- Frontend: http://localhost:5173
- BFF Server: http://localhost:8648
npm run build # outputs to dist/
See DEVELOPMENT.md for project development guidelines.
Architecture
Browser → BFF (Koa, :8648) → Socket.IO /chat-run
↓
Hermes agent bridge → Hermes Agent runtime
↓
Hermes CLI / profiles
profile config.yaml (channel/provider behavior)
profile auth.json (credential pool)
Tencent iLink API (WeChat QR login)
The frontend is designed with multi-agent extensibility — all Hermes-specific code is namespaced under hermes/ directories (API, components, views, stores), making it straightforward to add new agent integrations alongside.
The BFF layer handles Socket.IO chat streaming, the Hermes agent bridge, profile-aware file upload and path-based download (multi-backend: local/Docker/SSH/Singularity), session CRUD, account- and profile-scoped management, config/credential management, WeChat QR login, model discovery, skills/memory management, log reading, and static file serving.
Tech Stack
Frontend: Vue 3 + TypeScript + Vite + Naive UI + Pinia + Vue Router + vue-i18n + SCSS + markdown-it + highlight.js
Backend: Koa 2 (BFF server) + node-pty (web terminal)

