Quickstart

Get Gormes running in 60 seconds.

1. Install

curl -fsSL https://gormes.ai/install.sh | sh

Installs gormes into $HOME/go/bin via go install. Requires Go 1.25+. For other install paths see Install.

2. Bring up the Hermes backend

Gormes is a Go shell that talks to Hermes over HTTP. You need Hermes running on localhost:8642 first:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/main/scripts/install.sh | bash
API_SERVER_ENABLED=true hermes gateway start

3. Verify the local stack

gormes doctor --offline

See Wire Doctor for what this checks.

4. Run

gormes

You’re in the TUI. Press Ctrl+C to exit.

Next

• TUI mode — keybindings, layout
• Telegram adapter — use the same brain from Telegram
• Configuration — persistent settings