Skills for Hermes Agent – install and usage guide

Nous Research's Hermes Agent reads skills in the SKILL.md standard. Skill Library for AI Agents collects 4166 free skills; find the right task and paste one command to install.

3 steps to use skills with Hermes Agent

  1. Find a skill for your task (e.g. “make slides”, “SEO writing”, “docker”).
  2. Copy the install command and run it in your terminal – for example for the 1password skill:
    mkdir -p ~/.hermes/skills && curl -fsSL https://skill.dn1nguoi.com/z/1password-c54c8.tgz | tar xz -C ~/.hermes/skills
  3. Restart Hermes Agent, then call /skill-name or just describe the task.

Frequently asked questions

What is a skill for Hermes Agent?

A skill is a folder with a SKILL.md file that teaches Hermes Agent how to do a specific kind of work (SEO writing, slides, code review…). Hermes Agent loads a skill only when needed, so it costs no context up front.

Where do Hermes Agent skills live?

The skills folder for Hermes Agent is ~/.hermes/skills. Each skill is a subfolder containing SKILL.md.

How do I install a skill for Hermes Agent?

Run a command like: mkdir -p ~/.hermes/skills && curl -fsSL https://skill.dn1nguoi.com/z/<skill-id>.tgz | tar xz -C ~/.hermes/skills. Every skill page on Skill Library for AI Agents has the command ready to copy. Then restart Hermes Agent.

Is it free?

Yes. Every skill on Skill Library for AI Agents is open source under the MIT or Apache 2.0 licence and ships with its original LICENSE file.

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