Hermes Agent chat commands transform the assistant from a "just ask anything" chatbot into a controllable productivity tool. This article provides a complete reference for all 117 commands, including core commands and skill commands, with practical examples for every parameterized command.
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๐ Core Commands (30+)
Session Management
Command
Description
Example
/new
Start a new session (fresh session ID + history)
/new
/reset
Alias for /new
/reset
/retry
Retry the last message (resend to agent)
/retry
/undo
Remove the last user/assistant exchange
/undo
/title [name]
Set a title for the current session
/title Project A Discussion
/branch [name]
Branch the current session (explore a different path)
/branch Alternative Approach
/fork
Alias for /branch
/fork Plan B
/compress [focus topic]
Manually compress conversation context
/compress Keep only code review content
/rollback [number]
List or restore filesystem checkpoints
/rollback or /rollback 3
/snapshot [create|restore <id>|prune]
Create or restore state snapshots of Hermes config/state
/snapshot create or /snapshot restore abc123
/snap
Alias for /snapshot
/snap create
/resume [name]
Resume a previously-named session
/resume Yesterday's Debug Session
/status
Show session info
/status
Process & Task Control
Command
Description
Example
/stop
Kill all running background processes
/stop
/approve [session|always]
Approve a pending dangerous command
/approve or /approve always
/deny
Deny a pending dangerous command
/deny
/background <prompt>
Run a prompt in the background
/background Scan this repo for security issues
/bg
Alias for /background
/bg Run the test suite
/btw <question>
Ephemeral side question using session context (no tools, not persisted)
/btw What's the time complexity of this function?
/queue <prompt>
Queue a prompt for the next turn (doesn't interrupt)
/queue Write unit tests when done
/q
Alias for /queue
/q Then deploy to staging
/yolo
Toggle YOLO mode (skip all dangerous command approvals)
/yolo
Model & Configuration
Command
Description
Example
/model [model] [--global]
Switch model for this session
/model claude-3-opus or /model gpt-4 --global
/provider
Show available providers and current provider
/provider
/personality [name]
Set a predefined personality
/personality Strict Code Reviewer
/reasoning [level|show|hide]
Manage reasoning effort and display
/reasoning high or /reasoning show
/fast [normal|fast|status]
Toggle fast mode (OpenAI Priority/Anthropic Fast)
/fast fast or /fast status
/voice [on|off|tts|status]
Toggle voice mode
/voice on or /voice tts
/reload
Reload .env variables into the running session
/reload
/reload-mcp
Reload MCP servers from config
/reload-mcp
/profile
Show active profile name and home directory
/profile
/sethome
Set this chat as the home channel
/sethome
/set-home
Alias for /sethome
/set-home
Help & System
Command
Description
Example
/commands [page]
Browse all commands and skills (paginated)
/commands or /commands 2
/help
Show available commands
/help
/restart
Gracefully restart the gateway after draining active runs
/restart
/usage
Show token usage and rate limits for the current session
/usage
/insights [days]
Show usage insights and analytics
/insights or /insights 7
/update
Update Hermes Agent to the latest version
/update
/debug
Upload debug report (system info + logs) and get shareable links
/debug
โก Skill Commands (80+)
๐ค Autonomous AI Agents
Command
Description
Example
/claude-code
Delegate coding tasks to Claude Code (Anthropic CLI agent)
/claude-code Refactor this function for better readability
/codex
Delegate coding tasks to OpenAI Codex CLI agent
/codex Fix all lint errors in this PR
/opencode
Delegate coding tasks to OpenCode CLI agent
/opencode Implement the user auth module
/hermes-agent
Complete guide for using/extending/configuring Hermes
/hermes-agent How do I configure Feishu integration?
๐จ Creative Content
Command
Description
Example
/architecture-diagram
Generate professional dark-themed system architecture diagrams (HTML/SVG)
/architecture-diagram Draw a microservices diagram with API gateway, user service, order service
/ascii-art
Generate ASCII art (571 fonts + cowsay + image-to-ascii)
/ascii-art Write "Hello World" in banner font
/ascii-video
Convert any input to colored ASCII character video (MP4/GIF)
/ascii-video Convert this video to ASCII-style GIF
/excalidraw
Hand-drawn style flowcharts/architecture diagrams
/excalidraw Draw a user registration flowchart
/ideation
Generate project inspiration
/ideation Give me an AI-related weekend project idea
/manim-video
3Blue1Brown-style math animations
/manim-video Create an animation explaining Fourier transforms
/youtube-content Summarize this tech talk video
/powerpoint Create presentation from summary
/p5js Add an interactive data visualization
FAQ
Q: Are commands case-sensitive?
Generally no, but check /help output to confirm.
Q: How do I see all available commands?
Use /commands for paginated browsing, or /help for a quick overview.
Q: A skill command isn't responding?
Check if the skill requires additional dependencies or API configuration. Use /hermes-agent for setup help.
Conclusion
Mastering Hermes Agent chat commands and their 117 commands transforms your AI assistant from a casual chatbot into a productivity powerhouse. From session management to ML/MLOps, from GitHub workflows to creative content, these commands cover every aspect of software development.
Start with the 10 most commonly used commands and gradually expand to more specialized skill commands. To extend command capabilities to your team, consider subscription and permission planning: View Plans. For implementation questions, Contact Us.
