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Diagnose a Hermes install and report fixes. An agent skill from OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide.
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Install Hermes Health Check
$ npx skills add OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide --skill hermes-health-check -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide hermes-health-check --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/hermes-health-check .claude/skills/hermes-health-check && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "hermes-health-check" agent skill from https://github.com/OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide/tree/main/skills/hermes-health-check into .claude/skills/hermes-health-check/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hermes-health-check", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide/tree/main/skills/hermes-health-checkType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide --skill hermes-health-check -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide hermes-health-check --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/hermes-health-check .agents/skills/hermes-health-check && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "hermes-health-check" agent skill from https://github.com/OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide/tree/main/skills/hermes-health-check into .agents/skills/hermes-health-check/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hermes-health-check", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide --skill hermes-health-check -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide hermes-health-check --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/hermes-health-check .cursor/skills/hermes-health-check && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "hermes-health-check" agent skill from https://github.com/OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide/tree/main/skills/hermes-health-check into .cursor/skills/hermes-health-check/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hermes-health-check", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide.git --path skills/hermes-health-check--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide --skill hermes-health-check -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide hermes-health-check --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/hermes-health-check .gemini/skills/hermes-health-check && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "hermes-health-check" agent skill from https://github.com/OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide/tree/main/skills/hermes-health-check into .gemini/skills/hermes-health-check/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hermes-health-check", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide hermes-health-checkInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide --skill hermes-health-check -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/hermes-health-check .github/skills/hermes-health-check && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "hermes-health-check" agent skill from https://github.com/OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide/tree/main/skills/hermes-health-check into .github/skills/hermes-health-check/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hermes-health-check", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide --skill hermes-health-check -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide hermes-health-check --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/hermes-health-check .opencode/skills/hermes-health-check && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "hermes-health-check" agent skill from https://github.com/OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide/tree/main/skills/hermes-health-check into .opencode/skills/hermes-health-check/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hermes-health-check", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
hermes-health-check- GitHub stars
- 688
- Token cost
- ~936 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 466 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 4
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Diagnose a Hermes install and report fixes. An agent skill from OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide.
- Works in 6 steps: Version and pending updates → Hermes' own diagnostics (read-only;… → Gateway and cron → …
- SKILL.md covers When to Use, Procedure, Verification and Pitfalls
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Hermes Health Check is an agent skill from OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide. Diagnose a Hermes install and report fixes.
Its SKILL.md is about 940 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
The repository describes itself as: Hermes Agent setup, migration, LightRAG, Telegram, and skill creation guide. The licence is MIT.
Example prompts
- “/hermes-health-check”
Workflow steps
6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Version and pending updates
- Hermes' own diagnostics (read-only; never add --fix from inside a session)
- Gateway and cron
- Recent errors
- Map each finding to a fix. The most common ones
- Report: one line of overall status, then the problems ordered by severity, each with its fix command and whether the user must run it…
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit f865f8a. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are bash).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Hermes Health Check loads about 936 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 16 tokens; SKILL.md has 466 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide at commit f865f8a, republished under its MIT licence (© OnlyTerp). 466 words, ~936 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/hermes-health-check/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- hermes-health-check
- description
- Diagnose a Hermes install and report fixes.
- version
- 1.0.0
- author
- Terp AI Labs
- license
- MIT
Hermes Health Check
Run Hermes' own read-only diagnostics, then turn what they print into a short list of problems, each with the exact fix.
When to Use
- The user says Hermes, the gateway, cron, or a platform "isn't working".
- After
hermes update, to confirm everything came back. - As a daily cron job on an always-on host.
Procedure
Run every command with the terminal tool. This skill only reads. See the pitfalls before suggesting any fix that writes.
Version and pending updates:
bash hermes --version hermes update --checkHermes' own diagnostics (read-only; never add
--fixfrom inside a session):bash hermes doctor hermes status hermes config checkGateway and cron:
bash hermes gateway status hermes cron status hermes cron listCron fires only while a gateway runs. If
hermes cron statuswarns that the gateway runs stale code, the fix is a gateway restart.Recent errors:
bash hermes logs errors --since 24h hermes logs gateway --since 24h --level WARNINGMap each finding to a fix. The most common ones:
Finding Fix No gateway running, so cron won't fire hermes gateway start, orhermes gateway installif no service exists. Never add a system unit next to an existing user service: remove one first (hermes gateway uninstall).Both a user and a system gateway service installed Two services fight over the same bot tokens. Keep one and uninstall the other. Gateway on stale code after an update hermes gateway restartMissing or outdated options hermes config check, thenhermes config migrate"not a recognized config key" Check the key name for a typo. v0.21.4 also prints this for some real keys ( agent.reasoning_effort,model_aliases.*,skills.creation_nudge_interval), and for those it's harmless.A platform's bot doesn't answer Check that platform's allowlist or run hermes pairing list. Discord needs the Message Content intent."another Hermes process still holds an old copy of the session database's write-ahead log" Stop every Hermes process, run hermes doctoruntil no holder is listed, then start one processVersion older than 0.21.2 Update. That release fixed a class of session-database corruption. Report: one line of overall status, then the problems ordered by severity, each with its fix command and whether the user must run it (anything that restarts or rewrites something).
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Verification
hermes doctorshows no errors after the fixes are applied.hermes gateway statusshows the gateway running, andhermes cron statusshows the scheduler active.
Pitfalls
- Never run
hermes doctor --fix,hermes sessions optimize,hermes sessions optimize-storage, orhermes sessions prunefrom inside an agent session. This session itself holds the session database, and those commands rewrite it. Hand them to the user to run with every Hermes process stopped. - Never delete
state.db-walorstate.db-shm. They contain committed conversations. - If this session runs through the gateway (for example in a Telegram chat),
hermes gateway restartrestarts the process answering the user. Warn them first, or let them run it. hermes doctor --livemakes real network calls to tool backends. Only use it when the user asks.
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Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/hermes-health-check of OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit f865f8a
Compare with similar skills
Hermes Health Check next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermes Health Check this skillOnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide | 688 | — | ~936 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Diagnosing SDK HealthPostHog/posthog | 40k | — | ~2.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Azure Resource Health Diagnosegithub/awesome-copilot | 40k | 1 repos | ~2.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| AWS Resource Health Diagnosegithub/awesome-copilot | 40k | — | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Diagnosing Experiment HealthPostHog/posthog | 40k | — | ~5.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Diagnose Fix LoopCherryHQ/cherry-studio-app | 4k | — | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | AGPL-3.0 |
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Questions about Hermes Health Check
What does Hermes Health Check do?
Diagnose a Hermes install and report fixes. An agent skill from OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide. Hermes Health Check is an agent skill from OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide. Diagnose a Hermes install and report fixes.
How do I install Hermes Health Check in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide --skill hermes-health-check -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/hermes-health-check in OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide) into .claude/skills/hermes-health-check in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Hermes Health Check in Codex?
Run `npx skills add OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide --skill hermes-health-check -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/hermes-health-check in OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide) into .agents/skills/hermes-health-check in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Hermes Health Check in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide --skill hermes-health-check -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/hermes-health-check, .gemini/skills/hermes-health-check, .github/skills/hermes-health-check and .opencode/skills/hermes-health-check in your project.
What does Hermes Health Check need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Hermes Health Check is instructions for the agent only.
Does Hermes Health Check access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Hermes Health Check safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Hermes Health Check use?
Hermes Health Check is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Hermes Health Check use?
About 936 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.7k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Hermes Health Check?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Hermes Health Check: Diagnosing SDK Health (PostHog/posthog, 40k stars), Azure Resource Health Diagnose (github/awesome-copilot, 40k stars), AWS Resource Health Diagnose (github/awesome-copilot, 40k stars) and Diagnosing Experiment Health (PostHog/posthog, 40k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Hermes Health Check?
OnlyTerp (a GitHub user) maintains it in OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide, which has 688 GitHub stars. The repository holds 4 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 24, 2026.
Source: OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.