Hermes Control Interface
A self-hosted web dashboard for the Hermes AI agent stack with terminal, file explorer, multi-agent gateway, RBAC, token analytics, and cron management.
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Fully free and open-source under the MIT License. Self-host on any Node.js-compatible server.
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Listed Apr 2026
About Hermes Control Interface
Hermes Control Interface (HCI) is a self-hosted web dashboard built for the Hermes AI agent ecosystem, providing a unified control plane for managing AI agents, sessions, files, and system resources. It runs as a single Node.js process and exposes 100+ API endpoints covering authentication, agent profiles, chat, cron scheduling, skills management, and system administration. The interface features a full browser-based terminal via xterm.js, real-time streaming chat via Gateway API, and a robust multi-user RBAC system with 28 permissions across 12 groups.
- Multi-Agent Gateway — Start, stop, configure, and monitor multiple Hermes agent profiles from one place with real-time log streaming and systemd service management.
- Chat Interface — Real-time SSE streaming chat via Gateway API with collapsible tool call cards, JSON viewer, session resume, stop button, and automatic CLI fallback.
- RBAC v2 — 28 permissions across 12 groups with built-in admin and viewer roles plus fully custom role assignment per user.
- Token Analytics — Track sessions, messages, tokens, and estimated cost broken down by model, platform, and configurable time ranges (today, 7d, 30d, 90d).
- Browser Terminal — Full PTY terminal via node-pty and xterm.js over WebSocket with touch-friendly controls, fullscreen toggle, and rate limiting.
- File Explorer — Split-view file editor with directory tree browser, syntax-highlighted editor, and path traversal prevention scoped to the Hermes home directory.
- Skills Marketplace — Browse, install, update, and uninstall Hermes skills grouped by category with trust level indicators and registry integration.
- Cron Management — Create, pause, resume, and run scheduled agent jobs with preset schedules and next-run time display.
- Security Hardened — bcrypt password hashing, CSRF tokens on 21 endpoints, dynamic CORS, WebSocket origin verification, XSS escaping, and rate limiting.
- Maintenance Panel — Run diagnostics, generate debug dumps, update Hermes, backup/restore data, manage users, view API key status, and review the full audit log.
- Dark & Light Themes — Toggle between dark and light modes with preferences persisted in localStorage.
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Open Source (MIT)
Fully free and open-source under the MIT License. Self-host on any Node.js-compatible server.
- Multi-agent gateway management
- Real-time streaming chat via Gateway API
- RBAC v2 with 28 permissions
- Token analytics
- Browser-based terminal
Capabilities
Key Features
- Multi-agent gateway management
- Real-time SSE streaming chat
- Tool call cards with JSON viewer
- Session resume and management
- RBAC v2 with 28 permissions across 12 groups
- Token analytics by model, platform, and time range
- Browser-based PTY terminal via xterm.js
- Split-view file explorer with syntax highlighting
- Skills marketplace with install/uninstall/update
- Cron job scheduling with preset expressions
- System health monitoring (CPU, RAM, disk, uptime)
- Backup and restore functionality
- Activity audit log
- Dark and light theme toggle
- CSRF protection on 21 endpoints
- bcrypt password hashing
- Rate limiting on login and terminal exec
- Dynamic CORS configuration
- Systemd service management
- 100+ REST API endpoints