Control Hub: app and UI for Hermes Agent

Web command center for Hermes Agent: dispatch missions, manage cron, browse sessions, edit config

What Control Hub does

Control Hub runs on the same machine as Hermes Agent and works with the Hermes home directory, ~/.hermes, which holds config.yaml, profiles, cron jobs and sessions. Its sidebar groups pages for the dashboard, missions, cron, gateway-backed chat, sessions and memory, agents, skills, tools and personalities, plus config pages for models, HERMES.md and YAML. Cancelling a mission stops the running hermes chat process and any delegated subagents.

Setup seeds six professional agent profiles and mission templates into a Control Hub SQLite database, and pushes the profiles to ~/.hermes/profiles/ once Hermes is ready. The dashboard is served locally on a port written to .env.local during setup, usually between 42069 and 42100. The sidebar also has Check, Update and Rebuild actions for pulling and rebuilding the app. The GitHub description of this repository, named PatterStage, calls it a staging room for benchmarking, orchestration and other operations for a local Hermes agent.

Key features

Mission board to compose, dispatch, schedule and cancel missions
Cron page for scheduled Hermes agent jobs
Gateway-backed chat, session transcripts and memory store browsing
Profile-aware pages for agents, skills, tools and personalities
Config editor for models, HERMES.md and config.yaml sections
Six seeded agent profiles and mission templates

When to use it

Launching and cancelling agent missions from a browser
Reviewing past sessions and memory without reading files in a terminal
Installing on a headless VPS with CH_INSTALL_NONINTERACTIVE=1

Who it is for: Hermes Agent operators who prefer a browser dashboard over terminal commands for missions, cron and configuration.

How it fits with Hermes Agent

Built around Hermes Agent: it reads ~/.hermes, drives hermes chat for missions and pushes profiles into Hermes. It can start without Hermes, but agent features stay limited until ~/.hermes is configured.

How to install Control Hub

These commands are copied from the project's README. Check the repository for the latest steps before you run them.

git clone https://github.com/Daniel-Parke/hermes-control-hub.git
cd hermes-control-hub
bash scripts/bootstrap/install.sh --in-repo

Requirements: macOS or Linux, Node.js 20+, git, and Hermes Agent installed first for full missions, cron and gateway features

FAQ

What is Control Hub?

Control Hub is a web command center for Hermes Agent. It gives a dashboard for dispatching missions, managing cron, browsing sessions and editing configuration.

Does Control Hub work with Hermes Agent?

Yes, it is built for Hermes Agent and reads its data from ~/.hermes. Control Hub can start without Hermes, but missions, cron and gateway features need Hermes installed.

What do I need to run Control Hub?

You need macOS or Linux, Node.js 20+ and git. Install Hermes Agent first to get the full set of missions, cron and gateway features.