Hermes Chronos Forge: app and UI for Hermes Agent

Cockpit-style dashboard theme and Command Center ops plugin for the Hermes Agent web dashboard

What Hermes Chronos Forge does

Hermes Chronos Forge installs into an existing Hermes setup without a fork. The install.sh script copies the theme file to ~/.hermes/dashboard-themes/ and the plugin's dashboard directory to ~/.hermes/plugins/hermes-command-center/. After you start hermes dashboard and open it on port 9119, you pick Chronos Forge in the theme picker and a Command Center tab appears after Sessions. If the dashboard was already running, a POST to the plugin rescan endpoint loads it without a restart.

The Command Center tab shows gateway status and version, recent session telemetry, seven-day token and cost analytics with per-model usage, a cron panel with trigger, pause and resume controls, enabled skills and toolsets, platform states and an error flight recorder fed from recent logs. The plugin reads the shadcn color tokens that Hermes sets per theme, so it stays readable on themes such as Hermes Teal, Midnight, Ember, Mono, Cyberpunk and Rose. Cockpit effects like bevels and scanlines appear only on cockpit-layout themes.

Key features

Chronos Forge theme with amber, cyan and deep navy cockpit styling
Command Center tab with gateway, session and platform status
Seven-day token and cost analytics with per-model usage
Cron control panel with trigger, pause and resume
Error flight recorder for recent log errors
Inherits colors from whichever Hermes theme is active

When to use it

Watching a Hermes gateway and its cron jobs from one dashboard tab
Spotting token burn and spend by model over the past week
Reskinning the Hermes web dashboard with a custom theme

Who it is for: Hermes Agent operators who run the web dashboard and want a monitoring view and a custom theme.

How it fits with Hermes Agent

Built for the Hermes Agent dashboard as a theme file plus a dashboard plugin, with no Hermes fork required.

How to install Hermes Chronos Forge

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

bash install.sh
hermes dashboard --no-open

Requirements: Hermes Agent 0.11.0 or later; tested against the dashboard on port 9119

FAQ

What is Hermes Chronos Forge?

Hermes Chronos Forge is a dashboard theme called Chronos Forge plus a plugin called Hermes Command Center. Together they give the Hermes Agent web dashboard a cockpit look and a live operations tab.

Does the Command Center plugin work with other Hermes themes?

Yes. It reads the shadcn color tokens Hermes sets for the active theme, so it stays readable on other themes. The cockpit-only effects appear only on cockpit-layout themes.

How do I install Hermes Chronos Forge?

Run bash install.sh from the repository, which copies the theme and plugin into ~/.hermes. Then start hermes dashboard --no-open and choose Chronos Forge in the theme picker.