Hermes Dashboard Themes: app and UI for Hermes Agent

Flat dark and light themes that tone down the Hermes Agent dashboard's stylized look

What Hermes Dashboard Themes does

Hermes Agent loads user themes from ~/.hermes/dashboard-themes/*.yaml, and this repository supplies two of them. boring-dark is a flat, silent dark theme described as GitHub-adjacent, and boring-light is a flat, neutral light theme. Both drop the teal tint, noise and grain, vignette glow and artsy display fonts, and use cleaner system UI typography. No plugin is required and no Hermes source code is modified.

The themes work by overriding the dashboard palette, typography tokens, backdrop blend modes, filler image opacity and vignette or glow layers, plus display-font utility classes through customCSS. Once the YAML files are in place they appear in the dashboard's Switch theme menu next to the built-in themes, and a default can be set with hermes config set display.dashboard_theme. An install script handles the copy step, and the README suggests sharing further themes as plain YAML files in a GitHub repo or gist.

Key features

boring-dark: a flat, low-drama dark theme
boring-light: a flat, neutral light theme
Removes the teal tint, noise, grain and vignette glow
Replaces display fonts with system UI typography
Works through Hermes' own theme directory, no plugin needed
Install script that accepts a theme name for the default

When to use it

Replacing the default stylized dashboard look with a neutral one
Choosing a flat light or dark dashboard from the Switch theme menu
Using the YAML files as a starting point for your own dashboard theme

Who it is for: Hermes Agent users who find the default dashboard styling too decorative and want a plain, readable one.

How it fits with Hermes Agent

These are user themes for the Hermes Agent dashboard, loaded from ~/.hermes/dashboard-themes/ without modifying Hermes source code.

How to install Hermes Dashboard Themes

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

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sorenisanerd/hermes-dashboard-themes/main/scripts/install.sh | bash
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sorenisanerd/hermes-dashboard-themes/main/scripts/install.sh | bash -s boring-light

Note: If a future Hermes release changes class names or backdrop structure, some customCSS selectors in the themes may need updating.

FAQ

What is Hermes Dashboard Themes?

Hermes Dashboard Themes is a set of two YAML themes, boring-dark and boring-light, for the Hermes Agent dashboard. They replace the stylized default look with flat palettes and system fonts.

Does Hermes Dashboard Themes work with Hermes Agent?

Yes. Hermes loads user themes from ~/.hermes/dashboard-themes/*.yaml, so the files appear in the dashboard theme switcher with no plugin required.

How do I install Hermes Dashboard Themes?

Run the install script with curl, or copy the two YAML files into ~/.hermes/dashboard-themes/ by hand. Adding boring-light after bash -s makes light mode the default.