Chat with Hermes Agent directly in VS Code. Hermes is an AI assistant with persistent memory, tool-calling, and session management.
Features
Sidebar Chat Panel — Talk to Hermes without leaving your editor
Session Persistence — Hermes remembers your conversations across sessions
File Context — Automatically includes the current file and selected code in your queries
Memory — Hermes's built-in memory works seamlessly, remembering you across conversations
Requirements
Hermes Agent installed and configured on your system
Run hermes doctor to verify your setup
Getting Started
Install this extension
Click the Hermes icon in the Activity Bar (sidebar)
Type a message and press Enter
Hermes responds with full agent capabilities
Tips
Select code in your editor before asking a question — the selection is automatically included as context
Shift+Enter for multi-line messages
Click the + button in the panel toolbar to start a new session
Hermes remembers your preferences and past conversations through its built-in memory system
Extension Settings
Setting
Default
Description
hermes-chat.hermesPath
hermes
Path to the Hermes CLI executable
hermes-chat.maxTurns
30
Maximum tool-calling turns per query
hermes-chat.timeout
180
Query timeout in seconds
How It Works
This extension spawns Hermes as a CLI subprocess for each query. Your messages go through Hermes's full agent pipeline — including tool use, memory, and any configured MCP servers. The extension is a thin UI layer; all intelligence lives in Hermes.
