[Bug]: Hermes Agent inside docker doesn't understand its environment

[JesseKPhillips]

Bug Description

The execution instructions for Hermes inside Docker: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/docker

Specify:

mkdir -p ~/.hermes
docker run -it --rm \
  -v ~/.hermes:/opt/data \
  nousresearch/hermes-agent setup

Where ~/.hermes is mounted to the container /opt/data. In general this seem to work but this deviates from standard hermes expectations and trying to request help from hermes becomes challenging as it will complain no configuration exists at ~/.hermes/config.yaml or missing the .env file.

Aside from internal confusion with the setup, and personal confusion on the different data points /opt/hermes etc. It may also be making functional issues running hermes inside a container.

I've recently tried setting up webhooks and the gateway is unable to find any specified. I've used -e HERMES_CONFIG=/opt/data/config.yaml to help force the reading of the correct config, which doesn't seem to make a difference so I'm still investigating what is wrong.

  platforms:
    webhook:
      enabled: true
      extra:
        host: "0.0.0.0"
        port: 8644
        routes:
          test-endpoint:
            secret: "INSECURE_NO_AUTH"
            description: "My Words Here"
            events: ["test_endpoint"]
            deliver: "log"
            prompt: "Say Hello"

Steps to Reproduce

1. Run Local LLM
2. Run Hermes from Docker Instance
3. Ask Hermes about its configuration

Expected Behavior

Hermes doesn't look at /opt/hermes/.hermes/config.yaml

It should know to locate /opt/data/config.yaml

Actual Behavior

 preparing write_file…
  ┊ ✍️  write     /opt/hermes/.hermes/config.yaml

Affected Component

Configuration (config.yaml, .env, hermes setup)

Messaging Platform (if gateway-related)

No response

Debug Report

--- hermes dump ---
version:          0.16.0 (2026.6.5) [9e484f05]
os:               Linux 6.12.86+deb13-amd64 x86_64
python:           3.13.5
openai_sdk:       2.24.0
profile:          default
hermes_home:      ~/.
model:            qwen3.5:4b
provider:         custom
terminal:         local

api_keys:
  openrouter           not set
  openai               not set
  anthropic            not set
  anthropic_token      not set
  nous                 not set
  google/gemini        not set
  gemini               not set
  glm/zai              not set
  zai                  not set
  kimi                 not set
  minimax              not set
  deepseek             not set
  dashscope            not set
  huggingface          not set
  nvidia               not set
  opencode_zen         not set
  opencode_go          not set
  kilocode             not set
  firecrawl            not set
  tavily               not set
  browserbase          not set
  fal                  not set
  elevenlabs           not set
  github               not set

features:
  toolsets:           hermes-cli
  mcp_servers:        0
  memory_provider:    built-in
  gateway:            running (s6 (container supervisor), pid 134)
  platforms:          none
  cron_jobs:          0
  skills:             92

config_overrides:
  agent.max_turns: 150
  display.streaming: True
--- end dump ---
--- agent.log (last 200 lines) ---
2026-06-13 19:19:23,127 WARNING gateway.run: Shutdown context: signal=SIGTERM under_systemd=no parent_pid=131 parent_name=s6-supervise loadavg_1m=5.77 parent_cmdline='s6-supervise gateway-default'
2026-06-13 19:19:23,128 INFO gateway.run: Received SIGTERM — initiating shutdown
2026-06-13 19:19:23,128 WARNING gateway.run: Shutdown context: signal=SIGTERM under_systemd=no parent_pid=131 parent_name=s6-supervise loadavg_1m=5.77 parent_cmdline='s6-supervise gateway-default'
2026-06-13 19:19:23,182 INFO gateway.platforms.webhook: [webhook] Disconnected
2026-06-13 19:19:23,182 INFO gateway.run: ✓ webhook disconnected (0.06s)
2026-06-13 19:19:23,182 INFO gateway.run: Shutdown phase: all adapters disconnected at +0.12s
2026-06-13 19:19:23,493 INFO gateway.run: Shutdown phase: final-cleanup tool kill done at +0.44s
2026-06-13 19:19:23,591 INFO gateway.run: Shutdown phase: SessionDB close done at +0.53s
2026-06-13 19:19:23,592 INFO gateway.run: Gateway stopped by an unexpected signal — persisting gateway_state=running so container_boot auto-starts on the next boot (issue #42675)
2026-06-13 19:19:23,607 INFO gateway.run: Gateway stopped (total teardown 0.55s)
2026-06-13 19:19:23,607 INFO gateway.run: Cron ticker stopped
2026-06-13 19:19:23,608 INFO gateway.run: Exiting with code 1 (signal-initiated shutdown without restart request) so systemd Restart=on-failure can revive the gateway.
2026-06-13 19:20:02,230 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'browser-browser-use' registered browser provider: browser-use
2026-06-13 19:20:02,230 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'browser-browser-use' registered browser provider: browser-use
2026-06-13 19:20:02,233 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'browser-browserbase' registered browser provider: browserbase
2026-06-13 19:20:02,233 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'browser-browserbase' registered browser provider: browserbase
2026-06-13 19:20:02,235 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'browser-firecrawl' registered browser provider: firecrawl
2026-06-13 19:20:02,235 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'browser-firecrawl' registered browser provider: firecrawl
2026-06-13 19:20:02,532 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'fal' registered image_gen provider: fal
2026-06-13 19:20:02,533 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'fal' registered image_gen provider: fal
2026-06-13 19:20:02,535 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'krea' registered image_gen provider: krea
2026-06-13 19:20:02,535 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'krea' registered image_gen provider: krea
2026-06-13 19:20:02,537 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'openai' registered image_gen provider: openai
2026-06-13 19:20:02,537 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'openai' registered image_gen provider: openai
2026-06-13 19:20:02,539 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'openai-codex' registered image_gen provider: openai-codex
2026-06-13 19:20:02,539 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'openai-codex' registered image_gen provider: openai-codex
2026-06-13 19:20:02,541 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'xai' registered image_gen provider: xai
2026-06-13 19:20:02,541 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'xai' registered image_gen provider: xai
2026-06-13 19:20:02,608 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'fal' registered video_gen provider: fal
2026-06-13 19:20:02,609 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'fal' registered video_gen provider: fal
2026-06-13 19:20:02,610 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'xai' registered video_gen provider: xai
2026-06-13 19:20:02,612 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'xai' registered video_gen provider: xai
2026-06-13 19:20:02,615 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'web-brave-free' registered web provider: brave-free
2026-06-13 19:20:02,615 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'web-brave-free' registered web provider: brave-free
2026-06-13 19:20:02,616 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'web-ddgs' registered web provider: ddgs
2026-06-13 19:20:02,616 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'web-ddgs' registered web provider: ddgs
2026-06-13 19:20:02,618 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'web-exa' registered web provider: exa
2026-06-13 19:20:02,618 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'web-exa' registered web provider: exa
2026-06-13 19:20:02,622 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'web-firecrawl' registered web provider: firecrawl
2026-06-13 19:20:02,622 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'web-firecrawl' registered web provider: firecrawl
2026-06-13 19:20:02,626 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'web-parallel' registered web provider: parallel
2026-06-13 19:20:02,626 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'web-parallel' registered web provider: parallel
2026-06-13 19:20:02,627 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'web-searxng' registered web provider: searxng
2026-06-13 19:20:02,627 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'web-searxng' registered web provider: searxng
2026-06-13 19:20:02,629 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'web-tavily' registered web provider: tavily
2026-06-13 19:20:02,629 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'web-tavily' registered web provider: tavily
2026-06-13 19:20:02,632 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'web-xai' registered web provider: xai
2026-06-13 19:20:02,632 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'web-xai' registered web provider: xai
2026-06-13 19:20:04,146 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin discovery complete: 38 found, 32 enabled
2026-06-13 19:20:04,146 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin discovery complete: 38 found, 32 enabled
2026-06-13 19:20:06,873 INFO gateway.run: Starting Hermes Gateway...
2026-06-13 19:20:06,873 INFO gateway.run: Session storage: /opt/data/sessions
2026-06-13 19:20:06,877 INFO gateway.run: Agent budget: max_iterations=150 (agent.max_turns from config.yaml, or HERMES_MAX_ITERATIONS from .env, or default 90)
2026-06-13 19:20:06,877 INFO gateway.run: Secret redaction: ENABLED (tool output, logs, and chat responses are scrubbed before delivery)
2026-06-13 19:20:06,917 WARNING gateway.run: No user allowlists configured. All unauthorized users will be denied. Set GATEWAY_ALLOW_ALL_USERS=true in ~/.hermes/.env to allow open access, or configure platform allowlists (e.g., TELEGRAM_ALLOWED_USERS=your_id).
2026-06-13 19:20:06,936 INFO gateway.run: Previous gateway exited cleanly — skipping session suspension
2026-06-13 19:20:06,941 INFO gateway.run: Connecting to webhook...
2026-06-13 19:20:07,137 INFO gateway.platforms.webhook: [webhook] Listening on 0.0.0.0:8644 — routes: (none configured)
2026-06-13 19:20:07,372 INFO gateway.run: ✓ webhook connected
2026-06-13 19:20:07,421 INFO gateway.run: Gateway running with 1 platform(s)
2026-06-13 19:20:07,471 INFO gateway.run: Channel directory built: 0 target(s)
2026-06-13 19:20:07,849 INFO agent.auxiliary_client: Vision auto-detect: using main provider custom (qwen3.5:4b)
2026-06-13 19:20:07,857 INFO tools.lazy_deps: Lazy-installing edge-tts==7.2.7 for feature 'tts.edge'
2026-06-13 19:20:08,473 INFO gateway.run: Press Ctrl+C to stop
2026-06-13 19:20:08,495 INFO gateway.run: Cron ticker started (interval=60s)
2026-06-13 19:20:09,452 INFO tools.lazy_deps: Lazy install complete for feature 'tts.edge'
2026-06-13 19:20:09,532 INFO agent.auxiliary_client: Vision auto-detect: using main provider custom (qwen3.5:4b)
2026-06-13 19:20:10,031 INFO agent.auxiliary_client: Vision auto-detect: using main provider custom (qwen3.5:4b)
2026-06-13 19:20:10,050 INFO agent.auxiliary_client: Vision auto-detect: using main provider custom (qwen3.5:4b)
2026-06-13 19:20:10,535 INFO agent.auxiliary_client: Vision auto-detect: using main provider custom (qwen3.5:4b)
2026-06-13 19:20:10,553 INFO agent.auxiliary_client: Vision auto-detect: using main provider custom (qwen3.5:4b)
2026-06-13 19:20:13,480 INFO gateway.run: kanban dispatcher: embedded in gateway (interval=60.0s)
2026-06-13 19:20:23,585 INFO agent.model_metadata: Cached context length qwen3.5:0.8b@http://192.168.86.20:11434/v1 -> 262,144 tokens
2026-06-13 19:20:32,211 INFO run_agent: Loaded environment variables from /opt/data/.env
2026-06-13 19:20:32,411 INFO run_agent: OpenAI client created (agent_init, shared=True) thread=Thread-3 (process_loop):140581352425152 provider=custom base_url=http://192.168.86.20:11434/v1 model=qwen3.5:0.8b
2026-06-13 19:20:32,556 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] agent.turn_context: conversation turn: session=20260613_192005_d45af6 model=qwen3.5:0.8b provider=custom platform=cli history=0 msg='[Note: model was just switched from qwen3.5:4b to qwen3.5:0.8b via custom. Adjus...'
2026-06-13 19:20:32,871 INFO run_agent: OpenAI client created (chat_completion_stream_request, shared=False) thread=Thread-5 (_call):140581124699840 provider=custom base_url=http://192.168.86.20:11434/v1 model=qwen3.5:0.8b
2026-06-13 19:20:55,473 INFO run_agent: OpenAI client closed (stream_request_complete, shared=False, tcp_force_closed=0) thread=Thread-5 (_call):140581124699840 provider=custom base_url=http://192.168.86.20:11434/v1 model=qwen3.5:0.8b
2026-06-13 19:20:55,473 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] agent.conversation_loop: API call #1: model=qwen3.5:0.8b provider=custom in=18066 out=79 total=18145 latency=22.7s
2026-06-13 19:20:55,543 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] tools.browser_tool: Started inactivity cleanup thread (timeout: 120s)
2026-06-13 19:20:55,543 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] tools.browser_tool: Created local browser session h_15d2bb9ab7 for task 20260613_192005_d45af6
2026-06-13 19:21:02,635 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] agent.tool_executor: tool browser_snapshot completed (7.11s, 65 chars)
2026-06-13 19:21:02,656 INFO run_agent: OpenAI client created (chat_completion_stream_request, shared=False) thread=Thread-6 (_call):140581116307136 provider=custom base_url=http://192.168.86.20:11434/v1 model=qwen3.5:0.8b
2026-06-13 19:21:04,701 INFO run_agent: OpenAI client closed (stream_request_complete, shared=False, tcp_force_closed=0) thread=Thread-6 (_call):140581116307136 provider=custom base_url=http://192.168.86.20:11434/v1 model=qwen3.5:0.8b
2026-06-13 19:21:04,702 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] agent.conversation_loop: API call #2: model=qwen3.5:0.8b provider=custom in=18187 out=125 total=18312 latency=2.1s
2026-06-13 19:21:04,964 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] agent.tool_executor: tool browser_snapshot completed (0.22s, 65 chars)
2026-06-13 19:21:04,983 INFO run_agent: OpenAI client created (chat_completion_stream_request, shared=False) thread=Thread-7 (_call):140581116307136 provider=custom base_url=http://192.168.86.20:11434/v1 model=qwen3.5:0.8b
2026-06-13 19:21:07,223 INFO run_agent: OpenAI client closed (stream_request_complete, shared=False, tcp_force_closed=0) thread=Thread-7 (_call):140581116307136 provider=custom base_url=http://192.168.86.20:11434/v1 model=qwen3.5:0.8b
2026-06-13 19:21:07,223 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] agent.conversation_loop: API call #3: model=qwen3.5:0.8b provider=custom in=18350 out=141 total=18491 latency=2.3s
2026-06-13 19:21:07,264 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] tools.terminal_tool: Creating new local environment for task default...
2026-06-13 19:21:07,391 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] tools.environments.base: Session snapshot created (session=812b8e1b4ce2, cwd=/opt/hermes)
2026-06-13 19:21:07,391 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] tools.terminal_tool: local environment ready for task default
2026-06-13 19:21:07,848 WARNING [20260613_192005_d45af6] agent.tool_executor: Tool terminal returned error (0.58s): {"output": "/usr/bin/bash: line 3: TOML_MODE: command not found", "exit_code": 127, "error": null}
2026-06-13 19:21:07,870 INFO run_agent: OpenAI client created (chat_completion_stream_request, shared=False) thread=Thread-11 (_call):140581107914432 provider=custom base_url=http://192.168.86.20:11434/v1 model=qwen3.5:0.8b
2026-06-13 19:21:10,722 INFO run_agent: OpenAI client closed (stream_request_complete, shared=False, tcp_force_closed=0) thread=Thread-11 (_call):140581107914432 provider=custom base_url=http://192.168.86.20:11434/v1 model=qwen3.5:0.8b
2026-06-13 19:21:10,722 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] agent.conversation_loop: API call #4: model=qwen3.5:0.8b provider=custom in=18437 out=196 total=18633 latency=2.9s
2026-06-13 19:21:10,813 WARNING [20260613_192005_d45af6] agent.tool_executor: Tool search_files returned error (0.06s): {"total_count": 0, "error": "Search failed: rg: regex parse error:\n    (?:*config.*|*.env|__*Config*|hermes-agent.svc)\n       ^\nerror: repetition operator missing expression"}
2026-06-13 19:21:10,835 INFO run_agent: OpenAI client created (chat_completion_stream_request, shared=False) thread=Thread-15 (_call):140581107914432 provider=custom base_url=http://192.168.86.20:11434/v1 model=qwen3.5:0.8b
2026-06-13 19:21:15,816 INFO run_agent: OpenAI client closed (stream_request_complete, shared=False, tcp_force_closed=0) thread=Thread-15 (_call):140581107914432 provider=custom base_url=http://192.168.86.20:11434/v1 model=qwen3.5:0.8b
2026-06-13 19:21:15,817 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] agent.conversation_loop: API call #5: model=qwen3.5:0.8b provider=custom in=18563 out=396 total=18959 latency=5.0s
2026-06-13 19:21:16,028 WARNING [20260613_192005_d45af6] agent.tool_executor: Tool write_file returned error (0.12s): {"bytes_written": 0, "dirs_created": false, "error": "Failed to write file: /usr/bin/bash: line 3: /opt/hermes/.hermes/.hermes-tmp.343: No such file or directory\n", "resolved_path": "/opt/hermes/.her
2026-06-13 19:21:16,052 INFO run_agent: OpenAI client created (chat_completion_stream_request, shared=False) thread=Thread-22 (_call):140581099521728 provider=custom base_url=http://192.168.86.20:11434/v1 model=qwen3.5:0.8b
2026-06-13 19:21:23,485 INFO run_agent: OpenAI client closed (stream_request_complete, shared=False, tcp_force_closed=0) thread=Thread-22 (_call):140581099521728 provider=custom base_url=http://192.168.86.20:11434/v1 model=qwen3.5:0.8b
2026-06-13 19:21:23,486 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] agent.conversation_loop: API call #6: model=qwen3.5:0.8b provider=custom in=19021 out=612 total=19633 latency=7.5s
2026-06-13 19:21:23,527 WARNING [20260613_192005_d45af6] agent.tool_executor: Tool write_file returned error (0.00s): {"error": "write_file: missing required field 'content'. The tool call included a path but no content argument — this is almost always a dropped-arg bug under context pressure. Re-emit the tool call w
2026-06-13 19:21:23,555 INFO run_agent: OpenAI client created (chat_completion_stream_request, shared=False) thread=Thread-23 (_call):140581099521728 provider=custom base_url=http://192.168.86.20:11434/v1 model=qwen3.5:0.8b
2026-06-13 19:21:30,070 INFO run_agent: OpenAI client closed (stream_request_complete, shared=False, tcp_force_closed=0) thread=Thread-23 (_call):140581099521728 provider=custom base_url=http://192.168.86.20:11434/v1 model=qwen3.5:0.8b
2026-06-13 19:21:30,071 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] agent.conversation_loop: API call #7: model=qwen3.5:0.8b provider=custom in=19559 out=528 total=20087 latency=6.5s
2026-06-13 19:21:30,315 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] agent.tool_executor: tool browser_snapshot completed (0.22s, 65 chars)
2026-06-13 19:21:30,334 INFO run_agent: OpenAI client created (chat_completion_stream_request, shared=False) thread=Thread-24 (_call):140581099521728 provider=custom base_url=http://192.168.86.20:11434/v1 model=qwen3.5:0.8b
2026-06-13 19:21:31,325 INFO run_agent: OpenAI client closed (stream_request_complete, shared=False, tcp_force_closed=0) thread=Thread-24 (_call):140581099521728 provider=custom base_url=http://192.168.86.20:11434/v1 model=qwen3.5:0.8b
2026-06-13 19:21:31,326 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] agent.conversation_loop: API call #8: model=qwen3.5:0.8b provider=custom in=19722 out=18 total=19740 latency=1.0s
2026-06-13 19:21:31,565 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] agent.tool_executor: tool browser_get_images completed (0.22s, 43 chars)
2026-06-13 19:21:31,584 INFO run_agent: OpenAI client created (chat_completion_stream_request, shared=False) thread=Thread-25 (_call):140581099521728 provider=custom base_url=http://192.168.86.20:11434/v1 model=qwen3.5:0.8b
2026-06-13 19:21:35,023 INFO run_agent: OpenAI client closed (stream_request_complete, shared=False, tcp_force_closed=0) thread=Thread-25 (_call):140581099521728 provider=custom base_url=http://192.168.86.20:11434/v1 model=qwen3.5:0.8b
2026-06-13 19:21:35,024 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] agent.conversation_loop: API call #9: model=qwen3.5:0.8b provider=custom in=19841 out=236 total=20077 latency=3.5s
2026-06-13 19:21:35,098 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] agent.conversation_loop: Empty response after tool calls — nudging model to continue processing
2026-06-13 19:21:35,114 INFO run_agent: OpenAI client created (chat_completion_stream_request, shared=False) thread=Thread-26 (_call):140581099521728 provider=custom base_url=http://192.168.86.20:11434/v1 model=qwen3.5:0.8b
2026-06-13 19:21:37,227 INFO run_agent: OpenAI client closed (stream_request_complete, shared=False, tcp_force_closed=0) thread=Thread-26 (_call):140581099521728 provider=custom base_url=http://192.168.86.20:11434/v1 model=qwen3.5:0.8b
2026-06-13 19:21:37,228 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] agent.conversation_loop: API call #10: model=qwen3.5:0.8b provider=custom in=19844 out=77 total=19921 latency=2.1s
2026-06-13 19:21:37,344 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] agent.tool_executor: tool terminal completed (0.09s, 722 chars)
2026-06-13 19:21:37,360 INFO run_agent: OpenAI client created (chat_completion_stream_request, shared=False) thread=Thread-28 (_call):140581099521728 provider=custom base_url=http://192.168.86.20:11434/v1 model=qwen3.5:0.8b
2026-06-13 19:21:45,531 INFO run_agent: OpenAI client closed (stream_request_complete, shared=False, tcp_force_closed=0) thread=Thread-28 (_call):140581099521728 provider=custom base_url=http://192.168.86.20:11434/v1 model=qwen3.5:0.8b
2026-06-13 19:21:45,532 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] agent.conversation_loop: API call #11: model=qwen3.5:0.8b provider=custom in=20134 out=689 total=20823 latency=8.2s
2026-06-13 19:21:46,714 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] agent.conversation_loop: Turn ended: reason=text_response(finish_reason=stop) model=qwen3.5:0.8b api_calls=11/150 budget=11/150 tool_turns=9 last_msg_role=assistant response_len=2145 session=20260613_192005_d45af6
2026-06-13 19:21:46,972 INFO agent.auxiliary_client: Auxiliary auto-detect: using main provider custom (qwen3.5:0.8b)
2026-06-13 19:21:46,972 INFO agent.auxiliary_client: Auxiliary title_generation: using auto (qwen3.5:0.8b) at http://192.168.86.20:11434/v1/
2026-06-13 19:22:59,976 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] agent.turn_context: conversation turn: session=20260613_192005_d45af6 model=qwen3.5:0.8b provider=custom platform=cli history=22 msg='what is the home directory path'
2026-06-13 19:23:00,021 INFO run_agent: OpenAI client created (chat_completion_stream_request, shared=False) thread=Thread-30 (_call):140581091129024 provider=custom base_url=http://192.168.86.20:11434/v1 model=qwen3.5:0.8b
2026-06-13 19:23:18,427 INFO agent.auxiliary_client: Auxiliary title_generation: transient transport error; retrying once on the same provider before fallback: Request timed out.
2026-06-13 19:23:20,762 INFO run_agent: OpenAI client closed (stream_request_complete, shared=False, tcp_force_closed=0) thread=Thread-30 (_call):140581091129024 provider=custom base_url=http://192.168.86.20:11434/v1 model=qwen3.5:0.8b
2026-06-13 19:23:20,763 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] agent.conversation_loop: API call #12: model=qwen3.5:0.8b provider=custom in=20621 out=171 total=20792 latency=20.8s
2026-06-13 19:23:20,859 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] agent.conversation_loop: Turn ended: reason=text_response(finish_reason=stop) model=qwen3.5:0.8b api_calls=1/150 budget=1/150 tool_turns=9 last_msg_role=assistant response_len=402 session=20260613_192005_d45af6
2026-06-13 19:24:08,652 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] agent.turn_context: conversation turn: session=20260613_192005_d45af6 model=qwen3.5:0.8b provider=custom platform=cli history=24 msg='what path is .env located'
2026-06-13 19:24:08,750 INFO run_agent: OpenAI client created (chat_completion_stream_request, shared=False) thread=Thread-32 (_call):140581091129024 provider=custom base_url=http://192.168.86.20:11434/v1 model=qwen3.5:0.8b
2026-06-13 19:24:23,817 INFO run_agent: OpenAI client closed (stream_request_complete, shared=False, tcp_force_closed=0) thread=Thread-32 (_call):140581091129024 provider=custom base_url=http://192.168.86.20:11434/v1 model=qwen3.5:0.8b
2026-06-13 19:24:23,817 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] agent.conversation_loop: API call #13: model=qwen3.5:0.8b provider=custom in=20733 out=429 total=21162 latency=15.1s
2026-06-13 19:24:23,936 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] agent.conversation_loop: Turn ended: reason=text_response(finish_reason=stop) model=qwen3.5:0.8b api_calls=1/150 budget=1/150 tool_turns=9 last_msg_role=assistant response_len=1430 session=20260613_192005_d45af6
2026-06-13 19:24:49,855 INFO agent.auxiliary_client: Auxiliary title_generation: connection error on auto (Request timed out.), trying fallback
2026-06-13 19:24:49,857 WARNING agent.auxiliary_client: Auxiliary: marking openrouter unhealthy for 60s (payment / credit error). Subsequent auxiliary calls will skip it until 19:25:49.
2026-06-13 19:24:49,861 WARNING agent.auxiliary_client: Auxiliary Nous client unavailable: no Nous authentication found (run: hermes auth).
2026-06-13 19:24:49,861 WARNING agent.auxiliary_client: Auxiliary: marking nous unhealthy for 60s (payment / credit error). Subsequent auxiliary calls will skip it until 19:25:49.
2026-06-13 19:24:49,876 INFO agent.auxiliary_client: Auxiliary title_generation: connection error on auto — falling back to local/custom (qwen3.5:0.8b)
2026-06-13 19:25:08,202 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] agent.turn_context: conversation turn: session=20260613_192005_d45af6 model=qwen3.5:0.8b provider=custom platform=cli history=26 msg='why do you look for config in /opt/hermes when your home directory is /opt/data?'
2026-06-13 19:25:08,247 INFO run_agent: OpenAI client created (chat_completion_stream_request, shared=False) thread=Thread-34 (_call):140581091129024 provider=custom base_url=http://192.168.86.20:11434/v1 model=qwen3.5:0.8b
2026-06-13 19:25:24,509 INFO run_agent: OpenAI client closed (stream_request_complete, shared=False, tcp_force_closed=0) thread=Thread-34 (_call):140581091129024 provider=custom base_url=http://192.168.86.20:11434/v1 model=qwen3.5:0.8b
2026-06-13 19:25:24,510 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] agent.conversation_loop: API call #14: model=qwen3.5:0.8b provider=custom in=21094 out=388 total=21482 latency=16.3s
2026-06-13 19:25:24,584 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] agent.conversation_loop: Turn ended: reason=text_response(finish_reason=stop) model=qwen3.5:0.8b api_calls=1/150 budget=1/150 tool_turns=9 last_msg_role=assistant response_len=1364 session=20260613_192005_d45af6
2026-06-13 19:26:21,310 WARNING agent.title_generator: Title generation failed: Request timed out.
2026-06-13 19:26:33,989 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] agent.turn_context: conversation turn: session=20260613_192005_d45af6 model=qwen3.5:0.8b provider=custom platform=cli history=28 msg='you live in a container, why do you use /opt/hermes at all?'
2026-06-13 19:26:34,052 INFO run_agent: OpenAI client created (chat_completion_stream_request, shared=False) thread=Thread-36 (_call):140581091129024 provider=custom base_url=http://192.168.86.20:11434/v1 model=qwen3.5:0.8b
2026-06-13 19:26:43,398 INFO run_agent: OpenAI client closed (stream_request_complete, shared=False, tcp_force_closed=0) thread=Thread-36 (_call):140581091129024 provider=custom base_url=http://192.168.86.20:11434/v1 model=qwen3.5:0.8b
2026-06-13 19:26:43,398 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] agent.conversation_loop: API call #15: model=qwen3.5:0.8b provider=custom in=21433 out=783 total=22216 latency=9.4s
2026-06-13 19:26:43,453 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] agent.conversation_loop: Turn ended: reason=text_response(finish_reason=stop) model=qwen3.5:0.8b api_calls=1/150 budget=1/150 tool_turns=9 last_msg_role=assistant response_len=1671 session=20260613_192005_d45af6
2026-06-13 19:26:43,495 INFO run_agent: OpenAI client created (agent_init, shared=True) thread=bg-review:140581091129024 provider=custom base_url=http://192.168.86.20:11434/v1 model=qwen3.5:0.8b
2026-06-13 19:26:43,525 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] agent.turn_context: conversation turn: session=20260613_192005_d45af6 model=qwen3.5:0.8b provider=custom platform=cli history=30 msg='Review the conversation above and update the skill library. Be ACTIVE — most ses...'
2026-06-13 19:26:43,541 INFO run_agent: OpenAI client created (chat_completion_stream_request, shared=False) thread=Thread-37 (_call):140581099521728 provider=custom base_url=http://192.168.86.20:11434/v1 model=qwen3.5:0.8b
2026-06-13 19:26:49,485 INFO run_agent: OpenAI client closed (stream_request_complete, shared=False, tcp_force_closed=0) thread=Thread-37 (_call):140581099521728 provider=custom base_url=http://192.168.86.20:11434/v1 model=qwen3.5:0.8b
2026-06-13 19:26:49,485 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] agent.conversation_loop: API call #1: model=qwen3.5:0.8b provider=custom in=23133 out=406 total=23539 latency=6.0s
2026-06-13 19:26:49,485 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] agent.conversation_loop: Turn ended: reason=text_response(finish_reason=stop) model=qwen3.5:0.8b api_calls=1/16 budget=1/16 tool_turns=9 last_msg_role=assistant response_len=1146 session=20260613_192005_d45af6
2026-06-13 19:26:49,486 INFO [20260613_192005_d45af6] run_agent: OpenAI client closed (agent_close, shared=True, tcp_force_closed=0) thread=bg-review:140581091129024 provider=custom base_url=http://192.168.86.20:11434/v1 model=qwen3.5:0.8b
2026-06-13 19:27:07,293 INFO tools.terminal_tool: Cleaned up inactive environment for task: default
2026-06-13 19:31:54,073 INFO gateway.run: Received SIGTERM — initiating shutdown
2026-06-13 19:31:54,073 WARNING gateway.run: Shutdown context: signal=SIGTERM under_systemd=no parent_pid=132 parent_name=s6-supervise loadavg_1m=0.92 parent_cmdline='s6-supervise gateway-default'
2026-06-13 19:31:54,074 INFO gateway.run: Stopping gateway...
2026-06-13 19:31:54,074 INFO gateway.run: Shutdown phase: notify_active_sessions done at +0.00s
2026-06-13 19:31:54,179 INFO gateway.run: Shutdown phase: drain done at +0.10s (drain took 0.10s, timed_out=False, active_at_start=0, active_now=0)
2026-06-13 19:31:54,180 INFO gateway.run: Received SIGTERM — initiating shutdown
2026-06-13 19:31:54,180 WARNING gateway.run: Shutdown context: signal=SIGTERM under_systemd=no parent_pid=132 parent_name=s6-supervise loadavg_1m=0.92 parent_cmdline='s6-supervise gateway-default'
2026-06-13 19:31:54,182 INFO gateway.run: Received SIGTERM — initiating shutdown
2026-06-13 19:31:54,182 WARNING gateway.run: Shutdown context: signal=SIGTERM under_systemd=no parent_pid=132 parent_name=s6-supervise loadavg_1m=0.92 parent_cmdline='s6-supervise gateway-default'
2026-06-13 19:31:54,184 INFO gateway.run: Received SIGTERM — initiating shutdown
2026-06-13 19:31:54,184 WARNING gateway.run: Shutdown context: signal=SIGTERM under_systemd=no parent_pid=132 parent_name=s6-supervise loadavg_1m=0.92 parent_cmdline='s6-supervise gateway-default'
2026-06-13 19:31:54,212 INFO gateway.platforms.webhook: [webhook] Disconnected
2026-06-13 19:31:54,212 INFO gateway.run: ✓ webhook disconnected (0.03s)
2026-06-13 19:31:54,213 INFO gateway.run: Shutdown phase: all adapters disconnected at +0.14s
2026-06-13 19:31:54,249 INFO gateway.run: Shutdown phase: final-cleanup tool kill done at +0.17s
2026-06-13 19:31:54,347 INFO gateway.run: Shutdown phase: SessionDB close done at +0.27s
2026-06-13 19:31:54,348 INFO gateway.run: Gateway stopped by an unexpected signal — persisting gateway_state=running so container_boot auto-starts on the next boot (issue #42675)
2026-06-13 19:31:54,371 INFO gateway.run: Gateway stopped (total teardown 0.30s)
2026-06-13 19:31:54,371 INFO gateway.run: Cron ticker stopped
2026-06-13 19:31:54,372 INFO gateway.run: Exiting with code 1 (signal-initiated shutdown without restart request) so systemd Restart=on-failure can revive the gateway.
2026-06-13 19:33:42,846 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'browser-browser-use' registered browser provider: browser-use
2026-06-13 19:33:42,848 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'browser-browserbase' registered browser provider: browserbase
2026-06-13 19:33:42,849 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'browser-firecrawl' registered browser provider: firecrawl
2026-06-13 19:33:43,035 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'fal' registered image_gen provider: fal
2026-06-13 19:33:43,037 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'krea' registered image_gen provider: krea
2026-06-13 19:33:43,038 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'openai' registered image_gen provider: openai
2026-06-13 19:33:43,040 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'openai-codex' registered image_gen provider: openai-codex
2026-06-13 19:33:43,042 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'xai' registered image_gen provider: xai
2026-06-13 19:33:43,123 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'fal' registered video_gen provider: fal
2026-06-13 19:33:43,125 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'xai' registered video_gen provider: xai
2026-06-13 19:33:43,128 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'web-brave-free' registered web provider: brave-free
2026-06-13 19:33:43,130 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'web-ddgs' registered web provider: ddgs
2026-06-13 19:33:43,132 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'web-exa' registered web provider: exa
2026-06-13 19:33:43,136 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'web-firecrawl' registered web provider: firecrawl
2026-06-13 19:33:43,139 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'web-parallel' registered web provider: parallel
2026-06-13 19:33:43,140 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'web-searxng' registered web provider: searxng
2026-06-13 19:33:43,142 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'web-tavily' registered web provider: tavily
2026-06-13 19:33:43,145 INFO hermes_cli.plugins: Plugin 'web-xai' registered web provider: xai

--- errors.log (last 100 lines) ---
2026-06-12 04:02:41,425 WARNING gateway.run: Shutdown context: signal=SIGTERM under_systemd=no parent_pid=131 parent_name=s6-supervise loadavg_1m=2.36 parent_cmdline='s6-supervise gateway-default'
2026-06-12 04:19:36,821 WARNING gateway.run: No user allowlists configured. All unauthorized users will be denied. Set GATEWAY_ALLOW_ALL_USERS=true in ~/.hermes/.env to allow open access, or configure platform allowlists (e.g., TELEGRAM_ALLOWED_USERS=your_id).
2026-06-12 04:19:36,822 WARNING gateway.run: No messaging platforms enabled.
2026-06-12 04:42:38,946 WARNING gateway.run: Shutdown context: signal=SIGTERM under_systemd=no parent_pid=132 parent_name=s6-supervise loadavg_1m=1.03 parent_cmdline='s6-supervise gateway-default'
2026-06-12 04:42:39,489 WARNING gateway.run: Shutdown context: signal=SIGTERM under_systemd=no parent_pid=132 parent_name=s6-supervise loadavg_1m=1.11 parent_cmdline='s6-supervise gateway-default'
2026-06-12 04:42:39,491 WARNING gateway.run: Shutdown context: signal=SIGTERM under_systemd=no parent_pid=132 parent_name=s6-supervise loadavg_1m=1.11 parent_cmdline='s6-supervise gateway-default'
2026-06-12 04:43:08,756 WARNING gateway.run: No user allowlists configured. All unauthorized users will be denied. Set GATEWAY_ALLOW_ALL_USERS=true in ~/.hermes/.env to allow open access, or configure platform allowlists (e.g., TELEGRAM_ALLOWED_USERS=your_id).
2026-06-12 04:43:08,770 WARNING gateway.run: No messaging platforms enabled.
2026-06-12 04:50:24,383 WARNING gateway.run: Shutdown context: signal=SIGTERM under_systemd=no parent_pid=132 parent_name=s6-supervise loadavg_1m=1.23 parent_cmdline='s6-supervise gateway-default'
2026-06-12 04:50:24,773 WARNING gateway.run: Shutdown context: signal=SIGTERM under_systemd=no parent_pid=132 parent_name=s6-supervise loadavg_1m=1.29 parent_cmdline='s6-supervise gateway-default'
2026-06-12 04:50:24,774 WARNING gateway.run: Shutdown context: signal=SIGTERM under_systemd=no parent_pid=132 parent_name=s6-supervise loadavg_1m=1.29 parent_cmdline='s6-supervise gateway-default'
2026-06-12 04:50:24,776 WARNING gateway.run: Shutdown context: signal=SIGTERM under_systemd=no parent_pid=132 parent_name=s6-supervise loadavg_1m=1.29 parent_cmdline='s6-supervise gateway-default'
2026-06-12 04:50:35,148 WARNING gateway.run: No user allowlists configured. All unauthorized users will be denied. Set GATEWAY_ALLOW_ALL_USERS=true in ~/.hermes/.env to allow open access, or configure platform allowlists (e.g., TELEGRAM_ALLOWED_USERS=your_id).
2026-06-12 04:50:35,149 WARNING gateway.run: No messaging platforms enabled.
2026-06-12 05:03:03,864 WARNING gateway.run: No user allowlists configured. All unauthorized users will be denied. Set GATEWAY_ALLOW_ALL_USERS=true in ~/.hermes/.env to allow open access, or configure platform allowlists (e.g., TELEGRAM_ALLOWED_USERS=your_id).
2026-06-12 05:03:03,867 WARNING gateway.run: No messaging platforms enabled.
2026-06-12 05:04:07,342 WARNING gateway.run: Shutdown context: signal=SIGTERM under_systemd=no parent_pid=131 parent_name=s6-supervise loadavg_1m=4.46 parent_cmdline='s6-supervise gateway-default'
2026-06-12 05:04:08,167 WARNING gateway.run: Shutdown context: signal=SIGTERM under_systemd=no parent_pid=131 parent_name=s6-supervise loadavg_1m=4.46 parent_cmdline='s6-supervise gateway-default'
2026-06-12 05:04:08,168 WARNING gateway.run: Shutdown context: signal=SIGTERM under_systemd=no parent_pid=131 parent_name=s6-supervise loadavg_1m=4.46 parent_cmdline='s6-supervise gateway-default'
2026-06-12 05:08:30,386 WARNING gateway.run: Shutdown context: signal=SIGTERM under_systemd=no parent_pid=135 parent_name=s6-supervise loadavg_1m=6.65 parent_cmdline='s6-supervise gateway-default'
2026-06-12 05:08:30,838 WARNING gateway.run: Shutdown context: signal=SIGTERM under_systemd=no parent_pid=135 parent_name=s6-supervise loadavg_1m=7.08 parent_cmdline='s6-supervise gateway-default'
2026-06-12 05:08:30,839 WARNING gateway.run: Shutdown context: signal=SIGTERM under_systemd=no parent_pid=135 parent_name=s6-supervise loadavg_1m=7.08 parent_cmdline='s6-supervise gateway-default'
2026-06-12 05:08:47,254 WARNING gateway.run: No user allowlists configured. All unauthorized users will be denied. Set GATEWAY_ALLOW_ALL_USERS=true in ~/.hermes/.env to allow open access, or configure platform allowlists (e.g., TELEGRAM_ALLOWED_USERS=your_id).
2026-06-12 05:08:47,272 WARNING gateway.run: No messaging platforms enabled.
2026-06-12 05:10:04,448 WARNING [20260612_050845_043fbf] agent.tool_executor: Tool terminal returned error (0.48s): {"output": "/usr/bin/bash: line 3: hermes: command not found", "exit_code": 127, "error": null}
2026-06-12 05:10:09,936 WARNING [20260612_050845_043fbf] agent.tool_executor: Tool terminal returned error (0.12s): {"output": "ls: cannot access '/opt/data/home/.hermes/': No such file or directory\nls: cannot access '/opt/data/home/.hermes/config.yaml': No such file or directory\nls: cannot access '/opt/data/home
2026-06-12 05:10:13,947 WARNING [20260612_050845_043fbf] agent.tool_executor: Tool terminal returned error (0.47s): {"output": "HOME=/opt/data/home\ntotal 8\ndrwxr-xr-x  2 hermes hermes 4096 Jun  3 04:01 .\ndrwx------ 22 hermes hermes 4096 Jun 12 05:09 ..", "exit_code": 1, "error": null, "exit_code_meaning": "Some 
2026-06-12 05:19:39,621 WARNING gateway.run: Shutdown context: signal=SIGTERM under_systemd=no parent_pid=132 parent_name=s6-supervise loadavg_1m=1.22 parent_cmdline='s6-supervise gateway-default'
2026-06-12 05:19:39,934 WARNING gateway.run: Shutdown context: signal=SIGTERM under_systemd=no parent_pid=132 parent_name=s6-supervise loadavg_1m=1.22 parent_cmdline='s6-supervise gateway-default'
2026-06-12 05:19:39,936 WARNING gateway.run: Shutdown context: signal=SIGTERM under_systemd=no parent_pid=132 parent_name=s6-supervise loadavg_1m=1.22 parent_cmdline='s6-supervise gateway-default'
2026-06-12 05:19:39,938 WARNING gateway.run: Shutdown context: signal=SIGTERM under_systemd=no parent_pid=132 parent_name=s6-supervise loadavg_1m=1.22 parent_cmdline='s6-supervise gateway-default'
2026-06-12 05:19:45,810 WARNING gateway.run: No user allowlists configured. All unauthorized users will be denied. Set GATEWAY_ALLOW_ALL_USERS=true in ~/.hermes/.env to allow open access, or configure platform allowlists (e.g., TELEGRAM_ALLOWED_USERS=your_id).
2026-06-12 05:19:45,812 WARNING gateway.run: No messaging platforms enabled.
2026-06-12 05:25:29,749 WARNING gateway.run: Shutdown context: signal=SIGTERM under_systemd=no parent_pid=132 parent_name=s6-supervise loadavg_1m=1.40 parent_cmdline='s6-supervise gateway-default'
2026-06-12 05:25:30,114 WARNING gateway.run: Shutdown context: signal=SIGTERM under_systemd=no parent_pid=132 parent_name=s6-supervise loadavg_1m=1.40 parent_cmdline='s6-supervise gateway-default'
2026-06-12 05:25:30,116 WARNING gateway.run: Shutdown context: signal=SIGTERM under_systemd=no parent_pid=132 parent_name=s6-supervise loadavg_1m=1.40 parent_cmdline='s6-supervise gateway-default'

Operating System

Debian 13

Python Version

No response

Hermes Version

Hermes Agent v0.16.0

Additional Logs / Traceback (optional)

Root Cause Analysis (optional)

Direct desktop usage of Hermes utilize ~/.hermes for configuration. Inside the Container this is moved to ~/

Proposed Fix (optional)

should make the mounted volume /opt/data/.hermes so that ~/.hermes is correct.

I haven't played with how well these options function, I'm still confused where /opt/hermes comes into play.

Are you willing to submit a PR for this?

• I'd like to fix this myself and submit a PR

[GottZ]

This was generated by AI during triage.

Summary

One open PR addresses issue #45792. #45811 fixes the reported configuration-path confusion by adding the profile-aware Hermes config/state directory to local-backend environment hints, preventing the agent from guessing a path under the current working directory.

Related pull requests

• fix(prompt): surface the Hermes config/state directory in environment hints #45811 best fix — (+22/-0) — fixes: Uses the existing get_hermes_home() resolver to expose the actual Hermes config/state directory in local-backend hints and adds a focused regression test for /opt/data; remote-backend host-information suppression remains unchanged. This aligns with the keep_open review on fix(prompt): surface the Hermes config/state directory in environment hints #45811, which confirms that current main lacks the profile-aware Hermes-home hint and finds no design conflict.

Suggested consolidation

Merge #45811 — it is the verified best fix and directly addresses the documented root cause with a small, profile-aware prompt change plus regression coverage; there are no duplicate PRs to close.

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