Hermes (programmable AI agent)
1. Overview
hermes is an Atlas service family in the agents category. Its implementation and service-owned documentation live under services/hermes/.
2. Role In Atlas
Atlas uses this service according to its manifest, topology row, SOURCE settings, dependencies, and runtime data-flow declarations.
3. Tracks And Category
- Category:
agents - Kind:
container - Tracks:
all, gen-ai-eng
4. Access
- Kong aliases:
hermes.localhost - Port variables:
HERMES_API_PORT, HERMES_DASHBOARD_PORT, HERMES_LOCALHOST_PORT, HERMES_LOCALHOST_DASHBOARD_PORT
5. Configuration
- SOURCE variables:
HERMES_SOURCE - Default SOURCE values:
container - Available SOURCE values:
container, localhost, disabled
6. Dependencies And Topology
- Required dependencies:
litellm - Optional dependencies:
- - Runtime calls:
litellm, stt-provider, tts-provider, comfyui, searxng, airflow, lightrag
7. Source Values
| SOURCE Variable | Default | Values |
|---|---|---|
| HERMES_SOURCE | container | container, localhost, disabled |
8. Runtime Integration
The manifest data-flow list declares runtime calls to litellm, stt-provider, tts-provider, comfyui, searxng, airflow, lightrag. The topology row supplies aliases and port surfaces used by the generated gateway and service references.
9. Architecture
- Diagram SVG:
services/hermes/architecture.svg - Diagram HTML:
services/hermes/architecture.html
10. Operations
Use ./start.sh to configure this service through the wizard or pass the matching SOURCE flag when the service is source-configurable. Use ./stop.sh to stop the active Atlas project.
11. Source Documentation
- Source README: services/hermes/README.md
- Public docs home: https://thekaveh.github.io/atlas/