> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://smithers.sh/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Set Up with Hermes

> Connect Smithers to Nous Research's Hermes with one command that installs the native plugin (slash commands, live status line, approval buttons) and the MCP server.

Hermes has a native Smithers plugin, so the plugin is the way we recommend.
One command installs it together with the MCP server: you get slash commands,
a live status line for running workflows, and approval buttons in Hermes.

## Install (recommended)

```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark"}}
bunx smithers-orchestrator init
bunx smithers-orchestrator hermes
```

## Check it worked

Ask Hermes:

> "What Smithers workflows are available here?"

Hermes should list them via the Smithers tools. From there, ask for outcomes
([What You Can Do](/guide/what-you-can-do)) and Hermes drives the runs, with
approvals resolvable from its buttons.

<Note>
  The agent-facing details (config.yaml shape, AGENTS.md wiring) live in the
  Technical API at [Hermes](/agents/hermes) and
  [Hermes integration](/integrations/hermes). You don't need them; Hermes does.
</Note>