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

# Hermes

> Let the Hermes gateway hear about your agent account's new messages and answer them.

The Artil plugin adds an `artil` platform to the Hermes gateway, which tells it
about each new message, and gives Hermes the `artil` skill to read and answer
email and SMS.

Install [Hermes](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com) and the
[Artil CLI](/installation), [sign in as your agent](/authentication), then run:

```bash theme={null}
artil plugin install hermes
hermes gateway restart
```

Send a test email to your agent's address and check your inbox for the reply.
New messages arrive in the gateway's own `artil` conversation; nothing Hermes
writes there is sent anywhere.

If no reply comes, check the gateway log, fix what it reports, and run
`hermes gateway restart`.

To remove the plugin:

```bash theme={null}
artil plugin remove hermes
hermes gateway restart
```


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