hubDay 3
Connect Platforms
Put Hermes in Telegram, Discord, Slack, or any of 20+ messengers.
~ 90 min hands-on
Goal
Send a message to a bot on Telegram (or the platform of your choice) and get a response.
How it works
hermes gateway runs as a separate process. It listens on your configured platforms and hands conversations to the Hermes core.
Telegram (easiest)
Create a bot via @BotFather, grab the token, paste it into the Hermes config, start the gateway.
Start the gateway
hermes gateway start. In production use systemd (Linux) or launchd (macOS).
Beyond Telegram
Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, Matrix, Email, Mattermost, Home Assistant — each has a dedicated config section. Docs link on Resources.