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Profiles: Running Multiple Agents

Profiles: Running Multiple Agents

Beginner to advanced14 minutes3 questions✓ 2026-08-09
The idea in one minute

Start with meaning, then move to detail.

This lesson explains Profiles: Running Multiple Agents as part of using Hermes and understanding its behavior. You will learn what it does, when it matters, and the smallest safe test that proves it works.

If you are new

If you are new, do not memorize names. Focus on three questions: what problem does this solve, what access does it need, and how can you verify the result?

For hands-on use

For practice, inspect the first example, identify its effects, run it on test data, and compare the result with the source claim.

For specialists

For advanced readers, inspect What are profiles?, Quick start, Creating a profile, then verify failure modes and version compatibility.

What do you need first?

Start with installation if you have not run Hermes yet.

What will you know?

A clear outcome before you read.

  • Understand Profiles: Running Multiple Agents without assumed prior knowledge.
  • Separate the source description from what still needs testing in your environment.
  • Read the first command and identify its inputs and outputs before copying it.
Topic map

What does the source say, and in what order?

  1. 01
    What are profiles?

    Start here to understand the core idea or structure.

  2. 02
    Quick start

    Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.

  3. 03
    Creating a profile

    Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.

  4. 04
    Blank profile

    Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.

  5. 05
    Clone config only (--clone)

    Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.

  6. 06
    Clone everything (--clone-all)

    Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.

  7. 07
    Clone from a specific profile

    Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.

  8. 08
    Using profiles

    Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.

  9. 09
    Command aliases

    Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.

  10. 10
    The -p flag

    Finish here to verify the result and special cases.

Examples from the official page

Copy only after you understand the effect.

hermes profile create coder # creates profile + "coder" command alias coder setup # configure API keys and model coder chat # start chatting
hermes profile create mybot
hermes profile create researcher --description "Reads source code and external docs, writes findings."
Try it now

Read the first command and identify its inputs and outputs before copying it.

Match every command to your installed Hermes version, review the files and accounts it can reach, and use non-sensitive data for the first test. If this explanation differs from the source, the official source wins.

Knowledge check

Three decisions before completion.

1. What is the source of truth when “Profiles: Running Multiple Agents” changes?
2. What is the best way to apply this lesson?
3. What should happen before a step can modify files or an external account?