Sessions
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Start with meaning, then move to detail.
This lesson explains Sessions 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, 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 practice, inspect the first example, identify its effects, run it on test data, and compare the result with the source claim.
For advanced readers, inspect How Sessions Work, What Counts Toward Context, Session Sources, then verify failure modes and version compatibility.
Start with installation if you have not run Hermes yet.
A clear outcome before you read.
- Understand Sessions 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.
Short definitions before the details.
- Session & memory
- A session holds conversation context, while memory keeps selected facts that should persist.
Session persistence, resume, search, management, and per-platform session tracking
What does the source say, and in what order?
- 01How Sessions Work
Start here to understand the core idea or structure.
- 02What Counts Toward Context
Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.
- 03Session Sources
Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.
- 04CLI Session Resume
Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.
- 05Continue Last Session
Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.
- 06Resume by Name
Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.
- 07Resume Specific Session
Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.
- 08Resume in a Specific Directory
Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.
- 09Resume Restores the Working Directory
Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.
- 10Filtering Sessions by Workspace
Finish here to verify the result and special cases.
Copy only after you understand the effect.
# Resume the most recent CLI session
hermes --continue
hermes -c
# Or with the chat subcommand
hermes chat --continue
hermes chat -c# Resume a named session
hermes -c "my project"
# If there are lineage variants (my project, my project #2, my project #3),
# this automatically resumes the most recent one
hermes -c "my project" # → resumes "my project #3"# Resume a specific session by ID
hermes --resume 20250305_091523_a1b2c3d4
hermes -r 20250305_091523_a1b2c3d4
# Resume by title
hermes --resume "refactoring auth"
# Resume the most recent session — same lookup as -c
hermes --resume latest
# Or with the chat subcommand
hermes chat --resume 20250305_091523_a1b2c3d4Read 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.