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Terminal agent · OpenAI Chat, OpenAI Responses, Anthropic Messages

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FormatWhere to set it up
OpenAI Chat, OpenAI Responses, Anthropic Messageshermes model → “Custom endpoint (self-hosted / VLLM / etc.)” or ~/.hermes/config.yaml (the model section or providers dictionary)

Setup

Copy the configuration and replace sk-... with your key from the Ailoot Dashboard. Prefer storing the key in the environment variable AILOOT_API_KEY, if the application supports it.

Before starting, request GET /v1/models with your Ailoot key. Choose an exact model ID whose methods include POST /v1/chat/completions, POST /v1/responses, POST /v1/messages, then use that ID in the configuration. For agents, also check tool support and the features required by your client version.

~/.hermes/config.yaml

model:
  default: claude-sonnet-5-5
  provider: custom
  base_url: https://api.ailoot.ai/v1
  key_env: AILOOT_API_KEY

# multiple formats at once: named providers:
providers:
  ailoot:
    api: https://api.ailoot.ai/v1
    key_env: AILOOT_API_KEY
    transport: chat_completions
    default_model: gpt-6.1-sol
  ailoot-claude:
    api: https://api.ailoot.ai
    key_env: AILOOT_API_KEY
    transport: anthropic_messages
    default_model: claude-sonnet-5-5

# in the session: /model custom:claude-sonnet-5-5

This configuration reads the key from the environment variable AILOOT_API_KEY. Set it before starting the application:

export AILOOT_API_KEY="sk-..."   # add to ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc

Example model: claude-sonnet-5-5. Choose any other model from the catalog — check that it supports the format you need.

Good to know

Test

  • For the OpenAI format, the URL is https://api.ailoot.ai/v1 (or the full path if the application asks for a full URL).
  • For the Anthropic format, the URL is https://api.ailoot.ai without /v1.
  • Ask a short question. If you get an error, check the code and Request ID, then consult Errors and limits.
  • 404 immediately after setup almost always means the URL is wrong: an extra or missing /v1.
  • 402 — insufficient balance for the reserve. Agents reserve more than chat: why.

Application documentation: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/integrations/providers

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