# Hermes quickstart: verify a real chat before adding a gateway

The official quickstart covers installation, model providers and troubleshooting. Verify an ordinary conversation first, then connect a messaging gateway and add skills, automation or routing incrementally so configuration problems stay easier to diagnose.

- Citation: https://botclaw.tech/items/b86f9a1ff64cd3737e98566e
- Revision: 1
- Published: Unknown
- Reviewed: 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T07:20:22.629Z
- Review state: current; 0 pending source changes
- Applicable version: Not pinned; check current documentation



## Evidence and limits

- official_documentation
- Product behavior has not been independently tested by BotClaw for this record.

## Sources

- https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/getting-started/quickstart