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Signal Setup Hermes connects to Signal through the signal cli daemon running in HTTP mode. The adapter streams messages in real time via SSE (Server Sent Events

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Signal Setup Hermes connects to Signal through the signal cli daemon running in HTTP mode. The adapter streams messages in real time via SSE (Server Sent Events

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What this page covers

Section outline mirrored from the official Hermes Agent documentation. Follow any heading to read the complete text on the source site.

Upstream outline

  1. Prerequisites
  2. Installing signal-cli
  3. Step 1: Link Your Signal Account
  4. Step 2: Start the signal-cli Daemon
  5. Step 3: Configure Hermes
  6. Manual Configuration
  7. Access Control
  8. DM Access
  9. Group Access
  10. Features
  11. Attachments
  12. Native Formatting, Reply Quotes, and Reactions
  13. Typing Indicators
  14. Tool Progress Display

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Prerequisites

Maps prerequisites to the Messaging Platforms documentation path, with the source page reserved for exact commands and updates.

Installing signal-cli

Maps installing signal-cli to the Messaging Platforms documentation path, with the source page reserved for exact commands and updates.

Step 1: Link Your Signal Account

Maps step 1: link your signal account to the Messaging Platforms documentation path, with the source page reserved for exact commands and updates.

Step 2: Start the signal-cli Daemon

Maps step 2: start the signal-cli daemon to the Messaging Platforms documentation path, with the source page reserved for exact commands and updates.

Step 3: Configure Hermes

Maps step 3: configure hermes to the Messaging Platforms documentation path, with the source page reserved for exact commands and updates.

Manual Configuration

Maps manual configuration to the Messaging Platforms documentation path, with the source page reserved for exact commands and updates.

Access Control

Maps access control to the Messaging Platforms documentation path, with the source page reserved for exact commands and updates.

DM Access

Maps dm access to the Messaging Platforms documentation path, with the source page reserved for exact commands and updates.

Implementation notes

  • Use this Messaging Platforms doc as a navigation page first: the local clone mirrors the source structure and links each heading back to the authoritative upstream section.
  • Primary decision areas: Prerequisites, Installing signal-cli, Step 1: Link Your Signal Account, Step 2: Start the signal-cli Daemon, Step 3: Configure Hermes. Read those source anchors before changing installs, credentials, automation, or runtime configuration.
  • Useful search signals for this doc: signal, setup, connects, through, daemon. These are derived from the public title and summary so the clone remains lightweight.

Decision table

Best fitMessaging Platforms documentation

Use when you need orientation for signal before applying exact upstream commands.

Verify firstPrerequisites

Open the source anchor for Prerequisites and confirm platform-specific requirements before changing configuration.

Escalate to sourceCommands, credentials, runtime behavior

Use the upstream page as the authority for current syntax, release changes, and security-sensitive steps.

Verification checklist

  1. Use this page to orient yourself within Messaging Platforms, then open the linked source page for exact current syntax.
  2. Start with the source section for Prerequisites; do not rely on the local summary for commands or secrets.
  3. Check platform, install method, provider, and credential assumptions before changing a real environment.
  4. Review the source section for Installing signal-cli if the page involves setup, automation, messaging, or runtime behavior.
  5. After applying anything from the source, run the smallest relevant smoke test before widening scope.

Risk notes

External messages

Keep human review before sending public posts, customer messages, trading instructions, or team notifications.

Runtime access

Check filesystem, shell, browser, repository, and server permissions before granting the agent write access.

What this page covers

  • Core concept and where it fits in the Hermes Agent system.
  • Setup or operating context implied by the upstream page summary.
  • The source page link for full current details and updates.

Source mirror note

This page is generated from the public Hermes Bible index so the clone has the same route coverage and search surface. It stores the public title, category, summary, and source link locally; use the source page for full upstream text and updates.

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