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Hermes Agent Dashboards: Which One Shows What, With A Quick-Start For Each
Hermes Agent dashboards are the screens that show you what your Hermes agent is doing, and there are nine worth knowing about.
The built-in one opens with a single command, hermes dashboard, and it shows sessions, costs, cron jobs and a kanban board.
The other eight are the kanban board itself, Hermes Desktop, Herald OS, Hermes Workspace, Hermes WebUI, Hermes Pixel Office, Hermes3D and my own Agent OS.
I'll show you which dashboard shows what, then the quick-start for each one, and then how they fit into an Agent OS workflow.
Which Hermes Agent dashboard shows what
This is the table most people are looking for, so here it is first.
| What you want to see | The dashboard I'd open first | Also shows it |
|---|---|---|
| Sessions | I'd open the Sessions page of the built-in web dashboard. | Hermes Desktop, Hermes WebUI and Hermes Workspace also show it. |
| Costs and tokens | I'd open the Analytics page of the built-in web dashboard. | Hermes WebUI, Hermes Workspace and Herald OS also show it. |
| Kanban and tasks | I'd open the Kanban tab of the built-in web dashboard. | Hermes Desktop, Hermes Workspace and Hermes3D also show it. |
| Memory | I'd open the Memory Graph in Hermes Desktop. | Hermes WebUI, Hermes Workspace and Herald OS also show it. |
| Cron jobs | I'd open the Cron page of the built-in web dashboard. | Hermes Desktop, Hermes WebUI and Herald OS also show it. |
| A multi-agent office | I'd open Hermes Pixel Office. | Hermes3D and Hermes Workspace also show it. |
My own Agent OS shows all six in one place, but it is my own product, so I have kept it out of the first-pick column.
Four of the six first picks are the same built-in dashboard, which is why it is the one to open first.
What Hermes Agent dashboards are
Hermes Agent is the free, open-source AI agent from Nous Research, and it started in the terminal.
A dashboard is a screen that reads the same Hermes install and shows you its state.
The official docs say the front-ends all talk to the same agent and share state.
That means two dashboards open at once are two windows onto one agent, and not two agents.
In Agent OS terms, the agent, its memory and its skills are the house, and each dashboard is a window.
I checked every command below on my own Hermes install, and every third-party project on its own GitHub page, on 14 October 2026.
Quick-start for every Hermes Agent dashboard
These are the shortest routes, taken from the official docs and each project's README.
| Dashboard | Who makes it | Quick-start | Where it opens |
|---|---|---|---|
| Web dashboard | Nous Research builds it into Hermes. | Run hermes dashboard. | It opens on 127.0.0.1 at port 9119. |
| Kanban board | Nous Research bundles it as a dashboard plugin. | Run hermes kanban init once, then hermes dashboard. | It opens as the Kanban tab, after Skills. |
| Hermes Desktop | Nous Research ships it as the official app. | Run hermes desktop, or download the installer. | It opens as a native app. |
| Herald OS | Luke The Dev builds it independently. | Install Hermes, then download the build from the GitHub releases page. | It opens full screen. |
| Hermes Workspace | outsourc-e maintains it as a community project. | Run the one-line installer from its README, then hermes gateway run and pnpm dev. | It opens on localhost at port 3000. |
| Hermes WebUI | nesquena maintains it as a community project. | Clone the repo, then run python3 bootstrap.py. | It opens as a local web app on port 8787. |
| Hermes Pixel Office | Teknium builds it as a plugin. | Clone it into ~/.hermes/plugins/pixel-office, then run hermes plugins enable pixel-office. | It opens on 127.0.0.1 at port 8113. |
| Hermes3D | LukeTheDev builds it independently. | Clone the repo, run npm install, copy .env.example to .env, then run npm run dev. | It opens on localhost at port 3000. |
| My Agent OS | I built it myself. | Install the zip that AI Profit Boardroom members get. | It opens as a local dashboard in the browser. |
Every route assumes Hermes Agent is already installed and connected to a model.
If it is not, my one-click Hermes guide gets you there first.
Hermes Workspace also needs hermes dashboard running on port 9119, because its README says that is where its sessions, skills, config and jobs data come from.
Herald OS needs macOS 13 or later on Apple Silicon for the Mac build, and its README has an xattr command to run once because the build is not notarised yet.
Hermes3D needs Node.js 20 or later, and its README says it does not install Hermes for you.
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The built-in dashboard in more detail
The built-in dashboard deserves a closer look, because it does the most with the least effort.
The docs say it runs entirely on your machine and no data leaves localhost.
Its pages are Status, Chat, Config, API Keys, Sessions, Logs, Analytics, Cron, Profiles, Skills, MCP, Webhooks, Pairing, Channels and System.
One server manages every profile on the machine, and a profile switcher in the sidebar decides which one you are editing.
These flags come straight from the help output.
| Flag | What it does |
|---|---|
--port 8080 | It moves the dashboard to another port. |
--no-open | It starts the server without opening a browser tab. |
--status | It lists the Hermes web servers that are already running. |
--stop | It stops every running Hermes web server. |
--isolated | It runs a separate server for one named profile. |
If you bind it to anything other than 127.0.0.1, it refuses to start until a password or a sign-in is configured.
What each view shows
Sessions
The Sessions page lists every session with its title, source platform, model, message count and tool call count.
Tabs for Chats, Automation and All hide cron and API noise, and a search box searches every message.
You can rename a session, export it as JSON, or press the play icon to resume it in the Chat tab.
The Status page is the fast glance, because it lists the 20 most recent sessions and refreshes every five seconds.
The terminal version is hermes sessions list.
Costs and tokens
The Analytics page shows total tokens, cache hit percentage, total cost and session count for 7, 30 or 90 days.
It adds a daily token chart, a daily table and a per-model table with estimated cost.
The terminal version is hermes insights --days 7.
Hermes WebUI shows tokens and estimated cost per conversation, and Hermes Workspace lists a cost ledger.
Herald OS has a Usage view that its README describes as this week, this month and what is left on your model plan.
Kanban and tasks
The Kanban tab has columns for triage, todo, ready, running, blocked and done.
You drag cards between columns, and updates arrive live when an agent finishes a task.
A board switcher appears at the top once you have more than one board.
The terminal versions are hermes kanban watch and hermes kanban stats.
Hermes Desktop has a Kanban page with desktop notifications, and Hermes Workspace has its own Kanban TaskBoard.
Memory
The built-in dashboard only picks a memory provider and resets the built-in stores, so it is not a memory browser.
Hermes Desktop has a Memory Graph, which maps learned skills and memories on a timeline.
You open it from the command palette, or you type /journey in a chat.
Hermes WebUI edits the MEMORY.md and USER.md files inline, and Hermes Workspace has a memory browser.
Herald OS has a Memory page, and I spotted my Telegram details in mine, so check yours before you share a screen.
Cron jobs
The Cron page shows each job's prompt, schedule, state, delivery target, last run and next run.
You can create, pause, edit, trigger or delete a job from that page.
Hermes Desktop has a Cron pane with an "All profiles" switch, and Hermes WebUI calls its version Tasks.
Herald OS calls its version Automations, and my automations synced across Herald OS, Hermes Desktop and my Agent OS.
A multi-agent office
Hermes Pixel Office shows every session and every delegated subagent as a pixel character at a desk.
A red exclamation mark appears over any agent that is waiting for your approval.
Hermes3D is the 3D take on the same idea, and its README calls it a 3D virtual office for AI agents.
I have not tested Hermes3D, so that description comes from its README, and the project is not made by Nous Research.
The details are in my Hermes3D guide.
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How the dashboards fit an Agent OS workflow
An Agent OS is a set of jobs, and each job has a question behind it.
This is how I'd map those jobs onto the Hermes dashboards.
| Agent OS job | The question it answers | The Hermes dashboard for it |
|---|---|---|
| Morning check | What did my agents do overnight? | I'd use the Status and Sessions pages of the web dashboard. |
| Dispatch | What should they work on next? | I'd use the Kanban tab, or the Kanban page in Hermes Desktop. |
| Schedule | What runs without me? | I'd use the Cron page of the web dashboard. |
| Supervision | Who is working and who is stuck? | I'd use Hermes Pixel Office on a side screen. |
| Memory care | What does the agent believe about my business? | I'd use the Memory Graph in Hermes Desktop. |
| Budget | What did this week cost? | I'd use the Analytics page of the web dashboard. |
| Remote | Can I check all of this from my phone? | I'd use Hermes WebUI over a tunnel or Tailscale. |
You don't need all seven on day one.
Most people should start with the morning check and the budget, which are both in the built-in dashboard.
Dispatch comes next, when a job is too big for one message.
A daily loop through the dashboards
This is the loop I'd run with only the free tools.
In the morning I'd open the Status page and read the recent sessions.
Then I'd open the Kanban tab and move the next jobs into ready.
During the day I'd keep Pixel Office on a side screen and act on any red exclamation mark.
Before I finish I'd open the Cron page and check the next run time of each job.
On Friday I'd open the Analytics page and look at the per-model table.
Where my own Agent OS fits
I run all of this inside my own Agent OS, and I am biased about it because I built it.
It gives one Hermes thirteen rooms next to Claude and my other agents.
Its Manage room embeds the full Hermes dashboard, so sessions, models, logs, cron jobs and skills are one click away.
You can see that room in the Hermes Command Desk guide.
Bigger jobs go on a kanban board, where a dispatcher starts a Hermes worker for each ticket, and the kanban build line guide shows it working.
Every exchange saves to my Obsidian vault, which is the memory view.
An Office tab shows the agents at their desks in a pixel view, an avatar view or a 3D view, and the Living Office guide covers it.
There is no public GitHub repo for my Agent OS, and access is inside the AI Profit Boardroom as an installable zip.
I explain why it is my daily pick in my best UI for Hermes Agent ranking.
The free dashboards above are still the right starting point for almost everyone.
Honest limits of each Hermes Agent dashboard
No dashboard here is perfect, so here is the one thing I'd warn you about for each.
| Dashboard | The honest limit |
|---|---|
| Web dashboard | Its Chat tab embeds the terminal interface, and it has no memory browser and no agent office. |
| Kanban board | The docs warn that its routes become reachable from the network if you bind the dashboard publicly. |
| Hermes Desktop | The docs describe token meters rather than a cost ledger, and voice permissions were hit and miss on my Mac in June. |
| Herald OS | It is an alpha at version 0.1, it has Missions rather than a kanban board, and its Connections page did not sync for me. |
| Hermes Workspace | It needs Node 22 or later, the gateway and hermes dashboard all running behind it. |
| Hermes WebUI | Its feature list does not describe a kanban board, and you secure remote access yourself. |
| Hermes Pixel Office | It is visual only, so it watches agents but cannot control them. |
| Hermes3D | I have not tested it, it is unofficial, and it has had one release with no pushes since late August 2026. |
| My Agent OS | It is not on public GitHub, so it is only available inside the AI Profit Boardroom. |
No single free dashboard shows all six views.
The built-in dashboard plus Hermes Desktop plus Pixel Office covers all six between them, and all three are free.
Tips from running several dashboards at once
Run hermes dashboard --status before you start a second server.
Use the dashboard for settings, because the banner shows which profile you are editing.
Run hermes kanban init once if the Kanban tab is empty.
Start a brand new Hermes session after you enable Pixel Office, because plugins load when the process starts.
Read a community project's GitHub page before you install it, because a dashboard can read your keys and your memory.
If you want the free front-ends ranked, read the best Hermes Agent UI next.
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- 🌐 How to set up the Hermes kanban board on the AI Profit Boardroom blog
FAQ
What are Hermes Agent dashboards?
Hermes Agent dashboards are the screens that show what your Hermes agent is doing. The built-in one opens with the command hermes dashboard, and the others are the kanban board, Hermes Desktop, Herald OS, Hermes Workspace, Hermes WebUI, Hermes Pixel Office, Hermes3D and my own Agent OS.
How do I open the built-in Hermes dashboard?
Run hermes dashboard in your terminal. It starts a local web server and opens 127.0.0.1 on port 9119 in your browser, and it runs entirely on your own machine.
Which Hermes Agent dashboard shows the kanban board?
The built-in web dashboard shows it as a Kanban tab after you run hermes kanban init once. Hermes Desktop has a Kanban page, and Hermes Workspace has its own Kanban TaskBoard.
Can I run several Hermes Agent dashboards at the same time?
Yes. The official docs say the front-ends all talk to the same agent and share state, so you can keep the built-in dashboard open for admin, Hermes Desktop for chat and Pixel Office for watching agents.
Is Hermes3D an official Hermes dashboard?
No. Hermes3D is an independent community project by LukeTheDev, and its README says it is not affiliated with the teams behind the agent backends it connects to. I have not tested it, so my notes on it come from its README.
Is Julian's Agent OS a free dashboard on GitHub?
No. My Agent OS is not on public GitHub, and access is inside the AI Profit Boardroom as an installable zip. The built-in dashboard, Hermes Desktop and the community dashboards in this guide are free.
Final word on Hermes Agent dashboards
Open the built-in dashboard first, because one command covers sessions, costs, cron jobs and the kanban board.
Add Hermes Desktop for memory and Pixel Office for supervision, and you will have every view you need from your Hermes Agent dashboards.
About Julian
I'm Julian Goldie, an AI entrepreneur, SEO expert and the founder of the AI Profit Boardroom, which has 3,400+ members.
I help business owners scale with AI agents, automation and SEO.
My YouTube channel has 400,000+ subscribers, and I run Goldie Agency, a seven-figure SEO agency.
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