Give Hermes useful memory

Save a small working preference, check recall, and correct outdated information.

Before you start

• A working Hermes chat.
• One non-sensitive preference to remember, such as your preferred spelling or answer format.

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Difficulty

3 out of 10

Estimated completion time

20–30 minutes

Skills you’ll need: Separate lasting preferences from task details and verify recall in a new chat.

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How this helps your brand

Reduce repeated explanations while keeping the agent’s understanding of your business accurate. Verify a saved preference in a new conversation before relying on it for recurring work.

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   Step 1: Choose one lasting preference

   Pick something that should apply across future work. For example: use Canadian spelling and show unresolved questions at the end of a draft. Keep temporary campaign details in the task itself.

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   Step 2: Ask Hermes to save it

   Tell Hermes the exact preference and ask it to confirm what it saved. Its built-in memory uses MEMORY.md for working notes and USER.md for user preferences under the active Hermes home’s memories directory.

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   Step 3: Check a fresh conversation

   Open a new session and ask for a short example that should use the preference. Built-in memory is loaded at session start, so a fresh session is a better check than asking the same conversation to repeat itself.

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   Step 4: Correct stale information

   Ask Hermes to replace an outdated preference, then repeat the fresh-session check. Keep memory concise; its built-in files have size limits. Use separate profiles for agents that need separate memories.

Remember this working preference: [preference]. Confirm the exact fact you saved. Do not infer other preferences from it. If an existing memory conflicts, show me the conflict before replacing it.