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type: xpost
source_url: https://x.com/HermesWatcher/status/2091480625723453639
retrieved: 2026-08-23
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title: "Hermes Agent Command Cheat Sheet"
tags: [hermes-agent, cheat-sheet, commands, slash-commands, desktop, cli, messaging, shell]
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# Hermes Agent Command Cheat Sheet

## Quelle
X-Post von [@HermesWatcher](https://x.com/HermesWatcher/status/2091480625723453639) (Hermes Release Watch, inoffizieller Hermes-Agent-Release-Tracker), geteilt von Kai (@PWeber) im OME-Topic "Tips & Tricks" (2026-08-23). Enthält eine Infografik "HERMES AGENT COMMAND CHEAT SHEET" (designed von Hermes Watcher, mit Anime-Charakter im Top-Right).

## Plattform-Farbcode-Legende

- `DESK` = Desktop (blau)
- `CLI` = Terminal chat (lila)
- `MSG` = Messaging (rot)
- `SHELL` = Terminal command (dunkelgrau)

## 01 | Session & Context
| # | Plattformen | Kommando | Beschreibung |
|---|-------------|----------|--------------|
| 1 | DESK CLI MSG | `/new [name]` | Start a new session |
| 2 | DESK CLI MSG | `/status` | Show current session status |
| 3 | DESK CLI MSG | `/resume [name]` | Resume a saved session |
| 4 | DESK CLI MSG | `/sessions` | Browse or resume sessions |
| 5 | DESK CLI MSG | `/title [name]` | Set the session title |
| 6 | DESK CLI MSG | `/retry` | Retry the last message |
| 7 | DESK CLI MSG | `/undo [N]` | Undo recent turn(s) |
| 8 | DESK CLI MSG | `/compress` | Compress conversation context |
| 9 | CLI MSG | `/context [all]` | Show context-window details |
| 10 | DESK CLI MSG | `/branch [name]` | Branch the current session |

## 02 | Control Active Work
| # | Plattformen | Kommando | Beschreibung |
|---|-------------|----------|--------------|
| 1 | DESK CLI MSG | `/queue <prompt>` | Queue the next prompt |
| 2 | DESK CLI MSG | `/steer [prompt]` | Guide the current run |
| 3 | DESK CLI MSG | `/background [prompt]` | Run separate background work |
| 4 | DESK CLI MSG | `/agents` | Show active agents and tasks |
| 5 | DESK CLI MSG | `/goal [text]` | Set or manage a standing goal |
| 6 | CLI MSG | `/subgoal [text]` | Add criteria to the active goal |
| 7 | CLI MSG | `/heartbeat ...` | Set a recurring idle prompt |
| 8 | DESK CLI MSG | `/stop` | Stop running work |

## 03 | Models & Behavior
| # | Plattformen | Kommando | Beschreibung |
|---|-------------|----------|--------------|
| 1 | DESK CLI MSG | `/model` | Switch the session model |
| 2 | DESK CLI MSG | `/personality [name]` | Set the personality |
| 3 | DESK CLI MSG | `/approvals [manual|smart|off]` | Show or set approval mode |
| 4 | DESK CLI MSG | `/yolo` | Skip dangerous-command approvals |
| 5 | CLI MSG | `/reasoning ...` | Manage reasoning effort |
| 6 | CLI MSG | `/fast ...` | Set normal or fast mode |
| 7 | CLI MSG | `/voice ...` | Control voice mode |
| 8 | DESK CLI | `/wake [on|off|status]` | Control the wake-word listener |

**Hinweis:** Nur `/model` für Model-Switching, niemals `/switch model`.

## 04 | Skills & Knowledge
| # | Plattformen | Kommando | Beschreibung |
|---|-------------|----------|--------------|
| 1 | CLI | `/skills` | Search, install, or manage skills |
| 2 | CLI MSG | `/learn [source]` | Learn a reusable skill |
| 3 | CLI MSG | `/memory ...` | Review staged memory writes |
| 4 | CLI MSG | `/bundles` | List skill bundles |
| 5 | CLI MSG | `/init [notes]` | Generate or update AGENTS.md |
| 6 | DESK CLI | `/tools ...` | List or toggle tools |
| 7 | DESK CLI | `/browser ...` | Manage browser connection |
| 8 | DESK CLI MSG | `/[skill-name]` | Run an installed skill |

## 05 | Automation & Agents
| # | Plattformen | Kommando | Beschreibung |
|---|-------------|----------|--------------|
| 1 | CLI MSG | `/suggestions ...` | Review suggested automations |
| 2 | CLI MSG | `/blueprint ...` | Start from an automation template |
| 3 | CLI | `/cron ...` | Manage scheduled tasks |
| 4 | CLI MSG | `/kanban ...` | Manage the collaboration board |
| 5 | CLI MSG | `/refine [focus]` | Save lessons from this conversation |
| 6 | DESK CLI | `/handoff [platform]` | Move this session to messaging |

## 06 | Recover & Inspect
| # | Plattformen | Kommando | Beschreibung |
|---|-------------|----------|--------------|
| 1 | DESK CLI MSG | `/rollback [number]` | List or restore file checkpoints |
| 2 | CLI | `/snapshot ...` | Create or restore Hermes state |
| 3 | CLI MSG | `/diff ...` | Show git changes |
| 4 | DESK CLI | `/save` | Save the current conversation |
| 5 | DESK CLI MSG | `/usage` | Show usage and limits |
| 6 | DESK CLI MSG | `/debug` | Create a debug report |
| 7 | DESK CLI MSG | `/version` | Show Hermes Agent version |
| 8 | CLI MSG | `/update` | Update Hermes Agent |
| 9 | DESK CLI MSG | `/help` | Show available commands |

## While Hermes Is Working (Echtzeit-Steuerung)
- `/queue` = Do this next
- `/steer` = Adjust the current run
- `/background` = Run separate work

## Verweise
- X-Post: https://x.com/HermesWatcher/status/2091480625723453639
- Offizielle Hermes-Doku: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/desktop