diff --git a/ct/headers/hermesagent b/ct/headers/hermesagent
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+    __  __                                 ___                    __ 
+   / / / /__  _________ ___  ___  _____   /   | ____ ____  ____  / /_
+  / /_/ / _ \/ ___/ __ `__ \/ _ \/ ___/  / /| |/ __ `/ _ \/ __ \/ __/
+ / __  /  __/ /  / / / / / /  __(__  )  / ___ / /_/ /  __/ / / / /_  
+/_/ /_/\___/_/  /_/ /_/ /_/\___/____/  /_/  |_\__, /\___/_/ /_/\__/  
+                                             /____/                  
diff --git a/ct/hermesagent.sh b/ct/hermesagent.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+source <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/misc/build.func)
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
+# Author: Stephen Chin (steveonjava)
+# License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
+# Source: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/
+
+APP="Hermes Agent"
+var_tags="${var_tags:-ai;automation;agent}"
+var_cpu="${var_cpu:-2}"
+var_ram="${var_ram:-4096}"
+var_disk="${var_disk:-20}"
+var_os="${var_os:-debian}"
+var_version="${var_version:-13}"
+var_arm64="${var_arm64:-no}"
+var_unprivileged="${var_unprivileged:-1}"
+
+header_info "$APP"
+variables
+color
+catch_errors
+
+function update_script() {
+  header_info
+  check_container_storage
+  check_container_resources
+
+  if [[ ! -x /home/hermes/.local/bin/hermes ]]; then
+    msg_error "No Hermes Agent Installation Found!"
+    exit
+  fi
+
+  msg_warn "WARNING: This script will run an external installer from a third-party source (https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/)."
+  msg_warn "The following code is NOT maintained or audited by our repository."
+  msg_warn "If you have any doubts or concerns, please review the installer code before proceeding:"
+  msg_custom "${TAB3}${GATEWAY}${BGN}${CL}" "\e[1;34m" "→  hermes update (https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/)"
+  echo
+  read -r -p "${TAB3}Do you want to continue? [y/N]: " CONFIRM
+  if [[ ! "$CONFIRM" =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then
+    msg_error "Aborted by user. No changes have been made."
+    exit 10
+  fi
+
+  msg_info "Stopping Services"
+  systemctl stop hermes-dashboard
+  msg_ok "Stopped Services"
+
+  msg_info "Updating Hermes Agent"
+  $STD setsid --wait bash -c '
+    set -a; source /etc/default/hermes; set +a
+    /home/hermes/.local/bin/hermes update --yes
+  '
+  chown -R hermes:hermes /home/hermes
+  msg_ok "Updated Hermes Agent"
+
+  msg_info "Starting Services"
+  systemctl start hermes-dashboard
+  msg_ok "Started Services"
+  msg_ok "Updated successfully!"
+  exit
+}
+
+start
+build_container
+description
+
+msg_ok "Completed successfully!\n"
+echo -e "${CREATING}${GN}Hermes Agent setup has been successfully initialized!${CL}"
+echo -e "${INFO}${YW} Configure your model provider and gateway server inside the container:${CL}"
+echo -e "${TAB}${BGN}hermes-setup${CL}"
+echo -e "${INFO} When prompted to install the gateway service, choose 'user service'.${CL}"
+echo -e "${INFO}${YW} Key for Hermes API Server stored in:${CL}"
+echo -e "${TAB}${BGN}/home/hermes/.hermes/.env${CL}"
diff --git a/install/hermesagent-install.sh b/install/hermesagent-install.sh
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+++ b/install/hermesagent-install.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
+# Author: Stephen Chin (steveonjava)
+# License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
+# Source: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/
+
+source /dev/stdin <<<"$FUNCTIONS_FILE_PATH"
+color
+verb_ip6
+catch_errors
+setting_up_container
+network_check
+update_os
+
+msg_info "Installing Dependencies"
+$STD apt install -y git
+msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
+
+NODE_VERSION="22" setup_nodejs
+
+msg_info "Creating Hermes User"
+useradd -m -s /bin/bash hermes
+loginctl enable-linger hermes
+echo 'export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR="${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR:-/run/user/$(id -u)}"' >>/home/hermes/.profile
+msg_ok "Created Hermes User"
+
+msg_info "Configuring Service Environment"
+cat <<EOF >/etc/default/hermes
+HOME=/home/hermes
+PATH=/home/hermes/.local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
+NODE_OPTIONS=${NODE_OPTIONS}
+EOF
+msg_ok "Configured Service Environment"
+
+msg_warn "WARNING: This script will run an external installer from a third-party source (https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/)."
+msg_warn "The following code is NOT maintained or audited by our repository."
+msg_warn "If you have any doubts or concerns, please review the installer code before proceeding:"
+msg_custom "${TAB3}${GATEWAY}${BGN}${CL}" "\e[1;34m" "→  https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh"
+echo
+read -r -p "${TAB3}Do you want to continue? [y/N]: " CONFIRM
+if [[ ! "$CONFIRM" =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then
+  msg_error "Aborted by user. No changes have been made."
+  exit 10
+fi
+
+msg_info "Installing Hermes Agent"
+$STD setsid --wait bash -c '
+  set -a; source /etc/default/hermes; set +a
+  bash <(curl -fsSL https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh) --skip-setup --hermes-home /home/hermes/.hermes --dir /home/hermes/.hermes/hermes-agent
+'
+chown -R hermes:hermes /home/hermes
+chmod 750 /home/hermes
+chmod 700 /home/hermes/.hermes
+git config --system --add safe.directory /home/hermes/.hermes/hermes-agent 2>/dev/null || true
+msg_ok "Installed Hermes Agent"
+
+msg_info "Configuring API Server"
+API_SERVER_KEY=$(openssl rand -base64 32 | tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' | cut -c1-32)
+mkdir -p /home/hermes/.hermes
+cat <<EOF >/home/hermes/.hermes/.env
+API_SERVER_ENABLED=true
+API_SERVER_HOST=0.0.0.0
+API_SERVER_PORT=8642
+API_SERVER_KEY=${API_SERVER_KEY}
+EOF
+chmod 600 /home/hermes/.hermes/.env
+msg_ok "Configured API Server"
+
+msg_info "Creating Dashboard Service"
+cat <<EOF >/etc/systemd/system/hermes-dashboard.service
+[Unit]
+Description=Hermes Agent Web Dashboard
+After=network-online.target
+Wants=network-online.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=hermes
+Group=hermes
+UMask=0077
+WorkingDirectory=/home/hermes
+ExecStart=/home/hermes/.local/bin/hermes dashboard --host 127.0.0.1 --port 9119 --no-open
+EnvironmentFile=/etc/default/hermes
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=5
+ProtectProc=invisible
+ProcSubset=pid
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF
+systemctl enable -q --now hermes-dashboard
+msg_ok "Created Dashboard Service"
+
+msg_info "Creating Setup Helper"
+cat <<'SETUP' >/usr/bin/hermes-setup
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -a; source /etc/default/hermes; set +a
+/home/hermes/.local/bin/hermes setup
+chown -R hermes:hermes /home/hermes
+chmod 750 /home/hermes
+chmod 700 /home/hermes/.hermes
+if [[ -f /home/hermes/.config/systemd/user/hermes-gateway.service ]]; then
+  su - hermes -c 'systemctl --user enable --now hermes-gateway'
+fi
+echo "Hermes setup complete. File permissions restored."
+SETUP
+chmod +x /usr/bin/hermes-setup
+msg_ok "Created Setup Helper"
+
+msg_info "Configuring Login Hints"
+cat <<'HINT' >/etc/profile.d/hermes-hint.sh
+if [[ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ]]; then
+  echo "  Run 'hermes-setup' to configure your model provider and gateway server."
+  echo "  Use 'su - hermes' (with the dash) to switch to the hermes user."
+fi
+HINT
+msg_ok "Configured Login Hints"
+
+motd_ssh
+customize
+cleanup_lxc