Hermes

Hermes talks to Cortex over MCP, authenticated with an API key. Create one on the Setup or Keys page of the Cortex web app, then:

CORTEX_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY

mcp_servers:
  cortex:
    url: https://mcp.cortexlayer.net/mcp
    headers:
      Authorization: "Bearer ${CORTEX_API_KEY}"

Check the connection:

hermes mcp test cortex

What Hermes gets

Five tools, all scoped to your account: memory_add, memory_retrieve, memory_update, memory_delete and memory_relink. The web dashboard is read-only, so adding, editing and deleting memories happens through Hermes (or another connected agent).

Try it

1. Tell Hermes: "Use Cortex to remember that I prefer dark mode."
2. In a new conversation, ask: "What do I prefer for my editor theme?"
3. Open Memory or Graph in the web app to see what was stored and how memories link together.

Self-hosting Cortex instead of using the hosted server? Swap mcp.cortexlayer.net for your own server's URL.