Anthony Workspace

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Anthony Workspace works with any OpenAI-compatible backend. Optional backend APIs unlock enhanced features automatically when they are available.

1Use any OpenAI-compatible backend

Set HERMES_API_URL to your backend base URL

Portable chat works with any backend that exposes /v1/chat/completions (Ollama, LiteLLM, vLLM, etc.)

2Optional: prepare a local backend gateway

Install your preferred compatible backend locally

Optional backend APIs unlock sessions, skills, memory, and other workspace extras automatically

3Install the gateway

Create a virtual environment, activate it, and install the backend package

4Enable the HTTP API server

echo "API_SERVER_ENABLED=true" >> ~/.hermes/.env

The gateway HTTP API is opt-in. Without this, the gateway serves messaging platforms but does not expose port 8642 for the workspace.

5Start the gateway

Start the backend gateway process

Or use Auto-Start below if the backend is already installed locally

Point HERMES_API_URL at any OpenAI-compatible backend:

HERMES_API_URL=http://your-server:8642 pnpm dev

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