How to Get Hermes Agent to Use AgentMail (And Why It's Harder Than It Should Be)
Someone on Reddit asked me this today, and honestly, we went through the exact same struggle. So here's the full breakdown of what's going wrong and how to fix it.
The Problem
You've set up AgentMail. You've got your API key. You've added it to ~/.hermes/config.yaml. Hermes says it can see the MCP AgentMail service running. But when you ask it to check your inbox... nothing. Or worse, it gives you a 403.
This is one of the most frustrating setup experiences with Hermes Agent. Here's why it happens and how to actually fix it.







