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Question: Does Hermes Agent have something like --dangerously-skip-permissions like Claude?

Answer:

Yes — Hermes Agent has an equivalent, but it’s configuration-based instead of CLI flag.

Claude:

claude --dangerously-skip-permissions

Hermes equivalent:

approvals.mode: off

This disables all dangerous command prompts, effectively the same behavior.

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Hermes permission system

Hermes normally blocks dangerous commands and asks for approval, such as:

• rm -rf
• chmod 777
• DROP TABLE
• kill -9
• curl | sh
• systemctl stop
• destructive filesystem operations

These require explicit confirmation in CLI. (Hermes Agent)

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Hermes “skip permission” mode

You can disable approvals in config:

approvals:
  mode: off

Modes:

• manual → always ask (default)
• smart → auto-approve safe, ask dangerous
• off → skip all prompts (YOLO mode)

This is explicitly documented as skip all prompts. (Mintlify)

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CLI-style equivalent (like Claude)

You can simulate:

hermes --yolo

or config:

approvals:
  mode: off

This makes Hermes:

• run shell commands automatically
• edit files automatically
• install packages automatically
• access network automatically
• no confirmation prompts

Exactly same spirit as:

--dangerously-skip-permissions

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Important difference vs Claude

Claude:

• global skip
• no safety layers

Hermes:

• still has sandbox options
• container isolation
• allowlist patterns
• Docker backend safety

Hermes can skip approval but still sandbox execution, which is safer. (Hermes Agent)

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Even more dangerous mode (Hermes)

You can also:

toolsets:
  - all
approvals:
  mode: off

This gives:

• terminal
• browser
• file system
• SSH
• Docker
• API calls
• messaging bots

Fully autonomous agent.

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TL;DR

Yes.

Claude:

--dangerously-skip-permissions

Hermes:

approvals.mode: off

Same behavior:

• no permission prompts
• full autonomous execution

Hermes also supports smart auto-approval, which Claude doesn’t.

approvals.mode: smart

This is actually nicer for long-running agents.

References:

• https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/security/
• https://www.mintlify.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/reference/configuration-options
• https://docs.bswen.com/blog/2026-02-21-dangerously-skip-permissions-explained/

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