The Best Hermes Skins and Skills to Try First

Hermes is a fast, keyboard-first terminal agent. Out of the box it works great, but the real fun starts when you customize how it looks and what it can do. The Hermes skins and Hermes agent skills on hermesskins.io let you change the terminal's personality and teach it new tricks.

If you are new to Hermes CLI themes, this short guide highlights six community items worth installing first. Each one is live on the marketplace and links directly to its install page.

A quick note on Hermes skins vs. skills

Skins change the visual style of the terminal: colors, borders, fonts, and ASCII banners.
Skills add capabilities, like querying Notion or delegating coding work to another tool.

Both install through Hermes and can be mixed together. A skin sets the mood; a skill extends what you can ask the agent to do.

Six Hermes skins and skills to start with

1. Catppuccin

A soft pastel theme on a warm dark base, complete with an ASCII cat banner. If you spend long hours in the terminal, this is one of the easiest Hermes skins on the eyes. It is a good default before you decide whether you want something brighter or more retro.

2. DOS

The DOS skin is a love letter to MS-DOS and Norton Commander: cyan dual panes, yellow F-key shortcuts, and blocky terminal energy. It is a perfect Hermes CLI theme for anyone who misses the look of classic PC software.

3. Bubblegum '80s

For a more neon-forward look, Bubblegum '80s uses bright pastels and fluorescent accents. It turns the Hermes terminal into something closer to a synth-wave album cover. Pair it with a dark room and lo-fi playlist.

4. Empire

The Empire skin is a Galactic Empire terminal: deep space black, canon reds, Death Star firing controls, and hologram-blue highlights. It is one of the most detailed Hermes skins for sci-fi fans.

5. Notion skill

Skins change how Hermes looks; skills change what it can do. The Notion skill lets your Hermes agent read and write Notion pages, query databases, and export markdown. It is a practical Hermes agent skill if your notes and tasks already live in Notion.

6. Claude Code skill

The Claude Code skill delegates coding tasks from Hermes to the Claude Code CLI. If you want a coding assistant inside your existing terminal workflow without leaving the keyboard, this Hermes agent skill is a clean way to bridge the two tools.

How to install a Hermes skin or skill

Visit the item page on hermesskins.io.
Copy the install command or download link shown on the page.
Run it inside Hermes and restart or reload the agent.

Most Hermes CLI themes install in seconds, and you can switch between them by reinstalling a different skin.

Where to find more Hermes CLI themes and skills

The catalog at hermesskins.io is updated as the community uploads new items. You can browse by category or search for a specific look or integration. If you build your own Hermes skin or skill, the site also accepts uploads so others can find it.