What you need in Hermes
Hermes installs the finance skill natively and adds Candor's MCP server with OAuth. Hermes Desktop and the CLI write the same configuration, so a connection made in one works in the other, and with a remote backend Desktop runs the sign-in step on your own machine.
Check it worked
Start a new conversation with Hermes, enable Candor if asked, and send this:
Check whether the candor-finance skill and Candor access are ready. Tell me about anything missing. If access works, continue my financial task, or start a first review of my money if I have not named one. Be clear about gaps in the records.
Ask Hermes to open Candor using its MCP tools. A reload of MCP alone does not establish that a newly installed skill has loaded. Verify the finance skill in the fresh session and check the workspace's coverage before drawing conclusions.
What you should see: Hermes names the accounts available in Candor and tells you how recent the information is. If you have not added accounts yet, it should explain how to add them. A missing account or older information does not mean setup failed. Ask Hermes what is missing before installing again.
What to try with Hermes and Candor
An annual check-in benefits from remembered questions. Have Hermes review changes in your records, collect what it still needs from benefits or insurance documents, and prepare questions for the relevant professional. In a later session, it can revisit that note and distinguish completed follow-up from an unconfirmed plan.
What access are you granting?
Hermes can read the financial records you connect or import into Candor, including available balances, transactions, debts, and holdings. It can also maintain notes and approved plans in the workspace.
Candor has no tool to move money, pay a bill, trade, or cancel a service. Your agent uses its own tools and your authorization for external actions. Candor records a reason for each agent operation, and you can revoke the connection from your account controls.
Common questions
- What does Candor add to Hermes?
- A finance app of its own. Candor reviews your records whenever they change and keeps a short list of what deserves attention, from a price increase to idle cash or an employer match, with the figures behind each item. Hermes reads that list when you ask, or on a schedule if it supports one, and the budgets, goals, and decisions you approve are saved for the next conversation and for any other agent you use.
- How do I update the finance skill?
- Use hermes skills update candor-finance, then start a fresh session. The skill update and MCP authorization are separate: a skill-only update does not require creating another server entry.
- What does Candor cost?
- Candor starts at $8.25 a month on the annual plan ($99 a year), or $14.99 month to month, and the first 7 days are free. Hermes's own plan and usage charges are separate.
- How do I disconnect Hermes?
- Revoke the agent's access in your Candor account controls. You can also disconnect a financial institution. Removing a local skill alone does not revoke an existing authorization.
Sources
- Hermes: MCP login and remote-host callbacks Nous Research
- Hermes: install and inspect skills Nous Research
Setup files for agents: Hermes connection materials