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Economico for Hermes

Hermes is Nous Research's self-improving agent with a full CLI and a Skills Hub. It's shell-driven, so it connects to Economico through the @economico/cli path. Add the cfo-skills tap, sign in once, and Economico shows up as slash commands that keep real, GAAP-shaped books.

What Hermes is

Hermes is an open-source, self-improving AI agent from Nous Research with an interactive CLI, persistent memory, and a community Skills Hub built on the open agent-skills standard. Every installed skill becomes a slash command in the CLI (or any connected messaging surface). It's CLI-focused, so Economico connects through the @economico/cli path rather than MCP.

Connect Economico — Skills Hub (recommended)

Add the Economico cfo-skills as a tap. Hermes's Skills Hub scans it, its security scanner checks it, and each skill becomes a slash command:

Add the cfo-skills tap

hermes skills tap add economico/cfo-skills

The skills.sh listing also surfaces in the Hub, so npx skills add economico/cfo-skills works as an alternative. Then connect and sign in:

Connect & authenticate

/setup-economico

Connect Economico — CLI directly

Or install the CLI and log in — the browser opens once, tokens persist and refresh:

Install & log in

npm install -g @economico/cli
economico login

Or hand Hermes the skill and let it set itself up:

Set up Economico per https://economi.co/skill.md

What to run once connected

Ask Hermes in plain language — it runs the CLI, posts the double-entry, and reads the answer back. Copy one to try:

Invoice a customer

Create and send an invoice to Acme for $4,000 for March consulting, NET-30.

Record a bill against a credit

Record the AWS bill for $1,200 and draw it down against our Activate credit.

Get paid in stablecoins

Invoice Northwind for $6,000 in USD, to be settled in USDC, and keep the books clean.

Close the month

Summarize this month's invoiced, paid, outstanding, and recognized revenue.

Make a decision

What's my runway and burn rate, and when do I run out of cash?

Frequently asked questions

How does Economico show up in Hermes?

As slash commands. Once the cfo-skills tap is installed, each skill — setup-economico, invoicing, expense-tracking, and the rest — is available as a command in the CLI or any messaging surface Hermes is connected to.

Does Hermes connect over MCP?

No. Hermes is CLI-focused, so it uses the @economico/cli path. It exposes the same tools and JSON shapes as the MCP server — the same books, reached over the shell.

Is my spend approved before it goes out?

Yes, if you want it to be. Vendor bills use a receive → approve → pay flow, so a human (or a rule) approves before cash moves; an already-paid charge is booked in one step as a receipt.