Policy-checked payments for Nous Hermes agents
Connect a Hermes agent to Conto so payment requests can be evaluated before execution. Conto checks amount limits, recipient policy, approval thresholds, and audit context before funds move.
Install
hermes skills install well-known:https://conto.finance/.well-known/skills/conto --force
bash ~/.hermes/skills/conto/conto-check.sh setup "my-hermes-agent" "0xYourWalletAddress" EVM 42431Hermes procurement with payment checks
A Hermes agent can source cloud resources while Conto evaluates the payment request before execution.
Agent receives task
Hermes agent is asked to provision a new GPU cluster on a cloud provider.
Agent identifies the vendor and calculates the cost: $2,400/month.
Payment request routed through Conto
The Conto skill sends the request to Conto with amount, recipient, category, and agent context.
Amount exceeds the $500 auto-approval threshold for this agent.
Approval releases the payment
The payment is held pending human review. The ops team receives a notification.
Reviewer approves the payment. The record keeps the agent, policy, approver, and transaction context.
What Conto adds to Hermes agents
Hermes handles reasoning and task execution. Conto handles payment policy, approvals, wallet context, and records.
Rolling budgets
Set per-payment, daily, and monthly limits scoped to an agent, project, or environment.
Counterparty trust
Let trusted vendors clear faster while unknown recipients route to review.
Category policy
Keep autonomous purchases inside approved spend categories such as cloud services or data providers.
Velocity checks
Detect retry loops and sudden spend spikes before they drain a wallet.
Approval routing
Send high-value or unusual requests to the right reviewer with the request context attached.
Payment records
Keep agent, recipient, policy result, approver, and transaction hash in one auditable record.
Conto for Nous Hermes
Manage payment policy from Hermes
With an admin SDK key, Hermes can create, inspect, and update Conto policies through natural language.
/conto limit each transaction to 200 pathUSD/conto only allow API_PROVIDER and CLOUD categories/conto block payments to 0x1a2b...3c4d/conto require approval for anything over 500 pathUSD/conto list my current policiesPayment activity for Hermes agents
Track requests, approvals, denied payments, spend trends, and alerts for Hermes agents from the same Conto workspace.
Documentation and references
Skill Manifest
Install the skill, view source, and check version history.
Agent Skill Docs
Installation, configuration, SDK key setup, and usage examples.
Policy Reference
Amount limits, category rules, recipient policy, approval routing, and evaluation examples.
SDK Authentication
Standard vs admin keys, scopes, and API reference.
Bring Conto payment policy into Hermes
Install the skill, connect an SDK key, and test on Tempo Testnet.