hermes - 💡(How to fix) Fix [Bug]: Agent has no memory function at all [3 comments, 2 participants]

Bug Description

Ive tried for hours to fix this, no joy. The agent has ZERO memory...

ME: My name is X and my job is X, remeber this.

Agent: Nice to meet you, i have stored this. Me: (5 seconds later) Hermes what is my name? Agent: I dont have your personal information unless you tell me about it in this chat....

Ive tried /store and /recall, ive tried multiple LLms, but my Hermes is like a 1 month old child......im assuming this isnt normal but I cannot find a solution. I chose Hermesover OpenClaw because of its fabled memory, so im guessing mine is broken?

Steps to Reproduce

Run Hermes, Open Chat, Give it personal information, then ask it to repeat what you said or ask it your name....no go,nocapacity.

Expected Behavior

You name is X and your job is X as you just told me 20 seconds ago... Also i was kind of hoping memory would be long term so it learns my projects and likes, it says to me it can, right before it doesnt!

Actual Behavior

It has no memory AT ALL on second to the next, zero. Nothing, nil, nada, niet.

Affected Component

Agent Core (conversation loop, context compression, memory)

Messaging Platform (if gateway-related)

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Debug Report

Debug report uploaded:
  Report       https://paste.rs/uFi4T
  agent.log    https://paste.rs/6j0ml
  gateway.log  https://paste.rs/6WU7V

Operating System

26.04

Python Version

Python: 3.11.15

Hermes Version

Hermes Agent v0.12.0 (2026.4.30)

Additional Logs / Traceback (optional)

Root Cause Analysis (optional)

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Proposed Fix (optional)

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Are you willing to submit a PR for this?

• I'd like to fix this myself and submit a PR