hermes - 💡(How to fix) Fix [Bug]: microsoft-teams-apps Python package only available in Nous Docker image

Bug Description

Followed instructions at Hermes docs but could never get step 5 to work, nor get localhost:3978 to come up. So I spent a couple hours with Claude diagnosing the issue, and the problem is that the Python package that runs that server, microsoft-teams-apps is distributed inside the hermes-agent Docker image, so the current install requires use of the Nous docker image. This neither documented nor optional.

Please either make the package available directly instead of only via the image. I'm running Hermes on a dedicated machine, and so am not using Docker. I will if I have to, but it is irritating not to be recommended that from the jump if there are features that are only available in that way.

Steps to Reproduce

~/.hermes/hermes-agent/venv/bin/python3.11 -m pip index versions microsoft-teams-apps 2>&1 | head -5

Expected Behavior

Step 5 in the instructions should be usable with or without Docker.

Actual Behavior

Nothing.

Affected Component

Gateway (Telegram/Discord/Slack/WhatsApp)

Messaging Platform (if gateway-related)

N/A (CLI only)

Debug Report

Report       https://paste.rs/bQtzA
  agent.log    https://paste.rs/UW3ZL
  gateway.log  https://paste.rs/Z5g1y

Operating System

MacOS 26.4.1

Python Version

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Hermes Version

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Additional Logs / Traceback (optional)

Root Cause Analysis (optional)

microsoft-teams-apps package isn't distributed via PyPi or similar. Only as part of Nous Docker.

Proposed Fix (optional)

No response

Are you willing to submit a PR for this?

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