# Hermes on X DMs: read and reply, no API keys | SealGate Let Hermes read, triage, and reply across X DMs, no API keys required. Routed through SealGate's firewall, policy-checked and logged. Updated for 2026. 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Part of the [X DMs setup guide](https://sealgate.ai/connect/x) , which covers every agent and how the connection works under the hood. Paste this into your coding agent, or run it yourself in a terminal. Please help me connect X DMs to Hermes through SealGate on my machine. If I do not already have a SealGate account, have me sign up at https://dashboard.sealgate.ai/start/personal-messaging?utm_source=sealgate.ai&utm_campaign=seo-connect&utm_content=x-hermes first, since starting there pre-approves the Beeper connector. Then follow the setup steps at https://sealgate.ai/connect/x/hermes.md and stop whenever I need to act myself: approving this device in the browser when the installer asks, and, only if I already had an account, approving the Beeper connector in the SealGate dashboard. Requires macOS or Windows (Linux is experimental) with the Beeper desktop app installed. ## Connecting Hermes Hermes adds the SealGate gateway as an MCP server, so Nous Research's agent can read and send your messages through SealGate's governed tools. See the [Hermes setup guide](https://sealgate.ai/docs/getting-started) for the exact steps. ## What Hermes can do with X DMs - Triage your X DMs and draft replies for you to approve. - Surface real conversations and leads from a noisy requests inbox. - Draft follow-ups to the people who reply to your posts. - Search past DMs for a link, intro, or agreement. Ready to let Hermes handle your X DMs? Paste the setup prompt into your coding agent and you are connected in a couple of minutes. Copy setup prompt [New to SealGate? Create your account first](https://dashboard.sealgate.ai/start/personal-messaging?utm_source=sealgate.ai&utm_campaign=seo-connect&utm_content=x-hermes) ## Why connect X DMs through SealGate One setup for every app, works with cloud and mobile agents, fully governed and logged, and your messages are never stored. ### One setup, every network The same command connects your whole unified inbox, so you are not wiring up a separate bridge for each app. ### Works with cloud and mobile agents A local daemon tunnels the connector out, so ChatGPT, Claude, and other cloud agents can use it, not just CLI tools. ### Governed and logged Every tool call runs through SealGate policies and lands in an audit trail that records only metadata, never your message content, so access stays under your control. ### SealGate never stores your messages Message content only passes through in transit to be checked against your policies, and is never stored or read by anyone at SealGate. ## Related guides [ChatGPT on X DMs](https://sealgate.ai/connect/x/chatgpt) [Connect Claude to X DMs](https://sealgate.ai/connect/x/claude) [Codex on X DMs](https://sealgate.ai/connect/x/codex) [X DMs to OpenCode](https://sealgate.ai/connect/x/opencode) [Connect Devin to X DMs](https://sealgate.ai/connect/x/devin) [Use GitHub Copilot with X DMs](https://sealgate.ai/connect/x/copilot) [X DMs to Grok](https://sealgate.ai/connect/x/grok) [Use Grokbot with X DMs](https://sealgate.ai/connect/x/grokbot) [OpenClaw on X DMs](https://sealgate.ai/connect/x/openclaw) [X DMs to Lovable](https://sealgate.ai/connect/x/lovable) [Connect Replit to X DMs](https://sealgate.ai/connect/x/replit) [Connect Muse to X DMs](https://sealgate.ai/connect/x/muse) [Connect Town to X DMs](https://sealgate.ai/connect/x/town) [Connect Hermes to WhatsApp](https://sealgate.ai/connect/whatsapp/hermes) [Use Hermes with iMessage](https://sealgate.ai/connect/imessage/hermes) [Hermes on Telegram](https://sealgate.ai/connect/telegram/hermes) [Use Hermes with LinkedIn DMs](https://sealgate.ai/connect/linkedin/hermes) [Connect Hermes to Signal](https://sealgate.ai/connect/signal/hermes) [Use Hermes with Instagram DMs](https://sealgate.ai/connect/instagram/hermes) [Messenger to Hermes](https://sealgate.ai/connect/messenger/hermes) [Connect Hermes to Discord DMs](https://sealgate.ai/connect/discord/hermes) [Use Hermes with LINE](https://sealgate.ai/connect/line/hermes) [All X DMs setups](https://sealgate.ai/connect/x) [SealGate vs other MCP gateways](https://sealgate.ai/comparison) ## Connecting X DMs to Hermes: FAQ Can Hermes read and send X DMs messages? Yes. Hermes adds the SealGate gateway as an MCP server, which lets it use your X DMs tools. A local daemon tunnels the connector out, so the agent can reach it. Do I need X API access or a paid tier? No. SealGate connects to your own X account through the Beeper desktop app, so there is no X API project or paid API tier to provision. Is it safe to connect an AI agent to my X DMs? Your X login is never stored on SealGate's servers. Every tool call runs through SealGate policy checks and an audit log that captures only metadata (which tool ran, when, and which agent ran it), never your DM content, so you control and can review what the agent does without SealGate storing your messages. What does SealGate store about my messages? SealGate routes each tool call to your connector and back, holding the request and response in memory only long enough to apply your policies, then discarding them. That check is automated: the gateway inspects the traffic programmatically to enforce your rules, and no one at SealGate can read your messages. They are never persisted and never used to train any model. SealGate keeps only call metadata (which tool ran, when, and which agent ran it), never the tool-call parameters or results, so your conversations and who you are talking to are never stored on SealGate's servers. Does it work with cloud agents, not just CLI tools? Yes. A small local daemon called stdiod tunnels your local X connector to any cloud or mobile agent, so apps like ChatGPT and Claude can use it too, not just CLI tools on the same machine. Want the full walkthrough? 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