Themes and skins: personalize your Herm terminal UI

Herm ships with a source-defined theme catalog. The picker previews themes without restarting, then stores your choice in ~/.hermes/herm/tui.json or $HERM_CONFIG_DIR/tui.json. The default first-boot theme is tokyonight.

Open the theme picker

Type /theme in the composer.
Press <leader>t. The default leader is Ctrl+X.

Use the arrow keys to move through themes. Press Return to apply the highlighted theme.

Built-in themes

The table is generated from src/theme/manifest.ts in the Herm source repo.

Theme	Primary	Accent	Background
`ares`	`#C7A96B`	`#DD4A3A`	`#2A1212`
`aura`	`#a277ff`	`#a277ff`	`#0f0f0f`
`ayu`	`#59C2FF`	`#E6B450`	`#0B0E14`
`carbonfox`	`#33b1ff`	`#ff7eb6`	`#161616`
`catppuccin`	`#89b4fa`	`#f5c2e7`	`#1e1e2e`
`catppuccin-frappe`	`#8da4e2`	`#f4b8e4`	`#303446`
`catppuccin-macchiato`	`#8aadf4`	`#f5bde6`	`#24273a`
`charizard`	`#FFD39A`	`#F29C38`	`#2B160E`
`cobalt2`	`#0088ff`	`#2affdf`	`#193549`
`cursor`	`#88c0d0`	`#88c0d0`	`#181818`
`daylight`	`#233662`	`#597FE9`	`#101014`
`default`	`#FFD700`	`#FFBF00`	`#1a1a2e`
`dracula`	`#bd93f9`	`#8be9fd`	`#282a36`
`everforest`	`#a7c080`	`#d699b6`	`#2d353b`
`flexoki`	`#DA702C`	`#8B7EC8`	`#100F0F`
`github`	`#58a6ff`	`#39c5cf`	`#0d1117`
`gruvbox`	`#83a598`	`#8ec07c`	`#282828`
`kanagawa`	`#7E9CD8`	`#D27E99`	`#1F1F28`
`lucent-orng`	`#EC5B2B`	`#FFF7F1`	`transparent`
`material`	`#82aaff`	`#89ddff`	`#263238`
`matrix`	`#2eff6a`	`#c770ff`	`#0a0e0a`
`mercury`	`#8da4f5`	`#8da4f5`	`#171721`
`mono`	`#e6edf3`	`#aaaaaa`	`#1F1F1F`
`monokai`	`#66d9ef`	`#a6e22e`	`#272822`
`nightowl`	`#82AAFF`	`#c792ea`	`#011627`
`nord`	`#88C0D0`	`#8FBCBB`	`#2E3440`
`one-dark`	`#61afef`	`#56b6c2`	`#282c34`
`opencode`	`#fab283`	`#9d7cd8`	`#0a0a0a`
`orng`	`#EC5B2B`	`#FFF7F1`	`#0a0a0a`
`osaka-jade`	`#2DD5B7`	`#549e6a`	`#111c18`
`palenight`	`#82aaff`	`#89ddff`	`#292d3e`
`poseidon`	`#A9DFFF`	`#5DB8F5`	`#0F2440`
`rosepine`	`#9ccfd8`	`#ebbcba`	`#191724`
`sisyphus`	`#F5F5F5`	`#E7E7E7`	`#202020`
`slate`	`#7eb8f6`	`#8EA8FF`	`#151C2F`
`solarized`	`#268bd2`	`#2aa198`	`#002b36`
`synthwave84`	`#36f9f6`	`#b084eb`	`#262335`
`tokyonight`	`#82aaff`	`#ff966c`	`#1a1b26`
`vercel`	`#0070F3`	`#8E4EC6`	`#000000`
`vesper`	`#FFC799`	`#FFC799`	`#101010`
`warm-lightmode`	`#9D681D`	`#CE661C`	`#101014`
`zenburn`	`#8cd0d3`	`#93e0e3`	`#3f3f3f`

Fix colors in tmux

If colors look washed out or banded inside tmux, configure tmux to advertise 256-color support.

set -g default-terminal "tmux-256color"

Reload tmux with tmux source ~/.tmux.conf, then restart Herm.

Skins

A skin applies a Hermes Agent skin setting. When Herm has a matching theme or bundled eikon, it mirrors those visuals too.

/skin [name]

Built-in skin names are defined in Herm source:

Skin	Character
`default`	Standard Hermes look
`ares`	Warm red
`mono`	Monochrome
`slate`	Dark navy
`daylight`	Light palette
`warm-lightmode`	Warm light palette
`poseidon`	Deep ocean blue
`sisyphus`	High-contrast charcoal
`charizard`	Warm orange

Type /skin without an argument to browse available names.

Where preferences are saved

Theme and skin selections are written to:

~/.hermes/herm/tui.json

If HERM_CONFIG_DIR is set, Herm writes tui.json there instead.

Get Started

Core Features

Eikon Avatars

Customization

Plugins

Troubleshooting

Themes and skins: personalize your Herm terminal UI

Open the theme picker

Built-in themes

Fix colors in tmux

Skins

Where preferences are saved

​Open the theme picker

​Built-in themes

​Fix colors in tmux

​Skins

​Where preferences are saved

​Related docs

Open the theme picker

Built-in themes

Fix colors in tmux

Skins

Where preferences are saved

Related docs