Custom endpoint
Hermes' setup wizard accepts a manual base URL and key.
Docs · Agents
Run Hermes on ubc now.
Hermes by Nous Research supports custom OpenAI-compatible endpoints. Add ubc now during setup and run your agent on a free daily budget.
What works
Supported in Hermes.
Hermes treats ubc now as a custom provider, so its agent features work unchanged:
Any served model
Enter a model name ubc now serves; leave context length on auto-detect.
Full agent loop
Planning and tool use route through the OpenAI-compatible API.
Setup
Connect in a few steps.
Mint a key
Verify with Self and mint a key on the API keys page.
Choose a custom endpoint
Run Hermes setup and, when prompted for a provider, choose “Custom endpoint (enter URL manually)”.
Enter the connection
Provide the base URL, your key, and a model name. Leave context length blank for auto-detect.
Hermes · custom endpoint
Base URL https://ubcnow.ai/v1API key ubc_sk_…Model <model-id>
Troubleshooting
If something's off.
Which model name do I enter?
Any id ubc now serves. List them at https://ubcnow.ai/v1/models and paste one verbatim.
401 Unauthorized
Use an active ubc_sk_ key as the API key. Re-mint if it was revoked.
Budget exhausted (402)
The daily budget is shared across all of ubc now and resets at 00:00 UTC.
Point Hermes at ubc now.
Custom endpoint, your key, frontier models, free.