Windows environment: Obsidian vault is J:\herm. Hermes gateway login auto-start is configured via Startup-folder fallback at C:\Users\johnn\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Hermes_Gateway.vbs (Scheduled Task install required admin approval and was skipped); gateway runs independently of the desktop window and needs the PC awake.
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Paperclip (AI agent control plane) is self-hosted on this PC at http://127.0.0.1:3100 (v2026.1023.0, embedded PostgreSQL on port 54329, local_trusted/private mode). Config at ~/.paperclip/instances/default/config.json. Windows doesn't support Paperclip's background service; must use `paperclipai run`. npm postinstall failures from opencode-ai require `npm_config_ignore_scripts=true` workaround. Node 26.12.1 at C:/Users/johnn/AppData/Local/hermes/tools/node-26.12.1-win32-x64. Company: "Flame Kitten DM Consultation" (id: f6af038c-fff6-42f9-9dc6-d486e93f6ae6). Goal: "Help dungeon masters and game masters craft adventures" (id: 9666f9ae). Agents: Mr. Manager (hermes_local, id: c0d6cc9f) and Bob (hermes_local, id: 18df9c4d, reports to Mr. Manager), both $10/mo, manual heartbeat. Both spawn on this PC; Linux gateway standalone. A second Hermes instance runs on a Linux box at 192.168.1.248 with gateway API key stored as Paperclip secret.
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Paperclip (self-hosted) runs at http://127.0.0.1:3100 on Johnny's Windows PC. Company: "Flame Kitten DM Consultation" (id: f6af038c-fff6-42f9-9dc6-d486e93f6ae6). Goal: help DMs/GMs craft adventures. Agents: "Mr. Manager" (hermes_local, id: c0d6cc9f) and "Bob" (hermes_local, id: 18df9c4d), both $10/mo, manual heartbeat. Start Paperclip with: npm_config_ignore_scripts=true npx --yes paperclipai run (using Node 26 at hermes/tools/node-26.12.1-win32-x64). No Windows service support; must restart manually after reboot. Org structure is documented in Obsidian at J:\herm\Flame Kitten DM Consultation.md.
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When Hermes OAuth auth fails silently (exit code 1), an API key set in the environment can override OAuth. Ensure no conflicting LLM provider key is present in the agent or CLI env when using OAuth with provider: auto.
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Paperclip: POST flat, GET {issues:[]}. Link FLA-N in desc.