diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 40aae8f3..5fe226e1 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@openrouter/spawn",
-  "version": "0.16.9",
+  "version": "0.16.10",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {
     "spawn": "cli.js"
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/shared/agent-setup.ts b/packages/cli/src/shared/agent-setup.ts
index 876d24cf..2ce51226 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/shared/agent-setup.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/shared/agent-setup.ts
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ function createAgents(runner: CloudRunner): Record<string, AgentConfig> {
         installAgent(
           runner,
           "Hermes Agent",
-          "curl --proto '=https' -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/main/scripts/install.sh | bash",
+          "curl --proto '=https' -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/main/scripts/install.sh | bash -s -- --skip-setup",
           300,
         ),
       envVars: (apiKey) => [