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@@ -41,6 +41,16 @@ RUN curl -fsSL https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh \
             --non-interactive \
             --skip-setup
 
+# Pre-build the web dashboard UI so the runtime never needs npm (--skip-build).
+# The installer keeps its managed Node under ~/.hermes/node/bin.
+# Only runs if the package shipped a `web/` source dir (dev installs may skip it).
+RUN if [ -d /usr/local/lib/hermes-agent/web ]; then \
+        export PATH="/root/.hermes/node/bin:$PATH"; \
+        cd /usr/local/lib/hermes-agent/web \
+        && npm install --no-audit --no-fund \
+        && npm run build; \
+    fi
+
 # Preserve the build-time ~/.hermes (managed node, uv, bundled skills) as a seed
 # the runtime entrypoint copies into the persistent volume on first boot.
 RUN rm -rf /hermes-seed && mkdir -p /hermes-seed \

entrypoint.sh

@@ -89,4 +89,9 @@ fi
 # --- 4. Start the Hermes web dashboard on the Hugging Face PORT ----------------
 PORT="${PORT:-7860}"
 echo "[boot] Hermes dashboard → http://0.0.0.0:${PORT}/" >&2
-exec hermes dashboard --host 0.0.0.0 --port "${PORT}"
+# Use prebuilt web UI if present (baked at Docker build); otherwise build at runtime.
+DASH_FLAGS="--host 0.0.0.0 --port ${PORT}"
+if [ -d /usr/local/lib/hermes-agent/hermes_cli/web_dist ]; then
+    DASH_FLAGS="${DASH_FLAGS} --skip-build"
+fi
+exec hermes dashboard ${DASH_FLAGS}