diff --git a/doom/.config/doom/README.org b/doom/.config/doom/README.org
index a54ebbb..d3088ff 100644
--- a/doom/.config/doom/README.org
+++ b/doom/.config/doom/README.org
@@ -1841,12 +1841,14 @@ Hermes Agent runs on lazyworkhorse server. Launched via SSH in a vterm buffer.
     "Launch Hermes Agent in vterm via SSH to lazyworkhorse (CLI mode)."
     (interactive)
     (let ((buf (get-buffer-create "*hermes*")))
+      (delete-other-windows)
       (switch-to-buffer buf)
       (unless (get-buffer-process buf)
         (vterm buf)
         (let ((proc (get-buffer-process buf)))
           (when proc
-            (process-send-string proc "ssh -t lazyworkhorse hermes\n")))))))
+            (process-send-string
+             proc "ssh -t lazyworkhorse 'docker exec -it hermes /opt/hermes/.venv/bin/hermes'\n")))))))
 #+end_src
 
 * Tramp
diff --git a/zsh/.zshrc b/zsh/.zshrc
index 7cd3b74..072f6ee 100644
--- a/zsh/.zshrc
+++ b/zsh/.zshrc
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ alias emacs="emacsclient -c -a emacs"
 # Opencode
 alias oc="opencode"
 
-# Hermes Agent in Emacs vterm
-alias hermes="emacsclient -n -c -e '(gortium/hermes-vterm)'"
+# Hermes Agent - SSH directly to remote server
+alias hermes="ssh lazyworkhorse 'docker exec -it hermes /opt/hermes/.venv/bin/hermes'"
 
 # Yazi
 alias y="yazi"