Hermes
An AI-powered developer productivity server that enables managing emails, analyzing GitHub repositories, searching AI/ML papers, and tailoring resumes via MCP tools.
README
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An intelligent developer productivity platform powered by AI.<br/> Manage email, analyse GitHub repositories, and tailor resumes — all from a single local server.
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Overview
Hermes is a dual-interface AI productivity server that runs entirely on your local machine. It exposes five AI-powered tools through two interfaces simultaneously — a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Claude Desktop, and a Flask HTTP API backing a built-in web UI.
The server is powered by Groq (llama-3.3-70b-versatile) for all AI tasks, with Waitress (Windows) or Gunicorn (Linux/macOS) as the production WSGI layer — auto-selected at runtime with zero configuration.
No data leaves your machine except for API calls to Gmail, GitHub, Groq, and arXiv/HuggingFace/PapersWithCode.
Capabilities
| Module | Description |
|---|---|
| Inbox Sorter | Fetches Gmail and classifies every message by priority — critical, high, medium, or low — using AI analysis of subject, sender, and content. |
| Email Composer | Generates professional emails via Groq with configurable tone. Supports one-click send via Gmail API. |
| AI/ML Search | Deep research across arXiv, HuggingFace, and PapersWithCode. Returns ranked papers, models, and structured insights. |
| GitHub Analyzer | Full portfolio analysis across 8 actions: repo overview, commit activity, README quality scoring, stale repo detection, AI code review, tech stack mapping, and dependency auditing. |
| Resume Tailor | Two-phase AI tailoring — JD analysis followed by resume rewriting with match scoring, gap analysis, and interview tips. |
Architecture

Full data flow from Claude Desktop and Browser UI through the MCP/HTTP layers, tools, services, and external APIs.
Project Structure
hermes/
├── main.py # Flask app + MCP server (WSGI entry point)
├── serve.py # Smart launcher — auto-detects OS and WSGI server
├── gunicorn.conf.py # Gunicorn configuration (Linux/macOS)
├── logger.py # Structured logging
├── check_groq.py # API key diagnostic utility
│
├── tools/
│ ├── mail_fetcher.py # Gmail fetch + Groq classification
│ ├── mail_writer.py # Email generation + Gmail send
│ ├── ai_search.py # Multi-source AI/ML research
│ ├── github_analyzer.py # GitHub analysis — 8 actions
│ └── resume_tailor.py # Two-phase resume tailoring
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├── services/
│ ├── claude_service.py # Groq client + shared AI helpers
│ ├── gmail_service.py # Gmail OAuth 2.0 + API wrapper
│ └── github_service.py # PyGithub wrapper — 8 analysis functions
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├── ui/
│ └── index.html # Single-file dark UI — no build step required
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├── tests/
│ ├── test_imports.py # Module import smoke tests
│ ├── test_flask_routes.py # HTTP endpoint tests (mocked)
│ ├── test_github_analyzer.py # GitHub tool unit tests
│ └── test_resume_tailor.py # Resume tailor unit tests
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├── .github/
│ └── workflows/
│ └── ci.yml # CI pipeline — lint, imports, unit tests
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├── .env # Local secrets — never committed
├── .env.example # Environment variable template
└── requirements.txt
Getting Started
Prerequisites
- Python 3.11 or higher
- Groq API key — free tier sufficient
- Gmail OAuth 2.0 credentials (
credentials.jsonfrom Google Cloud Console) - GitHub Personal Access Token with
reposcope
Installation
git clone https://github.com/rayyan666/MAIL-MCP.git hermes
cd hermes
python -m venv venv
venv\Scripts\activate # Windows
# source venv/bin/activate # Linux / macOS
pip install -r requirements.txt
Configuration
cp .env.example .env
Edit .env:
GROQ_API_KEY=gsk_your_key_here
GH_TOKEN=ghp_your_token_here
Place credentials.json (Gmail OAuth) in the project root.
Verify Setup
python check_groq.py
Run
python serve.py
Open http://localhost:5000 in your browser.
Note: Run from a plain terminal window rather than the VS Code integrated terminal to ensure
.envvariables load correctly viapython-dotenv.
Run Modes
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
python serve.py |
Production HTTP server — Waitress on Windows, Gunicorn on Linux |
python serve.py --mcp |
MCP stdio mode for Claude Desktop with HTTP server running in background |
python serve.py --dev |
Flask development server with debug mode enabled |
PORT=8080 python serve.py |
Run on a custom port |
MCP Integration
To use Hermes as an MCP server with Claude Desktop, add the following to %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"hermes": {
"command": "C:\\path\\to\\hermes\\venv\\Scripts\\python.exe",
"args": ["C:\\path\\to\\hermes\\serve.py", "--mcp"],
"env": {
"GROQ_API_KEY": "gsk_your_key",
"GH_TOKEN": "ghp_your_token"
}
}
}
}
Restart Claude Desktop. The following tools will be available: get_emails, compose_email, search_ai_ml, github_analyzer, tailor_resume_tool.
API Reference
All endpoints are available at http://localhost:5000 and accept/return JSON.
Health Check
GET /health
{ "status": "ok", "server": "waitress" }
Inbox Sorter
POST /tools/get_emails
{ "max_results": 10, "filter_priority": "all" }
Email Composer
POST /tools/compose_email
{
"to": "recipient@example.com",
"purpose": "Project status update",
"key_points": ["Milestone completed", "Next steps"],
"tone": "professional",
"auto_send": false
}
AI/ML Search
POST /tools/search_ai_ml
{ "query": "LoRA fine-tuning efficiency", "depth": "advanced", "max_results": 10 }
GitHub Analyzer
POST /tools/analyze_github
{ "action": "repo_overview", "ai_summary": true }
{ "action": "review_code", "repo": "hermes", "file_path": "main.py" }
Available actions: list_repos · repo_overview · commit_activity · readme_quality · stale_repos · review_code · tech_stack · audit_dependencies
Resume Tailor
POST /tools/tailor_resume
{
"role": "Senior ML Engineer",
"company": "Google DeepMind",
"job_description": "...",
"existing_resume": "...",
"mode": "full"
}
Available modes: full · quick · batch
Environment Variables
| Variable | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
GROQ_API_KEY |
✅ | Groq API key — obtain from console.groq.com |
GH_TOKEN |
✅ | GitHub Personal Access Token with repo scope |
GMAIL_CREDENTIALS |
✅ | Path to credentials.json — defaults to project root |
PORT |
❌ | HTTP server port — defaults to 5000 |
GUNICORN_RELOAD |
❌ | Set to true to enable Gunicorn auto-reload on Linux |
Important: Use
GH_TOKENrather thanGITHUB_TOKEN. TheGITHUB_prefix is reserved by GitHub Actions and cannot be used as a custom secret name.
Development
# Run full test suite
venv\Scripts\python -m pytest tests/ -v
# Run with coverage report
venv\Scripts\python -m pytest tests/ -v --cov=tools --cov=services --cov-report=term-missing
# Lint
venv\Scripts\python -m flake8 tools/ services/ main.py serve.py --max-line-length=130
# Diagnose API key issues
python check_groq.py
Troubleshooting
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'fcntl'
Gunicorn does not support Windows. Use python serve.py or waitress-serve --port=5000 main:app instead.
Groq 401 Invalid API Key
The key is expired or revoked. Run python check_groq.py for a full diagnosis. Obtain a replacement key from console.groq.com/keys. Note that VS Code may cache stale .env values — running from a plain terminal window resolves this.
UI renders as raw CSS text
Perform a hard refresh with Ctrl+Shift+R. If the issue persists, confirm Flask is using send_from_directory(os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "ui"), "index.html") in main.py.
MCP tools not appearing in Claude Desktop
Verify that serve.py --mcp is specified in claude_desktop_config.json. Ensure all paths use double backslashes on Windows. Restart Claude Desktop after any configuration change.
VS Code terminal not loading .env
Add "python.terminal.useEnvFile": true to VS Code User Settings (JSON), or run from a plain cmd window outside VS Code.
Roadmap
- [ ] GitHub Actions monitor — workflow status and failure alerts
- [ ] Email-to-Issue bridge — create GitHub issues directly from emails
- [ ] Batch resume mode UI
- [ ] Export results as PDF
- [ ] Dark / light theme toggle
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.
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