diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/thread.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/thread.ts
index 5f08f27..cd88ece 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/thread.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/thread.ts
@@ -961,6 +961,12 @@ function resolveAgentConfig(
   agentOverride: string | null,
 ): AgentConfig {
   if (agentOverride !== null) {
+    // Try config alias first (e.g. "hermes" → config.agents.hermes),
+    // then fall back to raw command name (e.g. "uwf-hermes" or "/usr/bin/agent").
+    const fromAlias = config.agents[agentOverride as AgentAlias];
+    if (fromAlias !== undefined) {
+      return fromAlias;
+    }
     return parseAgentOverride(agentOverride);
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/eval/src/commands/run.ts b/packages/eval/src/commands/run.ts
index a066419..7fd8ec6 100644
--- a/packages/eval/src/commands/run.ts
+++ b/packages/eval/src/commands/run.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export function registerRunCommand(program: Command): void {
   program
     .command("run <task>")
     .description("Run eval on a task directory or tarball")
-    .option("--agent <name>", "agent adapter to use", "hermes")
+    .option("--agent <name>", "agent adapter to use", "uwf-hermes")
     .option("--model <model>", "model override")
     .option("--count <n>", "number of eval runs", "1")
     .action(async (task: string, opts: RunCliOptions) => {