diff --git a/packages/workflow-utils/src/hermes-agent.ts b/packages/workflow-utils/src/hermes-agent.ts
index 001a93c..61620dc 100644
--- a/packages/workflow-utils/src/hermes-agent.ts
+++ b/packages/workflow-utils/src/hermes-agent.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { type Result, ok } from "@uncaged/nerve-core";
 import { type SpawnEnv, type SpawnError, spawnSafe } from "./spawn-safe.js";
 
 /**
- * Spawns a non-interactive `hermes` run with YOLO enabled, argv-only
+ * Spawns a non-interactive `hermes chat` invocation with YOLO enabled, argv-only
  * (shell: false) following the Nerve issue #208 contract.
  * Adjust argv here if the upstream CLI surface changes.
  */
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ export async function hermesAgent(
     return ok("[dryRun] hermes stub");
   }
   const args: string[] = [
-    "run",
-    "-p",
+    "chat",
+    "-q",
     options.prompt,
     "--yolo",
     "--model",
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export async function hermesAgent(
     String(options.maxTurns),
   ];
   for (const s of options.skills) {
-    args.push("--skill", s);
+    args.push("-s", s);
   }
   if (options.quiet) {
     args.push("--quiet");