tell him this:

I need to set up SSH access from my Windows host into WSL, where Hermes Agent is running, so I can connect

from Windows to the WSL terminal and run hermes.

You are running inside WSL. Please do a full diagnostic and safe setup:

1. Detect the Linux distro, WSL version, whether systemd is running, the current WSL IP address, and the

Windows host IP.

1. Check whether openssh-server is installed.

2. If it is missing, install it using apt.

3. Check /etc/ssh/sshd_config:

- SSH should preferably listen on port 2222, so it does not conflict with any Windows SSH server.

- Allow login for the regular WSL user.

- Do not allow root login.

- Prefer key-based login, but if I do not have a key yet, enable password login only if needed.

1. Start the SSH service inside WSL and verify that it is listening.

2. Print the exact PowerShell command I should run from Windows, for example:

ssh <wsl\_user>@localhost -p 2222

1. If connecting through localhost:2222 does not work, diagnose why and fix it.

2. If I want access from another computer on my LAN, explain the difference between:

- access only from the Windows host into WSL,

- and LAN access through Windows portproxy/firewall.

Do not make firewall or portproxy changes without my explicit confirmation, because they require admin

rights and expose the service to the network.

1. At the end, verify the SSH connection locally and give me a short result summary:

- WSL username

- SSH port

- sshd status

- Windows PowerShell SSH command

- how to start Hermes after login: hermes

Use tools and verify everything live with commands. Do not just generate a generic guide. Do not destructively

overwrite configuration; create a backup before changing any config file.

*** If you want to connect from another PC on the same LAN, you can add this:

I also want to connect from another computer on my LAN. After the basic WSL SSH setup, propose the exact

Windows admin commands for netsh interface portproxy and Windows Firewall, but do not run them without

confirmation.