diff --git a/hermes-service.service b/hermes-service.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=Hermes Service - AI Agent HTTP API
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=hermesai
+Group=hermesai
+WorkingDirectory=/d/hermesai/repos/hermes-service
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /d/hermesai/repos/hermes-service/main.py
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=5
+StandardOutput=journal
+StandardError=journal
+
+# Environment
+Environment="HOME=/d/hermesai"
+Environment="PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1"
+
+# Security hardening
+NoNewPrivileges=true
+ProtectSystem=strict
+ProtectHome=read-only
+ReadWritePaths=/d/hermesai/users /d/hermesai/repos/hermes-service/data
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/install-service.py b/install-service.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Generate systemd service file for hermes-service.
+Usage: python3 install-service.py [--user USER] [--group GROUP] [--install]
+"""
+
+import os
+import sys
+import argparse
+import shutil
+
+# Resolve paths dynamically
+SCRIPT_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+SERVICE_MODULE = SCRIPT_DIR
+MAIN_PY = os.path.join(SERVICE_MODULE, "main.py")
+
+# Auto-detect Python venv if it exists
+VENV_PYTHON = os.path.join(SERVICE_MODULE, ".venv", "bin", "python3")
+SYSTEM_PYTHON = shutil.which("python3")
+
+if os.path.exists(VENV_PYTHON):
+    PYTHON_EXEC = VENV_PYTHON
+else:
+    PYTHON_EXEC = SYSTEM_PYTHON or "/usr/bin/python3"
+
+PORT = 9121
+USER = "hermesai"
+GROUP = "hermesai"
+
+SERVICE_CONTENT_TEMPLATE = """[Unit]
+Description=Hermes Service - AI Agent HTTP API
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User={user}
+Group={group}
+WorkingDirectory={workdir}
+ExecStart={python} {main_py}
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=5
+StandardOutput=journal
+StandardError=journal
+
+# Environment
+Environment="HOME={home}"
+Environment="PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1"
+
+# Security hardening
+NoNewPrivileges=true
+ProtectSystem=strict
+ProtectHome=read-only
+ReadWritePaths={users_path} {data_path}
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+"""
+
+
+def generate(args):
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Generate hermes-service systemd service")
+    parser.add_argument("--user", default=USER, help="Run as this user (default: hermesai)")
+    parser.add_argument("--group", default=GROUP, help="Run as this group (default: hermesai)")
+    parser.add_argument("--port", type=int, default=PORT, help="Service port (default: 9121)")
+    parser.add_argument("--install", action="store_true", help="Copy to /etc/systemd/system and enable")
+    parser.add_argument("--output", default=None, help="Output file path (default: ./hermes-service.service)")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    return args
+
+
+def main():
+    args = generate(sys.argv[1:])
+
+    user = args.user
+    group = args.group
+    port = args.port
+    install = args.install
+    service_name = "hermes-service"
+    output = args.output or os.path.join(SERVICE_MODULE, f"{service_name}.service")
+
+    # Validate
+    if not os.path.exists(MAIN_PY):
+        print(f"ERROR: main.py not found at {MAIN_PY}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    # Generate service content
+    content = SERVICE_CONTENT_TEMPLATE.format(
+        user=user,
+        group=group,
+        workdir=SERVICE_MODULE,
+        python=PYTHON_EXEC,
+        main_py=MAIN_PY,
+        home=os.environ.get('HOME', '/home/hermesai'),
+        users_path=os.path.join(os.environ.get('HOME', '/home/hermesai'), 'users'),
+        data_path=os.path.join(SERVICE_MODULE, 'data'),
+    )
+
+    # Write service file
+    with open(output, "w") as f:
+        f.write(content)
+
+    print(f"Service file written to: {output}")
+    print(f"  Python:     {PYTHON_EXEC}")
+    print(f"  WorkingDir: {SERVICE_MODULE}")
+    print(f"  User/Group: {user}/{group}")
+    print(f"  Port:       {port}")
+    print(f"  Main:       {MAIN_PY}")
+    print()
+
+    if install:
+        dest = f"/etc/systemd/system/{service_name}.service"
+        if os.geteuid() != 0:
+            print(f"ERROR: --install requires root privileges. Run with sudo.")
+            sys.exit(1)
+
+        shutil.copy2(output, dest)
+        os.chmod(dest, 0o644)
+        print(f"Installed to: {dest}")
+        print()
+        print("Next steps:")
+        print(f"  sudo systemctl daemon-reload")
+        print(f"  sudo systemctl enable {service_name}")
+        print(f"  sudo systemctl start {service_name}")
+        print(f"  sudo systemctl status {service_name}")
+    else:
+        print("To install and enable:")
+        print(f"  sudo python3 {os.path.basename(__file__)} --install")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()