diff --git a/bin/omarchy-agent-hermes b/bin/omarchy-agent-hermes
index b40a5e67..28675cae 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-agent-hermes
+++ b/bin/omarchy-agent-hermes
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ trap 'rm -f "$usage"' EXIT
 
 # TUI startup queries pass through Hermes' slash, shell, and interpolation
 # dispatcher. One-shot treats the prompt literally and records its session ID.
-HERMES_SESSION_SOURCE=tui hermes --yolo --usage-file "$usage" --oneshot "$prompt"
+hermes --yolo --usage-file "$usage" --oneshot "$prompt"
 session_id=$(jq -er '.session_id | strings | select(length > 0)' "$usage")
 
 rm -f "$usage"
diff --git a/test/shell.d/hermes-agent-test.sh b/test/shell.d/hermes-agent-test.sh
index 37b8de55..7472e3fc 100755
--- a/test/shell.d/hermes-agent-test.sh
+++ b/test/shell.d/hermes-agent-test.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ usage_file=${oneshot_args[2]}
   fail "Hermes literal seed remains one argument"
 [[ ! -e $usage_file ]] || fail "Hermes literal seed removes its session report"
 [[ ! -e $sentinel ]] || fail "Hermes literal seed never executes prompt interpolation"
-[[ $(<"$source_log") == "tui" ]] || fail "Hermes literal seed records an interactive session"
+[[ ! -s $source_log ]] || fail "Hermes literal seed preserves native CLI session metadata"
 
 mapfile -d '' -t resume_args <"$resume_log"
 [[ ${resume_args[*]} == "chat --yolo --tui --resume session-123" ]] ||