> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.vulpy.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Meet Fox: your Vulpy Commerce AI operator

> Fox is the Hermes agent container inside Vulpy Commerce. It boots the shop, runs it day to day, and grows with you through a guided missions system.

Fox is the built-in AI operator that ships inside Vulpy Commerce. It runs as the Hermes agent container: one host-level container that boots your shop from a fresh install, runs it day to day, and knows what state your dev environment is in. Fox is the product's core, not an add-on.

<Tip>
  **Just ask Fox.** Every page in these docs is a reference; Fox is the working knowledge. Open the WebUI and let it show you around.

  Try prompts like:

  * "What can you do for me right now?"
  * "Take me on a tour of the WebUI."
  * "What's my shop's current state?"
</Tip>

## What Fox does

* **Boots the shop.** From a fresh install, Fox brings up the storefront, Medusa, and Postgres, runs migrations, seeds the catalog, and verifies the shop is healthy through the welcome flow.
* **Runs the store.** Product and catalog work, content, orders, and analytics: Fox works in the same checkout as you and does the operational work through the Vulpy WebUI.
* **Knows its environment.** The side panel and env-context features show live shop state; env-actions perform safe, approved operations on your dev environment.
* **Grows with you.** A guided missions system turns "set up my store" into a managed process, not a manual runbook, and continues into ongoing operational missions.

## Where Fox runs

Fox is a single container defined in `docker-compose.hermes.yml`. Start it locally with `pnpm db:hermes:up` and open the Vulpy WebUI at [http://localhost:8787](http://localhost:8787). On a VPS, Fox joins its own Tailscale identity via a sidecar and serves HTTPS on its MagicDNS name.

<Note>
  Default install ships dev plus Fox only. Staging and live are added later by a human with `pnpm vulpy env add live`. Fox has no Docker socket and cannot create environments; environment commands refuse inside the Hermes container.
</Note>

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="The Vulpy WebUI" icon="window-maximize" href="/fox/webui">
    Tour the six built-in experience features that make up the Fox control surface.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Missions" icon="list-check" href="/fox/missions">
    First-boot onboarding and ongoing guided operations.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Environment context" icon="satellite-dish" href="/fox/environment-context">
    Live shop state and safe, approved dev-only actions.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Manage your catalog" icon="tags" href="/shop/catalog">
    Run product and category work with Fox and the admins.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>