Variables and files
Environment variables, files, folders and addresses.
Updated on Sep 16, 2026
| Variable | What it does |
|---|---|
HINOW_EMAIL, HINOW_PASSWORD | Passwordless login (login, serve, interface) |
HINOW_DISABLE_AUTOUPDATE | 1 disables new version warning (and --autoupdate for serve) |
HINOW_SUPERVISED | 1 in services installed by service install: on update, serve only exits, and the manager restarts it |
HINOW_SERVER_PASSWORD, HINOW_SERVER_USERNAME | Password and username for the local API of serve; required if listening outside 127.0.0.1 |
HINOW_CONFIG, HINOW_CONFIG_DIR | Alternative configuration file or folder |
HINOW_PERMISSION | Permission rules in JSON, for CI |
XDG_DATA_HOME, XDG_STATE_HOME, XDG_CONFIG_HOME | Change the data, state, and configuration folders (for example, a second profile on the same machine) |
HINOW_BACKEND_URL, HINOW_API_URL, HINOW_CONNECT_URL | Addresses for the account, models, and hub. Only for custom environments; login belongs to the backend where it was created |
| Path | Content |
|---|---|
~/.hinow/bin/hinow-cli | The program |
~/.local/share/hinow/hinow/session.enc, session.key | The login, encrypted with the machine and user identity |
~/.local/share/hinow/hinow/device.json | Machine identity in HINOW Connect (id and name) |
~/.local/share/hinow/hinow/connect-prefs.json | Preferences: online and policy |
~/.local/share/hinow/hinow/connect.json | Current bridge state: connected, online machines, pending requests |
~/.local/share/hinow/hinow/connect.lock | Who holds the bridge (pid and type: tui or serve) |
~/.local/share/hinow/hinow/connect.log | Log of the connection with the hub |
~/.local/share/hinow/log/ | Program logs |
~/.local/share/hinow/storage/ | Sessions and messages, by project |
~/.config/hinow/hinow.json | Configuration: permissions, model, plugins, MCP |
~/.config/hinow/agents/ | Your agents (<name>/AGENT.md) |
.hinow/ in the project | Configuration and agents for that project only |
On Windows the paths are the same from the user folder: %USERPROFILE%\.local\share\hinow and %USERPROFILE%\.config\hinow; the program is in %USERPROFILE%\.hinow\bin.
| Service | Address |
|---|---|
| Account and organization | https://server.hinow.ai |
| Models (inference) | https://api.hinow.ai/v1 |
| HINOW Connect (hub) | wss://connect.hinow.ai |
| Downloads and updates | https://downloads.hinow.ai/hinow-cli/ |
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