hermes-official-plugins
Nous Research released official plugins for its Hermes Agent, adding integrations such as Home Assistant.
Why it matters
Nous Research's first-party plugins for Hermes Agent. They keep the core small while adding integrations such as Home Assistant and Spotify that install with one command.
Highlights
- Installed from the reviewed Hermes plugin catalog with hermes plugins install <name>, pinned to a reviewed commit.
- Plugins include Home Assistant, Spotify, Claude Subscription DirectSDK, Telegram Business Mode, Memory Wiki, Blender, Snyk, TouchDesigner, Langfuse and X Chat.
- The Home Assistant plugin watches the event bus, controls devices over the REST API, and replies as notifications.
- Plugins ship fixes as soon as they're reviewed, without waiting for a Hermes release.
- The catalog has two tiers: official (this repo, maintained by Nous) and community (reviewed on entry).
Taken from the project's own README, docs or launch page. Claims about speed or accuracy are the maker's unless stated otherwise.
Quick facts
| Pricing | Free |
|---|---|
| Free or paid | Free (open source) |
| License | MIT |
| Language | Python |
| Platform | Hermes Agent (CLI and Hermes Desktop) |
| GitHub stars | ★ 310 (as of 2026-10-17) |
| Maker | Nous Research |
Links
- Official site: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins
- Repository: https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-official-plugins
- Docs: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins
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