Nous Research bundles nine Hermes plugins in one repo
The catalog spans Home Assistant, Spotify and an experimental provider that runs the agent on a Claude Pro or Max subscription instead of API keys.
In short
Nous Research has merged its official Hermes extensions into a single MIT-licensed repository of nine plugins, each installable with one catalog command.
At a glance
- Repository NousResearch/hermes-official-plugins, MIT license, 115 commits on the main branch.
- 197 stars, 13 forks, 30 open issues and 31 pull requests at the time of retrieval.
- Nine plugins, including Home Assistant, Spotify, Blender, Snyk, TouchDesigner and Telegram Business Mode.
- Spotify plugin: seven tools; playback control requires a Premium account.
- Home Assistant plugin: four tools, with device calls going over the REST API.
Nous Research now ships its official Hermes Agent extensions from one place. The hermes-official-plugins repository carries nine plugins under the MIT license, each installed with a single catalog command, replacing the per-plugin repositories the project used before.
Running the agent on a Claude subscription
The entry most likely to draw attention is flagged experimental: Claude Subscription DirectSDK. It registers as a model provider and drives Hermes through the official Claude Code CLI against an existing Claude Pro or Max plan, so inference is charged to the subscription rather than to API keys. The only prerequisite the project names is a working Claude Code CLI install.
What the repository does not address is whether that arrangement fits the subscription terms. We located no statement from Anthropic on the question and verified none. The plugin's own experimental label is the limit of what is established here.
What the nine plugins cover
Home automation and media are the obvious pair. The Home Assistant plugin exposes four tools and reaches devices through the REST API, while the Spotify plugin offers seven covering playback, queue, search, playlists and library. Developer tooling arrives as a Snyk module for code, dependency, container, IaC and SBOM scanning.
The remainder leans creative and operational: a Blender lab server, a TouchDesigner bridge, a Telegram mode that asks for approval before acting, a Memory Wiki that turns local session history into browsable pages, and an accent color picker for the desktop app.
Install mechanics
Plugins are Python packages described by a manifest file, each directory carrying its own dependencies and test suite. The catalog offers four subcommands: search, info, install and update. Installs pin a reviewed commit and updating advances to the next pin. Anyone still running an older standalone plugin is pointed at the same update command.
Per-plugin prerequisites matter more than the one-line install suggests: Blender 5.1 or newer with the MCP add-on plus Git and uv, Node.js and a free account for Snyk, and macOS or Windows for TouchDesigner.
How much weight to give it
The repository page shows 197 stars, 13 forks, 115 commits on main, 30 open issues and 31 open pull requests. That is a snapshot, and a small one: an actively worked project rather than an established plugin platform. Continuous integration on every push and pull request plus nightly runs is what the project states, not something we measured.
One independent source was available for this report: the repository itself. Every capability claim above is the maintainers' own description, confirmed neither by a second newsroom nor by hands-on testing.
FAQ
Where do the official Hermes plugins live now?
In one consolidated repository, hermes-official-plugins, under the MIT license. Earlier standalone plugin repositories are superseded, and the project directs existing users to the catalog update command.
Does the Claude Subscription plugin need an API key?
It is built to avoid one, running the agent through the official Claude Code CLI on a Claude Pro or Max plan. The repository does not say whether this is permitted under those subscription terms, and we did not verify it.
What do I need before installing the Blender or Snyk plugin?
Blender 5.1 or newer with the MCP add-on plus Git and uv for the former; Node.js and a free Snyk account for the latter. TouchDesigner additionally requires macOS or Windows.
