How-To Series · 7: Power Tools

Hermes · Plugin Catalog

Browse and install reviewed, SHA-pinned Hermes plugins from the curated plugin catalog with one command.

After this videoYou can discover reviewed plugins and install them by name from the curated catalog, with each one pinned to a reviewed commit.

The plugin catalog is a curated, human-reviewed directory of Hermes plugins you can install by name with a single command, hermes plugins install. It is not a replacement for the normal plugin system; anything you install from the catalog is a normal plugin, the catalog just adds discovery and a review layer. Each entry declares its catalog name, public repo, the exact reviewed commit SHA, and its tier. Installs check out that pinned commit, never a branch tip. Entries land via reviewed pull requests, admission CI runs the same security scanner the installer runs, and pulled plugins go on a removed list. Updating compares your pin against the live catalog pin and force-reinstalls at the new SHA.

About these resources. Every command in this video comes from the Plugin Catalog doc.

New words here · Plain English

one sentence each · full glossary
PluginAn add-on that gives Hermes new tools, hooks, or integrations without editing core code.
CatalogA reviewed directory of plugins you can install by name with a single command.
SHA pinThe exact commit a catalog entry was reviewed at. Installs check out that commit, not a moving branch.

Sources · What this video distills

1 docs page · every command below traces to it
Primary guide
Plugin Catalog
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Commands shown · Copy and paste

each shows the source doc it came from
Install a reviewed catalog entry by namefrom source ↗
hermes plugins install <name>
Enable it, as with any pluginfrom source ↗
hermes plugins enable <name>
Update a catalog installfrom source ↗
hermes plugins update <name>

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