# Agent Importers: Hermes Agent plugin

> `hermes import-agent`: import an OpenClaw (~/.openclaw, or legacy ~/.clawdbot / ~/.moltbot), Claude Code (~/.claude), Codex CLI (~/.codex) or Cursor (~/.cursor) setup into Hermes in one command.

Canonical: https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins/agent-importers  
Tier: Official  
Official page (Nous Research): https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/agent-importers  
Last updated in catalog: 2026-10-22

`hermes import-agent`: import an OpenClaw (~/.openclaw, or legacy ~/.clawdbot / ~/.moltbot), Claude Code (~/.claude), Codex CLI (~/.codex) or Cursor (~/.cursor) setup into Hermes in one command; always previews first and asks before applying. Claude Code / Codex / Cursor: instructions, Cursor rules and memories become memory entries, Bash permission rules become command allow/deny lists, MCP servers land in config.yaml, skills are copied, and `--sync` re-imports sources that changed. OpenClaw (core's former `hermes claw migrate`; the plugin keeps that spelling, `hermes claw cleanup` and the openclaw-migration skill): persona, memories, skills, model and messaging settings, MCP servers and agent behaviour. Formerly built into Hermes core; `hermes setup` offers to install it when it finds one of these agents, and profiles with a registered sync source are migrated automatically.

## Good to know before installing

No Python dependencies, no network calls and no model calls. Claude Code / Codex / Cursor: reads those agents' local config trees (never their credential files; secret-looking MCP env vars and headers are stripped and listed) and writes only into the active profile (memories/MEMORY.md with a backup, config.yaml, skills/ and import-sync.json). OpenClaw: reads the OpenClaw dir (openclaw.json, its .env, workspace files such as SOUL.md / MEMORY.md / USER.md, skills); API keys and bot tokens come over only with --migrate-secrets (allowlisted names, shown in the preview). It writes into the active profile (config.yaml, .env, SOUL.md, memories/, skills/openclaw-imports/, a migration/openclaw/<time>/ report with item backups, and a backups/pre-migration-*.zip restore point), plus a workspace dir only when --workspace-target names one. It runs local pgrep / systemctl / tasklist checks to warn when OpenClaw or a Hermes gateway is still running, and `hermes claw cleanup` renames the OpenClaw dir to *.pre-migration after a confirmation.

From the plugin's catalog listing.

## How to install

1. Install it. Hermes asks for any API keys it needs, then asks whether to turn it on.

```bash
hermes plugins install agent-importers
```

2. Said no? Turn it on later:

```bash
hermes plugins enable agent-importers
```

3. Restart Hermes so it loads the plugin.

Some plugins also need a sign-in or settings: see the official page. Memory plugins ask whether to become your memory provider instead. Steps follow the official plugins guide: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/plugins

## Facts

- Category: Automation & multi-agent
- Maintained by: NousResearch (Official)
- Needs: No API keys declared
- Requires Hermes: `>=0.21.6`
- Version: 1.1.0
- In the catalog since: 2026-10-21, updated 2026-10-22

## Links

- [Full setup and settings (official page)](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/agent-importers)
- [Source code](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-official-plugins/tree/main/agent-importers)
- [All plugins](https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins.md)

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