# Alice Voice Input: Hermes Agent plugin

> Private Yandex Alice voice input for Hermes, with replies in Telegram.

Canonical: https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins/alice-voice  
Tier: Community  
Official page (Nous Research): https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/alice-voice  
Last updated in catalog: 2026-10-07

Private Yandex Alice voice input for Hermes, with replies in Telegram.

## Good to know before installing

Off until you set enabled: true and allow_gateway_injection: true; then, while the Telegram gateway is connected, it listens on 127.0.0.1 (port 8788 by default) for webhooks forwarded by your own HTTPS reverse proxy. The secret URL path (ALICE_WEBHOOK_SECRET) is the only authentication: Yandex request signatures are not checked, and the skill and account IDs in the request can be forged by anyone who has the URL. Each accepted request becomes a user message in one fixed Telegram DM session and runs with that session's tools; approvals stay in Telegram and slash commands are refused. Leaving owner_user_id empty accepts any Alice account presenting the URL.

From the plugin's catalog listing.

## How to install

1. Install it. Hermes asks for any API keys it needs (this one needs `ALICE_WEBHOOK_SECRET`), then asks whether to turn it on.

```bash
hermes plugins install alice-voice
```

2. Said no? Turn it on later:

```bash
hermes plugins enable alice-voice
```

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: Languages & regions, Web, research & browsing, Chat apps & voice
- Maintained by: bablobanov (Community)
- Needs: `ALICE_WEBHOOK_SECRET` (API key)
- Works on: linux, macos, windows
- Requires Hermes: `>=0.21.3`
- Version: 0.3.0
- In the catalog since: 2026-10-07

## Links

- [Full setup and settings (official page)](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/alice-voice)
- [Source code](https://github.com/bablobanov/hermes-alice-voice/blob/e31f2c8e65bb861c6806bd19e8f57a1e89726450/README.md)
- [All plugins](https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins.md)

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