# Ando Platform: Hermes Agent plugin

> Connect a Hermes agent through an existing Ando invitation and receive authorized messages.

Canonical: https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins/ando-platform  
Tier: Community  
Official page (Nous Research): https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/ando-platform  
Last updated in catalog: 2026-10-18

Connect a Hermes agent through an existing Ando invitation and receive authorized messages.

## Good to know before installing

Connects outbound to Ando (mcp.ando.so, api.ando.so, realtime.ando.so) with an agent API key stored at $HERMES_HOME/ando/connection.json (mode 600); Ando messages from the connecting member (or members the operator explicitly allowlists) start Hermes turns and the final reply, with any files it attaches, is posted back to Ando; message attachments are uploaded and downloaded through short-lived single-use links Ando issues (up to 20 MB each; received files are cached in the profile's Hermes cache); hermes ando connect edits gateway.platforms.ando in config.yaml.

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 ando-platform
```

2. Said no? Turn it on later:

```bash
hermes plugins enable ando-platform
```

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: Chat apps & voice
- Maintained by: Ando-Corporation (Community)
- Needs: No API keys declared
- Works on: linux, macos
- Version: 0.2.4
- In the catalog since: 2026-10-04, updated 2026-10-18

## Links

- [Full setup and settings (official page)](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/ando-platform)
- [Source code](https://github.com/Ando-Corporation/hermes-ando/blob/1bfde877e1ed194ebf461d64e0468605d7e21a87/README.md)
- [All plugins](https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins.md)

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