# Approval Ledger: Hermes Agent plugin

> Local ledger of Hermes's approval prompts (dangerous commands, protected writes, MCP consent, smart-mode verdicts): /approval-log shows how often each rule asked, how many prompts were approved, denied or left…

Canonical: https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins/approval-ledger  
Tier: Community  
Official page (Nous Research): https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/approval-ledger  
Last updated in catalog: 2026-10-13

Local ledger of Hermes's approval prompts (dangerous commands, protected writes, MCP consent, smart-mode verdicts): /approval-log shows how often each rule asked, how many prompts were approved, denied or left unanswered, and how long a person took to answer, per rule, per surface or per day, for the last 24 hours, any number of hours or days, the latest session or everything recorded; /approval-log recent lists the newest decisions (ten, or up to 100 with /approval-log recent 50).

## Good to know before installing

Writes decision metadata (session id, surface, rule label, answer, timings; no command, description or session key) to plugin-data/approval-ledger/approvals.jsonl, trimmed to 5,000 rows past 2 MB; observer only, cannot answer or change an approval; no network

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 approval-ledger
```

2. Said no? Turn it on later:

```bash
hermes plugins enable approval-ledger
```

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: Security & privacy
- Maintained by: olric3015 (Community)
- Needs: No API keys declared
- Requires Hermes: `>=0.21.5`
- Version: 1.2.0
- In the catalog since: 2026-10-08, updated 2026-10-13

## Links

- [Full setup and settings (official page)](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/approval-ledger)
- [Source code](https://github.com/olric3015/hermes-plugins/tree/main/approval-ledger)
- [All plugins](https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins.md)

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