# Compartment: Hermes Agent plugin

> Encrypted, fully offline memory provider.

Canonical: https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins/compartment  
Tier: Community  
Official page (Nous Research): https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/compartment  
Last updated in catalog: 2026-09-19

Encrypted, fully offline memory provider. AEAD-encrypted local vault (vectors included), bundled embedding model, exact hybrid search, no API key and no network at runtime. One vault shared with Claude, Cursor and any other MCP client on the machine.

## Good to know before installing

Installs the full compartment engine (about 27 Python packages including onnxruntime, tokenizers, mcp and system-tray dependencies) into the Hermes venv; the provider's system prompt instructs the model to store passwords and API keys in the encrypted vault.

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 compartment
```

2. Said no? Turn it on later:

```bash
hermes plugins enable compartment
```

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: Memory & notes
- Maintained by: MaxFreedomPollard (Community)
- Needs: No API keys declared
- Requires Hermes: `>=0.20.1`
- Version: 4.10.0
- In the catalog since: 2026-09-19

## Links

- [Full setup and settings (official page)](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/compartment)
- [Source code](https://github.com/MaxFreedomPollard/Compartment/blob/b144fc34723911eace9f240ac1044b9280b74bf2/integrations/hermes/README.md)
- [All plugins](https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins.md)

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