# Degeneracy Guard: Hermes Agent plugin

> Asks the user to confirm a tool call whose arguments look like a repetition loop rather than data, through Hermes' approval gate (denied or unanswered means refused).

Canonical: https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins/degeneracy-guard  
Tier: Community  
Official page (Nous Research): https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/degeneracy-guard  
Last updated in catalog: 2026-10-20

Asks the user to confirm a tool call whose arguments look like a repetition loop rather than data, through Hermes' approval gate (denied or unanswered means refused); replaces flagged degenerate output with a short notice; warns when a session grows long.

## Good to know before installing

No network, shell, subprocesses, own threads, telemetry or credentials; writes incident records and a session counter to its plugin data directory; a stream-side record keeps the last 800 characters of flagged output.

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 degeneracy-guard
```

2. Said no? Turn it on later:

```bash
hermes plugins enable degeneracy-guard
```

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: simin-yuan (Community)
- Needs: No API keys declared
- Requires Hermes: `>=0.22.2`
- Version: 1.3.0
- In the catalog since: 2026-10-20

## Links

- [Full setup and settings (official page)](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/degeneracy-guard)
- [Source code](https://github.com/simin-yuan/hermes-degeneracy-guard)
- [All plugins](https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins.md)

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