Scratchpad (devkit)
One managed home for agent drafts: a per-session scratchpad of named buffers the agent edits in place instead of writing a new temp file per revision. Buffers live under plugin-data/devkit/, open in the Desktop code viewer, are promoted to real files only through write_file, and are removed when their chat is deleted. A Scratchpad tab beside Files groups chats by date like the chat sidebar; click a chat to open it, click a file to view or edit it in a workspace tab, and delete or clear drafts.
Good to know before installing
Adds a short placement rule (about 120 tokens) to each turn's user message; reads state.db read-only once an hour from a background thread to find deleted chats, and also removes folders idle longer than idle_days (default 90) using its own stamps; deletes only its own folders under plugin-data/devkit/; no network calls, credentials or third-party services.
From the plugin's catalog listing.
How to install
- Install it. Hermes asks for any API keys it needs, then asks whether to turn it on.
hermes plugins install devkit - Said no? Turn it on later:
hermes plugins enable devkit - Restart Hermes so it loads the plugin.
Some plugins also need a sign-in or settings: see Full setup & settings. Memory plugins ask whether to become your memory provider instead. Steps follow the official plugins guide (opens in a new tab).
- Category
- Hermes Desktop add-ons
- Maintained by
- Zek-Takai (Community)
- Needs
- No API keys declared
- Adds tools
scratchpad- Needs Hermes
- 0.22.0 or newer
- Version
- 0.3.0
- In the catalog
- 2026-10-16
Full setup & settings ↗Source code ↗
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