# Git Autosave: Hermes Agent plugin

> Lightweight local alternative to directory checkpoints for Git projects.

Canonical: https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins/git-autosave  
Tier: Community  
Official page (Nous Research): https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/git-autosave  
Last updated in catalog: 2026-10-17

Lightweight local alternative to directory checkpoints for Git projects. Before a mutating tool call it saves the affected repository's working state to a private local shadow ref (refs/hermes-autosave/<branch>, with reflog) through a private index, or copies the single existing file outside Git; `hermes autosave find` and `restore` recover a pre-edit version.

## Good to know before installing

Runs local git subprocesses in repositories the agent touches (hooks, clean filters, fsmonitor and lazy fetch disabled); writes shadow refs/reflogs into those repositories' .git and unencrypted file copies into its plugin-data directory; never changes HEAD, branches, the real index or the working tree and never pushes; skips credential stores (.env, auth.json, .ssh, .aws, .docker, .kube, gh/gcloud/azure configs) and dependency directories; `hermes autosave sweep` reads the session database read-only and is scheduled by the user; no network, no background processes; it observes only and never blocks or approves a tool call.

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 git-autosave
```

2. Said no? Turn it on later:

```bash
hermes plugins enable git-autosave
```

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: Coding & developer tools
- Maintained by: xiaoyaner0201 (Community)
- Needs: No API keys declared
- Works on: linux, macos
- Requires Hermes: `>=0.22.0`
- Version: 0.3.0
- In the catalog since: 2026-10-17

## Links

- [Full setup and settings (official page)](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/git-autosave)
- [Source code](https://github.com/xiaoyaner0201/hermes-git-autosave#readme)
- [All plugins](https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins.md)

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