# Hermes AAC: Hermes Agent plugin

> Communication boards, explicit speech, switch scanning and reviewed AI proposals for Hermes Desktop.

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

Communication boards, explicit speech, switch scanning and reviewed AI proposals for Hermes Desktop.

## Good to know before installing

Desktop-only page; Speak sends your message text through the Hermes gateway to the TTS provider configured in Hermes (cloud providers receive it) and the audio plays on the gateway host, which may be remote; the AI helpers open a separate Hermes chat session per request and send your topic or message as a normal agent turn on your model provider; saved phrases and approved boards are kept in plaintext in the plugin's Desktop storage.

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 hermes-aac
```

2. Said no? Turn it on later:

```bash
hermes plugins enable hermes-aac
```

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: Chat apps & voice, Hermes Desktop add-ons
- Maintained by: TREE-Ind (Community)
- Needs: No API keys declared
- Works on: windows
- Requires Hermes: `>=0.21.7`
- Version: 0.1.1
- In the catalog since: 2026-10-13

## Links

- [Full setup and settings (official page)](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/hermes-aac)
- [Source code](https://github.com/TREE-Ind/hermes-aac)
- [All plugins](https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins.md)

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