# Hermes Agent Builder: Hermes Agent plugin

> Guided Desktop workspace in BOTS: tailored questions, reference files, editable instructions and capabilities, version comparisons, model-only trials, and native Bot Chat handoff.

Canonical: https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins/hermes-agent-builder  
Tier: Community  
Official page (Nous Research): https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/hermes-agent-builder  
Last updated in catalog: 2026-10-02

Guided Desktop workspace in BOTS: tailored questions, reference files, editable instructions and capabilities, version comparisons, model-only trials, and native Bot Chat handoff. Saves specialists as separate Hermes profiles and installs the Builder companion plugin into its own bot profile.

## Good to know before installing

"Talk to Builder" auto-creates a hermes-builder profile cloned from the active profile with copied .env/auth.json and copies+enables this plugin there outside the catalog installer (uninstall does not remove that copy); "Save agent" creates new profiles the same way and rewrites their tool/skill selection.

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-agent-builder
```

2. Said no? Turn it on later:

```bash
hermes plugins enable hermes-agent-builder
```

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: Automation & multi-agent, Hermes Desktop add-ons
- Maintained by: itsflownium (Community)
- Needs: No API keys declared
- Adds tools: `agent_builder`
- Works on: macos, windows
- Requires Hermes: `>=0.21.5`
- Version: 1.0.0
- In the catalog since: 2026-10-02

## Links

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

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