# Hermes Beads: Hermes Agent plugin

> Native Beads (bd) work-graph plugin: fixed-argv adapter, scoped ready frontier, claim with read-back, guarded writes.

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

Native Beads (bd) work-graph plugin: fixed-argv adapter, scoped ready frontier, claim with read-back, guarded writes. Six tools over an explicit store path + actor; honest exit-code map incl. stale-13; plain bd stays fully sufficient (escape hatch). No desktop pane ships yet.

## 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-beads
```

2. Said no? Turn it on later:

```bash
hermes plugins enable hermes-beads
```

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: jacobhausler (Community)
- Needs: No API keys declared
- Adds tools: `beads_smoke`, `beads_frontier`, `beads_show`, `beads_claim`, `beads_update`, `beads_comment`
- Requires Hermes: `>=0.21`
- Version: 0.1.2
- In the catalog since: 2026-10-02

## Links

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

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