Hermes Federated Search
Federated web search backend (provider name `federated`): fans one query out to multiple configured search backends in parallel and returns merged, deduplicated, relevance-ranked results (keyword scoring; optional LLM re-rank with automatic fallback). Phase 2 — official settings-page exposure (config_schema, six keys) merged with the legacy web.federated block, and per-line multi-card credential pools (environment-variable names only) with automatic failover and host-aligned cooldowns. Phase 3 — a desktop card config page (Settings → Plugins; opt-in via Settings → Skills & Tools → Plugins): one card per line, two-level membership checkboxes (backends / credentials), add/remove lines and keys, a per-line Key rotation strategy (pool_strategy), an LLM ranker model picker (seventh schema key `ranker`), and a current-settings string with paste import; no type picker/badges (`type` round-trips verbatim); every edit serializes back to the settings tree (string ↔ UI parity). The LLM re-rank request pins thinking off (`reasoning_effort=off`) and the card page states it.
Good to know before installing
Reads the operator's config.yaml (read-only) for its own settings (web.federated and plugins.entries.hermes-federated-search.settings); sends the query to the operator-configured sub-backends (registered providers or custom HTTP endpoints); no telemetry, no subprocesses, no credential storage (key values stay in the runtime environment).
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 hermes-federated-search - Said no? Turn it on later:
hermes plugins enable hermes-federated-search - 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
- Web, research & browsing
- Maintained by
- kumaxs (Community)
- Needs
- No API keys declared
- Needs Hermes
- 0.21.5 or newer
- Version
- 1.1.2
- In the catalog
- 2026-10-17
Full setup & settings ↗Source code ↗
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