# Hermes Sidepulse: Hermes Agent plugin

> SidePulse lifecycle status backend; Desktop focus tracking requires the separate companion in the linked setup guide.

Canonical: https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins/hermes-sidepulse  
Tier: Community  
Official page (Nous Research): https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/hermes-sidepulse  
Last updated in catalog: 2026-09-19

SidePulse lifecycle status backend; Desktop focus tracking requires the separate companion in the linked setup guide.

## Good to know before installing

Forwards event names, a hashed agent id, the raw session_id and tool names to a local AF_UNIX socket and a 0600 jsonl log; no network egress.

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-sidepulse
```

2. Said no? Turn it on later:

```bash
hermes plugins enable hermes-sidepulse
```

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: Hermes Desktop add-ons
- Maintained by: d31tcjg (Community)
- Needs: No API keys declared
- Works on: macos, linux
- Requires Hermes: `>=0.21.3`
- Version: 0.2.0-beta.1
- In the catalog since: 2026-09-19

## Links

- [Full setup and settings (official page)](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/hermes-sidepulse)
- [Source code](https://github.com/d31tcjg/hermes-sidepulse/blob/v0.2.0-beta.1/README.md)
- [All plugins](https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins.md)

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