# Hermes Wslc Sandbox: Hermes Agent plugin

> Run Hermes' terminal, file and execute_code tools in a Linux container on Microsoft's WSL Containers (wslc) runtime, so Windows users who run WSL Containers get a sandbox without Docker Desktop.

Canonical: https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins/hermes-wslc-sandbox  
Tier: Community  
Official page (Nous Research): https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/hermes-wslc-sandbox  
Last updated in catalog: 2026-10-25

Run Hermes' terminal, file and execute_code tools in a Linux container on Microsoft's WSL Containers (wslc) runtime, so Windows users who run WSL Containers get a sandbox without Docker Desktop.

## Good to know before installing

The plugin spawns the wslc CLI (one short-lived process per command, plus one long-lived container per environment) and every call runs inside that container; containers have outbound network access unless docker_network is false; persistent sandboxes are left stopped on disk until removed; host environment variables enter the container only when named in docker_forward_env, and only paths listed in docker_volumes are bind-mounted. wslc rejects --cap-drop, --security-opt, --pids-limit, --init and --storage-opt, so this sandbox is not capability-dropped the way the Docker backend's is, container_disk is reported but not enforced, and dangerous-command approval deliberately stays enabled for this backend. The plugin reads no credentials, stores none, and makes no network calls of its own.

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-wslc-sandbox
```

2. Said no? Turn it on later:

```bash
hermes plugins enable hermes-wslc-sandbox
```

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: Coding & developer tools
- Maintained by: Yicheng-Mark (Community)
- Needs: No API keys declared
- Works on: windows
- Requires Hermes: `>=0.21.3`
- Version: 0.1.0
- In the catalog since: 2026-10-17, updated 2026-10-25

## Links

- [Full setup and settings (official page)](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/hermes-wslc-sandbox)
- [Source code](https://github.com/Yicheng-Mark/hermes-windows-plugins/tree/main/wslc-sandbox)
- [All plugins](https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins.md)

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