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Hermes Xai

The xAI API surfaces core does not cover, nothing it already ships (provider, x_search, web search, TTS, STT and Imagine stay in core). Voice module: full-duplex Grok Voice (grok-voice-latest) in the Desktop composer, built like core's GPT-Live mode; the voice model hands real work to Hermes as a normal turn on the open chat (surface voice-live) and reads the result aloud; the backend mints a 300 s xAI client secret so XAI_API_KEY never reaches the renderer. Collections module: one read-only tool, xai_collections_search, over documents the user already indexed in xAI Collections (GET /v1/collections, POST /v1/documents/search).

Good to know before installing

The voice button captures microphone audio and streams it to api.x.ai over a WebSocket; the backend calls api.x.ai once per call with XAI_API_KEY (read through agent.secret_scope) to mint the secret; delegated requests run as normal Hermes turns with the profile's full toolset and approvals, and their final text (up to 3000 characters) plus the last spoken turns are sent back to xAI. Each xai_collections_search call sends the query to api.x.ai with XAI_API_KEY and returns passages into the conversation. Nothing is uploaded, stored or deleted and no telemetry is emitted; xAI bills on the user's key.

From the plugin's catalog listing.

How to install

  1. Install it. Hermes asks for any API keys it needs (this one needs XAI_API_KEY), then asks whether to turn it on.
    hermes plugins install hermes-xai
  2. Said no? Turn it on later:
    hermes plugins enable hermes-xai
  3. 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
Chat apps & voice
Maintained by
Julientalbot (Community)
Needs
XAI_API_KEY API key
Adds tools
xai_collections_search
Needs Hermes
0.21.5 or newer
Version
0.1.0
In the catalog
2026-10-17
GitHub stars
7

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