# Identity: Hermes Agent plugin

> View and edit the identity files (SOUL.md, MEMORY.md, USER.md, AGENT.md/HERMES.md) from chat, switch the active profile, and see per-line usage with colour-coded staleness timestamps.

Canonical: https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins/identity  
Tier: Community  
Official page (Nous Research): https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/identity  
Last updated in catalog: 2026-09-23

View and edit the identity files (SOUL.md, MEMORY.md, USER.md, AGENT.md/HERMES.md) from chat, switch the active profile, and see per-line usage with colour-coded staleness timestamps. Adds six tools, /identity, /identity-switch and /identity-dashboard commands, and a utilization dashboard pane.

## Good to know before installing

Reads and writes the identity files and a line-utilization record inside the selected profile directory under HERMES_HOME, and can change which profile is active; it performs no network I/O and holds no credentials. Disclosure — the model-callable identity_edit tool rewrites SOUL.md/MEMORY.md/USER.md/AGENT.md and identity_switch_profile writes HERMES_HOME/active_profile.

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 identity
```

2. Said no? Turn it on later:

```bash
hermes plugins enable identity
```

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: Memory & notes
- Maintained by: indigokarasu (Community)
- Needs: No API keys declared
- Adds tools: `identity_view`, `identity_edit`, `identity_switch_profile`, `identity_list_profiles`, `identity_dashboard`, `identity_reset_usage`
- Version: 1.0.1
- In the catalog since: 2026-09-23

## Links

- [Full setup and settings (official page)](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/identity)
- [Source code](https://github.com/indigokarasu/hermes-identity-plugin#readme)
- [All plugins](https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins.md)

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