# Iteration Budget Meter: Hermes Agent plugin

> Status-bar chip for the focused session per-turn iteration usage (N/60), with a hover tooltip and a click popover of per-request stats.

Canonical: https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins/iteration-budget-meter  
Tier: Community  
Official page (Nous Research): https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/iteration-budget-meter  
Last updated in catalog: 2026-10-04

Status-bar chip for the focused session per-turn iteration usage (N/60), with a hover tooltip and a click popover of per-request stats.

## 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 iteration-budget-meter
```

2. Said no? Turn it on later:

```bash
hermes plugins enable iteration-budget-meter
```

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: Cost, speed & monitoring, Hermes Desktop add-ons
- Maintained by: apoapostolov (Community)
- Needs: No API keys declared
- Version: 1.2.2
- In the catalog since: 2026-09-19, updated 2026-10-04

## Links

- [Full setup and settings (official page)](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/iteration-budget-meter)
- [Source code](https://github.com/apoapostolov/hermes-agent-awesome-plugins/tree/main/public/iteration-budget-meter)
- [All plugins](https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins.md)

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