# Machine Library: Hermes Agent plugin

> Research search for web_search and web_extract — papers, books, patents, standards and Wikipedia, with citable source links (Machine Library API key).

Canonical: https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins/machine-library  
Tier: Community  
Official page (Nous Research): https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/machine-library  
Last updated in catalog: 2026-10-16

Research search for web_search and web_extract — papers, books, patents, standards and Wikipedia, with citable source links (Machine Library API key).

## How to install

1. Install it. Hermes asks for any API keys it needs (this one needs `MACHINELIBRARY_API_KEY`), then asks whether to turn it on.

```bash
hermes plugins install machine-library
```

2. Said no? Turn it on later:

```bash
hermes plugins enable machine-library
```

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: Web, research & browsing
- Maintained by: SpaceFrontiers (Community)
- Needs: `MACHINELIBRARY_API_KEY` (API key)
- Requires Hermes: `>=0.20.0`
- Version: 0.1.0
- In the catalog since: 2026-10-16

## Links

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

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