# Hermes MAX.ru Integration: Hermes Agent plugin

> MAX messenger gateway with polling/webhook, streaming, interactive questions, native attachments, Core voice transcription, optional PNG tables and a Desktop sessions sidebar.

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

MAX messenger gateway with polling/webhook, streaming, interactive questions, native attachments, Core voice transcription, optional PNG tables and a Desktop sessions sidebar.

## Good to know before installing

Sends the bot token and message/file content to the MAX Bot API (platform-api2.max.ru) and MAX upload hosts (*.max.ru, *.oneme.ru, *.okcdn.ru). Inbound attachments are downloaded only for allowlisted senders, with SSRF protection, and cached under HERMES_HOME. The bundled Russian Trusted Root CA is trusted only by the MAX API/upload clients, not attachment downloads. Its platform hint lets the agent attach local host files to MAX replies via MEDIA paths, and a public output hook adds a filename caption to file-only MAX replies. Webhook mode opens a listener (default 0.0.0.0:8646) that requires a secret and public HTTPS. Polling startup deletes all of the bot's webhook subscriptions. Optional table rendering launches Playwright/Chromium; with MAX_AUTO_INSTALL_PLAYWRIGHT=true it pip-installs playwright==1.62.0 and downloads Chromium (~115 MB). The MAX allowlist does not honour Hermes pairing approvals. No telemetry or self-update.

From the plugin's catalog listing.

## How to install

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

```bash
hermes plugins install max-platform
```

2. Said no? Turn it on later:

```bash
hermes plugins enable max-platform
```

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: Chat apps & voice
- Maintained by: Realmagnum (Community)
- Needs: `MAX_BOT_TOKEN` (API key)
- Requires Hermes: `>=0.21.4`
- Version: 2.11.0
- In the catalog since: 2026-10-16

## Links

- [Full setup and settings (official page)](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/max-platform)
- [Source code](https://github.com/Realmagnum/hermes-max-integration/blob/50c7a9a7c16b6207a079b7b883718dd863e9e951/README.md)
- [All plugins](https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins.md)

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