# Progress Squash: Hermes Agent plugin

> Collapses carriage-return progress bars (tqdm, git clone --progress and similar) in terminal output to the frame a terminal would show, so the model reads one line instead of every redraw: a 300-step tqdm loop goes…

Canonical: https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins/progress-squash  
Tier: Community  
Official page (Nous Research): https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/progress-squash  
Last updated in catalog: 2026-10-05

Collapses carriage-return progress bars (tqdm, git clone --progress and similar) in terminal output to the frame a terminal would show, so the model reads one line instead of every redraw: a 300-step tqdm loop goes from 17,396 characters to about 120. Other text written between redraws, CRLF line endings and output without a carriage return are left as they are.

## Good to know before installing

Register() adds one transform_terminal_output hook that rewrites the output string in memory; no tools, network access, subprocesses, files, settings or environment variables.

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 progress-squash
```

2. Said no? Turn it on later:

```bash
hermes plugins enable progress-squash
```

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: Coding & developer tools
- Maintained by: pierrenode (Community)
- Needs: No API keys declared
- Requires Hermes: `>=0.21`
- Version: 1.0.0
- In the catalog since: 2026-10-05

## Links

- [Full setup and settings (official page)](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/progress-squash)
- [Source code](https://github.com/pierrenode/hermes-progress-squash)
- [All plugins](https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins.md)

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