# Rea Captcha: Hermes Agent plugin

> Inspect captured browser verification evidence locally when an agent task is interrupted by a CAPTCHA.

Canonical: https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins/rea-captcha  
Tier: Community  
Official page (Nous Research): https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/rea-captcha  
Last updated in catalog: 2026-10-19

Inspect captured browser verification evidence locally when an agent task is interrupted by a CAPTCHA. Portable Agent Plugins v1 package (pinned stateless mcp.json + skill); needs Node.js 22.19+/24.11+/26+ with npx on PATH.

## Good to know before installing

On first start Hermes runs `npx rea-captcha@0.3.1`, which downloads that exact npm package and its dependencies (incl. Playwright) from the npm registry; the catalog config is stateless, so only the read-only, local captcha_analyze works and the browser-session tools fail closed until you configure a separate stateful server; no telemetry, hosted solver, browser-profile copying, or cookie/token transfer.

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 rea-captcha
```

2. Said no? Turn it on later:

```bash
hermes plugins enable rea-captcha
```

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, Automation & multi-agent
- Maintained by: masakaai (Community)
- Needs: No API keys declared
- Requires Hermes: `>=0.22.0`
- Version: 0.3.1
- In the catalog since: 2026-10-19

## Links

- [Full setup and settings (official page)](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/rea-captcha)
- [Source code](https://github.com/masakaai/rea-captcha/tree/bac84a628e989d330b807974789cde0ec689be18/integrations/hermes)
- [All plugins](https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins.md)

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