Reading Buddy
Local-first WeRead (微信读书) reading companion: syncs bookshelf, reading stats and notes to the local machine and turns them into private reading cards and weekly/monthly reviews through 8 MCP tools, with a built-in fictional demo mode for previews. Engine pinned to an immutable git commit (e5f6673) over npx stdio; Portable Agent Plugins v1 package (mcp.json + skills/), needs Node.js 20+ on PATH. All data stays in PLUGIN_DATA; never posts to WeRead — cards and reviews are local files saved only after user confirmation.
Good to know before installing
Live mode sends your WEREAD_API_KEY as a Bearer token plus book ids and paging cursors to i.weread.qq.com (Tencent's WeRead agent gateway) and nothing else; the engine's MCP tool descriptions and error messages are Chinese-only while the skills are English-first; the engine's npm dependencies resolve as caret ranges at first launch.
From the plugin's catalog listing.
How to install
- Install it. Hermes asks for any API keys it needs, then asks whether to turn it on.
hermes plugins install reading-buddy - Said no? Turn it on later:
hermes plugins enable reading-buddy - Restart Hermes so it loads the plugin.
Some plugins also need a sign-in or settings: see Full setup & settings. Memory plugins ask whether to become your memory provider instead. Steps follow the official plugins guide (opens in a new tab).
- Category
- Languages & regions · Web, research & browsing
- Maintained by
- harrylabsj (Community)
- Needs
- No API keys declared
- Version
- 1.1.0
- In the catalog
- 2026-09-24
Full setup & settings ↗Source code ↗
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