# Secret Drop: Hermes Agent plugin

> Store a secret on the gateway host without showing it to the model.

Canonical: https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins/secret-drop  
Tier: Community  
Official page (Nous Research): https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/secret-drop  
Last updated in catalog: 2026-09-26

Store a secret on the gateway host without showing it to the model.

## Good to know before installing

Stores the value in plaintext in the profile .env (mode 0600) and adds the name to terminal.env_passthrough, so $NAME is available to the terminal tool; the model can still read the value with its own tools (cat .env, echo $NAME). Keeps secrets out of chat/prompt context and redacts verbatim output of credential-shaped values; it is not a boundary against a model that deliberately reads it. Adds a static system-prompt section and a /secret command. Imports private core helpers read-only (_config_profile_scope, _is_hermes_provider_credential, _CONFIG_LOCK).

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 secret-drop
```

2. Said no? Turn it on later:

```bash
hermes plugins enable secret-drop
```

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: Security & privacy, Hermes Desktop add-ons
- Maintained by: Goitonthefloor (Community)
- Needs: No API keys declared
- Version: 1.4.0
- In the catalog since: 2026-09-26

## Links

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

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