# Session Relay: Hermes Agent plugin

> Hands a long-running conversation over to a fresh session before the context window fills up: a ⚡ chip in the status bar shows live context usage, and at the threshold (45% by default) the agent writes a…

Canonical: https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins/session-relay  
Tier: Community  
Official page (Nous Research): https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/session-relay  
Last updated in catalog: 2026-10-29

Hands a long-running conversation over to a fresh session before the context window fills up: a ⚡ chip in the status bar shows live context usage, and at the threshold (45% by default) the agent writes a hand-off note while the plugin opens a new chat, seeded with that note as its first message and named after the current one (+1). On Telegram and other messaging platforms the gateway half provides a session_relay_handoff tool; after /new it attaches that chat's note to the first message of the new session, so the fresh session opens with the hand-off.

## Good to know before installing

Each relay runs one extra agent turn and therefore uses model tokens.

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 session-relay
```

2. Said no? Turn it on later:

```bash
hermes plugins enable session-relay
```

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: Hermes Desktop add-ons, Memory & notes
- Maintained by: ikuro4kin-dev (Community)
- Needs: No API keys declared
- Adds tools: `session_relay_handoff`
- Requires Hermes: `>=0.22.0`
- Version: 0.3.1
- In the catalog since: 2026-10-29

## Links

- [Full setup and settings (official page)](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/session-relay)
- [Source code](https://github.com/ikuro4kin-dev/hermes-session-relay#readme)
- [All plugins](https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins.md)

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