# Spectator: Hermes Agent plugin

> Harness-neutral live session sharing, summaries, and branch queries.

Canonical: https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins/spectator  
Tier: Community  
Official page (Nous Research): https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/spectator  
Last updated in catalog: 2026-09-19

Harness-neutral live session sharing, summaries, and branch queries.

## Good to know before installing

Reads state.db read-only and exposes masked transcripts to invite-token guests on the dashboard; host-approved guest suggestions are injected via ctx.inject_message.

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 spectator
```

2. Said no? Turn it on later:

```bash
hermes plugins enable spectator
```

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: Cost, speed & monitoring
- Maintained by: Sahil-SS9 (Community)
- Needs: No API keys declared
- Adds tools: `spectator`
- Requires Hermes: `>=0.21`
- In the catalog since: 2026-09-17, updated 2026-09-19

## Links

- [Full setup and settings (official page)](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/spectator)
- [Source code](https://github.com/Sahil-SS9/spectator-mode)
- [All plugins](https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins.md)

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