# Sunshine / Moonlight: Hermes Agent plugin

> Set up and diagnose Moonlight game streaming (Sunshine host <-> Moonlight client) between machines that run Hermes.

Canonical: https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins/sunshine-moonlight  
Tier: Community  
Official page (Nous Research): https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/sunshine-moonlight  
Last updated in catalog: 2026-10-20

Set up and diagnose Moonlight game streaming (Sunshine host <-> Moonlight client) between machines that run Hermes. One tool, action-based: discover hosts on the tailnet/LAN, preflight ports, install+start Sunshine, pair clients, verify encoders, and launch a stream. Writes to remote machines only over SSH and only when the action says so.

## Good to know before installing

Runs shell commands as your user on this machine and, over SSH, on hosts you name (BatchMode, your existing keys); `install` runs `sudo` with your package manager to install `sunshine` or `moonlight-qt` without a Hermes approval prompt; `configure`/`start` rewrite Sunshine's config (with a backup) and restart its user service; `discover` reads `tailscale status` and port-probes your tailnet peers; `launch` starts a Moonlight process. No credentials stored, no telemetry.

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 sunshine-moonlight
```

2. Said no? Turn it on later:

```bash
hermes plugins enable sunshine-moonlight
```

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: Everyday life & fun
- Maintained by: lEWFkRAD (Community)
- Needs: No API keys declared
- Adds tools: `game_stream`
- Works on: linux
- Requires Hermes: `>=0.21.3`
- Version: 0.1.0
- In the catalog since: 2026-10-20

## Links

- [Full setup and settings (official page)](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/sunshine-moonlight)
- [Source code](https://github.com/lEWFkRAD/hermes-plugin-sunshine-moonlight#readme)
- [All plugins](https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins.md)

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