# Vault View: Hermes Agent plugin

> Local Markdown vault workspace for Hermes Desktop: visual editing, progressive reading, cached image previews, optional per-conversation workspaces, pinned tabs, explicit selection quoting, tag search, links, backlinks…

Canonical: https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins/vault-view  
Tier: Community  
Official page (Nous Research): https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/vault-view  
Last updated in catalog: 2026-10-08

Local Markdown vault workspace for Hermes Desktop: visual editing, progressive reading, cached image previews, optional per-conversation workspaces, pinned tabs, explicit selection quoting, tag search, links, backlinks and a graph. Compatible with Obsidian vaults. File transport requires a Linux/macOS gateway; Windows Desktop requires a WSL-hosted Unix backend, not a native Windows gateway; ffmpeg thumbnails are optional. Remote images and agent guidance are independent opt-ins and disabled by default; automatic note-content sharing is disabled; direct Obsidian opening is temporarily hidden.

## Good to know before installing

Reads and writes notes in the vault folder you choose through Desktop shell commands on the gateway host; remote Markdown images and agent navigation guidance stay off until you opt in.

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 vault-view
```

2. Said no? Turn it on later:

```bash
hermes plugins enable vault-view
```

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: Memory & notes, Work & business, Hermes Desktop add-ons
- Maintained by: ergocogn (Community)
- Needs: No API keys declared
- Works on: linux, macos
- Requires Hermes: `>=0.21.5`
- Version: 0.5.0
- In the catalog since: 2026-10-04, updated 2026-10-08

## Links

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

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