Turn Bell: plugin for Hermes Agent

What Turn Bell does

Click the bell to cycle between three modes: off, current turn, which pings when the turn you are watching finishes, and all turns, which pings on every finished turn. Holding it for half a second opens a status panel that shows the topic pings will go to and a Send test ping button, so you can confirm notifications can leave the machine before you walk away. The selected mode survives a restart.

The notification title says whether the turn completed, failed or was interrupted, along with the model. The body holds the first line of the answer, the model, how long the turn took and tokens in and out. Failures arrive at high priority with a warning tag so they do not look like successes in the list, and rapid completions collapse into one message instead of several. Nothing needs configuring beyond the existing ntfy topic.

Key features

Three modes: off, current turn and all turns
Mode that persists across restarts
Status panel showing the ntfy topic with a Send test ping button
Notification with status, model, duration and tokens in and out
High-priority failure alerts with a warning tag
Collapsing of rapid completions into one message

When to use it

Walking away from a long Hermes run and getting pinged when it ends
Being alerted promptly when a turn fails or is interrupted
Checking that notifications can leave the machine before leaving

Who it is for: Hermes Desktop users who start long agent turns and want a phone or desktop notification when they end.

How it fits with Hermes Agent

Built as a Hermes Desktop plugin that reuses the ntfy topic Hermes is already configured for.

How to install Turn Bell

These commands are copied from the project's README. Check the repository for the latest steps before you run them.

hermes plugins install https://github.com/BrokeSkill/turn-bell

Requirements: Hermes Desktop with an ntfy topic already configured in Hermes

FAQ

What is Turn Bell?

Turn Bell is a Hermes Desktop plugin that puts a bell in the composer row and sends an ntfy notification when a turn finishes. It can watch the current turn or every turn.

How do I install Turn Bell?

Install it from the Hermes plugin catalog or run hermes plugins install https://github.com/BrokeSkill/turn-bell. Then enable turn-bell in Settings, Plugins and restart the desktop app.

What does a Turn Bell notification contain?

The title says complete, failed or interrupted with the model name. The body has the first line of the answer, the model, the turn duration and tokens in and out.