Hermes Classic Gold Pack: plugin for Hermes Agent

Update-safe gold theme, caduceus background, telemetry tape and Noir Neko pets for Hermes desktop

What Hermes Classic Gold Pack does

Hermes Classic Gold Pack installs as a renderer plug-in at desktop-plugins/classic-gold/plugin.js plus a small Python telemetry backend under plugins/classic-gold/dashboard, both inside one Hermes profile directory. The renderer uses the public Hermes plug-in SDK to contribute the Classic Hermes light and dark theme, a caduceus background, a pixel wordmark, an interactive telemetry tape, a settings page, and model, reasoning, provider and context controls.

Because everything lives outside the Hermes git checkout, it does not patch Electron, needs no npm run pack and is untouched by a normal Hermes update. A Node installer, install.mjs, supports a dry run, requires an explicit --home target and refuses to choose between several profiles. It records what it wrote in two JSON files, changes only the classic-gold plugin entry in config.yaml, and with --activate changes only display.pet. Windows users can instead copy folders from a release ZIP, and the repository includes prompts for having an AI agent install, update or remove the pack.

Key features

Classic Hermes light and dark theme with a caduceus background and pixel wordmark
Interactive telemetry tape and a settings page
Model, reasoning, provider and context controls
Two Noir Neko pets, selectable with --activate
Update-safe install outside the Hermes git checkout
Dry-run installer with manifest records, plus a no-terminal ZIP install for Windows

When to use it

Restyling the Hermes desktop app with a gold theme and pets
Keeping a customization that survives Hermes updates
Letting an AI agent install, update or remove the pack with a ready-made prompt

Who it is for: Hermes desktop users who want a distinctive theme with pets and a telemetry status bar.

How it fits with Hermes Agent

Built for the Hermes desktop app using the public plug-in SDK, as a renderer plug-in plus a Python backend inside a Hermes profile.

How to install Hermes Classic Gold Pack

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

git clone https://github.com/Elevatormusic/hermes-classic-gold-pack
cd hermes-classic-gold-pack
node install.mjs --dry-run --home "<HERMES_HOME>" --activate noir-neko-ascii-fine
node install.mjs --home "<HERMES_HOME>" --activate noir-neko-ascii-fine

Requirements: The Hermes desktop app and Node.js for install.mjs; the Windows ZIP route needs no terminal

FAQ

What is Hermes Classic Gold Pack?

Hermes Classic Gold Pack is a desktop plug-in bundle for Hermes Agent with a gold theme, caduceus background, telemetry tape and two Noir Neko pets. It also adds model, reasoning, provider and context controls.

How do I install Hermes Classic Gold Pack?

Clone the repository and run node install.mjs with --dry-run first, then without it, using --home set to the directory that contains your target config.yaml. On Windows you can instead copy the desktop-plugins and plugins folders from the release ZIP into %LOCALAPPDATA%\hermes.

Will Hermes Classic Gold Pack survive Hermes updates?

Yes, according to the README. The install does not change the Hermes git checkout or patch Electron, so its files stay in place during a normal Hermes update.