hermes-desktop-pluginslisted

# Hermes Desktop Plugins Skill Write plugins for the Hermes desktop app: statusbar items, layout panes, command-palette commands, keybinds, routes, and themes. A plugin is a single plain-JavaScript ESM file the app loads at runtime — no build step, no repo changes. A plugin can also talk to its own Python backend namespace (`ctx.rest`/`ctx.socket` → `/api/plugins/<id>`); the general Python plugin system (`~/.hermes/plugins/`) is otherwise documented separately. Full human reference (every export, area payloads, backend, security): `website/docs/developer-guide/desktop-plugin-sdk.md`. ## When to Use - The user asks for a new desktop UI element (a pane, a statusbar widget, a dashboard, a command) without modifying the app itself. - You want to surface data you compute (via gateway RPC) inside the app. ## Prerequisites - The Hermes desktop app (it loads plugins; the CLI/gateway alone does not). - Write access to `$HERMES_HOME/desktop-plugins/` (usually `~/.hermes/desktop-plugins/`). ## How to Run 1. Create `$HERMES_HOME/desktop-plugins/<name>/plugin.js` from `templates/plugin.js` (relative to this skill directory) — that's `~/.hermes/...` by default, or `~/.hermes/profiles/<profile>/...` under a named profile. Keep `<name>` equal to the plugin `id`. 2. The desktop app watches that directory: the plugin loads within a few seconds of the file landing, and every later save hot-reloads it in place. No reload step. (Fallback if it doesn't appear: ⌘K → **