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Implements the catalog side of dplush's #859 decision and teknium's hold on hermes-agent#113581: a dedicated directory plugin, separate from the PyPI project.

integrations/hermes-catalog/:

  • plugin.yaml: name: mnemosyne (same install directory as the wrapper, so a machine has one or the other and Hermes refuses a silent overwrite), kind: exclusive so the general loader never imports it, requires_hermes: ">=0.22", and provides_tools listing the 37 tools register() exposes by default. mnemosyne_batch, mnemosyne_apply_pending and mnemosyne_forget_canonical are dispatched but not registered in a default probe, so they are not declared; declaring them would only draw a validator warning.
  • pyproject.toml: dependency declaration only, no build-system. Hermes installs mnemosyne-hermes>=0.7.0,<0.8 and mnemosyne-memory[embeddings]>=3.11.1 into its venv and re-applies them after hermes update.
  • __init__.py: re-exports register and register_memory_provider from the installed package; mentions the provider contract in its first 8 KB so plugins/memory discovery finds it without importing.
  • README.md: what the directory is and how it relates to wrapper installs.

integrations/hermes/ is untouched. Root package discovery already excludes integrations*.

Verified: hermes plugins validate from hermes-agent a08dee94 (has #113851) passes every check including the capability probe (register() ran in isolation) and the security scan. tests/test_hermes_catalog_plugin.py pins the manifest shape, the dependency declaration, the tool list against the package schemas, and a fresh-process import of the shim.

Not in this PR: the catalog pin bump on hermes-agent#113581 (subdir moves to integrations/hermes-catalog, tool list to 37), which waits for this to merge; and the python_runtime: external declaration for wrapper installs, which #859 schedules after #967.

Summary

Adds integrations/hermes-catalog/ as a separate Hermes directory-plugin wrapper.

  • Declares the exclusive mnemosyne plugin for Hermes >=0.22.
  • Exposes 37 existing Mnemosyne tools.
  • Installs mnemosyne-hermes and mnemosyne-memory[embeddings].
  • Re-exports register and register_memory_provider.
  • Adds contract tests for the manifest, dependencies, tools, version, and import shim.
  • Leaves integrations/hermes/ unchanged.

Architectural impact

  • Memory architecture: No changes to working, episodic, or BEAM memory tiers.
  • Retrieval and processing: No changes to hybrid retrieval, episodic consolidation, veracity, or sync implementations.
  • Privacy and local-first design: Preserved. The manifest continues to describe SQLite, vector search, FTS5, episodic consolidation, temporal triples, and zero cloud use. This PR changes packaging only.
  • Agent integration surfaces: Hermes gains catalog installation support. MCP and CLI behavior remain unchanged.
  • Maintainability: Improved by separating catalog installation from the PyPI wrapper and enforcing the integration contract with tests.
  • Benchmark methodology: Unchanged.

This is the right packaging boundary for Hermes. No evidence shows erosion of local-first guarantees. Hermes validation and security checks are reported as passing. A complete test-run result is not established.

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The change adds a Hermes catalog directory for the Mnemosyne plugin. It defines plugin metadata, dependencies, tools, registration exports, documentation, and tests for the catalog contract.

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Hermes catalog plugin

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Add Hermes catalog wrapper
integrations/hermes-catalog/plugin.yaml, integrations/hermes-catalog/pyproject.toml, integrations/hermes-catalog/__init__.py, integrations/hermes-catalog/README.md
The catalog defines an exclusive mnemosyne plugin, its dependencies, 45 tools, registration exports, and installation behavior.
Validate catalog contract
tests/test_hermes_catalog_plugin.py, tests/test_plugin_manifest_versions.py, CHANGELOG.md
Tests verify the catalog files, manifest, dependencies, tools, shim exports, source discoverability, and manifest version contract. The changelog records the addition.

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  participant Hermes
  participant CatalogPlugin
  participant HermesVenv
  participant MnemosyneHermes
  Hermes->>CatalogPlugin: Read plugin.yaml and pyproject.toml
  CatalogPlugin->>HermesVenv: Install declared dependencies
  Hermes->>MnemosyneHermes: Load register and register_memory_provider
  MnemosyneHermes-->>Hermes: Provide registration hooks
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The Hermes catalog installs a directory; a plugin.yaml with nothing
loadable beside it installs and does nothing (hermes-agent#113851).
integrations/hermes-catalog/ carries plugin.yaml (name mnemosyne, kind
exclusive, the 37 tools register() exposes by default), a pyproject.toml
whose dependencies Hermes installs into its venv and re-applies after
updates, and an __init__.py re-exporting the package hooks. The PyPI
project in integrations/hermes/ is untouched, per #859. Validated with
hermes plugins validate at hermes-agent a08dee94: all checks pass.

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In `@integrations/hermes-catalog/README.md`:
- Around line 6-13: Update the Hermes integration README to document the
required coexistence settings: set memory_enabled and user_profile_enabled to
false, while explicitly instructing users not to disable the Hermes memory tool
because doing so also disables Mnemosyne tools. Keep the installation
documentation current alongside these configuration requirements.

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Comment on lines +6 to +13
- `plugin.yaml` names the plugin `mnemosyne`, marks it `kind: exclusive` (a
memory provider, loaded only when `memory.provider: mnemosyne` is set), and
requires a Hermes release that installs plugin dependencies.
- `pyproject.toml` declares the real implementation, the `mnemosyne-hermes`
package on PyPI, plus `mnemosyne-memory[embeddings]`. Hermes installs both
into its own venv on install and re-applies them after every `hermes update`.
- `__init__.py` re-exports `register` and `register_memory_provider` from
the installed package so the directory is loadable.

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Document the required Hermes coexistence settings.

This README omits the configuration required when using Mnemosyne. Add memory_enabled: false and user_profile_enabled: false. State that users must not disable the Hermes memory tool, because that also disables Mnemosyne tools.

As per path instructions, integration-specific install documentation must stay current.

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In `@integrations/hermes-catalog/README.md` around lines 6 - 13, Update the Hermes
integration README to document the required coexistence settings: set
memory_enabled and user_profile_enabled to false, while explicitly instructing
users not to disable the Hermes memory tool because doing so also disables
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AxDSan added a commit to mnemosyne-oss/hermes-agent that referenced this pull request Sep 17, 2026
subdir moves to integrations/hermes-catalog, the directory plugin shape
from NousResearch#113851 (plugin.yaml kind exclusive, __init__.py shim, dependency
pyproject). sha 17abb10 is the merge of mnemosyne-oss/mnemosyne#974.
Tool list trimmed to the 37 tools register() exposes in an isolated
probe; requires_hermes >=0.22.
konsisumer pushed a commit to konsisumer/hermes-agent that referenced this pull request Sep 17, 2026
subdir moves to integrations/hermes-catalog, the directory plugin shape
from NousResearch#113851 (plugin.yaml kind exclusive, __init__.py shim, dependency
pyproject). sha 17abb10 is the merge of mnemosyne-oss/mnemosyne#974.
Tool list trimmed to the 37 tools register() exposes in an isolated
probe; requires_hermes >=0.22.
ether-btc pushed a commit to ether-btc/mnemosyne that referenced this pull request Oct 1, 2026
…mosyne-oss#974)

* feat(hermes): add the plugin-catalog directory as a thin wrapper

The Hermes catalog installs a directory; a plugin.yaml with nothing
loadable beside it installs and does nothing (hermes-agent#113851).
integrations/hermes-catalog/ carries plugin.yaml (name mnemosyne, kind
exclusive, the 37 tools register() exposes by default), a pyproject.toml
whose dependencies Hermes installs into its venv and re-applies after
updates, and an __init__.py re-exporting the package hooks. The PyPI
project in integrations/hermes/ is untouched, per mnemosyne-oss#859. Validated with
hermes plugins validate at hermes-agent a08dee94: all checks pass.

* test: tomllib is 3.11+, fall back to tomli or skip on 3.10

* test: the catalog manifest joins the version contract
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