Nous Research Hermes Agent Plugin Hackathon 2026

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About this hackathon

A 7-day online hackathon from Nous Research: build any plugin for the open-source Hermes Agent (models, memory, where it runs commands, messaging apps, Hermes Desktop UI and more). Open a pull request to the Hermes plugin catalog, post a demo video under 90 seconds on X tagging @NousResearch, and submit both links via the form by Nov 11, 2026, 5 PM EST (Nov 12, 06:00 Beijing time). Judged on usefulness, reliability, polish and creativity; accepted plugins are listed in the Hermes Marketplace. $20,000 in cash plus neon signs, merch and credits.

Status
Deadline: 2026-11-11
Starts: 2026-11-04
Who: Open to all (Open to anyone online; the entry is the plugin itself, submitted as a pull request to the Hermes plugin catalog)
Level: Intermediate
Prize: $20k · $20,000 in cash: $10,000 1st (+ neon sign, merch, $1,000 credits), $5,000 2nd, $2,500 3rd, $1,500 4th, $1,000 5th; five runners-up get merch and $250 in credits
Size: —
Format: Online · International
Location: New York (online; placed at organizer’s city)

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Original listing (Chinese)

The full original listing below is in Chinese, as published in the Hack123 newsletter.

一句话简介：开源模型团队 Nous Research 办的 7 天线上黑客松，⁠‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‌⁠给开源智能体 Hermes Agent 写插件，被接收的插件会上架 Hermes Marketplace。

看点：什么插件都行——换底层模型、换记忆存储、换命令执行环境、接新的聊天软件、改 Hermes Desktop 界面都算，官方说市场里已有让 Hermes 操控手机、把照片变成可 3D 打印模型的插件；评分看实用、可靠、打磨程度和创意，偏爱「提示词或 Skill 做不到」的插件；提交三步：向 Hermes 插件目录提 PR、在 X 发 90 秒内演示视频并 @NousResearch、用表单交两个链接

奖金：现金合计 2 万美元，第一名 1 万美元（另有霓虹灯牌、周边和 1,000 美元额度）、第二名 5,000、第三名 2,500、第四名 1,500、第五名 1,000，另有 5 个优胜奖

截止日期：11月11日 17:00（美东时间，北京时间 11月12日 06:00）提交截止（线上）

活动日期：2026年11月4日—11日（线上）

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Nous Research Hermes Agent Plugin Hackathon 2026

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