# Nous Research releases Hermes‑Spotify plugin

> The new plugin adds seven Spotify tools to Hermes Agent and changes the login command.

Oossa · 2026-10-09 · https://oossa.com/en/nous-research-releases-hermes-spotify-plugin

Nous Research has published a standalone Hermes Agent plugin for Spotify. It provides seven tools—playback, devices, queue, search, playlists, albums and library—via the Spotify Web API. Existing Hermes users keep their login; the only change is the command, now `hermes spotify login` instead of `hermes auth spotify`. The plugin is installed from the Hermes catalog with `hermes plugins install spotify` and then enabled.

To use playback control you need a Spotify Premium account and an active Connect device. Free accounts can still search, view playlists and read the queue. The plugin requires only the httpx Python library, which Hermes already includes.

## The facts

- Release date: 2026‑10‑09 ("Fri Oct 09 2026 02:28:55 GMT+0200")
- Provides seven Spotify tools via the Hermes Agent plugin

## Why it matters

Hermes users can now control Spotify and manage their music library from the same chat‑based interface.

## Sources & references

1. [New repository NousResearch/hermes-spotify: Spotify playback, search, playlists and library tools for Hermes Agent (official plugin)](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-spotify) – Nous Research, 2026-10-09
2. [New repository NousResearch/hermes-pantheon: ☤ The official plugins for Hermes Agent, by Nous Research. Home Assistant, Spotify and every first-party plugin, one install away from the Hermes plugin catalog.](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-pantheon) – Nous Research, 2026-10-10

Last updated: 2026-10-10