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# Optional Skills
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Official skills maintained by Nous Research that are **not activated by default**.
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These skills ship with the hermes-agent repository but are not copied to
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`~/.hermes/skills/` during setup. They are discoverable via the Skills Hub:
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```bash
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hermes skills browse # browse all skills, official shown first
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hermes skills browse --source official # browse only official optional skills
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hermes skills search <query> # finds optional skills labeled "official"
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hermes skills install <identifier> # copies to ~/.hermes/skills/ and activates
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```
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## Why optional?
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Some skills are useful but not broadly needed by every user:
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- **Niche integrations** — specific paid services, specialized tools
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- **Experimental features** — promising but not yet proven
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- **Heavyweight dependencies** — require significant setup (API keys, installs)
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By keeping them optional, we keep the default skill set lean while still
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providing curated, tested, official skills for users who want them.
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