* docs(simplex): remove broken Docker install command (#26974)
The "Or Docker" snippet pointed at `simplexchat/simplex-chat`, which is
not a published Docker Hub image. Users following the docs hit:
docker: Error response from daemon: pull access denied for
simplexchat/simplex-chat, repository does not exist or may require
'docker login'.
The SimpleX Chat project only publishes Docker images for its server
components (smp-server, xftp-server) — the chat CLI is distributed as a
binary release. Drop the broken `docker run` line and keep the verified
binary-download path, with a note pointing users to the upstream
Dockerfile if they want to build a container themselves.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* docs(simplex): drop misleading "Dockerfile" link text
Copilot review flagged that the link text claimed "Dockerfile in the
upstream repo" but the URL pointed at the repository root, not a
specific Dockerfile path. Reword to "build from source from the
simplex-chat repository" so the link text and target match.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Co-authored-by: briandevans <252620095+briandevans@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
SimpleX Chat (https://simplex.chat) is a private, decentralised messenger
with no persistent user IDs — every contact is identified by an opaque
internal ID generated at connection time. This adds it as a Hermes
gateway platform via the plugin system.
The adapter connects to a local simplex-chat daemon via WebSocket,
listens for inbound messages, and sends replies. Originally proposed in
PR #2558 as a core-modifying integration; reshaped here as a self-
contained plugin under plugins/platforms/simplex/ with no edits to any
core file. Discovery is filesystem-based (scanned by gateway.config),
and the platform identity is resolved on demand via Platform("simplex").
Plugin contract:
- check_requirements() requires SIMPLEX_WS_URL AND the websockets package
- validate_config() / is_connected() accept env or config.yaml input
- _env_enablement() seeds PlatformConfig.extra (ws_url + home_channel)
- _standalone_send() supports out-of-process cron delivery
- interactive_setup() provides a stdin wizard for hermes gateway setup
- register() wires the adapter into the registry with required_env,
install_hint, cron_deliver_env_var, allowed_users_env, and a
platform_hint for the LLM.
Lazy dependency: the websockets Python package is imported inside the
functions that need it. The plugin is importable and discoverable even
when websockets is missing — check_requirements() simply returns False
until `pip install websockets` is run. No new pyproject extras are
introduced.
Environment variables:
SIMPLEX_WS_URL WebSocket URL of the daemon (required)
SIMPLEX_ALLOWED_USERS Comma-separated allowed contact IDs
SIMPLEX_ALLOW_ALL_USERS Set true to allow all contacts
SIMPLEX_HOME_CHANNEL Default contact for cron delivery
SIMPLEX_HOME_CHANNEL_NAME Human label for the home channel
Closes#2557.
