hermes-agent/hermes_cli
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feat(mcp): Nous-approved MCP catalog with interactive picker (#30870)
* feat(mcp): Nous-approved MCP catalog with interactive picker

Adds an optional-mcps/ directory mirroring optional-skills/: curated,
Nous-approved MCP servers shipped with the repo but disabled by default.
Presence in optional-mcps/ = approval. No community tier, no trust signals.
Entries are added by merging a PR.

New surface:
  hermes mcp                       Interactive catalog picker (default)
  hermes mcp catalog               Plain-text list, scriptable
  hermes mcp install <name>        Install a catalog entry

Picker behavior:
  not installed   -> install (clone/bootstrap if needed, prompt for creds)
  installed/off   -> enable
  installed/on    -> menu (disable / uninstall / reinstall)

Manifest schema (manifest_version: 1) supports:
- transport: stdio (command/args, ${INSTALL_DIR} substitution) or http (url)
- install: optional git clone + bootstrap commands (for repos that need
  local venv setup, like the n8n bridge); omit for npx/uvx servers
- auth: api_key (prompts -> ~/.hermes/.env), oauth (provider-mediated
  or native MCP), or none

Catalog entries are never auto-updated. Users re-run `hermes mcp install`
to refresh. Credentials always go to ~/.hermes/.env (the .env-is-for-secrets
rule), never to per-server env blocks.

Ships n8n as the reference manifest (https://github.com/CyberSamuraiX/hermes-n8n-mcp).

Tests: 19 catalog tests + E2E install/uninstall round-trip via the shipped
manifest.

* feat(mcp): tool-selection checklist + Linear catalog entry

Adds install-time tool selection so users only enable the MCP tools they
actually want, and ships Linear as a second reference catalog entry to
demonstrate the http+oauth path alongside n8n's stdio+api_key+git-bootstrap.

Tool selection flow:
  install (clone/auth/credentials) ->
  probe server for available tools ->
  curses checklist with pre-checked rows ->
  write mcp_servers.<name>.tools.include

Pre-check priority:
  1. user's prior tools.include  (reinstall preserves selection)
  2. manifest's tools.default_enabled  (curated subset)
  3. all probed tools  (default)

Probe-failure fallback (server unreachable, OAuth not yet complete,
backing service offline):
  - manifest declared default_enabled -> applied directly
  - no default declared -> no filter written (all-on when reachable)
  - both cases point user at hermes mcp configure <name>

Manifest schema additions:
  tools:
    default_enabled: [list, of, tool, names]   # optional

Updates:
  - optional-mcps/linear/manifest.yaml -- new reference entry (http+oauth)
  - optional-mcps/n8n/manifest.yaml -- tools.default_enabled set to the
    8 read-mostly tools; mutating tools (activate/deactivate, container_logs)
    pruned by default
  - docs: new 'Tool selection at install time' section in features/mcp.md

Tests: 7 new tests in TestToolSelection covering probe-success / probe-fail
matrix, manifest-default filtering, reinstall-preserves-selection, and
invalid-default-enabled rejection. 26 catalog tests + 32 existing
mcp_config tests passing.

* feat(mcp): polish — picker unification, include-mode convergence, hardening

Addresses review findings on PR #30870. Lands all improvements that
belong in this PR before merge; defers separate cleanup (consolidating
two probe implementations, change-detector tests) to follow-ups.

Picker UX (mcp_picker.py)
- Unifies catalog + custom (user-added) MCPs in one view with distinct
  status badges (available / enabled / installed (disabled) /
  custom — enabled / custom — disabled)
- Adds 'Configure tools (probe server + re-pick)' action to both the
  catalog-installed and custom-row submenus — the existing
  hermes mcp configure flow was previously unreachable from the picker
- Loops until ESC/q so the user can manage several entries in one
  session instead of having to re-launch
- Uninstall message now mentions .env credentials are preserved with a
  pointer to clean them up manually if no longer needed
- Surfaces a 'requires a newer Hermes' warning per future-manifest
  entry instead of silently hiding it

Catalog (mcp_catalog.py)
- catalog_diagnostics() exposes which manifests were skipped and why
  (future_manifest vs invalid) so UIs can give actionable feedback
- _do_git_install detects SHA-shaped refs (regex /[0-9a-f]{7,40}/)
  and skips the doomed 'git clone --branch <sha>' attempt — clone --branch
  only accepts branches/tags, so SHAs always failed noisily before
  falling back to the full-clone path
- Probe-success all-tools-enabled message now mentions that new tools
  the server adds later will be auto-enabled (no-filter mode)

Convergence (tools_config.py)
- _configure_mcp_tools_interactive now writes tools.include (whitelist)
  instead of tools.exclude (blacklist), matching the catalog flow and
  hermes mcp configure. The on-disk config shape no longer depends on
  which UI the user touched last
- Two existing tests updated to assert the new include-mode contract

Discoverability
- Setup wizard final step now prints 'Browse curated MCPs: hermes mcp'
- Three tip-corpus entries pointing at the new catalog
- Docs updated with: trust model (manifests run code locally, gated by
  PR review, but read before installing), runtime ${ENV_VAR} substitution
  semantics, and the manifest_version forward-compat behavior

Tests
- 7 new tests covering future-manifest diagnostics, custom MCP picker
  rows, SHA-ref git-install path, branch-ref git-install path, and the
  tools_config include-mode write contract
- 80 MCP-related tests passing across test_mcp_catalog.py,
  test_mcp_config.py, test_mcp_tools_config.py

* fix(mcp): drop setup-wizard catalog hint to satisfy supply-chain scanner

The wizard line 'Browse curated MCPs: hermes mcp' triggered the
CI supply-chain scanner because it pattern-matches on edits to any
file named hermes_cli/setup.py — that filename matches the Python
'install-hook file' heuristic even though this setup.py is the
user-facing 'hermes setup' wizard, not a packaging install hook.

The catalog is already surfaced via three tip-corpus entries in
hermes_cli/tips.py (which the scanner doesn't flag), so dropping the
wizard mention loses no discoverability. Worth revisiting after a
scanner allowlist for this specific file lands.
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proxy fix(security): validate Nous Portal inference_base_url against host allowlist 2026-05-22 14:17:40 -07:00
__init__.py chore: release v0.14.0 (2026.5.16) (#26862) 2026-05-16 02:58:57 -07:00
_parser.py Fix CLI verbose tool progress config fallback 2026-05-23 21:03:51 -07:00
_subprocess_compat.py feat(windows): close remaining POSIX-only landmines — TUI crash, kanban waitpid, AF_UNIX sandbox, /bin/bash, npm .cmd shims, cwd tracking, detach flags 2026-05-08 14:27:40 -07:00
auth.py feat(providers): add OpenAI API provider option 2026-05-25 00:59:53 -07:00
auth_commands.py fix(cli): show masked feedback for secret prompts 2026-05-25 01:20:33 -07:00
azure_detect.py feat(azure-foundry): add Microsoft Entra ID auth 2026-05-18 10:14:38 -07:00
backup.py fix(backup): skip symlinked files in zip archives (#25289) 2026-05-25 05:07:52 -07:00
banner.py refactor: DRY cleanup from code review 2026-05-15 14:45:43 -07:00
browser_connect.py feat: auto-launch Chromium-family browser for CDP 2026-05-19 22:34:05 -07:00
bundles.py feat(skills): add skill bundles — alias /<name> loads multiple skills (#28373) 2026-05-18 21:38:05 -07:00
callbacks.py fix(cli): show masked feedback for secret prompts 2026-05-25 01:20:33 -07:00
checkpoints.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 — tuple → set in membership tests (#23937) 2026-05-11 11:13:25 -07:00
claw.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 — tuple → set in membership tests (#23937) 2026-05-11 11:13:25 -07:00
cli_output.py fix(cli): show masked feedback for secret prompts 2026-05-25 01:20:33 -07:00
clipboard.py fix(clipboard): only read PNG signature bytes, not entire file 2026-05-13 22:54:21 -07:00
codex_models.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 — tuple → set in membership tests (#23937) 2026-05-11 11:13:25 -07:00
codex_runtime_plugin_migration.py fix(codex-runtime): de-dup [plugins.X] tables and stop leaking HERMES_HOME into config.toml 2026-05-15 02:31:30 -07:00
codex_runtime_switch.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 resweep — tuple → set in membership tests (#27355) 2026-05-17 02:29:41 -07:00
colors.py feat: respect NO_COLOR env var and TERM=dumb (#4079) 2026-03-30 17:07:21 -07:00
commands.py feat(skills): add opt-in AST deep diagnostics 2026-05-23 17:47:26 -07:00
completion.py test(cli): strengthen zsh completion regression coverage 2026-05-13 09:34:15 -07:00
config.py fix(cli): restore fallback paste collapse + handle long single-line pastes (#32447) 2026-05-25 23:49:01 -07:00
container_boot.py fix(docker): make s6 lifecycle work for the unprivileged hermes user 2026-05-25 12:23:23 +10:00
copilot_auth.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 — tuple → set in membership tests (#23937) 2026-05-11 11:13:25 -07:00
cron.py feat: add cron job profile support 2026-05-18 17:39:50 +00:00
curator.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 — tuple → set in membership tests (#23937) 2026-05-11 11:13:25 -07:00
curses_ui.py fix(cli): clamp curses color 8 for 8-color terminals (Docker) 2026-05-21 23:40:58 -07:00
debug.py fix(debug): redact BlueBubbles webhook secrets 2026-05-24 15:43:48 -07:00
default_soul.py fix: reset default SOUL.md to baseline identity text (#3159) 2026-03-26 01:34:27 -07:00
dep_ensure.py feat(dep_ensure): complete Windows bootstrap — dep_ensure + install.ps1 + detection (#27845) 2026-05-18 16:34:24 +05:30
dingtalk_auth.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 — tuple → set in membership tests (#23937) 2026-05-11 11:13:25 -07:00
doctor.py fix(gateway): coerce scalar model: to dict before /model --global persist (#32272) 2026-05-25 15:22:23 -07:00
dump.py fix(skills): prune dependency/venv dirs from all skill scanners (#30042) 2026-05-21 14:18:02 -07:00
env_loader.py fix(secrets): only apply external secrets once per HERMES_HOME per process (#32271) 2026-05-25 15:18:55 -07:00
fallback_cmd.py fix(fallback): merge fallback_providers with legacy fallback_model configurations 2026-05-23 05:24:57 -07:00
fallback_config.py fix(fallback): merge fallback_providers with legacy fallback_model configurations 2026-05-23 05:24:57 -07:00
gateway.py Merge pull request #31760 from NousResearch/hermes/hermes-bf5898da 2026-05-25 12:57:51 +10:00
gateway_windows.py fix(gateway-windows): atomic write for .cmd and startup launcher scripts 2026-05-23 02:30:41 -07:00
goals.py feat: inject current time into goal judge prompt 2026-05-16 23:05:27 -07:00
hooks.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 — tuple → set in membership tests (#23937) 2026-05-11 11:13:25 -07:00
inventory.py refactor(inventory): extract shared ConfigContext + build_models_payload 2026-05-13 22:31:11 -07:00
kanban.py feat(kanban): --ids bulk promote + AUTHOR_MAP entry for #29464 2026-05-23 23:10:36 -07:00
kanban_db.py fix(kanban): scratch tasks must not inherit board.default_workdir (#28818) 2026-05-24 15:48:58 -07:00
kanban_decompose.py fix: assign single-task kanban decompositions 2026-05-18 20:26:02 -07:00
kanban_diagnostics.py fix(kanban): honor severity thresholds in diagnostics 2026-05-18 20:47:01 -07:00
kanban_specify.py fix(cli): make kanban specify max_tokens configurable 2026-05-18 20:15:20 -07:00
kanban_swarm.py feat(cli): add kanban swarm topology helper 2026-05-18 21:10:12 -07:00
logs.py feat: component-separated logging with session context and filtering (#7991) 2026-04-11 17:23:36 -07:00
main.py feat(mcp): Nous-approved MCP catalog with interactive picker (#30870) 2026-05-26 12:48:14 -07:00
mcp_catalog.py feat(mcp): Nous-approved MCP catalog with interactive picker (#30870) 2026-05-26 12:48:14 -07:00
mcp_config.py feat(mcp): Nous-approved MCP catalog with interactive picker (#30870) 2026-05-26 12:48:14 -07:00
mcp_picker.py feat(mcp): Nous-approved MCP catalog with interactive picker (#30870) 2026-05-26 12:48:14 -07:00
memory_setup.py fix(cli): show masked feedback for secret prompts 2026-05-25 01:20:33 -07:00
migrate.py feat(cli): hermes migrate xai [--apply] [--no-backup] 2026-05-20 09:18:23 -07:00
model_catalog.py codebase: add encoding='utf-8' to all bare open() calls (PLW1514) 2026-05-08 14:27:40 -07:00
model_normalize.py fix(opencode-go): keep users on opencode-go instead of hijacking to native providers (#20802) 2026-05-06 09:08:33 -07:00
model_switch.py fix(model-switch): mark bare custom provider as current 2026-05-19 10:57:35 -07:00
models.py feat(providers): extend openai-api with live /v1/models fetch + gpt-5.5-pro 2026-05-25 00:59:53 -07:00
nous_subscription.py feat(web): add SearXNG as a native search-only backend 2026-05-06 10:05:29 -07:00
oneshot.py fix(provider): make config.yaml model.provider the single source of truth (#31222) 2026-05-23 18:18:41 -07:00
pairing.py fix(pairing): enforce lockout on approve_code, not just generate_code (#10195) (#21325) 2026-05-07 07:18:21 -07:00
platforms.py feat: complete plugin platform parity — all 12 integration points 2026-04-29 21:56:51 -07:00
plugins.py feat(stt): add register_transcription_provider() plugin hook 2026-05-25 01:41:19 -07:00
plugins_cmd.py fix(cli): show masked feedback for secret prompts 2026-05-25 01:20:33 -07:00
portal_cli.py feat(portal): one-shot setup, status CLI, and Nous-included markers (#30860) 2026-05-23 02:39:09 -07:00
profile_describer.py fix(skills): prune dependency/venv dirs from all skill scanners (#30042) 2026-05-21 14:18:02 -07:00
profile_distribution.py fix(profile): reject symlinks in distributions (#25292) 2026-05-25 05:07:58 -07:00
profiles.py fix(security): tighten .env file permissions to 0600 at all creation sites 2026-05-25 03:40:47 -07:00
providers.py feat(providers): add OpenAI API provider option 2026-05-25 00:59:53 -07:00
pt_input_extras.py fix(cli): make Ctrl+Enter insert newline on WSL/SSH/Windows Terminal (#22777) 2026-05-09 12:48:14 -07:00
pty_bridge.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 — tuple → set in membership tests (#23937) 2026-05-11 11:13:25 -07:00
relaunch.py fix(windows): prefer npm.cmd over npm.ps1, skip .py argv0 in relaunch 2026-05-08 14:27:40 -07:00
runtime_provider.py fix(custom): pass custom provider extra body 2026-05-21 07:48:53 -07:00
secret_prompt.py fix(cli): show masked feedback for secret prompts 2026-05-25 01:20:33 -07:00
secrets_cli.py fix(cli): show masked feedback for secret prompts 2026-05-25 01:20:33 -07:00
security_advisories.py feat(security): supply-chain advisory checker + lazy-install framework + tiered install fallback (#24220) 2026-05-12 01:02:25 -07:00
security_audit.py feat(security): on-demand supply-chain audit via OSV.dev (#31460) 2026-05-24 15:15:16 -07:00
send_cmd.py fix(review): address Copilot follow-up on sanitizer and file decode errors 2026-05-16 23:00:58 -05:00
service_manager.py fix(docker): make s6 lifecycle work for the unprivileged hermes user 2026-05-25 12:23:23 +10:00
session_recap.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 resweep — tuple → set in membership tests (#27355) 2026-05-17 02:29:41 -07:00
setup.py fix(cli): show masked feedback for secret prompts 2026-05-25 01:20:33 -07:00
skills_config.py refactor(config): migrate remaining 33 cfg_get call sites (#17311) 2026-04-29 04:03:03 -07:00
skills_hub.py fix: harden skill trust source matching (#31229) 2026-05-25 01:51:15 -07:00
skin_engine.py fix(tui): improve charizard completion menu contrast 2026-05-18 20:05:23 -07:00
slack_cli.py fix(slack): enable writable app home DMs in manifest 2026-05-08 17:01:12 -07:00
status.py refactor(ntfy): convert built-in adapter to platform plugin 2026-05-23 16:13:01 -07:00
stdio.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 — tuple → set in membership tests (#23937) 2026-05-11 11:13:25 -07:00
timeouts.py perf(agent-loop): cut 47% of per-conversation function calls via 3 targeted hot-path optimizations (#28866) 2026-05-19 14:25:10 -07:00
tips.py feat(mcp): Nous-approved MCP catalog with interactive picker (#30870) 2026-05-26 12:48:14 -07:00
tools_config.py feat(mcp): Nous-approved MCP catalog with interactive picker (#30870) 2026-05-26 12:48:14 -07:00
uninstall.py docs(windows): avoid piping installer directly into iex 2026-05-18 20:05:47 -07:00
vercel_auth.py feat: add Vercel Sandbox backend 2026-04-29 07:22:33 -07:00
voice.py fix(tui): restore voice push-to-talk parity (#20897) 2026-05-06 15:49:59 -07:00
web_server.py fix(dashboard): suffix-allowlist plugin assets + denylist subprocess-influencing env vars (#32277) 2026-05-25 15:07:19 -07:00
webhook.py fix(state): restrict sensitive store file permissions 2026-05-24 04:55:18 -07:00
xai_retirement.py fix(xai): align migrate retirement map with docs 2026-05-20 09:18:23 -07:00