docs: add NixOS declarative plugin installation to nix-setup, plugins, and build-a-plugin guides

- nix-setup.md: new Plugins section with extraPlugins/extraPythonPackages
  examples, overlay usage, collision checking note, options reference rows
- plugins.md: Nix row in discovery table, NixOS declarative plugins section
- build-a-hermes-plugin.md: Distribute for NixOS section after pip section
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## Plugins
The NixOS module supports declarative plugin installation — no imperative `hermes plugins install` needed.
### Directory Plugins (`extraPlugins`)
For plugins that are just a source tree with `plugin.yaml` + `__init__.py` (e.g., [hermes-lcm](https://github.com/stephenschoettler/hermes-lcm)):
```nix
services.hermes-agent.extraPlugins = [
(pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
owner = "stephenschoettler";
repo = "hermes-lcm";
rev = "v0.7.0";
hash = "sha256-...";
})
];
```
Plugins are symlinked into `$HERMES_HOME/plugins/` at activation time. Hermes discovers them via its normal directory scan. Removing a plugin from the list and running `nixos-rebuild switch` removes the symlink.
### Entry-Point Plugins (`extraPythonPackages`)
For pip-packaged plugins that register via `[project.entry-points."hermes_agent.plugins"]` (e.g., [rtk-hermes](https://github.com/ogallotti/rtk-hermes)):
```nix
services.hermes-agent.extraPythonPackages = [
(pkgs.python312Packages.buildPythonPackage {
pname = "rtk-hermes";
version = "1.0.0";
src = pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
owner = "ogallotti";
repo = "rtk-hermes";
rev = "v1.0.0";
hash = "sha256-...";
};
format = "pyproject";
build-system = [ pkgs.python312Packages.setuptools ];
})
];
```
The package's `site-packages` is added to PYTHONPATH in the hermes wrapper. `importlib.metadata` discovers the entry point at session start.
### Combining Both
A directory plugin with third-party Python dependencies needs both options:
```nix
services.hermes-agent = {
extraPlugins = [ my-plugin-src ]; # plugin source
extraPythonPackages = [ pkgs.python312Packages.redis ]; # its Python dep
extraPackages = [ pkgs.redis ]; # system binary it needs
};
```
### Using the Overlay
External flakes can override the package directly:
```nix
{
inputs.hermes-agent.url = "github:NousResearch/hermes-agent";
outputs = { hermes-agent, nixpkgs, ... }: {
nixpkgs.overlays = [ hermes-agent.overlays.default ];
# Then: pkgs.hermes-agent.override { extraPythonPackages = [...]; }
};
}
```
### Plugin Configuration
Plugins still need to be enabled in `config.yaml`. Add them via the declarative settings:
```nix
services.hermes-agent.settings.plugins.enabled = [
"hermes-lcm"
"rtk-rewrite"
];
```
:::note
A build-time collision check prevents plugin packages from shadowing core hermes dependencies. If a plugin provides a package already in the sealed venv, `nixos-rebuild` fails with a clear error.
:::
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## Development
### Dev Shell
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|---|---|---|---|
| `extraArgs` | `listOf str` | `[]` | Extra args for `hermes gateway` |
| `extraPackages` | `listOf package` | `[]` | Extra packages on service PATH (native mode only) |
| `extraPlugins` | `listOf package` | `[]` | Directory plugin packages to symlink into `$HERMES_HOME/plugins/`. Each must contain `plugin.yaml` |
| `extraPythonPackages` | `listOf package` | `[]` | Python packages added to PYTHONPATH for entry-point plugin discovery. Build with `python312Packages` |
| `restart` | `str` | `"always"` | systemd `Restart=` policy |
| `restartSec` | `int` | `5` | systemd `RestartSec=` value |