Do I still need lab API keys?

No. The provider block points at the local ClawRouter endpoint, which pays per request from the wallet it set up.

Which Hermes versions?

Any version that reads provider blocks from config.yaml; the plugin writes the block for you and verifies it.

Integrations / Nous Research Hermes

Give a Hermes agent every model from one provider block

hermes-plugin-clawrouter replaces one provider block per lab with a single local endpoint: a Hermes agent reaches every BlockRun model — one wallet, no provider keys.

Get your agent on BlockRun

How it works

Hermes configures model providers in config.yaml, one block per lab, each with its own key. The ClawRouter plugin registers a single provider that fronts the whole catalog, adopts or creates the wallet, writes the config block, and verifies the link end to end — proxy, wallet, catalog, config — before the agent's first call.

The plugin also prints the address to fund, shows the balance, and can say which model a prompt would be routed to without spending. Hermes gives the agent a body; ClawRouter gives it a brain it does not need a lab account for.

Behind it is the BlockRun catalog: 78 chat models plus image, video, music and speech generation, search, market data and multi-chain RPC, priced per call. 6 open-weight models are free and need no wallet.

Setup

1. Install

pip install hermes-plugin-clawrouter

2. Enable the plugin and write the provider block

hermes plugins enable clawrouter && hermes-clawrouter setup

Questions

Do I still need lab API keys?: No. The provider block points at the local ClawRouter endpoint, which pays per request from the wallet it set up.
Which Hermes versions?: Any version that reads provider blocks from config.yaml; the plugin writes the block for you and verifies it.