# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Plugin hot-reload without restarting session

## Open now

- 2 issues, 0 PRs open on GitHub.
- #15626: \[Feature\]: expose \`discover_and_load(force=True)\` via \`hermes plugins install --reload\` flag
- #54941: Feature: /reload-plugins — hot-reload plugins.enabled without starting a new session
- _Broad area: open items may be separate problems._

These items propose adding a way to reload or reinstall plugins at runtime without starting a new session, via a reload flag or command. Both focus on exposing forced plugin rediscovery and loading through CLI or slash-command interfaces.

## TL;DR

- 2 member(s): 2 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 0 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix found: no merged or attempted fix PR is on record for this cluster.
- **Recommended:** if this matches your symptom, consider adding to the existing issue(s) below rather than opening a new one.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`LLM_ONLY`): no structural link between members; the grouping rests entirely on an automated relevance judgement over their text.
- Read the members yourself before treating them as one problem.
- Pairwise link density `0.36`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Open related issues

- #15626: \[Feature\]: expose \`discover_and_load(force=True)\` via \`hermes plugins install --reload\` flag
- #54941: Feature: /reload-plugins — hot-reload plugins.enabled without starting a new session

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `agent`