# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Plugin install warnings for orchestrator worker behavior

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #87287: \[Feature\]: Plugin installer — require skill/contract for orchestrator plugins
- PR #87311: feat(plugins): disclose orchestrator worker behavior before activation

These items concern surfacing information about orchestrator plugins that auto-spawn workers, including warnings at install time and disclosure requirements before activation. The focus is on transparency and informed consent during plugin installation.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.67`: 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

- #87287: \[Feature\]: Plugin installer — require skill/contract for orchestrator plugins

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#87311: feat(plugins): disclose orchestrator worker behavior before activation**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `hermes_cli/plugins.py`, `hermes_cli/plugins_cmd.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_plugin_manifest_v2.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_plugins_cmd.py`, `website/docs/developer-guide/plugins/index.md`
- **#125663: fix(plugins): warn at install when plugin auto-spawns workers (#87287)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#87287`

## Fix status

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