Hermes Atlas MCP

MCP server exposing the Hermes Atlas ecosystem catalog - 100+ community-built tools, skills, plugins, memory providers, workspaces, and integrations for Nous Research's Hermes Agent - to any MCP-aware client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Continue, Windsurf, etc.). Its 5 documented tools cluster into read & search, ask. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting this server to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in JavaScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-09 · ★ 10 · #310 OF 848 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · JavaScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Hermes Atlas MCP

Claude Code

claude mcp add ksimback-hermes-atlas-mcp -- npx -y hermes-atlas-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ksimback-hermes-atlas-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "hermes-atlas-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package hermes-atlas-mcp - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.ksimback is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Hermes Atlas MCP can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

An agent gets 5 documented tools across read & search, ask, including search_projects, get_project, list_by_category, get_guide.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Hermes Atlas MCP lets an agent do.

read & search

4 tools - e.g. Ranked keyword search over the catalog. Optional category filter.; Full summary + metadata + URL for one owner/repo.; Ranked projects in one of the six curated lists.

search_projects · get_project · list_by_category · get_guide

Ask

1 tool - e.g. Free-form RAG question routed to the site's /api/chat endpoint.

ask_atlas

04 · Who maintains Hermes Atlas MCP

hermes-atlas-mcp is maintained by ksimback. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Apr 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/ksimback/hermes-atlas-mcp
website: https://hermesatlas.com/
category: other - ranked #310 of 848 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-08-25.
registry: io.github.ksimback/hermes-atlas-mcp (active, first published 2026-04-24 · 2 versions)
packages: npm:hermes-atlas-mcp

06 · Hermes Atlas MCP FAQ

Is Hermes Atlas MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-09. We re-verify nightly.

What can Hermes Atlas MCP do?

An agent gets 5 documented tools across read & search, ask, including search_projects, get_project, list_by_category, get_guide.

How do I install Hermes Atlas MCP?

Run `npx -y hermes-atlas-mcp`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Hermes Atlas MCP run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Hermes Atlas MCP

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