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sidebar_position: 6
title: "Official Optional Skills Catalog"
description: "Catalog of official optional skills available from the repository"
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# Official Optional Skills Catalog

Official optional skills live in the repository under `optional-skills/`. Install them with `hermes skills install official/<category>/<skill>` or browse them with `hermes skills browse --source official`.

## autonomous-ai-agents

| Skill | Description | Path |
|-------|-------------|------|
| `blackbox` | Delegate coding tasks to Blackbox AI CLI agent. Multi-model agent with built-in judge that runs tasks through multiple LLMs and picks the best result. Requires the blackbox CLI and a Blackbox AI API key. | `autonomous-ai-agents/blackbox` |

## blockchain

| Skill | Description | Path |
|-------|-------------|------|
| `base` | Query Base (Ethereum L2) blockchain data with USD pricing — wallet balances, token info, transaction details, gas analysis, contract inspection. | `blockchain/base` |
| `solana` | Query Solana blockchain data with USD pricing — wallet balances, token portfolios with values, transaction details, NFTs, whale detection, and live network stats. Uses Solana RPC + CoinGecko. No API key required. | `blockchain/solana` |

## creative

| Skill | Description | Path |
|-------|-------------|------|
| `blender-mcp` | Control Blender directly from Hermes via socket connection to the blender-mcp addon. Create 3D objects, materials, animations, and run arbitrary Blender Python. | `creative/blender-mcp` |
| `meme-generation` | Generate real meme images by picking a template and overlaying text with Pillow. Produces actual .png meme files. | `creative/meme-generation` |

## email

| Skill | Description | Path |
|-------|-------------|------|
| `agentmail` | Give the agent its own dedicated email inbox via AgentMail. Send, receive, and manage email autonomously using agent-owned email addresses (e.g. hermes-agent@agentmail.to). | `email/agentmail` |

## health

| Skill | Description | Path |
|-------|-------------|------|
| `neuroskill-bci` | Connect to a running NeuroSkill instance and incorporate the user's real-time cognitive and emotional state (focus, relaxation, mood, cognitive load, drowsiness, heart rate, HRV, sleep staging, and 40+ derived EXG scores) into responses. Requires a BCI wearable (Muse 2/S or Open… | `health/neuroskill-bci` |

## mcp

| Skill | Description | Path |
|-------|-------------|------|
| `fastmcp` | Build, test, inspect, install, and deploy MCP servers with FastMCP in Python. | `mcp/fastmcp` |

## migration

| Skill | Description | Path |
|-------|-------------|------|
| `openclaw-migration` | Migrate a user's OpenClaw customization footprint into Hermes Agent. Imports Hermes-compatible memories, SOUL.md, command allowlists, user skills, and selected workspace assets from ~/.openclaw, then reports exactly what could not be migrated and why. | `migration/openclaw-migration` |

## productivity

| Skill | Description | Path |
|-------|-------------|------|
| `telephony` | Give Hermes phone capabilities — provision a Twilio number, send/receive SMS/MMS, make direct calls, and place AI-driven outbound calls through Bland.ai or Vapi. | `productivity/telephony` |

## research

| Skill | Description | Path |
|-------|-------------|------|
| `bioinformatics` | Gateway to 400+ bioinformatics skills from bioSkills and ClawBio. Covers genomics, transcriptomics, single-cell, variant calling, pharmacogenomics, metagenomics, structural biology. | `research/bioinformatics` |
| `qmd` | Search personal knowledge bases, notes, docs, and meeting transcripts locally using qmd — a hybrid retrieval engine with BM25, vector search, and LLM reranking. Supports CLI and MCP integration. | `research/qmd` |

## security

| Skill | Description | Path |
|-------|-------------|------|
| `1password` | Set up and use 1Password CLI (op). Use when installing the CLI, enabling desktop app integration, signing in, and reading/injecting secrets for commands. | `security/1password` |
| `oss-forensics` | Supply chain investigation, evidence recovery, and forensic analysis for GitHub repositories. Covers deleted commit recovery, force-push detection, IOC extraction. | `security/oss-forensics` |
| `sherlock` | OSINT username search across 400+ social networks. Hunt down social media accounts by username. | `security/sherlock` |